Understanding equity in the recreation user fee context

Gyan Nyaupane; Alan R. Graefe; Robert C. Burns

doi:10.1080/01490400701394899

Understanding equity in the recreation user fee context

Gyan Nyaupane, Alan R. Graefe, Robert C. Burns

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Equity is a major public concern related to recreation fees on public lands. The purpose of this study was to test a three-dimensional model of equity and to examine the perceptions of equity across demographic segments. Data were collected by a telephone survey with residents (N = 366) of two western states. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-dimensional equity model in a recreation fee context. People tended to support democratic equity more than compensatory equity. Greater support was shown for discounted fees for the elderly and persons with disabilities than for discounts for ethnic minorities, low income people, or large families, suggesting the possibility of two sub-dimensions of the compensatory equity construct. Overall, the results do not support that disadvantaged groups seek discounted fees.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	425-442
Number of pages	18
Journal	Leisure Sciences
Volume	29
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400701394899
State	Published - Oct 2007

Keywords

Disadvantaged groups
Entry fee
Equity dimensions
Equity measurement
Public lands
Public response

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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