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 The primary required input
is the number of boats within a different size categories. The
model applies national or regional averages for (1) the number
of days the boats are used, (2) annual spending per boat on
storage, accessories, insurance and other craft-related expenses
and (3) the average spending per day of boaters on boating trips
for meals, fuel, and other items. When reliable local spending
and boating activity estimates are available, the default
averages built into the model may be modified to fit a
particular local application. For example, in the case of a
marina, the marina's actual slip or storage fees can substituted
for the regional averages.
Economic impacts are
estimated by applying the spending estimates to a set of
multipliers representing the structure of the local where a
marina or access site is located. Users must select the type of
region that best represents the local area where the marina or
boating access/launch site is located. The three types of
regions are as follows:
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1. Rural areas with
populations less than 100,000,
2. Smaller metropolitan areas with populations of 100,000 -
500,000, and
3. Larger metropolitan regions with populations over 500,000. |
The multipliers incorporated as part of the system convert
boater spending and craft spending during boating trips in
different sectors of the economy into the associated
jobs,
income, and
value added in boat-related and tourism-related businesses.
Multipliers also estimate the indirect and induced effects as
boater spending flows throughout the local economy.
Spending averages in the
model are based on the findings of two national boater surveys
conducted in December 2005 and during the 2006 boating season.
The surveys were conducted by the
Recreation Marine Research Center. One survey of 12,000
boaters collected detailed spending on the survey instruments.
The other survey collected detailed information about spending
on more than 8,000 boating trips. You can view these two
Web-based surveys at these two links: (coming soon)
You can view at
Multipliers come from input-output models of local economies
estimated with the IMPLAN regional economic modeling system. The
boating economic impact model uses distinct spending profiles
for different types of boaters. The model estimates annual
craft-related spending in eight categories and trip spending in
ten categories. Employment and income effects are reported for a
dozen economic sectors. |
