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National Camping Market Survey, 1978 (ICPSR 7800)

Published: Jan 18, 2006

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Principal Investigator(s):
United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07800.v1

Version V1

Summary

This survey was conducted in 1978 to determine the type of national market for campers and camping equipment. Approximately 60 questions were asked of the respondents which analyzed past, present and future camping activities and preferences, equipment, attitudes, other leisure activities and background information. There are four files of data, each with 2,013 records: file one contains the first 80 columns of data per respondent; file two contains the second 80 columns of data; file three contains the next 80 columns and file four contains the last 80 columns.

Citation

United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. National Camping Market Survey, 1978. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-01-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07800.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Time Period(s)

1978

Date of Collection

1978

Data Collection Notes

The data files in this study are set up in a non-standard format, e.g., card image, a remnant of the time when data were literally input on punch cards. Novice users may need help converting these files into a modern format before they can be used for analysis.

Original Release Date

1984-03-18

Version Date

2006-01-18

Version History

2006-01-18 File CB7800.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

Notes

  • Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.

  • The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.
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