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

Table C-1e. Comparison of Wildlife-Related Recreation in the United States: 1991–2011
(U.S. population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands. All expenditures in 2011 dollars. 2011 expenditures categories made comparable to 1991)
Hunting
Participants, days, and expenditures
1991
(number)
2011
(number)
1991–2011
percent change
Hunters, total ................................................... 14,063 13,674
NS
–3
Hunting days, total .............................................. 235,806 281,884 20
Hunting expenditures, total ........................................ $20,399,152 $32,579,640 60
Fishing
Anglers, total ................................................... 35,578 33,112 –7
Fishing days, total ............................................... 511,329 553,841 8
Fishing expenditures, total ........................................ $39,669,337 $41,624,599
NS
5
Wildlife Watching
Wildlife watchers, total ........................................... 76,111 71,776 –6
Around the home .............................................. 73,904 68,598 –7
Away from home .............................................. 29,999 22,496 –25
Wildlife-watching days, away from home ............................ 342,406 335,625
NS
–2
Wildlife-watching expenditures, total ................................ $30,574,499 $43,636,608 43
NS
Not different from zero at the 5 percent level of significance.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont 59