2007 Summaries of Wildlife Research Findings - Minnesota State ...

Table 1-1: Proportion of respondents who hunted for small game in the Minnesota farmland zone
during the past 5 years
% of hunters 1 indicating they hunted in the Minnesota
farmland zone in past 5 years
Region of residence n Yes No
Statewide 2 823 72.0% 28.0%
METRO 357 77.3% 22.7%
NONMETRO 507 68.0% 32.0%
χ 2 = 8.893**; Cramer’s V = 0.101
1 A stratified sample based on region of residence was drawn. Statewide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan
proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.
n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001
Table 1-2: Percentage of hunters who hunt for specific types of small game in Minnesota
Pheasant Grouse Woodcock Snipe/Rail Dove Rabbits Squirrel
Statewide 67.8% 58.3% 12.6% 3.2% 10.6% 24.0% 24.5%
METRO 71.3% 62.1% 15.3% 3.7% 8.9% 15.5% 20.0%
NONMETRO 64.0% 55.6% 11.5% 2.9% 11.7% 27.8% 26.3%
χ 2 = 5.449*;
CV = 0.077
χ 2 = 3.931*;
CV = 0.065
χ 2 = 2.772 n.s.;
CV = 0.055
χ 2 = 0.413 n.s.;
CV = 0.021
χ 2 = 1.797 n.s.;
CV = 0.044
χ 2 = 19.176***;
CV = 0.144
1 A stratified sample based on region of residence was drawn. Statewide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan
proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.
n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001
Table 1-3: Average number of days hunting for specific types of small game in Minnesota
χ 2 = 4.957*;
CV = 0.073
Pheasant Grouse Woodcock Snipe/Rail Dove Rabbits Squirrel
Statewide 8.4 8.2 8.1 6.2 5.8 7.5 7.2
METRO 9.2 5.9 6.8 6.1 6.0 8.1 7.7
NONMETRO 6.9 9.4 8.7 6.6 5.6 7.5 7.4
F=6.238*;
η=0.111
F=20.882***;
η=0.195
F=0.699 n.s.;
η=0.069
F=0.249 n.s.;
η=0.063
F=0.127 n.s.;
η=0.034
F=0.005 n.s.;
η=0.005
1 A stratified sample based on region of residence was drawn. Statewide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan
proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.
n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001
194
F=0.004 n.s.;
η=0.004