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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2020.109.2.231

The Characteristics of Forest Leisure Activities and Demographic Factors Influencing Visitor Preference  

Jang, Youn-Sun (Forest Welfare Division, National Institute of Forest Science)
Yoo, Rhee-Hwa (Forest Welfare Division, National Institute of Forest Science)
Lee, Jeong-Hee (Forest Welfare Division, National Institute of Forest Science)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.109, no.2, 2020 , pp. 231-242 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study identified the types and features of forest leisure activities based on data from the Nationwide Survey on Forest Leisure Activities (N= 6,191). Further, the study analyzed the demographic impact factors of the categorized forest leisure activities according to four types of objectives reported by visitors: health promotion, education, relaxation, and leisure sports. The investigation revealed that people visit forests for relaxation regardless of the season; however, leisure-sports visitors engage in activities that occur in summer, are most expensive, and involve the shortest trip time. The study also found that age, gender, household incomes, and the presence of children were the most important factors influencing the selection of activities. Age was found the predominant consideration: the older the age was, the more likely people were to prefer the relaxation and health promotion type. Men were more likely to choose health promotion activities over relaxation and tended to prefer educational trips over relaxation when accompanied by children. Higher household incomes corresponded to an increased likelihood of visitor preferences for relaxation over education and for health promotion over relaxation. This study contributes to the extant literature by statistically determining the nationwide predominance of age as the principal factor driving visitor preferences for forest leisure activities. Future studies should establish policy directions for forest welfare from the perspective of users grouped into day visitors and overnight guests.
Keywords
age; forest leisure activity; preference; type; visit purpose;
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