National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife ... - All About Birds

$50,000. For the general population,52 percent had incomes of $50,000 ormore and 48 percent had incomes lessthan $50,000.While people of all races participate inhunting, the majority are White. Sevenpercent of the nation’s White population,2 percent of the African Americanpopulation, 2 percent of those identifiedas other races, and less than 0.5 percentof the Asian American population wenthunting in 2011.Education, Race, and Ethnicity ofHuntersParticipation rates in hunting in2011 varied little among people withdifferent levels of educational attainment.The highest participation ratewas 6 percent for the following threelevels of attainment: 12 years, 1 to 3years of college, and 4 years of college.The next highest rate, 5 percent, wasreached by people with 11 years ofeducation. The lowest rate, 4 percent,was for those people with an educationalattainment of 5 years of collegeor more.11 years or less11%12 years36%Percent of Hunters by Education4 years of college18%Percent of U.S. Population Who Hunted by Education11 years or less 5%5 years or more of college9%1 to 3 years of college26%The two largest categories of educationwere 12 years and 1 to 3 yearsof college, composing 36 percentand 26 percent of all hunters, respectively.Those with 4 years of collegecomposed 18 percent of all hunters, andthose with 11 years or less composed11 percent of all hunters. Individualswith 5 years or more of college madeup 9 percent of all hunters.Hunters by Education, Race,and Ethnicity(In millions)Total hunters ............ 13.712 years1 to 3 years of college4 years of college5 years or moreof collegeOther 3%Asian American