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Table B-8. Selected Characteristics of Wildlife-Watching Participants 6 to 15 Years Old: 2010(Population 6 to 15 years old. Numbers in thousands)CharacteristicU.S. populationNumber Percent NumberParticipantsTotal Away from home Around the homePercent whoparticipated Percent NumberPercent whoparticipated Percent NumberPercent whoparticipatedTotal persons ......................... 40,735 100 12,654 31 100 5,287 13 100 11,130 27 100Population Density of ResidenceUrban .............................. 30,138 74 8,458 28 67 3,682 12 70 7,294 24 66Rural .............................. 10,596 26 4,196 40 33 1,605 15 30 3,836 36 34Population Size of ResidenceMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ..... 38,520 95 11,953 31 94 5,002 13 95 10,509 27 941,000,000 or more .................. 21,283 52 6,085 29 48 2,437 11 46 5,372 25 48250,000 to 999,999 ................. 8,804 22 2,856 32 23 1,223 14 23 2,431 28 2250,000 to 249,999 .................. 8,433 21 3,012 36 24 1,342 16 25 2,707 32 24Outside MSA ........................ 2,214 5 701 32 6 285 13 5 621 28 6Census Geographic DivisionNew England ........................ 1,726 4 593 34 5 274 16 5 521 30 5Middle Atlantic ...................... 5,034 12 1,434 28 11 430 9 8 1,309 26 12East North Central .................... 6,072 15 2,204 36 17 904 15 17 2,004 33 18West North Central ................... 2,645 6 1,003 38 8 455 17 9 846 32 8South Atlantic ....................... 7,606 19 2,392 31 19 1,012 13 19 2,079 27 19East South Central .................... 2,407 6 590 24 5 299 12 6 565 23 5West South Central ................... 5,365 13 1,451 27 11 420 8 8 1,282 24 12Mountain ........................... 3,168 8 999 32 8 541 17 10 822 26 7Pacific ............................. 6,711 16 1,989 30 16 953 14 18 1,701 25 15Age6 to 8 years ......................... 11,866 29 3,356 28 27 1,492 13 28 2,947 25 269 to 11 years ........................ 12,488 31 4,688 38 37 1,793 14 34 4,182 33 3812 to 15 years ....................... 16,380 40 4,611 28 36 2,001 12 38 4,002 24 36SexMale, total .......................... 21,420 53 6,690 31 53 2,808 13 53 5,819 27 526 to 8 years ....................... 5,925 15 1,601 27 13 676 11 13 1,405 24 139 to 11 years ...................... 6,818 17 2,571 38 20 1,006 15 19 2,230 33 2012 to 15 years ..................... 8,678 21 2,518 29 20 1,126 13 21 2,184 25 20Female, total ........................ 19,315 47 5,964 31 47 2,479 13 47 5,312 28 486 to 8 years ....................... 5,942 15 1,755 30 14 816 14 15 1,542 26 149 to 11 years ...................... 5,670 14 2,117 37 17 787 14 15 1,952 34 1812 to 15 years ..................... 7,702 19 2,092 27 17 876 11 17 1,818 24 16EthnicityHispanic ........................... 7,846 19 1,430 18 11 510 6 10 1,278 16 11Non-Hispanic ....................... 32,889 81 11,224 34 89 4,777 15 90 9,852 30 89RaceWhite .............................. 28,458 70 10,346 36 82 4,226 15 80 9,178 32 82African American .................... 5,116 13 768 15 6 324 6 6 704 14 6Asian American ...................... 2,055 5 460 22 4 258 13 5 388 19 3All others ........................... 5,105 13 1,081 21 9 480 9 9 861 17 8Annual Household IncomeLess than $20,000 .................... 4,686 12 998 21 8 392 8 7 825 18 7$20,000 to $24,999 ................... 2,236 5 516 23 4 248 11 5 425 19 4$25,000 to $29,999 ................... 2,073 5 574 28 5 208 10 4 518 25 5$30,000 to $34,999 ................... 1,777 4 538 30 4 115 6 2 534 30 5$35,000 to $39,999 ................... 2,045 5 384 19 3 198 10 4 375 18 3$40,000 to $49,999 ................... 2,939 7 1,076 37 9 504 17 10 952 32 9$50,000 to $74,999 ................... 7,146 18 2,687 38 21 1,046 15 20 2,316 32 21$75,000 to $99,999 ................... 4,599 11 1,824 40 14 730 16 14 1,617 35 15$100,000 to $149,999 ................. 4,452 11 1,809 41 14 816 18 15 1,567 35 14$150,000 or more .................... 3,281 8 1,301 40 10 663 20 13 1,140 35 10Not reported ........................ 5,501 14 947 17 7 367 7 7 861 16 8Note: Percent who participated columns show the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areaswho fished only, etc.). Percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who are described by the row heading (the percent of those who fished only wholived in urban areas, etc.). Data reported on this table are from screening interviews in which one adult household member responded for all household members.The screening interview required the respondent to recall 12 months worth of activity.PercentU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 105