Survey of members of N.S.W. and A.C.T. conservation groups, 1978

The survey aimed to provide information about outdoor recreation behaviour of members of special interest conservation/recreation groups in Australia. An initial survey of 200 conservation/recreation groups was conducted to provide basic information. Following this survey, members of 4 special interest groups, the National Parks Association (N.P.A.), the Sydney Bushwalkers (S.B.W.), the Canberra Bushwalking Club (C.B.C.) and the Carlingford-North Rocks Bushland Trust (C.N.R.B.T.) were surveyed as groups representative of recreation and nature conservation oriented groups. Questions asked include: last visit to a N.S.W. National Park; length of visit; purpose of visit; recent visits to other National Parks; formation and size of party visiting the National Park; planning of visit; membership of clubs and societies; involvement in outdoor/conservation societies; activities participated in while in Park; attitudes about national park management. Background variables include: residence, sex, age, occupation, marital status, education, country of birth, income.