United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Recreation Expenditures— Phonograph Records— Home Gardening 233
No. 3 9 4 . P e r s o n a l C o n s u m p t io n E x p e n d i t u r e s f o r R e c r e a t i o n : i 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
fin millions of dollars, except percent. Represents market value of purchases of goods and services by Individuals and nonprofit
institutions. See H is to ric a l S ta tistics, C o lo n ia l Tim es to 1970, series H 878-893, for figures issued prior to 1981 revisions)
TYPE OF PRODUCT OR SERVICE 1960 1965 1970 1975 1978 1979 1980 1981
Total recreation expenditures........................... 17,655 25,907 41,322 65,554 89,498 98,850 106,947 117,223
Percent of total personal consumption 1............ 5.5 6.0 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4
Books and maps......................... 1,139 1,648 2,903 3,775 5,435 6,107 6,849 7,690
Magazines, newspapers, sheet music...................... 2,164 2 ,6 6 2 4 ,0 0 5 5,840 7,213 7,882 8,562 9,364
Nondurable toys and sport supplies.......................... 2.477 3,585 5,474 8,523 11,299 12,765 14,062 15,678
Wheel goods, durable toys, sports equip................. 1,976 2,888 5,146 9.734 13,570 15,135 15,503 17,074
Radio arid TV receivers, records, musical mstr......... 3,003 5,041 8,436 13,970 18,533 20,8 6 0 22,047 23,906
Radio and television re p a ir.......... 774 9 33 1 ,2 7 9 j 2 .2 4 6 2 ,8 2 3 2 ,9 7 5 3,343 3,676
Rowers, seeds, and potted plants 703 1,272 1,775 2,965 4,128 4 ,4 5 2 4,689 4,999
Admissions to specified spectator amusements....... 1.652 2,123 3,210 3.591 5,802 6,284 6,544 6,862
Motion picture theaters......................................... 956 1,087 1.536 1,480 2,811 2,946 2,899 2,751
Legitimate theaters and opera, and entertainments
of nonprofit institutions \ ......................... 342 388 501 667 1.064 1,223 1,431 1,658
Spectator sports...................... 354 668 1,173 1.444 1,927 2 ,1 1 5 2,314 2,453
Clubs and fraternal organizations3 728 859 1,216 1,654 1,921 2,072 2,283 2,480
Commercial participant amusements 4 1,200 1,695 2.168 3,615 5 ,0 7 9 5,364 5,969 6,431
Parimutuel net receipts............... 539 814 1.096 1,568 1,722 1,762 1,850 1,920
Other3........................................ 1,500 2,387 4,593 8,273 11,973 13,172 15,146 17,203
'See table 698. 3Includes boats and pleasure aircraft. 3Except athletic. 4Consists of dues and fees excluding
insurance premiums. * Consists of billiard parlors; bowling alleys; dancing, riding, shooting, skating, and swimming places;
amusement devices and parks; golf courses; sightseeing buses and guides; private flying operations and other commercial
participant amusements. 8 Consists of net receipts of lotteries and expenditures for purchase of pets and pet care services,
cable TV, film processing, photographic studios, sporting and recreation camps, and recreational services, not elsewhere classified.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, The N a tio n a l In co m e a n d P ro d u c t A c c o u n ts o f th e U n ite d S tates, 1929-1976; and
S u rv e y o f C u rre n t B usiness, July 1982.
N o . 3 9 5 . P h o n o g r a p h R e c o r d s a n d M a g n e t i c T a p e s — S u m m a r y : 1 9 7 5 t o 1 9 8 1
(Domestic shipments based on reports of manufacturers representing more than 90 percent of the market Domestic value data
based on list prices of records and tapes]
T Y P E O F R E C O R D OR T A P E
N U M B E R ( m il.)
VALUE (mil. do!.)
1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Domestic shipments, total................. 533 698 726 603 649 594 2,391 3 ,500 4,131 3,676 3,682 3,626
Phonograph records................................... 421 534 531 502 465 420 1,696 2,440 2,734 2,411 2,450 2,359
Long-playing albums.............................. 257 344 341 290 308 273 1,485 2,195 2,473 2,058 2,200 2,113
Single's.................................................... 164 190 190 212 157 147 212 245 260 354 250 246
Pre-recorded tapes..................................... 1 112 164 195 181 184 174 •695 1,061 1,398 1,265 1,232 1,267
8-track cartndges.................................... 95 127 134 102 85 50 583 811 948 684 527 313
16 3 7 61 79 124 99 2 5 0 4 5 0 581 705 954
Im p o r ts f o r c o n s u m p tio n 9................ 16 140 ( N A ) 188, 214 249 61 98 161 188 221 276
Phonograph records................................... 9 15 (N A ) 19 18 23 12 2 2 3 7 3 2 34 4 9
Pre-recorded tapes..................................... 7 19 29 22 20 20 3 6 10 9 13 11
Blank tapes............................................... . - 106 147 147 176 206 46 70 114 147 174 2 1 6
- Represents zero. NA Not available. 'Includes quadraphonic and reel-to-reel tapes. “Source: U.S. Bureau of
the Census, U S . Im p o rts fo r C o nsu m p tio n a n d G e n e ra l Im ports, Report FT 246, annual. Number represents net quantity
imported. Value reported on f.a.s. (free alongside ship) transaction basis.
S ource: Except a s noted, R e cord in g Ind u stry A s s o c ia tio n o t A m erica, Inc., N e w York, N.Y., p re s s release.
N o . 3 9 6 . H o m e G a r d e n i n g — S u m m a r y : 1 9 7 5 t o 1 9 8 1
[Based on national sample survey conducted by the Gallup Organization. Prior to 1981, survey respondents were questioned only
about their own gardening activities, In 1981, respondents were questioned about activities of all household members. For the
1981 survey a total of 3,071 adults were interviewed. Subject to sampling variability; see source]
ITEM 1975 1900 1981 CHARACTERISTIC OF RESPONDENT
1981, PERCENT WITH—
Vegetable
garden
Flower
garden
Lawn
care
Households with vegetable
Percent of households—'
1 8 -2 9 yrs. old..................................... 41.2 45.0 61.4
3 5 34 3 8
47.8 47.4 69.4
43 4 7 51.2 47.9 63.0
540 663 547 41.7 40.5
258 4 6 0 414 54.7 57.2 73.8
19 25 49.4 40.8 64.3
West................................................... 41.1 50.4 64.8
39 3 7 4 7
33.2 36.7 4 9 9
56 5 2 65 42.6 48.7 68.0
21 3 0 45.5 50.4
40 4 0 51 69.3 55.4 73.7
Source: Gardens for Ail, The National Association for Gardening, Burlington, Vt., N a tio n a l G ardening Survey, a n n u a l (Copyright.)