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Table 45. Selected Characteristics of Participants in Wildlife-Watching Activities Away From Home: 2006 (Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands) Characteristic U.S. population Total wildlife-watching participants Total away-from-home participants Number Percent Number Percent who participated Percent Number Percent who participated Percent Total persons ...................... 229,245 100 71,132 31 100 22,977 10 100 Population Density of Residence Urban .......................... 176,740 77 46,641 26 66 15,483 9 67 Rural. .......................... 52,504 23 24,491 47 34 7,494 14 33 Population Size of Residence Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) ..... 190,425 83 55,477 29 78 17,892 9 78 1,000,000 or more ............... 120,356 53 31,523 26 44 10,294 9 45 250,000 to 999,999 .............. 46,506 20 15,483 33 22 4,870 10 21 Less than 249,999 ................ 23,562 10 8,471 36 12 2,729 12 12 Outside MSA .................... 38,820 17 15,655 40 22 5,085 13 22 Census Geographic Division New England .................... 11,233 5 4,489 40 6 1,340 12 6 Middle Atlantic ................... 31,518 14 8,723 28 12 2,729 9 12 East North Central ................. 35,609 16 12,215 34 17 3,792 11 17 West North Central. ................ 15,458 7 6,741 44 9 2,163 14 9 South Atlantic .................... 43,965 19 12,862 29 18 3,208 7 14 East South Central ................. 13,722 6 4,931 36 7 1,758 13 8 West South Central ................ 25,407 11 6,764 27 10 2,127 8 9 Mountain ....................... 15,651 7 4,968 32 7 2,004 13 9 Pacific. ......................... 36,681 16 9,439 26 13 3,856 11 17 Age 16to17years.................... 8,272 4 1,441 17 2 583 7 3 18to24years.................... 23,292 10 3,279 14 5 1,083 5 5 25to34years.................... 37,468 16 7,813 21 11 3,053 8 13 35 to 44 years .................... 45,112 20 14,881 33 21 6,045 13 26 45 to 54 years .................... 44,209 19 16,542 37 23 5,225 12 23 55 to 64 years .................... 32,867 14 13,544 41 19 4,437 13 19 65 years and older ................. 38,024 17 13,633 36 19 2,551 7 11 Sex Male, total ...................... 110,273 48 33,397 30 47 11,819 11 51 16to17years................... 4,307 2 756 18 1 231 5 1 18 to 24 years .................. 11,638 5 1,517 13 2 470 4 2 25 to 34 years. .................. 18,278 8 3,561 19 5 1,469 8 6 35 to 44 years. .................. 21,946 10 7,291 33 10 3,350 15 15 45to54years .................. 21,352 9 8,242 39 12 2,716 13 12 55 to 64 years. .................. 16,157 7 6,203 38 9 2,320 14 10 65 years and older ............... 16,594 7 5,827 35 8 1,262 8 5 Female, total ..................... 118,972 52 37,735 32 53 11,159 9 49 16to17years................... 3,965 2 684 17 1 352 9 2 18 to 24 years. .................. 11,655 5 1,762 15 2 613 5 3 25to34years................... 19,189 8 4,252 22 6 1,584 8 7 35 to 44 years. .................. 23,166 10 7,590 33 11 2,695 12 12 45to54years .................. 22,857 10 8,300 36 12 2,509 11 11 55 to 64 years. .................. 16,710 7 7,341 44 10 2,117 13 9 65 years and older. ............... 21,430 9 7,806 36 11 1,289 6 6 Ethnicity Hispanic ........................ 29,218 13 4,055 14 6 1,422 5 6 Non-Hispanic ..................... 200,027 87 67,077 34 94 21,556 11 94 Race White .......................... 189,255 83 65,961 35 93 21,525 11 94 Black .......................... 25,925 11 2,630 10 4 686 3 3 Asian .......................... 10,104 4 1,276 13 2 414 4 2 All others ....................... 3,960 2 1,264 32 2 353 9 2 Annual Household Income Less than $10,000 ................. 10,673 5 2,284 21 3 623 6 3 $10,000 to $19,999. ................ 15,373 7 3,820 25 5 919 6 4 $20,000 to $24,999 ................ 11,374 5 2,616 23 4 776 7 3 $25,000 to $29,999. ................ 10,524 5 3,233 31 5 881 8 4 $30,000 to $34,999 ................ 11,161 5 3,115 28 4 1,115 10 5 $35,000 to $39,999. ................ 10,349 5 3,430 33 5 1,030 10 4 $40,000 to $49,999 ................ 17,699 8 6,623 37 9 2,145 12 9 $50,000 to $74,999. ................ 33,434 15 13,345 40 19 4,716 14 21 $75,000 to $99,999 ................ 21,519 9 8,623 40 12 3,449 16 15 $100,000 or more ................. 29,159 13 12,433 43 17 4,620 16 20 Not reported. ..................... 57,981 25 11,609 20 16 2,704 5 12 Education 11 years or less ................... 34,621 15 6,920 20 10 1,406 4 6 12 years. ........................ 78,073 34 21,818 28 31 6,102 8 27 1 to 3 years college ................ 53,019 23 18,022 34 25 6,155 12 27 4 years college .................... 39,506 17 13,781 35 19 4,905 12 21 5 or more years college. ............. 24,025 10 10,591 44 15 4,409 18 19 See footnotes at end of table. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 91
Table 45. Selected Characteristics of Participants in Wildlife-Watching Activities Away From Home: 2006—Continued (Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands) Away-from-home participants Characteristic Number Observe Photograph Feed Percent who participated Percent Number Percent who participated Percent Number Percent who participated Percent Total persons ...................... 21,546 9 100 11,708 5 100 7,084 3 100 Population Density of Residence Urban .......................... 14,594 8 68 7,787 4 67 4,877 3 69 Rural. .......................... 6,952 13 32 3,922 7 33 2,206 4 31 Population Size of Residence Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) ..... 16,792 9 78 9,285 5 79 5,535 3 78 1,000,000 or more ............... 9,632 8 45 5,498 5 47 3,401 3 48 250,000 to 999,999 .............. 4,596 10 21 2,497 5 21 1,334 3 19 Less than 249,999 ............... 2,563 11 12 1,290 5 11 800 3 11 Outside MSA ..................... 4,754 12 22 2,423 6 21 1,548 4 22 Census Geographic Division New England ..................... 1,245 11 6 677 6 6 327 3 5 Middle Atlantic ................... 2,517 8 12 1,552 5 13 873 3 12 East North Central ................. 3,637 10 17 1,830 5 16 1,267 4 18 West North Central. ................ 2,075 13 10 1,057 7 9 686 4 10 South Atlantic .................... 2,936 7 14 1,627 4 14 1,250 3 18 East South Central ................. 1,652 12 8 769 6 7 612 4 9 West South Central. ................ 1,915 8 9 961 4 8 919 4 13 Mountain ........................ 1,899 12 9 1,088 7 9 409 3 6 Pacific ......................... 3,669 10 17 2,147 6 18 739 2 10 Age 16 to 17 years .................... 524 6 2 *289 *3 *2 *125 *2 *2 18 to 24 years .................... 955 4 4 554 2 5 346 1 5 25 to 34 years .................... 2,725 7 13 1,512 4 13 871 2 12 35 to 44 years .................... 5,787 13 27 3,043 7 26 2,092 5 30 45 to 54 years .................... 4,802 11 22 2,793 6 24 1,479 3 21 55 to 64 years .................... 4,291 13 20 2,361 7 20 1,321 4 19 65 years and older ................. 2,462 6 11 1,156 3 10 848 2 12 Sex Male, total ...................... 10,983 10 51 5,795 5 49 3,348 3 47 16 to 17 years. .................. *217 *5 *1 *97 *2 *1 ... ... ... 18 to 24 years .................. 420 4 2 *169 *1 *1 *159 *1 *2 25 to 34 years. .................. 1,300 7 6 760 4 6 339 2 5 35 to 44 years. .................. 3,172 14 15 1,582 7 14 986 4 14 45 to 54 years .................. 2,449 11 11 1,367 6 12 761 4 11 55 to 64 years. .................. 2,212 14 10 1,183 7 10 565 3 8 65 years and older ............... 1,214 7 6 637 4 5 491 3 7 Female, total ..................... 10,562 9 49 5,914 5 51 3,735 3 53 16 to 17 years .................. *307 *8 *1 *192 *5 *2 ... ... ... 18 to 24 years .................. 535 5 2 385 3 3 *187 *2 *3 25 to 34 years. .................. 1,425 7 7 752 4 6 533 3 8 35 to 44 years .................. 2,614 11 12 1,461 6 12 1,106 5 16 45 to 54 years .................. 2,354 10 11 1,426 6 12 719 3 10 55 to 64 years. .................. 2,079 12 10 1,179 7 10 756 5 11 65 years and older. ............... 1,248 6 6 519 2 4 358 2 5 Ethnicity Hispanic ........................ 1,252 4 6 775 3 7 503 2 7 Non-Hispanic ..................... 20,293 10 94 10,933 5 93 6,581 3 93 Race White .......................... 20,239 11 94 10,901 6 93 6,496 3 92 Black .......................... 622 2 3 366 1 3 *183 *1 *3 Asian .......................... 392 4 2 *213 *2 *2 *232 *2 *3 All others ....................... 293 7 1 228 6 2 *173 *4 *2 Annual Household Income Less than $10,000 ................. 611 6 3 *235 *2 *2 *214 *2 *3 $10,000 to $19,999. ................ 835 5 4 373 2 3 303 2 4 $20,000 to $24,999 ................ 719 6 3 373 3 3 357 3 5 $25,000 to $29,999. ................ 805 8 4 421 4 4 265 3 4 $30,000 to $34,999 ................ 1,011 9 5 586 5 5 525 5 7 $35,000 to $39,999. ................ 995 10 5 476 5 4 359 3 5 $40,000 to $49,999 ................ 1,946 11 9 1,066 6 9 669 4 9 $50,000 to $74,999 ................ 4,414 13 20 2,277 7 19 1,288 4 18 $75,000 to $99,999 ................ 3,296 15 15 1,804 8 15 1,176 5 17 $100,000 or more ................. 4,318 15 20 2,803 10 24 1,064 4 15 Not reported. ..................... 2,596 4 12 1,295 2 11 863 1 12 Education 11 years or less ................... 1,266 4 6 669 2 6 499 1 7 12 years. ........................ 5,581 7 26 2,651 3 23 2,057 3 29 1 to 3 years college ................ 5,808 11 27 3,236 6 28 2,084 4 29 4 years college .................... 4,667 12 22 2,574 7 22 1,297 3 18 5 or more years college. ............. 4,224 18 20 2,579 11 22 1,147 5 16 * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated columns show the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity named by the column. Percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who are described by the row heading. 92 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Hunting Highlights In 2006, 12.5 mi
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