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Table 42. Away-From-Home Wildlife Watchers by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed and Place: 2006 (Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands) Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed Participation by place Total participants Total In state of residence In other states Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total, all wildlife .................. 22,977 100 22,977 100 19,095 83 7,530 33 Total birds ....................... 20,025 87 20,025 100 17,071 85 6,938 35 Songbirds (cardinals, robins, etc.) . . . 13,715 60 13,715 100 11,874 87 4,500 33 Birds of prey (hawks, eagles, etc.) . . . 14,018 61 14,018 100 11,544 82 5,129 37 Waterfowl (ducks, geese, etc.) ....... 15,362 67 15,362 100 13,098 85 5,129 33 Other water birds (shorebirds, herons, cranes, etc.) .............. 11,535 50 11,535 100 9,073 79 4,277 37 Other birds (pheasants, turkeys, road runners, etc.) .................... 8,805 38 8,805 100 7,326 83 2,657 30 Total land mammals ............... 16,192 70 16,192 100 13,630 84 5,611 35 Large land mammals (deer, bear, etc.) 12,761 56 12,761 100 10,478 82 4,340 34 Small land mammals (squirrel, prairie dog, etc.) ...................... 13,446 59 13,446 100 11,274 84 4,693 35 Fish (salmon, shark, etc.) ............. 6,754 29 6,754 100 5,276 78 2,412 36 Marine mammals (whales, dolphins, etc.) ............................. 3,384 15 3,384 100 2,126 63 1,471 43 Other wildlife (turtles, butterflies, etc.) . . 10,358 45 10,358 100 8,697 84 3,430 33 Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Column showing percent of total participants is based on the ‘‘Total, all wildlife’’ number. Participation by place percent columns are based on the total number of participants for each type of wildlife. Table 43. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation: 2006 (Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands) Observers and days of observation Number Percent OBSERVERS Total bird observers ......................................................... 47,693 100 Around-the-home observers .................................................. 41,821 88 Away-from-home observers .................................................. 19,860 42 DAYS Total days observing birds .................................................... 5,473,398 100 Around the home........................................................... 5,202,536 95 Away from home........................................................... 270,861 5 Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 89
Table 44. Expenditures for Wildlife Watching: 2006 (Population 16 years old and older) Spenders Expenditure item Expenditures (thousands of dollars) Number (thousands) Percent of wildlife-watching participants 1 Average per spender (dollars) Total, all items 2 ........................................ 45,654,960 55,979 79 816 TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES Total trip-related ...................................... 12,875,152 19,443 85 662 Food and lodging, total ................................ 7,516,281 16,415 71 458 Food ............................................... 4,298,403 16,261 71 264 Lodging ............................................ 3,217,878 6,624 29 486 Transportation, total ................................... 4,456,013 18,329 80 243 Public ............................................. 1,566,963 2,902 13 540 Private ............................................. 2,889,050 17,447 76 166 Other trip costs, total .................................. 902,858 7,681 33 118 Guide fees, pack trip or package fees..................... 250,047 1,570 7 159 Public land use fees ................................... 140,508 4,331 19 32 Private land use fees .................................. 66,145 1,173 5 56 Equipment rental ..................................... 148,706 1,274 6 117 Boating costs 3 ....................................... 224,981 1,474 6 153 Heating and cooking fuel .............................. 72,470 1,885 8 38 EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENSES Total ................................................. 32,779,808 52,178 73 628 Wildlife-watching equipment, total ....................... 9,869,727 49,040 69 201 Binoculars, spotting scopes ............................. 656,462 5,269 7 125 Cameras, video cameras, special lenses, and other photographic equipment .............................. 3,078,089 6,832 10 451 Film and developing .................................. 767,465 9,842 14 78 Bird food, total ...................................... 3,350,132 39,944 56 84 Commercially prepared and packaged wild bird food ...... 2,707,601 37,332 52 73 Other bulk foods used to feed wild birds ............... 642,531 11,448 16 56 Feed for other wildlife ................................ 664,554 10,341 15 64 Nest boxes, bird houses, feeders, baths ................... 789,918 16,481 23 48 Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing ............ 451,524 3,388 5 133 Other wildlife-watching equipment (such as field guides and maps) ............................................. 111,582 3,755 5 30 Auxiliary equipment, total .............................. 1,033,060 4,848 7 213 Tents, tarps ......................................... 243,670 2,336 3 104 Frame packs and backpacking equipment ................. 140,371 1,138 2 123 Other camping equipment ............................. 368,281 2,298 3 160 Other auxiliary equipment (such as blinds) ................ 280,739 801 1 350 Special equipment, total ................................ 12,271,266 1,914 3 6,411 Off-the-road vehicle .................................. 3,819,030 586 1 6,520 Travel or tent trailer, pickup, camper, van, motor home, house trailer, recreational vehicle (RV) ........................ 5,329,261 567 1 9,402 Boats, boat accessories ................................ 1,824,071 779 1 2,341 Cabins ............................................. ... ... ... ... Other .............................................. *851,940 *205 *(Z) *4,154 Magazines, books ...................................... 359,681 9,490 13 38 Land leasing and ownership .............................. 6,551,517 871 1 7,524 Membership dues and contributions ........................ 1,052,496 7,932 11 133 Plantings .............................................. 1,642,061 6,543 9 251 * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent. 1 Percent of wildlife-watching participants column is based on away-from-home participants for trip-related expenditures. For equipment and other expenditures the percent of wildlife-watching participants is based on total participants. 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 Boating costs include launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel. Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. 90 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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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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Foreword I find duck hunting with f
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Highlights
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wildlife watching. Secondary wildli
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Expenditures for Wildlife-Related R
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Fishing
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Fishing Expenditures Anglers spent
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special equipment such as boats, va
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anglers fishing for 20 million days
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Sex and Age of Anglers Although mor
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Education, Race, and Ethnicity Peop
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1996-2006 Fishing Participants, Day
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Hunting Highlights In 2006, 12.5 mi
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Big Game Hunting In 2006, a majorit
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Days per hunter Trips per hunter Co
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Hunting on Public and Private Lands
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Large MSA 28% Medium MSA 17% Percen
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1996-2006 Comparison of Hunting Act
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Wildlife Watching
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Page 61 and 62: Guide to Statistical Tables Purpose
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Page 113 and 114: Table 60. Freshwater (Except Great
Page 115 and 116: Table 63. Days of Fishing by State
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used most often, distance to boat l
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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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