Recreational Need Assessment of 15 – 64 Years Old Citizen in Isfahan City in Personal, Environmental- social & Cultural Dimension in 2011

Abstract

The objective of this research was the recreational need assessment of 15-64 Isfahan citizens in three dimensions of individual, environmental-social and cultural. The research method was a descriptive survey. The statistical population of the study consisted of all Isfahan citizens from which 464 were selected using stage sampling method (appropriate to sample size). The research instrument was a researcher questionnaire containing 65 close ended questions and 4 open ended questions. The reliability of the questionnaire proved to be 0/96 using Cronbach,s alpha coefficient and validity of the questionnaire was a superficial and content validity. The data was analyzed both through descriptive (frequency, percentage and standard deviation) and inferential (0ne-variable t-test, Independent-sample t-test, One way analyzed of variance, LSD test and Friedman) statistics. Analysis of the findings revealed that the most important recreational needs of Isfahan citizens are the need for recreational programs for children and adolescents considering the individual dimension with the average of 4/03, the need for recreational outdoor places like parks , Zayanderood and scenic areas considering the environmental-social dimension with the average of 4/07,and the need for places to hold sport classes considering cultural dimension with the average of 3/86.The recreational needs of citizens were above the average in all three dimensions. A meaningful difference was seen in the type of citizens,
recreational needs among the six districts of Isfahan regarding the three dimensions. The environmentalsocial needs had priority in all districts. No meaningful difference was seen in citizens, recreational needs in the three dimensions regarding age, sex and income. A meaningful difference was seen among recreational needs in individual dimension considering education, marital status and occupation. In addition, there was a meaningful difference among recreational needs in environmental-social dimension regarding owning a car. The most obstacles for participating in recreational program were the distance between recreational places and living place.
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