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1996–2006 Wildlife-Watching Participants, Days, and Expenditures (U.S. population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands) 1996 2006 1996–2006 Number Percent Number Percent percent change Wildlife-watching participants, total 62,868 100 71,132 100 13 Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,751 97 67,756 95 12 Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,063 70 44,467 63 1 * Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,021 25 18,763 26 17 Feeders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,122 86 55,512 78 3 * Visitors of public parks or areas . 11,011 18 13,271 19 21 Maintainers of plantings or natural areas 13,401 21 14,508 20 8 * Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,652 38 22,977 32 –3* Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,878 36 21,546 30 –6* Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,038 19 11,708 16 –3* Feeders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,976 16 7,084 10 –29 Days, away from home. . . . . . . . . . . 313,790 100 352,070 100 12 * Observing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278,683 89 291,027 83 4 * Photographing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,342 25 103,872 30 31 * Feeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,606 29 77,329 22 –14* Wildlife-watching expenditures, total (2006 dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,651,365 100 $45,654,960 100 21 Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,165,513 32 $12,875,152 28 6 * Equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,451,842 57 $23,174,053 51 8 * Wildlife-watching equipment . . . $10,601,546 28 $9,869,727 22 –7* Auxiliary equipment . . . . . . . . . . $1,105,724 3 $1,033,060 2 –7* Special equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,744,572 26 $12,271,266 27 26 * Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,034,010 11 $9,605,755 21 138 * Not different from zero at the 5 percent level of significance. 52 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2001–2006 Wildlife-Watching Participants, Days, and Expenditures (U.S. population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands) 2001 2006 2001–2006 Number Percent Number Percent percent change Wildlife-watching participants, total. . 66,105 100 71,132 100 8 Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,928 95 67,756 95 8 Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,111 64 44,467 63 6 Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,937 21 18,763 26 35 Feeders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,988 82 55,512 78 3 * Visitors of public parks or areas . . 10,981 17 13,271 19 21 Maintainers of plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,072 20 14,508 20 11 Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,823 33 22,977 32 5 * Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,080 30 21,546 30 7 * Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,427 14 11,708 16 24 Feeders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,077 11 7,084 10 (Z)* Days, away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . 372,006 100 352,070 100 –5* Observing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295,345 79 291,027 83 –1* Photographing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,324 21 103,872 30 36 * Feeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,307 28 77,329 22 –25* Wildlife-watching expenditures, total (2006 dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,792,516 100 $45,654,960 100 4 * Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,305,180 21 $12,875,152 28 38 Equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,835,136 61 $23,174,053 51 –14 Wildlife-watching equipment . . . . $8,383,534 19 $9,869,727 22 18 Auxiliary equipment . . . . . . . . . . . $817,266 2 $1,033,060 2 26 * Special equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,634,336 40 $12,271,266 27 –30* Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,652,201 17 $9,605,755 21 26 * * Not different from zero at the 5 percent level of significance. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 53
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 N
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Economics and Statistics Administra
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List of Tables Fishing and Hunting:
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Page 17 and 18: Fishing Expenditures Anglers spent
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Page 23 and 24: Sex and Age of Anglers Although mor
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Page 29 and 30: Hunting Highlights In 2006, 12.5 mi
Page 31 and 32: Big Game Hunting In 2006, a majorit
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Page 35 and 36: Hunting on Public and Private Lands
Page 37 and 38: Large MSA 28% Medium MSA 17% Percen
Page 39 and 40: 1996-2006 Comparison of Hunting Act
Page 41 and 42: Wildlife Watching
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Page 57: 1996-2006 Comparison of Wildlife- W
Page 61 and 62: Guide to Statistical Tables Purpose
Page 63 and 64: Table 3. Freshwater Anglers and Day
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Page 75 and 76: Table 14. Trip and Equipment Expend
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Page 91 and 92: Table 37. Hunters Using Bows and Ar
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Page 95 and 96: Table 44. Expenditures for Wildlife
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Table 56. Hunters by Type of Huntin
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Table 58. Days of Hunting by Type o
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Table 60. Freshwater (Except Great
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Table 63. Days of Fishing by State
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Table 65. Participation in Wildlife
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Table 67. Participation in Away-Fro
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Table 69. Expenditures for Wildlife
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Appendix A. Defi nitions Annual hou
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governments (such as State parks an
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Appendix B. 2005 Participation of 6
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Table B-3. Most Recent Year of Hunt
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Table B-5. Anglers and Hunters 6 to
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Table B-7. Selected Characteristics
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Table B-9. Participants in Wildlife
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Table B-11. Participants in Wildlif
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Appendix C
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Table C-1. Major Characteristics of
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Table C-2. Anglers and Hunters by C
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Table C-4. Comparison of Major Find
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Table C-5. Anglers and Hunters by C
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Appendix D. Sample Design and Stati
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1. Base Weight. The base weight is
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Standard Errors of Estimated Number
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Table D-1. Approximate Standard Err
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Table D-7. Parameters a and b for C
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Table D-9. Parameters a, b, and c f
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Table D-11. Parameters a, b, and c
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