This paper introduces national surveys and data collection on leisure and recreation in the USA, including data collection agencies/ organizations, sampling methods, survey contents, data management units/ divisions, and acts/regulations supporting data collection. Leisure/recreation data in the USA have been col-lected continually, comparably, scientifically, and normatively with partnerships and collaboration from multi-ple agencies. Most leisure/recreation data are open to the general public. The use of these data not only con- tributed to the academic research and decision - making, but in...