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E-A <br />i <br />0 <br />• <br />11, <br />Figure 5 <br />lal iaration of Area I hier Ili Minm l <br />ii Q, Q/1 <br />3.2 DATA COMPILATION AND ANALYSIS <br />An improved beach is a semi-public good and recreational benefits are <br />distributed to all users at a zero or near aero price. Since no one pays, there is <br />no market test of the value users place on a daily visit to the beach and no direct <br />means of deriving a demand curve. <br />To determine the recreational benefits associated with the projects identified in <br />the BPP, a beach survey was conducted to ascertain the characteristics of beach <br />users on the Indian River County's beaches. The survey was conducted on <br />various dates between August 13 and October 11, 1998. The survey interviewed <br />287 adults age 16 and older. In the survey, the interviewers selected one (1) <br />adult to interview from each group of beach users. Interviews were conducted <br />from morning until late afternoon on three (3) selected areas of beach on the <br />beach. The Recreational Beach User Survey results and the survey questions <br />are presented in Appendix A. <br />Average Value of a Day on the Beach <br />Since the beaches of Indian River County are semi-public goods, distributed to <br />all users at zero or near zero price, it is necessary to estimate users average <br />willingness to pay to use the beach. A key question asked the beach user, "If <br />