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Final Report – October 2001 Table 4. International visitors (country of residence) Fall Spring Canada 18 26 Germany 8 8 England 7 5 Netherlands 4 3 Switzerland 3 3 16 others 11 12 30 30 25 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 Fall Fall Spring Spring 5 0 Can. Can. Ger. Ger. Eng. Eng. Neth. Neth. Sw Switz. itz. 16 16 oth. oth. Figure 3. International visitors (by season) About 55% of Park visitors surveyed were male (Table 5). These results were consistent across both the fall and spring sampling period. After this result was identified in the fall data analysis, it was suspected that sampling biases could reasonably account for this result, and that it may not be reflecting the true gender distribution of the Park’s visiting public. To test the validity of the fall result, we retooled the interviewer protocol to this extent: when a group was selected, the interviewer would make the determination as to which member would complete the survey. In each subsequent group, the selection of the respondent would be alternated according to gender, where possible. For instance, for the first group selected on a particular day, the interviewer would select a male member of the group to fill out the survey. On the next group identified, the interviewer would suggest a female member of the group complete the survey. In this manner, it was expected that a selection bias could be filtered out somewhat to give a more accurate result. The predominance of males in the spring sample was reduced, but only by 1.20%, from 61.2% to 60.0%. Whether the Park does indeed have a male-dominated visiting public is unclear from the results of this study. It is possible that a sampling bias of an indeterminate nature is still operative making it more likely males would be approached and asked to participate. 12
Final Report – October 2001 Table 5. Gender of park visitors (by season) Gender Fall Spring No. % No. % Female 317 38.8 402 40.0 Male 501 61.2 602 60.0 700 700 600 600 500 500 400 400 300 300 200 200 Female Male Male 100 100 0 Fall Fall Season Spring Spring Figure 4. Gender of park visitors (by season) The apparent male predominance of the sample is consistent for all sites except the Visitor’s Center (Table 6, Figure 5). If this in fact proves to be accurate, several variables might account for such a distinction. First, the Visitors’ Center receives more visitation than any other single site within the Park. Sheer numbers and a less specialized population may account for the even gender distribution at the Visitors’ Center. Second, most first-time visitors likely visit the Visitors’ Center as their first stop. Again, this could indicate a less specialized population of Park visitors. The supposed male predominance in other areas around the Park could in fact be a phenomenon that occurs as visitors become more decided on the type of experience they are seeking, and that the outlying areas of the Park are lent to a distinct category of activities. Table 6. Gender of park visitors (by site) Survey Site Male Female No. % No. % Visitors Center 236 50.0 236 50.0 Mountain Palm Springs. 101 58.7 71 41.3 Borrego Palm Canyon. 200 62.1 122 37.9 Coyote Canyon 206 61.5 129 38.5 Blair Valley 166 70.0 71 30.0 Fish Creek 204 73.9 72 26.1 Total 1113 61.4 701 38.6 13
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