The Great Bushwalking Survey!

The survey has now closed (30 Oct 2000). Thanks for all your responses!

(This survey was conducted over 3 days on the aus.bushwalking newsgroup)


Below is a summary of the findings:

Total respondants: 59

HOME STATE:
     NSW:  51%
     QLD:  15%
     VIC:  12%
     TAS:   8%
     ACT:   7%
      SA:   3%
      WA:   2%
Overseas:   2%

AGE:
   35-50:  34%
     >50:  25%
   20-25:  19%
   25-35:  19%
     <20:   3%

GENDER:
    Male:  88%
  Female:  12% 

WORK:
    Indoors:  78%
    Student:   8%
   Outdoors:   7%
 Don't work:   7%

MEMBER OF A CLUB:
    No:      68%
   Yes:      32%

NORMAL WALK LENGTH:
    1 day:   37%
   >2 days:  34%
    2 days:  20%
    <1 day:   8%

FREQUENCY OF WALKS:
         Once a month:  44%
        Twice a month:  19%
          Once a week:  14%
          Once a year:  14%
       Not very often:   5%
 Several times a week:   3%
              Unknown:   1%

LONGEST WALK:
   5-10 days:  37%
    >10 days:  24%
      3 days:  19%
      4 days:  10%
       1 day:   5%
      2 days:   2%
      <1 day:   2%
     Unknown:   1%

WALK TYPE:
    Climbing mountains:  41%
                Forest:  25%
           River/Gorge:  22%
               Coastal:   8%
               Unknown:   4%

OFF TRACK:
    Yes:  86%
     No:  14%

NAVIGATION:
        Map & Compass:  68%
 Visual and/or memory:  10%
             Map only:   8%
           Guide book:   7%
                  GPS:   5%
              Unknown:   2%

WALK SOLO:
    Yes:  59%
     No:  41%


FOOTWEAR:
    Leather boots:  61%
       Soft boots:  15%
          Volleys:  12%
         Sneakers:  12%

SHELTER:
          Tent:  80%
      Fly only:  12%
    Caves/Huts:   5%
     Bivvy bag:   2%
    Don't camp:   1%


MOTIVATION (1st choice):
      Aventure/Exploration:  29%
    Solitude/Peace & Quiet:  20%
    Appreciation of nature:  19%
      Enjoyment of camping:   8%
   To escape from the city:   8%
                  Exercise:   7%
   Spend time with friends:   5%
                     Other:   3%
  Historical or Aboriginal:   1%

MOTIVATION (2nd choice):
    Appreciation of nature:  34%
    Solitude/Peace & Quiet:  15%
      Enjoyment of camping:  15%
      Aventure/Exploration:  12%
   To escape from the city:   8%
   Spend time with friends:   8%
                  Exercise:   5%
  Historical or Aboriginal:   3%

MOTIVATION (3rd choice):
   To escape from the city:  20%
      Aventure/Exploration:  19%
   Spend time with friends:  14%
    Solitude/Peace & Quiet:  12%
    Appreciation of nature:  10%
                  Exercise:  10%
      Enjoyment of camping:   7%
             Not specified:   5%
               Photography:   3%

MOTIVATION (4th choice):
                  Exercise:  19%
      Aventure/Exploration:  17%
      Enjoyment of camping:  12%
    Appreciation of nature:  10%
   Spend time with friends:  10%
               Photography:  10%
             Not specified:   9%
    Solitude/Peace & Quiet:   8%
   To escape from the city:   5%

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