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Table D–4. Approximate Standard Errors and 95-Percent Confidence Intervals for SelectedWildlife-Watching Estimates: 2011Participants and expenditures Estimate Standard error Lower 95 percent Upper 95 percentWILDLIFE–WATCHING PARTICIPANTS (thousands)Total .................................................. 71,776 1,196 69,431 74,121Away from home ...................................... . 22,496 762 21,003 23,989Observe wildlife ..................................... 19,808 719 18,398 21,218Photograph wildlife ................................... 12,354 578 11,222 13,486Feed wildlife ....................................... . 5,399 388 4,639 6,159Around the home ....................................... 68,598 1,180 66,284 70,912Observe wildlife ..................................... 45,046 1,020 43,046 47,046Photograph wildlife ................................... 25,370 804 23,795 26,945Feed wildlife ....................................... . 52,817 1,083 50,695 54,939Visit public parks or natural areas ....................... 12,311 577 11,181 13,441Maintain plantings or natural areas ....................... 13,399 600 12,223 14,575DAYS OF PARTICIPATION IN AWAY-FROM-HOMEACTIVITIES (thousands)Total .................................................. 335,625 28,425 279,911 391,339Observe wildlife ....................................... 268,798 24,209 221,349 316,247Photograph wildlife ..................................... 110,459 13,146 84,693 136,225Feed wildlife ......................................... . 59,255 9,604 40,432 78,078Average Days of Participation in Away-From-HomeActivitiesTotal .................................................. 14.9 0.98 13.0 16.8Observe wildlife ....................................... 13.6 0.95 11.7 15.4Photograph wildlife ..................................... 8.9 0.83 7.3 10.6Feed wildlife ......................................... . 11.0 1.35 8.3 13.6EXPENDITURES (thousands)Total .................................................. 54,890,272 3,146,979 48,722,193 61,058,351Trip–related, total .................................... . . 17,274,675 1,431,121 14,469,677 20,079,673Food and lodging .................................... 9,349,439 822,822 7,736,707 10,962,171Transportation ....................................... 6,006,860 505,292 5,016,488 6,997,232Other trip costs ...................................... 1,918,376 214,540 1,497,879 2,338,873Equipment and other, total .............................. . 37,615,597 2,194,526 33,314,326 41,916,868Equipment, total ..................................... 27,150,921 1,544,420 24,123,857 30,177,985Wildlife watching equipment ......................... 11,323,179 671,280 10,007,471 12,638,887Auxiliary equipment .............................. . . 1,555,374 207,202 1,149,258 1,961,490Special equipment .................................. 14,272,368 3,249,460 7,903,427 20,641,309Other, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,464,677 739,717 9,014,832 11,914,522Magazines, books, DVDs ............................ 420,395 43,842 334,465 506,325Membership dues and contributions .................... 2,163,568 227,318 1,718,024 2,609,112Land leasing and ownership .......................... 5,676,794 1,723,393 2,298,943 9,054,645Plantings ......................................... 2,203,920 254,626 1,704,853 2,702,987130 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau