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Appendix C
National Surveys Relevant
to Public Land Use'
Protection, and Purchase
1. Now let me ask you about a few specific federal agencies Meres
NPS or National Park Service) Is your opinion of them highly favor-
able, or moderately favorable, or not too favorable?
Highly favorable
Moderately favorable
Not too favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
Percentage
37
43
8
3
9
Organization conducting survey: Eloper Organization
Source: Roper Report 8~7-S
Interview method: persona, (n = ],967 U.S. adultsJ
2. ~ am going to read you a list of current national issues. I'd like
you to tell me how concerned you are about each issue, using a scale of
~ to 5, which ~ is not too concerned and 5 is extremely concerned. . .
"Establishing wilderness areas throughout Me country."
Extremely concerned (pt. 5) 34
Not extremely concerned ( It. 14) 66
243
Percentage
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244 SETTING PRIORITIES FOR LAND CONSERVATION
Organization conducting survey: Opinion Research Corporation
Source: Pu:blicOpinion·ndex
Interview method: telephone In = ],011 U.S. adultsJ
3. Within the last five years, have you visited a federally owned and
managed park area such as a national park, forest or monument?
Yes
No
Don't know
Percentage
62
36
2
Organization conducting survey: Market Opinion Research
Source: Participation in Outdoor Recreation, President's Commission
on Americans Outdoors
Interview method: telephone In = 2,000 U.S. adultsJ
4. Do you favor or oppose the following proposals that are now being
considered by Me federal government? . . . Spending money to improve
the condition of the national parks rawer than expanding the national-
park system.
Favor
Oppose
Don't know
Percentage
73
20
7
Organization conducting surgery: Gallup Organization
Source: Gallup/Newsweek (198]J
Interview method: telephone In = 745 U.S.adultsJ
5. Do you favor or oppose the following proposals that are now being
considered by We federal government . . . "Increasing of! exploration
and other commercial uses of federal lands (including national parks)?"
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APPENDIX C
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Favor
Oppose
Don't know
Percentage
76
19
s
Organization conducting survey: Gallup Organization
Source: GaRup/Newsweek (1981)
Iraerview method: telephone (n = 745 U.S. adults)
6. Are you in favor of setting aside more public land for conservation
purposes such as parks, wildlife refuges, bird sanctuaries, and so form,
or not?
Yes
No
Don't know/no answer
Percentage
or
19
6
Organization conducting survey: Gallup organization
Sponsor: National Wildlife Federation (1969J
Interview method: personal (n = 1,503 U.S. adults)
7. ~ am going to read you a number of new proposals Mat have been
suggested for using government revenues in order to reduce We federal
budget deficit. For each one, indicate whether you favor or oppose it.
Selling the National Wilderness areas?
Favor
Oppose
Don't know
Percentage
89
6
Organization conducting survey: Gallup Organization
Sponsor: Times Mirror (People, the Press & Politics, 1988)
Interview method: personal In = 3,021 U.S. adults)
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246 SETTING PRIORITIES FOR LAND CONSERVATION
8. How about their [environmental groups] efforts to protect and
expand Me national wilderness areas. Do you fee} that you and your
family benefit?
Great deal
.
Fair amount
Only a little
Not at all
Don't h~owJno answer
-
Percentage
30
34
23
11
3
Organization conducting survey: Bureau of Social Science Research
Sponsor: Resources for the Future (National Environmental Survey,
1978J
Interview method: telephone (n = ],076 U.S. adultsJ
9. Do you Wink Me U.S. government should sell some national forest
land to private organizations or not, or is that something you don't have
art opinion on?
Yes, it should sell
No, it should not sell
No opinion
Percentage
11
58
31
Organization conducting survey: ABC News/Washington Post
Source: ABC News/VKashington Post ~ 983J
Interview method: telephone In = 1,5iF6 U.S. adultsJ
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