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Guide to Statistical Tables Purpose and Coverage of Tables The statistical tables of this report were designed to meet a wide range of needs for those interested in wildlife-related recreation. Special terms used in these tables are defined in Appendix A. The tables are based on responses to the 2011 Survey, which was designed to collect data about participation in wi ldlife-related recreation. To have taken part in the Survey, a respondent must have been a U.S. resident (a resident of one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia). No one residing outside the United States (including U.S. citizens) was eligible for interviewing. Therefore, reported state and national totals do not include participation by those who were not U.S. residents or who were U.S. citizens residing outside the United States. Comparability With Previous Surveys The numbers reported can be compared with those in the 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 Survey Reports. The methodology used in 2011 was similar to that used in those Surveys. These results should not be directly compared to results from Surveys earlier than 1991 since there were major changes in methodology. These changes were made to improve accuracy in the information provided. Coverage of an Individual Table Since the Survey covers many activities in various places by participants of different ages, all table titles, headnotes, stubs, and footnotes are designed to identify and articulate each item being reported in the table. For example, the title of Table 2 shows that data about anglers and hunters, their days of participation, and their number of trips are reported by type of activity. By contrast, the title of Table 7 indicates that it contains data on freshwater anglers and the days they fished for different species. Percentages Reported in the Tables Percentages are reported in the tables for the convenience of the user. When exclusive groups are being reported, the base of a percentage is apparent from its context because the percents add to 100 percent (plus or minus a rounding error). For example, Table 2 reports the number of trips taken by big game hunters, those taken by small game hunters, those taken by migratory bird hunters, and those taken by hunters pursuing other animals. These comprise 100 percent because they are exclusive categories. Percents should not add to 100 when nonexclusive groups are being reported. Using Table 2 as an example again, note that adding the percentages associated with the total number of big game hunters, total small game hunters, total migratory bird hunters, and total hunters of other animals will not yield total hunters because respondents could hunt for more than one type of game. When the base of the percentage is not apparent in context, it is identified in a footnote. For example, Table 15 reports two percentages with different bases: one base being the number of total participants at the head of the column and the other base being the total population who are described by the row category. Footnotes are used to clarify the bases of the reported percentages. Footnotes to the Tables Footnotes are used to clarify the information or items that are being reported in a table. Symbols in the body of a table indicate important footnotes. The following symbols are used in the tables to refer to the same footnote each time they appear: * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. Z Less than 0.5 percent. X Not applicable. NA Not available. Estimates based upon fewer than ten responses are regarded as being based on a sample size that is too small for reliable reporting. An estimate based upon at least 10 but fewer than 30 responses is treated as an estimate based on a small sample size. Other footnotes appear, as necessary, to qualify or clarify the estimates reported in the tables. In addition, these two important footnotes appear frequently: • Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. • Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and no nresponse. “Multiple responses” is a term used to reflect the fact that individuals or their characteristics fall into more than one category. Using Table 5 as an example, those who fished in saltwater and freshwater appear in both of these totals. Yet each angler is represented only once in the “Total, all fishing” row. Similarly, in Table 12, those who hunt for big game and small game are counted only once as a hunter in the “Total, all hunting” row. Therefore, totals will be smaller than the sum of subcategories when multiple responses exist. “Nonresponse” exists because the Survey questions were answered voluntarily, and some respondents did not or could not answer all the questions. 16 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in Vermont by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2011 (Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands) Sportspersons Total, state residents and nonresidents Number Percent of sportspersons State residents Number Percent of resident sportspersons Nonresidents Number Percent of nonresident sportspersons Total sportspersons (fished or hunted) .......... 254 100 123 100 131 100 Total anglers ............................. 207 82 95 77 112 86 Fished only ............................. 164 65 56 46 *107 *82 Fished and hunted ........................ 43 17 38 31 ... ... Total hunters ............................. 90 35 66 54 ... ... Hunted only ............................. 47 18 28 23 ... ... Hunted and fished ........................ 43 17 38 31 ... ... * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. … Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably. Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Vermont by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2011 (Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands) FISHING Type of fishing and hunting Participants Days of participation Trips Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total, all fishing ........................... 207 100 2,215 100 1,871 100 Total, all freshwater ....................... 207 100 2,215 100 1,871 100 Freshwater, except Great Lakes ........... 207 100 2,215 100 1,871 100 Great Lakes ........................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Saltwater ............................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) HUNTING Total, all hunting .......................... 90 100 1,584 100 1,457 100 Big game ............................... 84 93 1,406 89 1,130 78 Small game ............................. *22 *24 *225 *14 *193 *13 Migratory birds .......................... *5 *6 *35 *2 *42 *3 Other animals ........................... *18 *20 *92 *6 *92 *6 * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable. Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont 17
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