Table 46. Total <strong>Wildlife</strong>-Related Participants <strong>and</strong> Expenditures: 2011(Population 16 years old <strong>and</strong> older)Participants <strong>and</strong> expendituresUnited States, totalU.S. Population .............................................................................................................. 239,313PARTICIPANTS (thous<strong>and</strong>s)<strong>Wildlife</strong>-related participants, total .............................................................................................. 90,108Sportspersons .............................................................................................................. 37,397<strong>Fishing</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,112<strong>Hunting</strong> ................................................................................................................. 13,674<strong>Wildlife</strong> watching ........................................................................................................... 71,776EXPENDITURES (thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> dollars)<strong>Wildlife</strong>-related expenditures, total .............................................................................................. 144,651,796Trip-related, total ............................................................................................................ 49,485,328Equipment, total ............................................................................................................ 70,378,324Other, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,788,145Note: Detail does not add to total because <strong>of</strong> multiple responses.Table 47. Total <strong>Wildlife</strong>-Watching Days Away From Home by State Residents Both Inside <strong>and</strong> OutsideTheir Resident State: 2011(Population 16 years old <strong>and</strong> older. Numbers in thous<strong>and</strong>s)<strong>Wildlife</strong>-watching days away from home Number PercentTotal days, residents <strong>and</strong> nonresidents ........................................................................ 335,625 100Days by residents in state <strong>of</strong> residents ........................................................................ 268,412 80Days by residents in other states ............................................................................. 67,213 20<strong>National</strong> reports for previous <strong>Survey</strong>s included tables that had estimates for all fifty states. In order to expedite release <strong>of</strong>the 2011 <strong>National</strong> Report, state estimates have been deleted. To find state estimates, go to http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/<strong>National</strong><strong>Survey</strong>/Nat<strong>Survey</strong>Index.htm. State reports will be issued alphabetically, beginning in early 2013.94 2011 <strong>National</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fishing</strong>, <strong>Hunting</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong>-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> Service <strong>and</strong> U.S. Census Bureau
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