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Economics and StatisticsAdministrationVacant,Under Secretary forEconomic AffairsU.S. Department of the InteriorKen Salazar,SecretaryU.S. CENSUS BUREAUThomas L. Mesenbourg,Acting DirectorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceDan Ashe,DirectorWildlife and Sport Fish RestorationHannibal Bolton,Assistant DirectorThe U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and culturalheritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilitiesor special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated Island Communities.The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, includingadministration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide financialassistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fish and wildlife resources and to assuretheir availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund theNational Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.Suggested CitationU.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce,U.S. Census Bureau. 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
ContentsList of Tables ...................................................................................... ivForeword ......................................................................................... viSurvey Background and Method ...................................................................... viiHighlightsIntroduction ....................................................................................... 2Summary ......................................................................................... 4Fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Hunting .......................................................................................... 21Wildlife Watching .................................................................................. 35TablesGuide to Statistical Tables ............................................................................ 56Fishing and Hunting Tables .......................................................................... 57Wildlife-Watching Tables ............................................................................ 85AppendixesA. Definitions .................................................................................... 96B. 2010 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds and Historical Participation of Sportspersons:Data From Screening Interviews .................................................................. 100C. Significant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends ........................... 108D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy ............................................................. 120U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation iii
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Page 6 and 7: List of TablesFishing and Hunting1.
Page 8 and 9: ForewordWhen I was growing up, it w
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Page 19 and 20: Fishing ExpendituresAnglers spent $
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Page 25 and 26: Sex and Age of AnglersAlthough more
Page 27 and 28: The majority of anglers had househo
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Page 32 and 33: Hunting HighlightsIn 2011, 13.7 mil
Page 34 and 35: Big Game HuntingIn 2011, a majority
Page 36 and 37: Days per hunterTrips per hunterTrip
Page 38 and 39: Hunting on Public and PrivateLandsm
Page 40 and 41: Large MSA25%Medium MSA17%Percent of
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Page 45 and 46: Wildlife WatchingU.S. Fish and Wild
Page 47 and 48: Wildlife-Watching ExpendituresThirt
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Away-From-Home Participantsby Type
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Away-From-Home WildlifeWatchers by
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Metropolitan and NonmetropolitanAwa
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2001-2011 Comparison of Wildlife-Wa
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2006-2011 Wildlife-Watching Partici
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Guide to Statistical TablesPurpose
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Table 3. Freshwater Anglers and Day
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Table 7. Hunters and Days of Huntin
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Table 8. Selected Characteristics o
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Table 9. Selected Characteristics o
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Table 10. Selected Characteristics
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Table 12. Expenditures for Fishing:
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Table 14. Trip and Equipment Expend
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Table 22. Special Equipment Expendi
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Table 25. Freshwater Anglers and Da
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Table 29. Hunters and Days of Hunti
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Table 33. Hunters Preparing for Hun
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Table 37. Participation in Wildlife
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Table 40. Expenditures for Wildlife
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Table 46. Total Wildlife-Related Pa
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Appendix A.DefinitionsAnnual househ
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State governments (such as State pa
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Appendix B.2010 Participation of 6-
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Table B-4. Most Recent Year of Fish
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Table B-7. Selected Characteristics
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Table B-9. Participation by 6-to-15
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Appendix C.Significant Methodologic
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Table C-1. Major Characteristics of
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Table C-2. Anglers and Hunters by C
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household income in the 2001Survey.
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Table C-4. Comparison of Major Find
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Table C-5. Anglers and Hunters by C
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Appendix D.Sample Design and Statis
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lation 6 to 15 years of age were de
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compute in advance the standard err
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Illustration of the Computation of
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Table D-2. Approximate Standard Err
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Table D-4. Approximate Standard Err
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