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of <br />40 <br />s <br />Indian River County Summer 1998 Beach 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 nourislunent plan for selected 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 />beach 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 of beach users who were interviewed <br />using the survey instrument shown in the appendix. <br />The survey, conducted under the general direction of Dr. Thomas D. Curtis, interviewed <br />287 adults age 16 and older from August 13 to October :1, 1998. Interviewers selected <br />one adult to interview from each group of beach users. Interviews were conducted from <br />morning until late afternnnn nn tl;e ti.ree selected��___-_- <br />a -as of beaches in Indian River County. <br />No beach users were found in the fourth area. <br />Tables 1 and 2 below show the distribution of interviews by day and beach <br />Table i <br />Survey Dates <br />Date <br />1 section <br />Date of Sutve� <br />Beach <br />2 Section 3 3 Section 5. <br />__ <br />Section 7 All <br />vgkC UI ouivey <br />182. <br />8/13/1998 Th <br />2 <br />18 <br />_ <br />14 <br />0 <br />34 <br />8/18/1998 Tu <br />1 <br />28 <br />21 <br />0 <br />50 <br />8/19/1998 We <br />0 <br />17 <br />11 <br />0 <br />28 <br />9/4/1998 Fr <br />3 <br />5 <br />11 <br />0 <br />19 <br />9/5/1998 Sa <br />7 <br />12 <br />0 <br />0 <br />19 <br />9/6/1998 Su <br />5 <br />2.3 <br />31 <br />0 <br />59 <br />9/7/1998 Mo <br />3 <br />14 <br />12 <br />0 <br />29 <br />10/6/1998 Tu <br />4 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />4 <br />10/10/1�l4A -,L. <br />6 <br />11 <br />8 <br />0 <br />2t) <br />10/11/1998 Si <br />r, <br />14 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />/oral <br />37 <br />1 12 <br />106 <br />O <br />07 <br />