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410 <br />40 <br />r <br />0 <br />Indian River County Summer 1998 Keach Survey <br />'1. INTRODUCTION <br />This survey is part of a study designed to develop an economic assessment of the estimated <br />benefits of a beach nourishment pian for setected beaches in Indian River County. The <br />survey was conducted to ascertain the characteristics of beach users on selected Indian <br />River County Beaches during the late summer/ early fall season. <br />For purposes of this study the beaches in Indian River were divided into 'projects' <br />determined by the project engineers. The project beaches surveyed roughly correspond to <br />",each areas known as Sections I & 2, Section 3, Jaycee Park, and Section 7 Beaches, <br />A tabulation for the survey questions is presented in the appendix. No beach users were <br />found on Section 7 Beach. <br />2. HOW THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AND ANALYZED <br />This survey is based upon a of a random sample or beach users who were interviewed <br />using the survey instrument shown in the appendix. <br />The surrey, conducted under the general direction of Dr. Thomas D. Curtis, interviewed <br />287 adults age 16 and older from August 13 to October 11, 1998. Interviewers selected <br />one adult to interview frorn each group of beach users. Interviews were conducted from <br />morning until late afternoon on the three selected areas of beaches in Indian River County. <br />No beach users were found in the fourth area. <br />Tables 1 and 2 below show lie distribution of interviews by day and beach. <br />Table 1 <br />Survey Dates <br />Date <br />Date of Survey <br />Beach <br />Date of Survey <br />1 Section <br />2 Section 3 3 Section 5. <br />Section 7 <br />All <br />1&2. <br />811311998 Th <br />2 <br />18 14 <br />0 <br />34 <br />8/18/1998 Tu <br />1 <br />28 21 <br />0 <br />50 <br />8/19/1998 We <br />0 <br />17 11 <br />0 <br />28 <br />9/4/1998 Fr <br />3 <br />5 11 <br />0 <br />19 <br />9/5/1998 Sa <br />7 <br />12 0 <br />0 <br />19 <br />9/611998 Su <br />5 <br />23 31 <br />0 <br />59 <br />9/7/1996 Mo <br />3 <br />14 12 <br />a <br />29 <br />101611998 Tu <br />4 <br />0 0 <br />0 <br />4 <br />1011011998 Sa <br />6 <br />11 8 <br />0 <br />25 <br />1 0/1 111 998 Su <br />6 <br />uL 14 0 <br />0 <br />20 <br />Total <br />37 <br />142 108 <br />0 <br />287 <br />