Effect of varied question format on boaters’ norms

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-204

  Hall, Troy ^a   Shelby, Bo ^a   Rolloff, David ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encounters; Format effects; Norms; River recreation; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL NORMS; RIVER RECREATION;

USA, OREGON, CLACKAMAS RIVER;

EID: 0030433067     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490409609513281     Document Type: Article

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