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Abstract

Kebede, E., J. Schelhas, and J. Haslerig. 2008. Alternative forest resource use - outdoor recreation and rural economies. JEMREST 5:20-29.

This paper uses a logit model to analyze survey data from the 2005 National Agricultural, Food and Public Policy Preference Survey to examine the role of the Federal Government in maintaining land conservation programs. The mail only survey was a collaborative effort of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), faculty from land grant universities and the Farm Foundation. Results from a logit model indicate, that compared to respondents who were 44 years old or younger, respondents who were 45 or older were less likely to indicate that maintaining funding for working land conservation programs such as EQIP, WHIP and CSP was important. The odds of supporting the maintenance of funding for working land conservation program versus no support was 0.09 times less for ages 45-54, 0.05 times less for ages 55-64 and 0.10 times less for ages 65 and older, than those who were 44 years old or younger. These values were significant at the 10%, 5%, and 10% level, respectively. While the results in the age category indicated an unwillingness of respondents to support funding to maintain working land conservation program, respondents in the gender, sales, income, and tenure categories were more likely to do so. The results suggested, for example, that the odds of supporting the maintenance of funding for working land conservation program increased by 11.13 times for women. This value was significant at the 5% level, with a p-value of 0.027.