. A test of unmanned registration stations on wilderness trails : factors influencing effectiveness. Wilderness areas Recreational use. In summary, the 1961 interview survey analy- ses indicate the following: 1. More groups registered at book-type reg- istration stations than card-type. Sign tone seems to have had little effect on whether or not groups registered. 2. Once groups stopped to register, they tended to do a more accurate job of re- porting the number of individuals and the names and addresses of the group leaders at stations with the more firmly toned signs. 3. Names and addresses
. A test of unmanned registration stations on wilderness trails : factors influencing effectiveness. Wilderness areas Recreational use. In summary, the 1961 interview survey analy- ses indicate the following: 1. More groups registered at book-type reg- istration stations than card-type. Sign tone seems to have had little effect on whether or not groups registered. 2. Once groups stopped to register, they tended to do a more accurate job of re- porting the number of individuals and the names and addresses of the group leaders at stations with the more firmly toned signs. 3. Names and addresses tended to be re- ported more accurately at book-type sta- tions than card-type. 4. The poor response to the mildest sign com- bined with the card-type box probably contributed heavily to the foregoing re- sults. In general, use of the book-type box and either of the two most firmly toned signs resulted in the best responses. But it is likely that the Figure 9.—Vandalism was regarded as any act damaging to the station or registration forms. In 1961, there were only 3 percent as many acts of vandalism as number of only significantly inferior design was the combi- nation of the card-type box with the mildly toned sign. Other evidence influencing our final judgments will be discussed in the next section. Information from All 1961 Stations The previous analyses considered only infor- mation obtained during interviewing periods on survey trails. In this section, we discuss analyses of information obtained from and about aN registration stations for the entire 1961 season. We consider here the potential association with station design of (1) vandalism, (2) the comple- tion and accuracy of registration, and (3) the frequency of nonconstructive comments, or "junk," on registrations. Separate analyses were made for each type of information. THE OCCURRENCE OF VANDALISM Vandalism to unattended equipment exposed to large numbers of people seems inevitable. Specia
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