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

Table 42. Selected Characteristics of Participants of Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)U.S. population Total wildlife-watching participants Total around-the-home participantsCharacteristicPercent whoPercent whoNumber Percent Number participated Percent Number participated PercentTotal persons .............................. 239,313 100 71,776 30 100 68,598 29 100Population Density of ResidenceUrban ................................... 180,723 76 46,973 26 65 44,538 25 65Rural ................................... 58,589 24 24,803 42 35 24,060 41 35Population Size of ResidenceMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) .......... 224,025 94 65,664 29 91 62,759 28 911,000,000 or more ....................... 127,462 53 33,070 26 46 31,459 25 46250,000 to 999,999 ...................... 48,157 20 16,436 34 23 15,879 33 2350,000 to 249,999 ....................... 48,406 20 16,159 33 23 15,421 32 22Outside MSA ............................. 15,288 6 6,111 40 9 5,839 38 9Census Geographic DivisionNew England ............................. 11,593 5 3,954 34 6 3,858 33 6Middle Atlantic ........................... 32,392 14 9,118 28 13 8,744 27 13East North Central ......................... 36,199 15 12,840 35 18 12,492 35 18West North Central ........................ 15,860 7 5,479 35 8 5,201 33 8South Atlantic ............................ 46,417 19 13,315 29 19 12,767 28 19East South Central ......................... 14,206 6 4,663 33 6 4,394 31 6West South Central ........................ 27,195 11 7,164 26 10 7,087 26 10Mountain ................................ 17,013 7 5,189 30 7 4,716 28 7Pacific .................................. 38,438 16 10,054 26 14 9,337 24 14Age16 to 17 years ............................ 7,652 3 964 13 1 903 12 118 to 24 years ............................ 26,517 11 2,580 10 4 2,360 9 325 to 34 years ............................ 41,613 17 7,969 19 11 7,282 18 1135 to 44 years ............................ 40,779 17 10,163 25 14 9,260 23 1345 to 54 years ............................ 46,167 19 15,594 34 22 14,917 32 2255 to 64 years ............................ 38,469 16 16,155 42 23 15,801 41 2365 years and older ......................... 38,117 16 18,351 48 26 18,074 47 2665 to 74 years .......................... 22,655 9 12,044 53 17 11,914 53 1775 and older ............................ 15,461 6 6,307 41 9 6,161 40 9SexMale, total ............................... 114,705 48 33,176 29 46 31,322 27 4616 to 17 years .......................... 3,922 2 535 14 1 521 13 118 to 24 years .......................... 12,909 5 1,281 10 2 1,152 9 225 to 34 years .......................... 20,350 9 3,590 18 5 3,235 16 535 to 44 years .......................... 19,738 8 5,269 27 7 4,649 24 745 to 54 years .......................... 22,426 9 7,228 32 10 6,838 30 1055 to 64 years .......................... 18,252 8 7,361 40 10 7,195 39 1065 years and older ....................... 17,108 7 7,912 46 11 7,731 45 1165 to 74 years ........................ 10,832 5 5,406 50 8 5,323 49 875 and older .......................... 6,276 3 2,505 40 3 2,408 38 4Female, total ............................. 124,608 52 38,600 31 54 37,276 30 5416 to 17 years .......................... 3,730 2 429 12 1 382 10 118 to 24 years .......................... 13,608 6 1,299 10 2 1,208 9 225 to 34 years .......................... 21,263 9 4,379 21 6 4,047 19 635 to 44 years .......................... 21,041 9 4,893 23 7 4,611 22 745 to 54 years .......................... 23,741 10 8,366 35 12 8,079 34 1255 to 64 years .......................... 20,216 8 8,794 44 12 8,606 43 1365 years and older ....................... 21,008 9 10,439 50 15 10,343 49 1565 to 74 years ........................ 11,824 5 6,638 56 9 6,591 56 1075 and older .......................... 9,185 4 3,802 41 5 3,752 41 5EthnicityHispanic ................................ 32,557 14 3,723 11 5 3,398 10 5Non-Hispanic ............................ 206,756 86 68,053 33 95 65,200 32 95RaceWhite ................................... 182,872 76 65,385 36 91 62,487 34 91African American ......................... 23,402 10 2,590 11 4 2,567 11 4Asian American ........................... 11,647 5 1,049 9 1 951 8 1All others ................................ 21,392 9 2,752 13 4 2,593 12 4Annual Household IncomeLess than $20,000 ......................... 30,550 13 6,768 22 9 6,584 22 10$20,000 to $24,999 ........................ 12,713 5 3,564 28 5 3,447 27 5$25,000 to $29,999 ........................ 10,441 4 2,385 23 3 2,247 22 3$30,000 to $34,999 ........................ 11,504 5 4,046 35 6 4,024 35 6$35,000 to $39,999 ........................ 11,441 5 3,326 29 5 3,224 28 5$40,000 to $49,999 ........................ 17,091 7 5,166 30 7 4,942 29 7$50,000 to $74,999 ........................ 33,850 14 12,685 37 18 11,696 35 17$75,000 to $99,999 ........................ 25,236 11 8,950 35 12 8,599 34 13$100,000 to $149,999 ...................... 23,790 10 8,700 37 12 8,295 35 12$150,000 or more ......................... 17,151 7 6,298 37 9 6,111 36 9Not reported ............................. 45,545 19 9,888 22 14 9,429 21 14Education11 years or less ........................... 31,574 13 5,575 18 8 5,418 17 812 years ................................. 81,984 34 21,098 26 29 20,281 25 301 to 3 years of college ...................... 55,014 23 16,135 29 22 15,257 28 224 years of college ......................... 42,552 18 16,066 38 22 15,526 36 235 years or more of college ................... 28,188 12 12,901 46 18 12,115 43 18See footnotes at end of table.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 91