2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and ... - Census Bureau

Table 34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Vermont Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2011
(State population 16 years old and older)
IN VERMONT
Expenditure Item
Amount
(thousands of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average
per spender
(dollars) 1
Average
per participant
(dollars) 1
Expenditures for wildlife watching, total 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,155 224 555 455
Trip-related expenditures 3 ............................... 15,347 61 251 191
Wildlife-watching equipment 4 ........................... 33,747 193 175 124
Auxiliary equipment 5 .................................. *1,719 *22 *79 *6
Special equipment 6 .................................... ... ... ... ...
Other 7 .............................................. 31,579 90 350 116
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for wildlife watching, total 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,822 81 688 *450
Trip-related expenditures 3 ............................... *9,401 *25 *379 *379
Wildlife-watching equipment 4 ........................... 7,979 44 180 ...
Auxiliary equipment 5 .................................. ... ... ... ...
Special equipment 6 .................................... ... ... ... ...
Other 7 .............................................. ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. … Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably.
1
Average expenditures are annual estimates.
2
Information on trip-related expenditures was collected for away-from-home participants only. Equipment and other expenditures are based on information collected from both
away-from-home and around-the-home participants.
3
Includes equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trips, public land use and private land use, boat fuel, other boating costs, and heating and cooking fuel.
4
Includes binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, special lenses, videocameras, other photography equipment, memory cards, film and photo processing, commercially prepared and
packaged wild bird food, other bulk food used to feed wild birds, food used to feed other wildlife, nest boxes, bird houses, feeders, baths, and other wildife-watching equipment.
5
Includes tents, tarps, frame packs and other backpacking equipment, other camping equipment, and other auxiliary equipment.
6
Includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers,
recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.
7
Includes magazines, books, DVDs, membership dues and contributions, and land leasing and ownership.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
Table 35. Participation of Vermont Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and Hunting:
2011
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants
Total wildlife watchers
Away from home
Wildife-watching activity
Around the home
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total participants ..................................... 273 100 85 100 270 100
Wildlife-watching participants who:
Did not fish or hunt ................................... 181 66 44 51 181 67
Fished or hunted ..................................... 92 34 41 49 89 33
Fished ........................................... 72 26 *37 *43 71 26
Hunted ........................................... 51 19 *22 *26 50 18
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
40 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau