Visitors to New South Wales national parks, 1978

The survey aimed to provide information about outdoor recreation behaviour in Australia. Visitors entering three National Parks - Royal, Kinchega, and Kosciusko - in the summer period were distributed questionnaires to be completed on-site and returned at the end of the visit. Questions asked include: 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;membership of 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.