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THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF

THE SALTON SEA SPORTFISHERY

A Report to the California Department
of Fish and Game

APPENDIX A

Detailed Tables

Detailed Expenditures

TABLE 1. Average Trip Expenditures per Household

Expenditure Category
Intercept Survey Telephone Survey

Average
Spending Local
Spending Average
Spending Local
Spending

Fees, park, camping, R.V.
Lodging in a motel
Meals and snacks out
Alcoholic beverages
Boat launching/guide fees
Transportation/gasoline
Groceries/food shopping
Bait/tackle/ammunition
Other shopping items
Other expenditures

Total
Percent of total

$20.38
$2.79
$15.96
$11.06
$1.08
$44.08
$53.56
$13.66
$6.53
$10.26
-----------
$179.36
100.0%

$19.17
$2.32
$14.44
$6.94
$1.00
$24.22
$27.36
$8.54
$4.54
$8.20
-----------
$116.73
65.1%

$13.76
$13.63
$35.10
$10.99
$6.37
$29.48
$38.08
$10.59
$10.52
$5.68
-----------
$174.23
100.0%

$13.22
$10.08
$29.80
$7.20
$4.54
$16.09
$22.05
$6.23
$7.10
$5.02
-----------
$121.33
69.6%

Source: CIC Research, Inc., 1989.

TABLE 2. Average Trip Expenditures per Household

Expenditure Category
Intercept Survey Telephone Survey

Average
Spending Local
Spending Average
Spending Local
Spending

Fees, park, camping, R.V.
Lodging in a motel
Meals and snacks out
Alcoholic beverages
Boat launching/guide fees
Transportation/gasoline
Groceries/food shopping
Bait/tackle/ammunition
Other shopping items
Other expenditures

Total
Percent of total

$86.68
$13.43
$68.08
$53.46
$5.63
$212.62
$212.09
$88.36
$31.50
$53.24
-----------
$825.09
100.0%

$83.66
$12.40
$65.59
$33.68
$4.72
$112.45
$96.50
$57.85
$12.47
$47.69
-----------
$527.01
63.9%

$27.87
$24.52
$120.73
$39.28
$19.57
$78.41
$104.60
$42.40
$18.02
$15.49
-----------
$490.89
100.0%

$26.53
$15.73
$95.03
$22.89
$17.08
$49.95
$64.90
$24.48
$11.59
$13.33
-----------
$341.5

TABLE 3. Total Annual Direct Expenditures in $Thousands

Expenditure Category
Intercept Survey Telephone Survey

Average
Spending Local
Spending Average
Spending Local
Spending

Fees, park, camping, R.V.
Lodging in a motel
Meals and snacks out
Alcoholic beverages
Boat launching/guide fees
Transportation/gasoline
Groceries/food shopping
Bait/tackle/ammunition
Other shopping items
Other expenditures

Total
Percent of total

$13,391
$2,070
$10,511
$8,265
$870
$32,899
$32,821
$13,643
$4,864
$8,228
-----------
$127,563
100.0%

$12,923
$1,912
$10,128
$5,202
$731
$17,377
$14,910
$8,933
$1,929
$7,374
-----------
$81,420
63.8%

$4,309
$3,791
$18,665
$6,073
$3,026
$12,122
$16,171
$6,555
$2,786
$2,395
-----------
$75,891
100.0%

$4,102
$2,432
$14,692
$3,539
$2,641
$7,722
$10,033
$3,785
$1,792
$2,061
-----------
$52,797
69.6%

Source: CIC Research, Inc., 1989.

TABLE 4. Month of Latest Trip

Month

Frequency

Percent

Valid
Percent *

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Don't remember

TOTAL

8835
8751
8339
11741
12556
15671
15207
10730
9538
9204
9695
8235
10919
-----------
139421

6.3
6.3
6.0
8.4
9.0
11.2
10.9
7.7
6.8
6.6
7.0
5.9
7.8
-----------
100.0

6.9
6.8
6.5
9.1
9.8
12.2
11.8
8.4
7.4
7.2
7.5
6.4
MISSING
-----------
100.0

* Percentages adjusted to remove don't remember responses.

Source: CIC Research, Inc., 1989.

TABLE 5. Estimated Multipliers by Region

Imperial County SCAG Region

Output

Income

Employment

Output

Income

Employment

Fees, park, camping, R. V
Lodging in a motel
Meals and snacks out
Alcoholic beverages
Boat Launching/guide fees
Transportation/gasoline *
Groceries/food shopping *
Bait/tackle/ammunition *
Other shopping items *
Other expenditures

1.542
1.542
1.542
1.542
1.995
1.319
1.319
1.319
1.319
1.995

0.385
0.385
0.385
0.385
0.658
0.274
0.274
0.274
0.274
0.658

37.14
37.14
37.14
37.14
31.87
16.77
16.77
16.77
16.77
31.87

3.183
2.858
2.454
2.454
3.183
1.998
2.966
3.048
2.454
3.017

1.556
1.350
1.269
1.269
1.556
0.656
1.114
1.400
1.269
1.564

33.98
47.66
42.37
42.37
33.98
15.92
26.67
44.01
42.37
33.51

1. Total regional income attributable to $1.00 delivery to final demand.
2. Total regional employment per $1 million delivery to final demand.
* Adjusted to reflect trade margins and local production.

Sources: "SCAG Region Input-Output Model, Vol. 1, Overview,! CIC Research,
Inc. June, 1979, P.28a. "The CBARC Input-Output Model of Imperial Valley,"
San Diego State University, July, 1981, p.22.

TABLE 6. Employment and Payroll by County 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986 Projected to 1988
(payroll figures in $millions, employment in thousands)

County
1976 1978 1985 1986 1987 1988

Payroll Employment Payroll Employment Payroll Employment Payroll Employment

Los Angeles
Imperial
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Total

$ 137.8
29,566.7
5,569.6
1,418.8
1,013.3
3,694.1
173.0
792.3
827.6
$43,193.3
----------

16.3
2,550.2
514.2
143.3
111.8
367.3
21.9
91.7
83.3
3,899.9

$ 154.6
38,066.9
8,411.5
1,490.6
2,003.5
5,255.5
254.7
945.8
1,128.1
$116,956.4
----------

15.7
2,865.2
670.0
140.6
178.3
456.6
29.1
93.9
102.4
4,551.9

$ 230.6
72,053.1
19,833.1
3,008.6
4,040.3
12,085.8
662.8
2,156.5
2,885.5
$116,956.4
----------

17.2
3,345.5
963.2
189.7
244.4
655.9
46.5
117.1
158.2
5,737.7

$ 235.0
76,888.8
21,696.9
3,431.8
4,654.6
13,440.9
711.2
2,303.3
3,168.3
$126,530.8
----------

17.0
3,478.0
1,001.2
205.5
266.6
703.8
47.8
121.5
166.8
6,008.2

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

----------

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

----------

Average
annual wage
SCAG Region

11,075

12,678

20,383
1.8404

22,077
1.9934

$23,912
2.1590

$25,746
2.3246

Average annual wage
Imperial County
Inflation adjustment

9,849

13,437
1.3644

13,693
1.3903

$13,693
1.4168

$14,214
1.4433

TABLE 7. Selected Measures of Imperial County Economic Activity 1981 to 1987 - In $ Millions

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

Imperial County Income
Private Nonfarm Earnings
Restaurants
Hotels/Motels
Service Stations
Amusements/Recreation
Miscellaneous Retail
Visitor Related Earnings
Percent of Total
Percent of Private Earnings
Annual Growth Rate

$934.8
$348.1
$11.6
$3.1
$12.6
$1.4
$10.6
$39.3
4.2%
11.3%

$983.1
$343.8
$12.4
$3.3
$11.7
$1.0
$9.0
$37.4
3.8%
10.9%
-4.8%

$1,032.5
$344.7
$13.5
$3.3
$11.3
$1.4
$9.2
$38.7
3.7%
11.2%
3.5%

$1,055.8
$375.6
$13.4
$2.9
$12.2
$1.3
$9.6
$39.4
3.7%
10.5%
1.8%

$1,085.6
$387.5
$14.7
$3.1
$13.7
$1.3
$9.2
$42.0
3.9%
10.8%
6.6%

$1,136.4
$421.3
$14.1
$3.6
$12.8
$1.5
$10.2
$42.2
3.7%
10.0%
0.5%

$1,242.6
$455.8
$15.8
$3.4
$14.5
$1.7
$10.5
$45.9
3.7%
10.1%
8.8%

Source: Regional Economic Information System, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.

TABLE 8. Selected Measures of Riverside County Economic Activity 1981 to 1987 - In $ Millions

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

Riverside County Income
Private Nonfarm Earnings
Restaurants
Hotels/Motels
Service Stations
Amusements/Recreation
Miscellaneous Retail
Visitor Related Earnings
Percent of Total
Percent of Private Earnings
Annual Growth Rate

$8,010.7
$2,804.2
$116.0
$46.1
$92.8
$44.8
$63.6
$363.3
4.5%
13.0%

$8,489.9
$2,884.4
$125.3
$49.3
$98.8
$50.1
$61.0
$384.5
4.5%
13.3%
5.8%

$9,392.2
$3,221.1
$142.5
$54.7
$114.7
$55.8
$68.7
$436.4
4.6%
13.5%
13.5%

$10,513.8
$3,723.3
$151.6
$68.5
$135.3
$57.4
$75.8
$488.6
4.6%
13.1%
12.0%

$11,674.0
$4,203.5
$174.9
$86.7
$149.6
$67.8
$76.2
$555.2
4.8%
13.2%
13.6%

$13,030.2
$4,764.2
$197.5
$104.0
$161.1
$79.2
$89.0
$630.8
4.8%
13.2%
13.6%

$14,487.4
$5,396.0
$210.8
$128.6
$181.7
$83.0
$99.6
$703.7
4.9%
13.0%
11.6%

Source: Regional Economic Information System, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.

TABLE 9. Total Economic Impacts of Salton Sea Direct Expenditures Based on Intercept Survey

Imperial County SCAG Region

Output Income Employment Output Income Employment

Fees, park, camping, R.V.
Lodging in a motel
Meals and snacks out
Alcoholic beverages
Boat Launching/guide fees
Transportation/gasoline
Groceries/food shopping
Bait/tackle/ammunition
Other shopping items
Other expenditures
Total

$ 19,943.6
2,956.0
15,635.9
8,028.9
1,455.7
22,930.1
19,677.6
11,796.4
2,542.8
14,708.6
$119.675.7

$ 4,979.4
738.0
3,903.9
2,004.6
480.1
4,763.3
4,087.7
2,450.5
528.2
4,851.3
$28,787.2

480
71
377
193
23
291
250
150
32
235
2104

$ 42,653.7
5,933.9
25,828.3
20,281.7
2,770.4
65,675.1
97,250.6
41,636.3
11,950.5
24,832.2
$338.812.6

$ 20,851.1
2,802.9
13,356.2
10,488.0
1,354.3
21,563.0
36,526.4
19,124.3
6,179.8
12,872.9
$145,118.8

455
99
446
350
30
523
875
601
206
276
3861

Source: CIC Research, Inc., 1989.

TABLE 10. Total Economic Impacts of Salton Sea Direct Expenditures Based on Telephone Survey

Imperial County SCAG Region

Output Income Employment Output Income Employment

Fees, park, camping, R.V.
Lodging in a motel
Meals and snacks out
Alcoholic beverages
Boat Launching/guide fees
Transportation/gasoline
Groceries/food shopping
Bait/tackle/ammunition
Other shopping items
Other expenditures
Total

$ 6,433.3
3,799.0
23,019.0
5,544.7
5,337.9
10,384.5
13,485.0
5,105.3
2,417.7
4,191.4
$79,717.0

$ 1,606.2
948.5
5,747.3
1,384.4
1,760.6
2,157.2
2,801.3
1,060.5
502.1
1,382.4
$19,350.5

155
92
555
134
85
132
172
65
30
67
1486

$ 13,949.4
10,985.8
46,470.8
15,104.9
9,751.1
24,662.2
48,766.0
20,479.3
6,959.1
7,371.3
$204,499.7

$ 6,819.1
5,189.2
24,030.7
7,811.0
4,766.8
8,097.3
18,316.0
9,406.5
3,598.6
3,821.2
$91,856.5

149
183
803
261
104
197
439
296
120
82
2633

Source: CIC Research, Inc., 1989.

[Note: In the tables that follow (tables 11 through 36) comparisons are made regarding attitudes by type of user based on "purpose of last trip" taken from the telephone survey expanded to the user population as a whole. The number of purposes will exceed the number of users (households) because respondents were allowed to list multiple uses. Also, some of the tables match "Recent Users" (those who have used the Sea in the last year) and "Not Recent Users" (those who have used the Sea since 1980 but not in the last year. Those who used the Sea before 1980 are not represented in the tables.]

TABLE 11. I Would Use the Salton Sea More Often if the Fishing were Better.
By Number of Households Using Salton Sea in Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

5061
2060
9103
12811
30824
59859

8.5%
3.4%
15.2%
21.4%
51.5%
100.0%

4074
293
1105
469
3483
9424

43.2%
3.1%
11.7%
5.0%
37.0%
100.0%

5378
4023
6855
3577
3782
23615

22.8%
17.0%
29.0%
15.1%
16.0%
100.0%

11407
4844
7454
7071
15283
46059

24.8%
10.5%
16.2%
15.4%
33.2%
100.0%

4283
1486
2226
754
5226
13975

30.6%
10.6%
15.9%
5.4%
37.4%
100.0%

16727
8316
14816
6746
29079
75684

22.1%
11.0%
19.6%
8.9%
38.4%
100.0%

30440
10805
23890
18223
52009
135367

22.5%
8.0%
17.6%
13.5%
38.4%
100.0%

TABLE 12. I Would Use the Salton Sea More Often if the Fishing Were Better.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

26855
12625
33025
17468
77254
167227

16.1%
7.5%
19.7%
10.4%
46.2%
100.0%

3577
1382
4384
1192
5741
16276

22.0%
8.5%
26.9%
7.3%
35.3%
100.0%

24946
6811
21069
6939
18967
78732

31.7%
8.7%
26.8%
8.8%
24.1%
100.0%

44427
16187
58350
26804
64684
210452

21.1%
7.7%
27.7%
12.7%
30.7%
100.0%

11504
3147
12399
3437
8823
39310

29.3%
8.0%
31.5%
8.7%
22.4%
100.0%

31865
12000
27144
10278
13943
95230

33.5%
12.6%
28.5%
10.8%
14.6%
100.0%

100460
32261
91562
39495
111516
375294

26.8%
8.6%
24.4%
10.5%
29.7%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 13. Making the Salton Sea Water Less Salty so the Fish Can Survive is Important to Me.
By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

4284
2384
4959
7808
39642
59077

7.3%
4.0%
8.4%
13.2%
67.1%
100.0%

2785
0
1017
0
5915
9717

28.7%
.0%
10.5%
.0%
60.9%
100.0%

1877
1857
2296
1518
16819
24367

7.7%
7.6%
9.4%
6.2%
69.0%
100.0%

5031
2037
4567
5295
28004
44934

11.2%
4.5%
10.2%
11.8%
79.5%
100.0%

1223
0
1017
469
10514
13223

9.2%
.0%
7.7%
3.5%
79.5%
100.0%

6415
4031
11158
10063
43957
75624

8.5%
5.3%
14.8%
13.3%
58.1%
100.0%

12831
5102
15836
15861
84093
133723

9.6%
3.8%
11.8%
11.9%
62.9%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

T ABLE 14. Making the Salton Sea Water Less Salty So the Fish Can Survive Is Important to Me.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

10823
13330
22271
19984
101204
167612

6.5%
8.0%
13.3%
11.9%
60.4%
100.0%

2854
951
2447
1445
9553
17250

16.5%
5.5%
14.2%
8.4%
55.4%
100.0%

7950
7748
11064
6414
47548
80724

9.8%
9.6%
13.7%
7.9%
58.9%
100.0%

22671
14478
37847
30884
108928
214808

10.6%
6.7%
17.6%
14.4%
35.5%
100.0%

9769
3724
5903
6446
14254
40096

24.4%
9.3%
14.7%
16.1%
35.5%
100.0%

19261
12116
13652
10319
39823
95171

20.2%
12.7%
14.3%
10.8%
41.8%
100.0%

53287
32088
60353
46534
190479
382741

13.9%
8.4%
15.8%
12.2%
49.8%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 15. Preserving and Improving the Areas Where Wildlife Live Is Important to My Enjoyment of the Salton Sea.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

1285
1003
6866
4080
47407
60641

2.1%
1.7%
11.3%
6.7%
78.2%
100.0%

0
0
439
842
8436
9717

.0%
.0%
4.5%
8.7%
86.8%
100.0%

443
812
3291
2482
16769
23797

1.9%
3.4%
13.8%
10.4%
70.5%
100.0%

1528
293
1975
3823
38097
13566

3.3%
.6%
4.3%
8.4%
83.3%
100.0%

0
0
285
0
13281
13566

.0%
.0%
2.1%
.0%
97.9%
100.0%

2286
1195
5360
7348
58902
75091

3.0%
1.6%
7.1%
9.8%
78.4%
100.0%

3571
2138
9733
10590
110125
136157

2.6%
1.6%
7.1%
7.8%
80.9%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 16. Preserving and Improving the Areas Where Wildlife Live Is Important to My Enjoyment of the Salton Sea.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

1730
5055
13387
17104
131592
168868

1.0%
3.0%
7.9%
10.1%
77.9%
100.0%

287
0
1406
2396
13714
17803

1.6%
.0%
7.9%
13.5%
77.0%
100.0%

2388
2438
7574
8654
60811
81865

2.9%
3.0%
9.3%
10.6%
74.3%
100.0%

4239
5078
22000
25302
162022
218641

1.9%
2.3%
10.1%
11.6%
74.1%
100.0%

1652
310
3966
5147
29331
40406

4.1%
.8%
9.8%
12.7%
72.6%
100.0%

5815
5845
11640
15953
56839
96092

6.1%
6.1%
12.1%
16.6%
59.2%
100.0%

13799
13069
37987
50431
272288
387574

3.6%
3.4%
9.8%
13.0%
70.3%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 17. If Sportfishing Were Nonexistent at the Salton Sea I Would No Longer Visit There.
By Number of Households Using Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

17051
6760
8236
4783
22247
59077

28.9%
11.4%
13.9%
8.1%
37.7%
100.0%

5785
578
2386
0
968
9717

59.5%
5.9%
24.6%
.0%
10.0%
100.0%

10872
1933
4305
2092
51924
3975

44.6%
7.9%
17.6%
8.6%
21.3%
100.0%

17541
5958
10012
3943
8262
45716

38.4%
13.0%
21.9%
8.6%
18.1%
100.0%

7671
1093
3022
0
2219
14005

54.8%
7.8%
21.6%
.0%
15.8%
100.0%

34126
8994
15660
4105
13238
76123

44.8%
11.8%
20.6%
5.4%
17.4%
100.0%

58384
15100
22584
7498
32220
135786

43.0%
11.1%
16.6%
5.5%
23.7%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 18. The Reason I Have Not Used the Salton Sea Recently Is Because of Declining Fishing & Wildlife Resources.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

53250
25221
26118
12760
49831
167180

31.9%
15.1%
15.6%
7.6%
29.8%
100.0%

5604
3102
3239
902
4107
16954

33.1%
18.3%
19.1%
5.3%
24.2%
100.0%

35183
9791
14922
6064
15550
81510

43.2%
12.0%
18.3%
7.4%
19.1%
100.0%

79097
33970
37416
13991
49244
213718

37.0%
15.9%
17.5%
6.5%
23.4%
100.0%

19443
7140
6594
2653
3790
39620

49.1%
18.0%
16.6%
6.7%
9.6%
100.0%

49374
11290
15690
5717
13586
95657

51.6%
11.8%
16.4%
6.0%
14.2%
100.0%

157133
51727
62758
24938
83670
380226

41.3%
13.6%
16.5%
6.6%
22.0%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 19. I Consider the Salton Sea a Major Outdoor Recreational Area for Southern California.
By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

3667
3793
6887
10515
34185
59047

6.2%
6.4%
11.7%
17.8%
57.9%
100.0%

1221
878
2669
1566
3090
9424

13.0%
9.3%
28.3%
16.6%
32.8%
100.0%

732
1983
1851
5702
13244
23512

3.1%
8.4%
7.9%
24.3%
56.3%
100.0%

2218
2013
5502
8281
28199
46213

4.8%
4.4%
11.9%
17.9%
61.0%
100.0%

762
2422
1450
2714
6627
13975

5.5%
17.3%
10.4%
19.4%
47.4%
100.0%

7311
5275
13609
12909
35425
74529

9.8%
7.1%
18.3%
17.3%
47.5%
100.0%

10373
10275
19695
24604
70383
135330

7.7%
7.6%
14.6%
18.2%
52.0%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 20. I Consider the Salton Sea a Major Outdoor Recreational Area for Southern California.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

14752
15356
38211
25431
74526
168276

8.8%
9.1%
22.7%
15.1%
44.3%
100.0%

1445
1653
5248
2413
7044
17803

8.1%
9.3%
29.5%
13.6%
39.6%
100.0%

10374
8624
23545
11883
27870
82296

12.6%
10.5%
28.6%
14.4%
33.9%
100.0%

25332
20329
47237
35069
91445
219412

11.5%
9.3%
21.5%
16.0%
41.7%
100.0%

5255
2928
9585
6871
15767
40406

13.0%
7.2%
23.7%
17.0%
39.0%
100.0%

18334
9663
20650
17113
29546
95306

19.2%
10.1%
21.7%
18.0%
31.0%
100.0%

53035
37577
89088
58905
148362
386967

13.7%
9.7%
23.0%
15.2%
38.3%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 21. I Would Not Support the Government Spending Money to Preserve and Enhance the Natural Qualities of the Salton Sea.
By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

38548
3554
8073
2984
6700
59859

64.4%
5.9%
13.5%
5.0%
11.2%
100.0%

5883
762
1594
0
1478
9717

60.5%
7.8%
16.4%
.0%
15.2%
100.0%

15267
1498
5126
484
2204
24579

62.1%
6.1%
20.9%
2.0%
9.0%
100.0%

31271
3293
4894
874
4945
45277

69.1%
7.3%
10.8%
1.9%
10.9%
100.0%

9869
878
908
0
2350
14005

70.5%
6.3%
6.5%
.0%
16.8%
100.0%

46528
6282
8534
3911
10399
75654

61.5%
8.3%
11.3%
5.2%
13.7%
100.0%

88350
9107
17081
5312
16431
136281

64.8%
6.7%
12.5%
3.9%
12.1%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 22. I Would Not Support the Government Spending Money to Preserve and Enhance the Natural Qualities of the Salton Sea.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

99763
18607
19115
5708
23329
166521

59.9%
11.2%
11.5%
3.4%
14.0%
100.0%

10249
1024
3099
1517
1914
17803

57.6%
5.8%
17.4%
8.5%
10.8%
100.0%

45950
10492
11982
2789
8645
79858

57.5%
13.1%
15.0%
3.5%
10.8%
100.0%

127465
28101
23478
10487
25975
215506

59.1%
13.0%
10.9%
4.9%
12.1%
100.0%

22386
5625
2651
4032
5712
40406

55.4%
13.9%
6.6%
10.0%
14.1%
100.0%

47574
11112
19605
4357
13009
95657

49.7%
11.6%
20.5%
4.6%
13.6%
100.0%

209987
45603
53367
21177
52268
382402

54.9%
11.9%
14.0%
5.5%
13.7%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 23. If All of the Salton Sea Fish Died I Would Have No Trouble Finding an Alternative area of Equivalent Value.
By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

13643
7545
11216
9264
17575
59243

23.0%
12.7%
18.9%
15.6%
29.7%
100.0%

4077
0
2003
353
3284
9717

42.0%
.0%
20.6%
3.6%
33.8%
100.0%

9120
2954
3313
2013
6967
24367

37.4%
12.1%
13.6%
8.3%
28.6%
100.0%

11251
3654
9442
7707
12930
44984

25.0%
8.1%
21.0%
17.1%
28.7%
100.0%

4425
0
4105
251
4909
13690

32.3%
.0%
30.0%
1.8%
35.9%
100.0%

19836
10484
12324
8865
24329
75838

26.2%
13.8%
16.3%
11.7%
32.1%
100.0%

38306
14603
23258
17034
41997
135198

28.3%
10.8%
17.2%
12.6%
31.1%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 24. If the Numbers of Wildlife Species Using the Salton Sea Diminished, I Would Go Elsewhere to Enjoy Them.
By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

6673
5616
5947
5452
25585
59273

11.3%
9.5%
10.0%
26.1%
43.2%
100.0%

469
724
724
902
898
9717

4.8%
7.5%
7.5%
9.3%
7l.0%
100.0%

3697
2972
5318
3651
8941
24579

15.0%
12.1%
21.6%
14.9%
36.4%
100.0%

8600
3643
7869
8451
17153
45716

18.8%
8.0%
17.2%
18.5%
37.5%
100.0%

3718
499
2723
1017
6048
14005

26.5%
3.6%
19.4%
7.3%
43.2%
100.0%

15940
8824
12607
11927
26795
76093

20.9%
11.6%
16.6%
15.7%
35.2%
100.0%

23184
13957
21038
22959
54996
136134

17.0%
10.3%
15.5%
16.9%
40.4%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June 1989

TABLE 25. If the Numbers of Wildlife Species Using the Salton Sea Diminished, I would Go Elsewhere to Enjoy Them.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

14399
8389
27636
27212
88368
166004

8.7%
5.1%
16.6%
16.4%
53.2%
100.0%

912
296
1702
4238
10655
17803

5.1%
1.7%
9.6%
23.8%
59.8%
100.0%

12071
7301
12041
12624
35901
79938

15.1%
9.1%
15.1%
15.8%
44.9%
100.0%

23534
17634
42917
34414
96217
214716

11.0%
8.2%
20.0%
16.0%
44.8%
100.0%

5030
3203
10094
8580
13499
40406

12.4%
7.9%
25.0%
21.2%
33.4%
100.0%

16489
6764
19410
17334
3778
93775

17.6%
7.2%
20.7%
18.5%
36.0%
100.0%

50353
26305
69224
62534
171307
379523

13.2%
6.9%
18.2%
16.5%
45.1%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 26. If I Could Not Eat the Fish I Caught, It Would Effect My Use of the Salton Sea.
By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

13113
4343
5510
5476
30978
59420

22.1%
7.3%
9.3%
9.2%
52.1%
100.0%

3116
842
1075
315
3930
9278

33.6%
9.1%
11.6%
3.4%
42.4%
100.0%

11458
999
3444
608
7888
24397

47.0%
4.1%
14.1%
2.5%
32.3%
100.0%

14751
3463
6116
3570
17034
44934

32.8%
7.7%
13.6%
7.9%
37.9%
100.0%

3551
2275
3052
30
4285
13193

26.9%
17.2%
23.1%
.2%
32.5%
100.0%

23504
6313
11669
10945
23410
75391

30.6%
8.4%
15.5%
14.5%
31.1%
100.0%

41580
10818
18059
12683
51006
134146

31.0%
8.1%
13.5%
9.5%
38.0%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 27. If I Could Not Eat the Fish I Caught, It Would Effect My Use of the Salton Sea.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not in Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

27251
7197
21480
19173
93767
168868

16.1%
4.3%
12.7%
11.4%
55.5%
100.0%

3134
786
2003
2921
8959
17803

17.6%
4.4%
11.3%
16.4%
50.3%
100.0%

19820
5261
12390
6894
35467
79832

24.8%
6.6%
15.5%
8.6%
44.4%
100.0%

48797
17458
32345
21780
93941
214321

22.8%
8.1%
15.1%
10.2%
43.8%
100.0%

18408
1261
6214
2218
11874
39975

46.0%
3.2%
15.5%
5.5%
29.7%
100.0%

27456
8360
10852
10746
37431
94845

28.9%
8.8%
11.4%
11.3%
39.5%
100.0%

96414
23358
50490
37682
173126
381070

25.3%
6.1%
13.2%
9.9%
45.4%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 28. I Would Support Establishing a Small Fee to Users of the Salton Sea If All of the Money Raised Were Used Solely for Enhancing The Fish and Wildlife There.
By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

3719
469
5320
9072
41279
59859

6.2%
.8%
8.9%
15.2%
69.0%
100.0%

30
732
439
30
8486
9717

.3%
7.5%
4.5%
.3%
87.3%
100.0%

1135
0
2350
4204
16860
24549

4.6%
.0%
9.6%
17.1%
68.7%
100.0%

1574
914
3900
6304
33024
45716

3.4%
2.0%
8.5%
13.8%
72.2%
100.0%

1193
762
878
754
10418
14005

8.5%
5.4%
6.3%
5.4%
74.4%
1 00.0%

6134
796
10163
10171
49114
76378

8.0%
1.0%
13.3%
13.3%
64.3%
100.0%

9186
2089
13437
18946
93347
137005

6.7%
1.5%
9.8%
13.8%
68.1%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 29. I Would Support Establishing A Small Fee to Users of the Salton Sea If All of the Money Raised Were Used Solely For Enhancing The Fish and Wildlife There.
By Number of Households That Have used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

11433
5614
20440
25685
105696
168868

6.8%
3.3%
12.1%
15.2%
62.6%
100.0%

553
714
3040
2267
11229
17803

3.1%
4.0%
17.1%
12.7%
63.1%
100.0%

7464
3999
10638
9624
48213
79938

9.3%
5.0%
13.3%
12.0%
60.3%
100.0%

14708
6783
30535
27190
140196
219412

6.7%
3.1%
13.9%
12.4%
63.9%
100.0%

2578
1517
1266
7997
27048
40406

6.4%
3.8%
3.1%
19.8%
66.9%
100.0%

10897
4086
17089
12927
51063
96062

11.3%
4.3%
17.8%
13.5%
53.2%
100.0%

30736
15263
50849
52730
237165
386743

7.9%
3.9%
13.1%
13.6%
61.3%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 30. I Did Not Have the Time to Use the Salton Sea Recreational Resource.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

40178
12903
18138
13949
83094
168262

23.9%
7.7%
10.8%
8.3%
49.4%
100.0%

2872
1827
1688
896
10224
17507

16.4%
10.4%
9.6%
5.1%
58.4%
100.0%

18374
6663
8381
8230
40384
82032

22.4%
8.1%
10.2%
10.0%
49.2%
100.0%

44828
21224
25007
26070
103803
220932

20.3%
9.6%
11.3%
11.8%
47.0%
100.0%

7966
2438
3880
6605
19639
40528

19.7%
6.0%
9.6%
16.3%
48.5%
100.0%

16191
7643
12452
12461
55178
103925

15.6%
7.4%
12.0%
12.0%
53.1%
100.0%

79512
30398
44435
43396
195780
393521

20.2%
7.7%
11.3%
11.0%
49.8%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 31. I Have Changed the Kinds of Outdoor Activities I Am Pursuing.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea But Not In Last Year (Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

73291
19794
20608
17180
35969
166842

43.9%
11.9%
12.4%
10.3%
21.6%
100.0%

8564
2558
2657
490
3534
17803

48.1%
14.4%
14.9%
2.8%
19.9%
100.0%

27846
9593
10832
8270
25567
82108

33.9%
11.7%
13.2%
10.1%
31.1%
100.0%

92907
20723
32197
28816
45965
220608

42.1%
9.4%
14.6%
13.1%
20.8%
100.0%

16942
6818
5992
2194
8582
40528

41.8%
16.8%
14.8%
5.4%
21.2%
100.0%

38657
14552
12250
14054
24116
103629

37.3%
14.0%
11.8%
13.6%
23.3%
100.0%

159926
45141
53011
41565
91807
391450

40.9%
11.5%
13.5%
10.6%
23.5%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 32. I Do Not Use the Salton Sea Because It Is Polluted.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

46300
14592
29882
16666
58981
166421

27.8%
8.8%
18.0%
10.0%
35.4%
100.0%

4746
3017
3127
1041
4888
16819

28.2%
17.9%
18.6%
6.2%
29.1%
100.0%

24224
7688
14454
7597
27359
81322

29.8%
9.5%
17.8%
9.3%
33.6%
100.0%

65151
25226
40336
23070
63328
217111

30.0%
11.6%
18.6%
10.6%
29.2%
100.0%

13578
4303
7925
6038
7588
39432

34.4%
10.9%
20.1%
15.3%
19.2%
100.0%

36965
14891
14615
6966
29498
102935

35.9%
14.5%
14.2%
6.8%
28.7%
100.0%

120154
38891
68297
37887
121204
386433

31.1%
10.1%
17.7%
9.8%
31.4%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 33. It Is Too Expensive to Travel to the Salton Sea.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

96241
26765
15879
8797
19780
167462

57.5%
16.0%
9.5%
5.3%
11.8%
100.0%

10750
2298
3250
908
597
17803

60.4%
12.9%
18.3%
5.1%
3.4%
100.0%

47363
11454
12968
2841
8268
82894

57.1%
13.8%
15.6%
3.4%
10.0%
100.0%

123797
33705
26466
13904
22260
220132

56.2%
15.3%
12.0%
6.3%
10.1%
100.0%

24949
7464
2999
2146
2970
40528

61.6%
18.4%
7.4%
5.3%
7.3%
100.0%

51884
21352
9559
8345
11999
103139

50.3%
20.7%
9.3%
8.1%
11.6%
100.0%

215544
62650
45234
26044
42108
291580

55.0%
16.0%
11.6%
6.7%
10.8%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 34. My Past Recreational Experience at the Salton Sea Was Negative.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

63409
19348
22838
16839
44702
167136

37.9%
11.6%
13.7%
10.1%
26.7%
100.0%

8586
2527
340
3340
3010
17803

48.2%
14.2%
1.9%
18.8%
16.9%
100.0%

38536
11642
9397
6269
17050
82894

46.5%
14.0%
11.3%
7.6%
20.6%
100.0%

95277
29946
31066
20043
43800
220132

43.4%
13.6%
14.1%
9.1%
19.9%
100.0%

18712
7202
7026
2181
5407
40528

46.2%
17.8%
17.3%
5.4%
13.3%
100.0%

45551
13512
15734
10686
18442
103925

43.8%
13.0%
15.1%
10.3%
17.7%
100.0%

165183
50467
55757
36898
83735
392040

42.1%
12.9%
14.2%
9.4%
21.4%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 35. I Do Not Use the Salton Sea Because the Fish Are Not Edible.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

63619
14326
29931
15359
43132
166367

38.2%
8.6%
18.0%
9.2%
25.9%
100.0%

6822
3281
3729
296
2458
16586

41.1%
19.8%
22.5%
1.8%
14.8%
100.0%

40651
6268
13656
5924
13355
79854

50.9%
7.8%
17.1%
7.4%
16.7%
100.0%

94240
20836
40590
14670
44510
214846

43.9%
9.7%
18.9%
6.8%
20.7%
100.0%

20130
4785
8287
1965
5051
40218

50.1%
11.9%
20.6%
4.9%
12.6%
100.0%

46959
12313
15665
4966
19825
99728

47.1%
12.3%
15.7%
5.0%
19.9%
100.0%

170542
38499
66494
25613
81790
382938

44.5%
10.1%
17.4%
6.7%
21.4%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 36. I Have Found a Better Alternative Recreational Resource.
By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)

Purpose of Trip

Fishing Hunting Boating Camping
Bird Watching
Other Row Total

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Column Total

43070
14606
23637
18363
67786
167462

25.7%
8.7%
14.1%
11.0%
40.5%
100.0%

4771
490
4081
2850
5611
17803

26.8%
2.8%
22.9%
16.0%
31.5%
100.0%

17171
2318
14318
10160
36569
80536

21.3%
2.9%
17.8%
12.6%
45.4%
100.0%

44883
15206
36483
34703
88071
219346

20.5%
6.9%
16.6%
15.8%
40.2%
100.0%

9812
3854
6559
6559
13744
40528

24.2%
9.5%
16.2%
16.2%
33.9%
100.0%

20132
7273
16350
10512
49658
03925

19.4%
17.0%
15.7%
10.1%
47.8%
100.0%

87423
20267
60823
50524
161971
390008

22.4%
7.5%
15.6%
13.0%
41.5%
100.0%

CIC Research, Inc., June, 1989.

TABLE 37 Types of Principal Businesses Surveyed

Business type
Frequency Percent

REST.\BAR\LOUNGE
GROCERY\MARKET\LIQ
RV\MOBILE HOME PARK
SERVICE STATION
BOAT\MOTOR REPAIR
BAIT & TACKLE
CHARTER SERVICE
MOTEL
REALTY
FINANCIAL\BANK\TAX
PLUMBING\A.C.\REFRIG
CONST. CONTRACTOR
STORAGE
DENTIST
BARBER\BEAUTY
REPAIR
TRANSFER TRUCKING
MISC. RETAIL
MARINA

TOTAL

15
.7
12
2
4
1
6
3
4
4
4
5
2
1
2
4
1
9
3
------
89

16.9
7.9
13.5
2.2
4.5
1.1
6.7
3.4
4.5
4.5
4.5
5.6
2.2
1.1
2.2
4.5
1.1
10.1
3.4
------
100.0

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TABLE 1. Average Trip Expenditures per Household
Expenditure Category	Intercept Survey		Telephone Survey
	Average Spending	Local Spending	Average Spending	Local Spending
Fees, park, camping, R.V. Lodging in a motel Meals and snacks out Alcoholic beverages Boat launching/guide fees Transportation/gasoline Groceries/food shopping Bait/tackle/ammunition Other shopping items Other expenditures Total Percent of total	$20.38 $2.79 $15.96 $11.06 $1.08 $44.08 $53.56 $13.66 $6.53 $10.26 ----------- $179.36 100.0%	$19.17 $2.32 $14.44 $6.94 $1.00 $24.22 $27.36 $8.54 $4.54 $8.20 ----------- $116.73 65.1%	$13.76 $13.63 $35.10 $10.99 $6.37 $29.48 $38.08 $10.59 $10.52 $5.68 ----------- $174.23 100.0%	$13.22 $10.08 $29.80 $7.20 $4.54 $16.09 $22.05 $6.23 $7.10 $5.02 ----------- $121.33 69.6%

TABLE 4. Month of Latest Trip
Month	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent *
January February March April May June July August September October November December Don't remember TOTAL	8835 8751 8339 11741 12556 15671 15207 10730 9538 9204 9695 8235 10919 ----------- 139421	6.3 6.3 6.0 8.4 9.0 11.2 10.9 7.7 6.8 6.6 7.0 5.9 7.8 ----------- 100.0	6.9 6.8 6.5 9.1 9.8 12.2 11.8 8.4 7.4 7.2 7.5 6.4 MISSING ----------- 100.0
* Percentages adjusted to remove don't remember responses.

TABLE 5. Estimated Multipliers by Region
	Imperial County				SCAG Region
	Output	Income	Employment	Output	Income	Employment
Fees, park, camping, R. V Lodging in a motel Meals and snacks out Alcoholic beverages Boat Launching/guide fees Transportation/gasoline * Groceries/food shopping * Bait/tackle/ammunition * Other shopping items * Other expenditures	1.542 1.542 1.542 1.542 1.995 1.319 1.319 1.319 1.319 1.995	0.385 0.385 0.385 0.385 0.658 0.274 0.274 0.274 0.274 0.658	37.14 37.14 37.14 37.14 31.87 16.77 16.77 16.77 16.77 31.87	3.183 2.858 2.454 2.454 3.183 1.998 2.966 3.048 2.454 3.017	1.556 1.350 1.269 1.269 1.556 0.656 1.114 1.400 1.269 1.564	33.98 47.66 42.37 42.37 33.98 15.92 26.67 44.01 42.37 33.51
1. Total regional income attributable to $1.00 delivery to final demand. 2. Total regional employment per $1 million delivery to final demand. * Adjusted to reflect trade margins and local production.
Sources: "SCAG Region Input-Output Model, Vol. 1, Overview,! CIC Research, Inc. June, 1979, P.28a. "The CBARC Input-Output Model of Imperial Valley," San Diego State University, July, 1981, p.22.

TABLE 6. Employment and Payroll by County 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986 Projected to 1988 (payroll figures in $millions, employment in thousands)
County	1976		1978		1985		1986		1987	1988
	Payroll	Employment	Payroll	Employment	Payroll	Employment	Payroll	Employment
Los Angeles Imperial Orange Riverside San Bernardino San Diego San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Ventura Total	$ 137.8 29,566.7 5,569.6 1,418.8 1,013.3 3,694.1 173.0 792.3 827.6 $43,193.3 ----------	16.3 2,550.2 514.2 143.3 111.8 367.3 21.9 91.7 83.3 3,899.9	$ 154.6 38,066.9 8,411.5 1,490.6 2,003.5 5,255.5 254.7 945.8 1,128.1 $116,956.4 ----------	15.7 2,865.2 670.0 140.6 178.3 456.6 29.1 93.9 102.4 4,551.9	$ 230.6 72,053.1 19,833.1 3,008.6 4,040.3 12,085.8 662.8 2,156.5 2,885.5 $116,956.4 ----------	17.2 3,345.5 963.2 189.7 244.4 655.9 46.5 117.1 158.2 5,737.7	$ 235.0 76,888.8 21,696.9 3,431.8 4,654.6 13,440.9 711.2 2,303.3 3,168.3 $126,530.8 ----------	17.0 3,478.0 1,001.2 205.5 266.6 703.8 47.8 121.5 166.8 6,008.2	n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. ----------	n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. ----------
Average annual wage SCAG Region	11,075		12,678		20,383 1.8404		22,077 1.9934		$23,912 2.1590	$25,746 2.3246
Average annual wage Imperial County Inflation adjustment			9,849		13,437 1.3644		13,693 1.3903		$13,693 1.4168	$14,214 1.4433

TABLE 7. Selected Measures of Imperial County Economic Activity 1981 to 1987 - In $ Millions
	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Imperial County Income Private Nonfarm Earnings Restaurants Hotels/Motels Service Stations Amusements/Recreation Miscellaneous Retail Visitor Related Earnings Percent of Total Percent of Private Earnings Annual Growth Rate	$934.8 $348.1 $11.6 $3.1 $12.6 $1.4 $10.6 $39.3 4.2% 11.3%	$983.1 $343.8 $12.4 $3.3 $11.7 $1.0 $9.0 $37.4 3.8% 10.9% -4.8%	$1,032.5 $344.7 $13.5 $3.3 $11.3 $1.4 $9.2 $38.7 3.7% 11.2% 3.5%	$1,055.8 $375.6 $13.4 $2.9 $12.2 $1.3 $9.6 $39.4 3.7% 10.5% 1.8%	$1,085.6 $387.5 $14.7 $3.1 $13.7 $1.3 $9.2 $42.0 3.9% 10.8% 6.6%	$1,136.4 $421.3 $14.1 $3.6 $12.8 $1.5 $10.2 $42.2 3.7% 10.0% 0.5%	$1,242.6 $455.8 $15.8 $3.4 $14.5 $1.7 $10.5 $45.9 3.7% 10.1% 8.8%

TABLE 11. I Would Use the Salton Sea More Often if the Fishing were Better. By Number of Households Using Salton Sea in Last Year (Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	5061 2060 9103 12811 30824 59859	8.5% 3.4% 15.2% 21.4% 51.5% 100.0%	4074 293 1105 469 3483 9424	43.2% 3.1% 11.7% 5.0% 37.0% 100.0%	5378 4023 6855 3577 3782 23615	22.8% 17.0% 29.0% 15.1% 16.0% 100.0%	11407 4844 7454 7071 15283 46059	24.8% 10.5% 16.2% 15.4% 33.2% 100.0%	4283 1486 2226 754 5226 13975	30.6% 10.6% 15.9% 5.4% 37.4% 100.0%	16727 8316 14816 6746 29079 75684	22.1% 11.0% 19.6% 8.9% 38.4% 100.0%	30440 10805 23890 18223 52009 135367	22.5% 8.0% 17.6% 13.5% 38.4% 100.0%

TABLE 12. I Would Use the Salton Sea More Often if the Fishing Were Better. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	26855 12625 33025 17468 77254 167227	16.1% 7.5% 19.7% 10.4% 46.2% 100.0%	3577 1382 4384 1192 5741 16276	22.0% 8.5% 26.9% 7.3% 35.3% 100.0%	24946 6811 21069 6939 18967 78732	31.7% 8.7% 26.8% 8.8% 24.1% 100.0%	44427 16187 58350 26804 64684 210452	21.1% 7.7% 27.7% 12.7% 30.7% 100.0%	11504 3147 12399 3437 8823 39310	29.3% 8.0% 31.5% 8.7% 22.4% 100.0%	31865 12000 27144 10278 13943 95230	33.5% 12.6% 28.5% 10.8% 14.6% 100.0%	100460 32261 91562 39495 111516 375294	26.8% 8.6% 24.4% 10.5% 29.7% 100.0%

TABLE 21. I Would Not Support the Government Spending Money to Preserve and Enhance the Natural Qualities of the Salton Sea. By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	38548 3554 8073 2984 6700 59859	64.4% 5.9% 13.5% 5.0% 11.2% 100.0%	5883 762 1594 0 1478 9717	60.5% 7.8% 16.4% .0% 15.2% 100.0%	15267 1498 5126 484 2204 24579	62.1% 6.1% 20.9% 2.0% 9.0% 100.0%	31271 3293 4894 874 4945 45277	69.1% 7.3% 10.8% 1.9% 10.9% 100.0%	9869 878 908 0 2350 14005	70.5% 6.3% 6.5% .0% 16.8% 100.0%	46528 6282 8534 3911 10399 75654	61.5% 8.3% 11.3% 5.2% 13.7% 100.0%	88350 9107 17081 5312 16431 136281	64.8% 6.7% 12.5% 3.9% 12.1% 100.0%

TABLE 22. I Would Not Support the Government Spending Money to Preserve and Enhance the Natural Qualities of the Salton Sea. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	99763 18607 19115 5708 23329 166521	59.9% 11.2% 11.5% 3.4% 14.0% 100.0%	10249 1024 3099 1517 1914 17803	57.6% 5.8% 17.4% 8.5% 10.8% 100.0%	45950 10492 11982 2789 8645 79858	57.5% 13.1% 15.0% 3.5% 10.8% 100.0%	127465 28101 23478 10487 25975 215506	59.1% 13.0% 10.9% 4.9% 12.1% 100.0%	22386 5625 2651 4032 5712 40406	55.4% 13.9% 6.6% 10.0% 14.1% 100.0%	47574 11112 19605 4357 13009 95657	49.7% 11.6% 20.5% 4.6% 13.6% 100.0%	209987 45603 53367 21177 52268 382402	54.9% 11.9% 14.0% 5.5% 13.7% 100.0%

TABLE 23. If All of the Salton Sea Fish Died I Would Have No Trouble Finding an Alternative area of Equivalent Value. By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	13643 7545 11216 9264 17575 59243	23.0% 12.7% 18.9% 15.6% 29.7% 100.0%	4077 0 2003 353 3284 9717	42.0% .0% 20.6% 3.6% 33.8% 100.0%	9120 2954 3313 2013 6967 24367	37.4% 12.1% 13.6% 8.3% 28.6% 100.0%	11251 3654 9442 7707 12930 44984	25.0% 8.1% 21.0% 17.1% 28.7% 100.0%	4425 0 4105 251 4909 13690	32.3% .0% 30.0% 1.8% 35.9% 100.0%	19836 10484 12324 8865 24329 75838	26.2% 13.8% 16.3% 11.7% 32.1% 100.0%	38306 14603 23258 17034 41997 135198	28.3% 10.8% 17.2% 12.6% 31.1% 100.0%

TABLE 24. If the Numbers of Wildlife Species Using the Salton Sea Diminished, I Would Go Elsewhere to Enjoy Them. By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	6673 5616 5947 5452 25585 59273	11.3% 9.5% 10.0% 26.1% 43.2% 100.0%	469 724 724 902 898 9717	4.8% 7.5% 7.5% 9.3% 7l.0% 100.0%	3697 2972 5318 3651 8941 24579	15.0% 12.1% 21.6% 14.9% 36.4% 100.0%	8600 3643 7869 8451 17153 45716	18.8% 8.0% 17.2% 18.5% 37.5% 100.0%	3718 499 2723 1017 6048 14005	26.5% 3.6% 19.4% 7.3% 43.2% 100.0%	15940 8824 12607 11927 26795 76093	20.9% 11.6% 16.6% 15.7% 35.2% 100.0%	23184 13957 21038 22959 54996 136134	17.0% 10.3% 15.5% 16.9% 40.4% 100.0%

TABLE 25. If the Numbers of Wildlife Species Using the Salton Sea Diminished, I would Go Elsewhere to Enjoy Them. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	14399 8389 27636 27212 88368 166004	8.7% 5.1% 16.6% 16.4% 53.2% 100.0%	912 296 1702 4238 10655 17803	5.1% 1.7% 9.6% 23.8% 59.8% 100.0%	12071 7301 12041 12624 35901 79938	15.1% 9.1% 15.1% 15.8% 44.9% 100.0%	23534 17634 42917 34414 96217 214716	11.0% 8.2% 20.0% 16.0% 44.8% 100.0%	5030 3203 10094 8580 13499 40406	12.4% 7.9% 25.0% 21.2% 33.4% 100.0%	16489 6764 19410 17334 3778 93775	17.6% 7.2% 20.7% 18.5% 36.0% 100.0%	50353 26305 69224 62534 171307 379523	13.2% 6.9% 18.2% 16.5% 45.1% 100.0%

TABLE 26. If I Could Not Eat the Fish I Caught, It Would Effect My Use of the Salton Sea. By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	13113 4343 5510 5476 30978 59420	22.1% 7.3% 9.3% 9.2% 52.1% 100.0%	3116 842 1075 315 3930 9278	33.6% 9.1% 11.6% 3.4% 42.4% 100.0%	11458 999 3444 608 7888 24397	47.0% 4.1% 14.1% 2.5% 32.3% 100.0%	14751 3463 6116 3570 17034 44934	32.8% 7.7% 13.6% 7.9% 37.9% 100.0%	3551 2275 3052 30 4285 13193	26.9% 17.2% 23.1% .2% 32.5% 100.0%	23504 6313 11669 10945 23410 75391	30.6% 8.4% 15.5% 14.5% 31.1% 100.0%	41580 10818 18059 12683 51006 134146	31.0% 8.1% 13.5% 9.5% 38.0% 100.0%

TABLE 27. If I Could Not Eat the Fish I Caught, It Would Effect My Use of the Salton Sea. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not in Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	27251 7197 21480 19173 93767 168868	16.1% 4.3% 12.7% 11.4% 55.5% 100.0%	3134 786 2003 2921 8959 17803	17.6% 4.4% 11.3% 16.4% 50.3% 100.0%	19820 5261 12390 6894 35467 79832	24.8% 6.6% 15.5% 8.6% 44.4% 100.0%	48797 17458 32345 21780 93941 214321	22.8% 8.1% 15.1% 10.2% 43.8% 100.0%	18408 1261 6214 2218 11874 39975	46.0% 3.2% 15.5% 5.5% 29.7% 100.0%	27456 8360 10852 10746 37431 94845	28.9% 8.8% 11.4% 11.3% 39.5% 100.0%	96414 23358 50490 37682 173126 381070	25.3% 6.1% 13.2% 9.9% 45.4% 100.0%

TABLE 28. I Would Support Establishing a Small Fee to Users of the Salton Sea If All of the Money Raised Were Used Solely for Enhancing The Fish and Wildlife There. By Number of Households Using The Salton Sea In Last Year (Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	3719 469 5320 9072 41279 59859	6.2% .8% 8.9% 15.2% 69.0% 100.0%	30 732 439 30 8486 9717	.3% 7.5% 4.5% .3% 87.3% 100.0%	1135 0 2350 4204 16860 24549	4.6% .0% 9.6% 17.1% 68.7% 100.0%	1574 914 3900 6304 33024 45716	3.4% 2.0% 8.5% 13.8% 72.2% 100.0%	1193 762 878 754 10418 14005	8.5% 5.4% 6.3% 5.4% 74.4% 1 00.0%	6134 796 10163 10171 49114 76378	8.0% 1.0% 13.3% 13.3% 64.3% 100.0%	9186 2089 13437 18946 93347 137005	6.7% 1.5% 9.8% 13.8% 68.1% 100.0%

TABLE 29. I Would Support Establishing A Small Fee to Users of the Salton Sea If All of the Money Raised Were Used Solely For Enhancing The Fish and Wildlife There. By Number of Households That Have used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	11433 5614 20440 25685 105696 168868	6.8% 3.3% 12.1% 15.2% 62.6% 100.0%	553 714 3040 2267 11229 17803	3.1% 4.0% 17.1% 12.7% 63.1% 100.0%	7464 3999 10638 9624 48213 79938	9.3% 5.0% 13.3% 12.0% 60.3% 100.0%	14708 6783 30535 27190 140196 219412	6.7% 3.1% 13.9% 12.4% 63.9% 100.0%	2578 1517 1266 7997 27048 40406	6.4% 3.8% 3.1% 19.8% 66.9% 100.0%	10897 4086 17089 12927 51063 96062	11.3% 4.3% 17.8% 13.5% 53.2% 100.0%	30736 15263 50849 52730 237165 386743	7.9% 3.9% 13.1% 13.6% 61.3% 100.0%

TABLE 30. I Did Not Have the Time to Use the Salton Sea Recreational Resource. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	40178 12903 18138 13949 83094 168262	23.9% 7.7% 10.8% 8.3% 49.4% 100.0%	2872 1827 1688 896 10224 17507	16.4% 10.4% 9.6% 5.1% 58.4% 100.0%	18374 6663 8381 8230 40384 82032	22.4% 8.1% 10.2% 10.0% 49.2% 100.0%	44828 21224 25007 26070 103803 220932	20.3% 9.6% 11.3% 11.8% 47.0% 100.0%	7966 2438 3880 6605 19639 40528	19.7% 6.0% 9.6% 16.3% 48.5% 100.0%	16191 7643 12452 12461 55178 103925	15.6% 7.4% 12.0% 12.0% 53.1% 100.0%	79512 30398 44435 43396 195780 393521	20.2% 7.7% 11.3% 11.0% 49.8% 100.0%

TABLE 31. I Have Changed the Kinds of Outdoor Activities I Am Pursuing. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea But Not In Last Year (Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	73291 19794 20608 17180 35969 166842	43.9% 11.9% 12.4% 10.3% 21.6% 100.0%	8564 2558 2657 490 3534 17803	48.1% 14.4% 14.9% 2.8% 19.9% 100.0%	27846 9593 10832 8270 25567 82108	33.9% 11.7% 13.2% 10.1% 31.1% 100.0%	92907 20723 32197 28816 45965 220608	42.1% 9.4% 14.6% 13.1% 20.8% 100.0%	16942 6818 5992 2194 8582 40528	41.8% 16.8% 14.8% 5.4% 21.2% 100.0%	38657 14552 12250 14054 24116 103629	37.3% 14.0% 11.8% 13.6% 23.3% 100.0%	159926 45141 53011 41565 91807 391450	40.9% 11.5% 13.5% 10.6% 23.5% 100.0%

TABLE 32. I Do Not Use the Salton Sea Because It Is Polluted. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	46300 14592 29882 16666 58981 166421	27.8% 8.8% 18.0% 10.0% 35.4% 100.0%	4746 3017 3127 1041 4888 16819	28.2% 17.9% 18.6% 6.2% 29.1% 100.0%	24224 7688 14454 7597 27359 81322	29.8% 9.5% 17.8% 9.3% 33.6% 100.0%	65151 25226 40336 23070 63328 217111	30.0% 11.6% 18.6% 10.6% 29.2% 100.0%	13578 4303 7925 6038 7588 39432	34.4% 10.9% 20.1% 15.3% 19.2% 100.0%	36965 14891 14615 6966 29498 102935	35.9% 14.5% 14.2% 6.8% 28.7% 100.0%	120154 38891 68297 37887 121204 386433	31.1% 10.1% 17.7% 9.8% 31.4% 100.0%

TABLE 33. It Is Too Expensive to Travel to the Salton Sea. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	96241 26765 15879 8797 19780 167462	57.5% 16.0% 9.5% 5.3% 11.8% 100.0%	10750 2298 3250 908 597 17803	60.4% 12.9% 18.3% 5.1% 3.4% 100.0%	47363 11454 12968 2841 8268 82894	57.1% 13.8% 15.6% 3.4% 10.0% 100.0%	123797 33705 26466 13904 22260 220132	56.2% 15.3% 12.0% 6.3% 10.1% 100.0%	24949 7464 2999 2146 2970 40528	61.6% 18.4% 7.4% 5.3% 7.3% 100.0%	51884 21352 9559 8345 11999 103139	50.3% 20.7% 9.3% 8.1% 11.6% 100.0%	215544 62650 45234 26044 42108 291580	55.0% 16.0% 11.6% 6.7% 10.8% 100.0%

TABLE 34. My Past Recreational Experience at the Salton Sea Was Negative. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	63409 19348 22838 16839 44702 167136	37.9% 11.6% 13.7% 10.1% 26.7% 100.0%	8586 2527 340 3340 3010 17803	48.2% 14.2% 1.9% 18.8% 16.9% 100.0%	38536 11642 9397 6269 17050 82894	46.5% 14.0% 11.3% 7.6% 20.6% 100.0%	95277 29946 31066 20043 43800 220132	43.4% 13.6% 14.1% 9.1% 19.9% 100.0%	18712 7202 7026 2181 5407 40528	46.2% 17.8% 17.3% 5.4% 13.3% 100.0%	45551 13512 15734 10686 18442 103925	43.8% 13.0% 15.1% 10.3% 17.7% 100.0%	165183 50467 55757 36898 83735 392040	42.1% 12.9% 14.2% 9.4% 21.4% 100.0%

TABLE 35. I Do Not Use the Salton Sea Because the Fish Are Not Edible. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	63619 14326 29931 15359 43132 166367	38.2% 8.6% 18.0% 9.2% 25.9% 100.0%	6822 3281 3729 296 2458 16586	41.1% 19.8% 22.5% 1.8% 14.8% 100.0%	40651 6268 13656 5924 13355 79854	50.9% 7.8% 17.1% 7.4% 16.7% 100.0%	94240 20836 40590 14670 44510 214846	43.9% 9.7% 18.9% 6.8% 20.7% 100.0%	20130 4785 8287 1965 5051 40218	50.1% 11.9% 20.6% 4.9% 12.6% 100.0%	46959 12313 15665 4966 19825 99728	47.1% 12.3% 15.7% 5.0% 19.9% 100.0%	170542 38499 66494 25613 81790 382938	44.5% 10.1% 17.4% 6.7% 21.4% 100.0%

TABLE 36. I Have Found a Better Alternative Recreational Resource. By Number of Households That Have Used The Salton Sea Since 1980 But Not In Last Year (Not Recent Users)
	Purpose of Trip
	Fishing		Hunting		Boating		Camping		Bird Watching		Other		Row Total
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Column Total	43070 14606 23637 18363 67786 167462	25.7% 8.7% 14.1% 11.0% 40.5% 100.0%	4771 490 4081 2850 5611 17803	26.8% 2.8% 22.9% 16.0% 31.5% 100.0%	17171 2318 14318 10160 36569 80536	21.3% 2.9% 17.8% 12.6% 45.4% 100.0%	44883 15206 36483 34703 88071 219346	20.5% 6.9% 16.6% 15.8% 40.2% 100.0%	9812 3854 6559 6559 13744 40528	24.2% 9.5% 16.2% 16.2% 33.9% 100.0%	20132 7273 16350 10512 49658 03925	19.4% 17.0% 15.7% 10.1% 47.8% 100.0%	87423 20267 60823 50524 161971 390008	22.4% 7.5% 15.6% 13.0% 41.5% 100.0%

TABLE 37 Types of Principal Businesses Surveyed
Business type	Frequency	Percent
REST.\BAR\LOUNGE GROCERY\MARKET\LIQ RV\MOBILE HOME PARK SERVICE STATION BOAT\MOTOR REPAIR BAIT & TACKLE CHARTER SERVICE MOTEL REALTY FINANCIAL\BANK\TAX PLUMBING\A.C.\REFRIG CONST. CONTRACTOR STORAGE DENTIST BARBER\BEAUTY REPAIR TRANSFER TRUCKING MISC. RETAIL MARINA TOTAL	15 .7 12 2 4 1 6 3 4 4 4 5 2 1 2 4 1 9 3 ------ 89	16.9 7.9 13.5 2.2 4.5 1.1 6.7 3.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.6 2.2 1.1 2.2 4.5 1.1 10.1 3.4 ------ 100.0