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外文翻译 Factors Affecting Importance Ratings for Private Campground Amenities Material Source:General Technical Report NE-326 Author: Andrew, Ellen Abstract Ownership campgrounds are a little studied segment of outdoor recreation.This paper investigates the variations in relative importance campsite owners have of selected amenities at a large midwestern campground.Further questions asked respondents why they purchased their campsite and why they selected the particular campground. 1.0 Introduction Ownership campgrounds provide developed camping facilities for people preferring different levels of security, amenities and services than those offered by public campgrounds.The ownership campground is organized similarly to a condominium association with individual owners owning their campsite and having a shared interest in the common areas of the resort campground and its amenities.In order to meet the needs of their market,ownership campgrounds must regularly evaluate their facilities and services. 2.0 Purpose Though the overall study was intended to evaluate owners’campground usage patterns and attitudes and toward a variety of campground issues,the portion of the study reported in this article focuses on the amenities offered at the campground.This paper first looks at a variety of amenities offered at the facility to determine the owners’perceived level of importance for each.Additionally,the paper compares selected owner attitudes by various descriptive characteristics(user age, gender,years as an owner,etc.)to investigate possible relationships. The campground in this study,located near Sublette, Illinois,is one of the largest private ownership campgrounds in the U.S.with 6,140 hardened campsites designed to accommodate“park model”campers. Contained within the 1,756 acres of the campground are: 70 acres of lakes,40 miles of paved roads and 15 miles of recreational trails.Amenities include:pools/beach,recreation/activity centers,fishing/boating,planned recreati