National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE) 2000: Current Participation Patterns in Marine Recreation

The National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE) represents the continuation of the ongoing National Recreation Survey (NRS) series. Begun in 1960 by the congressionally created Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission (ORRRC), the first NRS was a four-season, in-the-home survey of outdoor recreation participation in the United States. Since that time, five additional NRSs , in 1965, 1970, 1972, 1977, and 1982-83, and two NSREs, in 1994-95 and 2000-2001 have been conducted. The CORE program is co-leading the latest NSRE, which represents the second time data on marine recreation has been collected. Nationwide, more than 50,000 households will be included in this survey. Partners include the U.S. Forest Service, the USDA Economic Research Service, the U.S. EPA, and the U.S. Department of Interior?s Bureau of Land Management.