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Respondents were asked to indicate how motivated they were to do what the referent groups wanted to do
using the scale 1=extremely disagree to 7=extremely agree (Tables 3-48 to 3-54). Approximately 4 in 10
respondents reported that they would be less motivated to do what (a) their friends ( x =3.5) (Table 3-48),
(b) other hunters ( x =3.6) (Table 3-49), (c) environmental organizations ( x =3.6) (Table 3-50), and (d)
ammunition manufacturers ( x =3.3) (Table 3-55) wanted them to do. Between 35 and 40% of respondents
indicated that they would be more motivated to do what (a) Pheasants Forever ( x =4.0) (Table 3-51), (b)
Ducks Unlimited ( x =4.1) (Table 3-52), and (c) the Minnesota DNR ( x =4.2) (Table 3-53) wanted them
to do. About one-fourth of respondents were motivated and about one-third were unmotivated to do what
the NRA through they should do ( x =3.7) (Table 3-54). It should be noted that between one-third and
one-half of respondents gave neutral responses to the items addressing whether they were motivated to do
what referent groups thought they should do.