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Percent of Males and Females Who Participated Around-The-HomeMales 27%FemalesPercent of Around-The-Home Wildlife Watchers by Sex(Total participants: 68.6 million)Females54%Males46%Percent of Around-The-Home Wildlife Watchers by Age(Total participants: 68.6 million)16 and 171%18 to 243%25 to 3411%35 to 4413%45 to 5422%65 and older26%55 to 6423%Percent of U.S. Population Who Participated Around-The-Home by Age16 and 17 12%18 to 249%30%Sex and Age of Around-The-HomeWildlife WatchersFemales and males had similar participationrates for around-the-homewildlife watching. In 2011, 30 percentof females and 27 percent of malesenjoyed around-the-home activities.Of the 68.6 million around-the-homewildlife watchers, 54 percent(37.3 million) were females and46 percent (31.3 million) were males.People in the 65- to 74-year-old agegroup were most likely to participate at53 percent (11.9 million). People in the18- to 24-year-old age group were theleast likely to participate, with9 percent (2.4 million). The disparity inparticipation rates between people 16to 34 years old (14 percent) and those35 years old and older (35 percent) isstriking.Around-The-Home Participantsby Sex and Age(In millions)Total, both sexes. . . . 68.6 millionMale ........... 31.3 millionFemale .......... 37.3 millionTotal, all ages ...... 68.6 million16 and 17 ........ 0.9 million18 to 24 ......... 2.4 million25 to 34 ......... 7.3 million35 to 44 ......... 9.3 million45 to 54 ......... 14.9 million55 to 64 ......... 15.8 million65 and older ...... 18.1 millionSource: Table 42.25 to 3418%35 to 4423%45 to 5432%55 to 6441%65 and older47%40 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau
Metropolitan and NonmetropolitanAround-The-Home ParticipantsApproximately 91 percent of aroundthe-homewildlife watchers lived inmetropolitan areas, as defined by theU.S. Census Bureau. Metropolitanstatistical areas, or MSAs 1 , withpopulations of 1 million or more had aparticipation rate of 25 percent, lowerthan any smaller MSA or non-MSA.Nonetheless, recreationists from themost populous MSAs comprised 46percent of all around-the-home wildlifewatchers. In MSAs of 250,000 to999,999, the participation rate was 33percent and they made up 23 percentof all around-the-home recreationists.About 22 percent of around-the-homewildlife watchers lived in MSAs witha population from 50,000 to 249,999.The population of these areas had aparticipation rate of 32 percent.The participation rate for nonmetropolitanpopulations was 38 percent, higherthan for any MSA. Six percent of thetotal U.S. population lived outsideMSAs in 2011 and represented 9percent of all around-the-home wildlifewatchers.1See Appendix A for definition of MetropolitanStatistical Area.Percent of U.S. Population Who Participated Around-The-Home by ResidenceLarge MSA(1,000,000 or more)Medium MSA(250,000 to 999,999)Small MSA(50,000 to 249,999)Outside MSAPercent of Around-The-Home Wildlife Watchers by Residence(Total participants: 68.6 million)Large MSA46%25%32%Outside MSA9%Small MSA22%33%Medium MSA23%38%U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 41
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