Spending Profiles for Corps of Engineers Marina Slip Renters From the 1998 National Visitor Survey Table 1. Spending and Use by Lodging Segments, CE Marina Slip Renters, 09/97 to 08/98 Spending Categories Day Users Overnight Users Per-Party-Trip Spending Gas/Oil Auto $7.17 $33.07 Other Expenses Auto $0.86 $5.92 Gas/Oil Boat $19.68 $53.48 Other Expenses Boat $10.64 $39.51 Restaurants $15.22 $55.35 Groceries $9.61 $56.98 Campgrounds $0.00 $2.58 Lodging $0.00 $17.16 Recreation Fees $1.41 $17.11 Miscellaneous $6.84 $14.56 Total within 30 miles $71.43 $295.72 Pct. Error* 13% 11%   Total trip spending $79.82 $385.36 Pct. Error* 12% 10%   Per-Party-Day Spending** Gas/Oil Auto $7.17 $12.32 Other Expenses Auto $0.86 $2.21 Gas/Oil Boat $19.68 $19.92 Other Expenses Boat $10.64 $14.72 Restaurants $15.22 $20.62 Groceries $9.61 $21.22 Campgrounds $0.00 $0.96 Lodging $0.00 $6.39 Recreation Fees $1.41 $6.37 Miscellaneous $6.84 $5.42 Total within 30 miles $71.43 $110.15 Pct. Error* 13% 11%   Total trip spending $79.82 $109.38 Pct. Error* 12% 10%   Annual Spending Slip Rentals/Storage Fees $1,024 $1,526 Insurance Payments $264 $399   Cost of the Boat (in 1998 dollars) $21,125 $50,616   Visitor Characteristics Total trips using boat (last year) 36.16 36.08 Nights away from home (last trip) 0.00 2.52 Days use boat (last trip) 1.00 2.68 People on boat (last trip) 3.79 3.88 Case # 77 130 * Pct. Error = Std. Error / Mean. Two standard errors yield a 95% confidence interval. ** Computed by dividing party trip spending by the number of days per trip the boat was used.

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