Use characteristics, visitor preferences, and conflict between horse users and hikers in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area: 1990-1991 visitor survey data

Research Data Publication File Index

File Folder Description
_metadata_RDS-2017-0013.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2017-0013.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
Deam_Mailback_Data_1991.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing compiled response data from a mailback survey given to visitors of the Charles Deam Wilderness in 1990-1991.
Appendices questions and rationale.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing rationale for questions asked in the survey.
Final results with summary data.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing the scan of a report written in January 1992 summarizing the results of a "Study of Wilderness Areas".
Study Plan.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing the study plan "An in-depth analysis of the nature of conflict between hikers and recreational stock users in the USDA Forest Service Wilderness: the John Muir and Charles C. Deam cases".
Survey mailings.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing a scan of 3 different letters sent to those that received the survey or required follow-up correspondence.
DeamMail.sas \Supplements\Orig_Raw_File ASCII text file containing SAS code written to import the original data file containing survey results. ** This file is only provided for historical purposes.
DeamMail.txt \Supplements\Orig_Raw_File ASCII text file containing the original data file containing survey results. ** This file is only provided for historical purposes.
Coding manual Onsite survey.pdf \Supplements\PhaseI_Onsite_survey Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing a list of the questions in the survey and their associated variable names and answer codes for the onsite survey.
Onsite survey and sampling plan.pdf \Supplements\PhaseI_Onsite_survey Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing the onsite survey questions and the proposed sampling plan.
Onsite survey instrument.pdf \Supplements\PhaseI_Onsite_survey Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing a scan of the onsite interview survey used for this study.
Coding manual embedded in mailback survey.pdf \Supplements\PhaseII_Mailback_survey Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing the mailback survey with the coding manual and variables names provided directly in the file.
Coding manual Mailback survey.pdf \Supplements\PhaseII_Mailback_survey Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing a scan of handwritten notes describing the variables in the data file and how they relate to the survey questions.
Mailback survey instrument.pdf \Supplements\PhaseII_Mailback_survey Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the original mailback survey used to collect the data in Deam_Mailback_Data_1991.csv.