Is Alaska really different? A review of CUSTOMER recreation visitor survey data

Abstract

Many believe that Alaska is unique and that its location, resources, and population influence the use patterns and attitudes of its National Forest recreation visitors so that they seem notably different from visitors to other National Forests outside Alaska. Data from a recreation visitor survey called CUSTOMER were analyzed for the years 1991 to 1993 to identify signs of differences between recreation visitors to the Chugach National Forest and other selected National Forests outside Alaska. Although some significant differences do appear, a definitive conclusion may not be drawn from the existing CUSTOMER data.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the second symposium on social aspects and recreation research, February 23-25, 1994, San Diego, California

Citation

Reed, Patrick C. 1995. Is Alaska really different? A review of CUSTOMER recreation visitor survey data. In: Chavez, Deborah J., tech. coord. Proceedings of the Second Symposium on Social Aspects and Recreation Research, February 23-25, 1994, San Diego, California. Gen. Tech. Rep PSW-GTR-156. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: 79-84