National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted August 14-15, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Have you visited a national park within the past five years?

57% Yes

39% No

5% Not sure

2* During the past five years, how often have you visited a national park? (Asked only of those who answered 1 to q. 1)

32% Once

18% Twice

23% Three or four times

25% Five or more times

3% Not sure

3*Should admission to national parks be free or should the cost of admission cover the cost of maintaining the park?

44% Admission to national parks should be free

47% The cost of admission should cover the cost of maintaining the park

8% Not sure

4* What is more important, getting more people to visit national parks or keeping down the cost of national parks to taxpayers?

41% Getting more people to visit national parks

46% Keeping down the cost of national parks to taxpayers

13% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence