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you could put a dollar value on a day at the beach, what would it be worth to <br />you?" The answer given is an estimate of the beach user's average valuation of <br />the beach. Some claimed that they would pay nothing for the use of the beach, <br />while others said they would pay "whatever was necessary." <br />The amount beach visitors would be willing to pay for a day's beach use is <br />summarized in Table 5 based on the Beach User Survey Results (presented in <br />Appendix A). <br />Table 5 is interpreted as follows: On average the value place by respondents on <br />a day at the beach was $11.71. The 95 percent confidence interval for the <br />estimated mean value of $11.71 is plus or minus $1.03. <br />Table 6 <br />Table 5 <br />FSectors <br />Count <br />d 2 <br />Avera a Value of a Day at the Beach by <br />Sector <br />56,395 <br />Sector 5 <br />147,805 <br />Sector <br />Sector 3 <br />Sector 5 <br />Sector 7 <br />All <br />1 and 2 <br />Mean Value <br />$13.00 <br />$11.73 <br />$11.24 <br />$0.00 <br />$11.71 <br />95 Percent Confidence <br />Interval <br />Width <br />3.19 <br />1.38 <br />1.70 <br />0.00 <br />1.03 <br />Lower Limit <br />$9.81 <br />$10.35 <br />$9.54 <br />$0.00 <br />$10.69 <br />Upper Limit <br />$16.19 <br />$13.12 <br />$12.94 <br />$0.00 <br />$12.74 <br />Table 5 is interpreted as follows: On average the value place by respondents on <br />a day at the beach was $11.71. The 95 percent confidence interval for the <br />estimated mean value of $11.71 is plus or minus $1.03. <br />Table 6 <br />ndian River Beach Counts <br />FSectors <br />Count <br />d 2 <br />18,763 <br />56,395 <br />Sector 5 <br />147,805 <br />Sector 7 <br />0 <br />Total <br />222,963 <br />SnIl"ba, Indies <br />and Moss 1998 Indian River County Beach Users Survey ana tyros <br />Lifeguards estimate the number of beach users during the day and report these <br />estimates at the end of the day for each lifeguard station. To some extend beach <br />count estimates are judgement calls, however for the purpose of this study the <br />total beach count is 222,963 people per year. <br />Table 7 summarizes the percentage of beach users found in the survey by <br />classification. A beach user was classified as County resident living on the <br />Barrier Island (County Island) if the user responded that he/she lived on the <br />Island in Indian River County. A respondent was classified as County Mainland if <br />the respondent indicated a residence in Indian River County on the mainland. <br />Individuals who responded that they lived out of Indian River County, but who did <br />not indicate that they were spending at least one (1) night in the County were <br />classified as Day Tourists. Respondents who lived outside of Indian River <br />County and were spending the night, but not in a rental condo or motel were <br />classified as Non Paying Tburists. Respondents indicating that they were not <br />County residents and were spending the night in a motel, hotel, or rental condo <br />(paying rent) were classified as Paying Tourists. <br />JANUARY 19, 1999 <br />-53- Bim( FMf <br />