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Appendix A.DefinitionsAnnual household income—Total2011 income of household membersbefore taxes and other deductions.Around-the-home wildlifewatching—Activity within 1 mile ofhome with one of six primary purposes:(1) taking special interest in or tryingto identify birds or other wildlife; (2)photographing wildlife; (3) feedingbirds or other wildlife; (4) maintainingnatural areas of at least one-quarteracre for the benefit of wildlife; (5)maintaining plantings (such as shrubsand agricultural crops) for the benefitof wildlife; and (6) visiting parks andnatural areas to observe, photograph, orfeed wildlife.Auxiliary equipment—Equipmentowned primarily for wildlife-associatedrecreation. For the sportspersonssection, these include sleeping bags,packs, duffel bags, tents, binocularsand field glasses, special fishing andhunting clothing, foul weather gear,boots and waders, maintenance andrepair of equipment, and processingand taxidermy costs. For the wildlifewatchingsection, these include tents,tarps, frame packs, backpacking andother camping equipment, and blinds.For both sportspersons and wildlifewatchers, it also includes electronicauxiliary equipment such as GlobalPositioning Systems.Away-from-home wildlife watching—Trips or outings at least 1 mile fromhome for the primary purpose ofobserving, photographing, or feedingwildlife. Trips to zoos, circuses, aquariums,and museums are not included.Big game—Bear, deer, elk, moose,wild turkey, and similar large animalsthat are hunted.Census DivisionsEast North CentralIllinoisIndianaMichiganOhioWisconsinEast South CentralAlabamaKentuckyMississippiTennesseeMiddle AtlanticNew JerseyNew YorkPennsylvaniaMountainArizonaColoradoIdahoMontanaNevadaNew MexicoUtahWyomingNew EnglandConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode IslandVermontPacificAlaskaCaliforniaHawaiiOregonWashingtonSouth AtlanticDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaMarylandNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaVirginiaWest VirginiaWest North CentralKansasIowaMinnesotaMissouriNebraskaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaWest South CentralArkansasLouisianaOklahomaTexasDay—Any part of a day spent participatingin a given activity. For example,if someone hunted two hours one dayand three hours another day, it wouldbe reported as two days of hunting.If someone hunted two hours in themorning and three hours in the afternoonof the same day, it would beconsidered one day of hunting.Education—The highest completedgrade of school or year of college.Expenditures—Money spent in 2011for wildlife-related recreation tripsin the United States, wildlife-relatedrecreational equipment purchased inthe United States, and other items. The“other items” were books, magazines,and DVDs; membership dues andcontributions, land leasing or owning;hunting and fishing licenses; and plantings,all for the purpose of wildliferelatedrecreation. Expendituresincluded both money spent by participantsfor themselves and the value ofgifts they received.96 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau