中文摘要
　　本研究旨在探討南投縣民眾休閒運動參與現況與滿意度研究，以南投縣十三個鄉鎮之民眾為研究對象。本研究採問卷調查法，問卷內容主要調查有：人口特徵、休閒運動參與情形及滿意度。調查期間共發出問卷650份，回收500份，有效問卷389份，有效問卷率為79%。回收之有效樣本依研究目的，分別採用描述性統計、獨立樣本t檢定、單因子變異數分析、Scheffe事後比較等統計方式進行資料處理，結果發現：
一、民眾參與休閒運動之情形，以每週參與2次以下者為最多，未達規律性之運動頻率。
二、民眾最常參與之活動以戶外活動及球類運動為主，而希望政府增設之休閒運動設施為室內游泳池及綜合球場。
三、民眾參與休閒運動之主要動機為促進身體健康及放髮心情，而參與休閒運動之阻礙為時間不足及場地設備不完善等因素。
四、不同性別、職業、學歷之民眾對於休閒運動參與滿意度無顯著差異。
五、不同年齡、居住地、月收入之民眾對於休閒運動參與滿意度有顯著差異。

Abstract
　　The purpose of this study is to discuss the local residents’ participation and satisfaction of recreational activities in Nan-Tou County. Those who live in thirteen towns of Nan-Tou that can be categorized as the rural area are the major objects in this study. In the perspective of method, the structured questionnaire, which emphasized on three dimensions: demographic characteristics, degree of participation in recreational activities, and satisfaction of the activities, has been utilized as the most primary way for collecting the data. Of the six hundred and fifty distributed questionnaires, five hundred were collected, in which three hundred and eighty-nine were viewed as valid. The overall valid questionnaire percentage was 79%. After the data collection, valid samples were processed and analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe post hoc. The results can be briefly listed as the following:
1.The frequency of local residents’ participation of recreational activities was two or less than two times per week, which was not qualified as the regular pattern of exercise frequency.
2.The data has shown that the most popular type of recreational activities among local residents in Nan-Tou belongs to two categories: outdoor activities and ball games. Nevertheless, two kinds of facilities that local residents hope the government can help to deliver are indoor swimming pools and multi-purpose exercise facilities.
3.The primary motivations to explain residents’ participation in recreational activities were to achieve healthiness and acquire relaxation. On the other hand, lack of time and appropriate facilities are two major constraints of their participation.
4.There were no distinct difference to prove that genders, occupations, and education levels has significant effect in local resident’s degree of satisfaction toward recreational activities they participated.
5.There is a significant difference among residents from different age groups, residential locations, and income levels in their degree of satisfaction.