NRPA Park Pulse How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement - Increasing the availability of affordable out-of-school time programs at local parks, recreation centers and libraries to families of all income levels should be a goal of my local government? HOUSEHOLDS WITH AND WITHOUT CHILDREN AGREE, local governments should focus on increasing affordable out-of-school time programming. 94% 91% HAVE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD All ages agree, affordable out-of-school time program availability should be a local government priority. 97% MILLENNIALS 92% BABY BOOMERS 89% GEN XERS 93% of Americans look to local governments to increase availability of affordable out-of-school time programming at their park and recreation agencies. The National Recreation and Park Association Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research (www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 1,003 nationally representative U.S. adults, ages 18+, between August 16th and August 23rd, 2018, using an email invitation and an online survey. Quotas have been set to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the U.S. adult population 18 and older. 14 Parks & Recreation | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G