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Table 41. Selected Characteristics of Participants of Wildlife-Watching Activities AwayFrom Home: 2011—Continued(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)Away-from-home participantsCharacteristicObserve Photograph FeedPercent whoPercent whoPercent whoNumber participated Percent Number participated Percent Number participated PercentTotal persons .............................. 19,808 8 100 12,354 5 100 5,399 2 100Population Density of ResidenceUrban ................................... 14,100 8 71 9,302 5 75 3,675 2 68Rural ................................... 5,708 10 29 3,052 5 25 1,724 3 32Population Size of ResidenceMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) .......... 18,335 8 93 11,551 5 93 5,043 2 931,000,000 or more ....................... 9,523 7 48 6,284 5 51 2,775 2 51250,000 to 999,999 ...................... 4,059 8 20 2,646 5 21 782 2 1450,000 to 249,999 ....................... 4,753 10 24 2,621 5 21 1,487 3 28Outside MSA ............................. 1,473 10 7 803 5 7 356 2 7Census Geographic DivisionNew England ............................. 1,126 10 6 761 7 6 178 2 3Middle Atlantic ........................... 2,200 7 11 1,182 4 10 *379 *1 *7East North Central ......................... 2,644 7 13 1,499 4 12 829 2 15West North Central ........................ 1,589 10 8 999 6 8 411 3 8South Atlantic ............................ 3,962 9 20 2,577 6 21 1,318 3 24East South Central ......................... 1,234 9 6 751 5 6 395 3 7West South Central ........................ 1,615 6 8 874 3 7 888 3 16Mountain ................................ 2,021 12 10 1,415 8 11 384 2 7Pacific .................................. 3,417 9 17 2,295 6 19 616 2 11Age16 to 17 years ............................ *300 *4 *2 *228 *3 *2 ... ... ...18 to 24 years ............................ 522 2 3 388 1 3 *257 *1 *525 to 34 years ............................ 2,825 7 14 1,704 4 14 960 2 1835 to 44 years ............................ 3,586 9 18 2,045 5 17 900 2 1745 to 54 years ............................ 5,041 11 25 3,641 8 29 1,501 3 2855 to 64 years ............................ 4,363 11 22 2,525 7 20 949 2 1865 years and older ......................... 3,170 8 16 1,822 5 15 693 2 1365 to 74 years .......................... 2,485 11 13 1,482 7 12 634 3 1275 and older ............................ 685 4 3 340 2 3 *60 *(Z) *1SexMale, total ............................... 9,716 8 49 5,920 5 48 2,602 2 4816 to 17 years .......................... *126 *3 *1 ... ... ... ... ... ...18 to 24 years .......................... 266 2 1 *228 *2 *2 ... ... ...25 to 34 years .......................... 1,319 6 7 565 3 5 *493 *2 *935 to 44 years .......................... 2,008 10 10 998 5 8 435 2 845 to 54 years .......................... 2,337 10 12 1,828 8 15 650 3 1255 to 64 years .......................... 2,121 12 11 1,246 7 10 483 3 965 years and older ....................... 1,539 9 8 950 6 8 342 2 665 to 74 years ........................ 1,245 11 6 754 7 6 304 3 675 and older .......................... 294 5 1 *196 *3 *2 ... ... ...Female, total ............................. 10,092 8 51 6,433 5 52 2,796 2 5216 to 17 years .......................... *175 *5 *1 ... ... ... ... ... ...18 to 24 years .......................... 256 2 1 *159 *1 *1 *98 *1 *225 to 34 years .......................... 1,506 7 8 1,139 5 9 467 2 935 to 44 years .......................... 1,579 8 8 1,046 5 8 465 2 945 to 54 years .......................... 2,704 11 14 1,814 8 15 851 4 1655 to 64 years .......................... 2,242 11 11 1,279 6 10 466 2 965 years and older ....................... 1,631 8 8 872 4 7 351 2 765 to 74 years ........................ 1,240 10 6 728 6 6 330 3 675 and older .......................... 391 4 2 *144 *2 *1 ... ... ...EthnicityHispanic ................................ 1,207 4 6 932 3 8 *198 *1 *4Non-Hispanic ............................ 18,602 9 94 11,422 6 92 5,201 3 96RaceWhite ................................... 18,318 10 92 11,351 6 92 4,715 3 87African American ......................... 449 2 2 289 1 2 *318 *1 *6Asian American ........................... 193 2 1 *134 *1 *1 ... ... ...All others ................................ 848 4 4 580 3 5 301 1 6Annual Household IncomeLess than $20,000 ......................... 1,367 4 7 734 2 6 589 2 11$20,000 to $24,999 ........................ 700 6 4 437 3 4 *194 *2 *4$25,000 to $29,999 ........................ 630 6 3 508 5 4 *126 *1 *2$30,000 to $34,999 ........................ 628 5 3 450 4 4 184 2 3$35,000 to $39,999 ........................ 852 7 4 474 4 4 *282 *2 *5$40,000 to $49,999 ........................ 1,496 9 8 856 5 7 445 3 8$50,000 to $74,999 ........................ 3,994 12 20 2,410 7 20 1,146 3 21$75,000 to $99,999 ........................ 3,408 14 17 2,124 8 17 1,130 4 21$100,000 to $149,999 ...................... 2,544 11 13 1,644 7 13 395 2 7$150,000 or more ......................... 1,974 12 10 1,331 8 11 392 2 7Not reported ............................. 2,214 5 11 1,386 3 11 516 1 10Education11 years or less ........................... 1,065 3 5 581 2 5 564 2 1012 years ................................. 4,149 5 21 2,514 3 20 1,518 2 281 to 3 years of college ...................... 4,712 9 24 2,753 5 22 1,375 2 254 years of college ......................... 4,950 12 25 3,369 8 27 1,260 3 235 years or more of college ................... 4,933 18 25 3,136 11 25 681 2 13* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. … Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.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 activitynamed by the column. Percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who are described by the row heading.90 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau