Table 8. Regression coefficients (r) and P values for recreational visits to waterways, Douglas region.   Independent variables Four Mile Beach Dickson Inlet Mossman River Saltwater Creek Daintree River Northern Beaches Reef r P† r P r P r P r P r P r P Distance from waterway -0.560 0.000 -0.230 0.001 -0.450 0.000 -0.530 0.000 -1.000 0.000 -0.310 0.000     Minimum distance from waterway           0.160 0.014 -0.280 0.001   Visits to Four Mile Beach     0.510 0.000     0.117 0.004     Visits to Dickson Inlet 0.430 0.000     0.210 0.000     0.320 0.000 Visits to Mossman River         0.440 0.000 0.370 0.000 0.115 0.077   Visits to Saltwater Creek -0.080 0.090 0.140 0.004 0.400 0.000     0.170 0.005   Visits to Daintree River 0.130 0.017   0.240 0.000 0.180 0.000   0.270 0.000   Visits to Northern beaches       0.100 0.008       0.130 0.001 Visits to reef     0.350 0.000           Overall waterway condition     -0.170 0.030   -0.170 0.094     0.110 0.070 Water quality -0.090 0.055     0.110 0.017   0.080 0.060   Vegetation     0.060 0.080     -0.080 0.006     Diversity 0.100 0.005             Mental health limitations -0.210 0.016             Physical health limitations 0.240 0.002             Age               -0.020 0.000 Education 0.090 0.041             Sex         0.300 0.002             0.310 0.004 F (df) 35.2 (10, 313) 60.1 (6,325) 70.6 (5,392) 29.7 (7,295) 41.8 (5,348) 19.9 (6,342) 27.6 (5,373) R2 0.53 0.53 0.47 0.41 0.38 0.26 0.27 † Nonsignificant results are not displayed