National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife ... - All About Birds

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Large MSA25%Medium MSA17%Percent of Hunters by Residence(Hunter population: 13.7 million)Percent of U.S. Population Who Hunted by Residence(Total U.S. population that hunted: 6 percent)Large MSA(1,000,000 or more)Medium MSA(250,000 to 999,999)Small MSA(50,000 to 249,999)Outside MSA3%5%11%Outside MSA20%Percent of U.S. Population Who Hunted by Household IncomeLess than $20,000$20,000 to $24,999$25,000 to $29,999$30,000 to $34,999$35,000 to $39,999$40,000 to $49,999$50,000 to $74,999$75,000 to $99,9993%4%5%5%5%7%8%9%Small MSA38%18%Metropolitan and NonmetropolitanHuntersAs was the case for fishing, participationrates for hunting were the lowestamong residents of the largest metropolitanstatistical areas (MSAs) 1 andwere the highest among non-MSAresidents. Residents of the MSAs with apopulation of 1 million or more huntedat a 3 percent rate, which compares to18 percent of those who resided outsideMSAs. Furthermore the smaller theMSA the higher the participation rate.The rate among residents of MSAs of50,000 to 249,999 was 11 percent andamong residents of MSAs with 250,000to 999,999 inhabitants the rate was5 percent.Despite the lower participation ratesamong MSA residents, they still madeup the majority of hunters. Over 10.9million hunters were MSA residents,compared to 2.8 million who werenon-metropolitan residents.Household Income of HuntersThe participation rate in huntingincreased as household incomeincreased until it reached incomes of$100,000 or more. The participationwas highest among those with incomesof $75,000 to $99,999 at 9 percent.Participation rates for those whoreported incomes of $50,000 to $74,999and $100,000 to $149,999 was slightlylower at 8 percent. The participationrate in hunting for household incomesof $40,000 to $49,999 was 7 percent.A participation rate of 5 percent wasreported for the following four incomegroups: $25,000 to $29,999; $30,000to $34,999; $35,000 to $39,999; and$150,000 or more. The lowest participationrate was 3 percent reportedfor household incomes of less than$20,000.$100,000 to $149,999$150,000 or more5%8%The majority of hunters had householdincomes of $50,000 or more.Among hunters who reported income,64 percent had household incomesof $50,000 or more, and 36 percenthad household incomes of less than1See Appendix A for definition of metropolitan statisticalarea.30 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau
$50,000. For the general population,52 percent had incomes of $50,000 ormore and 48 percent had incomes lessthan $50,000.While people of all races participate inhunting, the majority are White. Sevenpercent of the nation’s White population,2 percent of the African Americanpopulation, 2 percent of those identifiedas other races, and less than 0.5 percentof the Asian American population wenthunting in 2011.Education, Race, and Ethnicity ofHuntersParticipation rates in hunting in2011 varied little among people withdifferent levels of educational attainment.The highest participation ratewas 6 percent for the following threelevels of attainment: 12 years, 1 to 3years of college, and 4 years of college.The next highest rate, 5 percent, wasreached by people with 11 years ofeducation. The lowest rate, 4 percent,was for those people with an educationalattainment of 5 years of collegeor more.11 years or less11%12 years36%Percent of Hunters by Education4 years of college18%Percent of U.S. Population Who Hunted by Education11 years or less 5%5 years or more of college9%1 to 3 years of college26%The two largest categories of educationwere 12 years and 1 to 3 yearsof college, composing 36 percentand 26 percent of all hunters, respectively.Those with 4 years of collegecomposed 18 percent of all hunters, andthose with 11 years or less composed11 percent of all hunters. Individualswith 5 years or more of college madeup 9 percent of all hunters.Hunters by Education, Race,and Ethnicity(In millions)Total hunters ............ 13.712 years1 to 3 years of college4 years of college5 years or moreof collegeOther 3%Asian American
Page 1: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service2011Nat
Page 4 and 5: Economics and StatisticsAdministrat
Page 6 and 7: List of TablesFishing and Hunting1.
Page 8 and 9: ForewordWhen I was growing up, it w
Page 11 and 12: Highlights
Page 13 and 14: watching (observing, photographing,
Page 15 and 16: Expenditures for Wildlife-Related R
Page 17 and 18: Fishing
Page 19 and 20: Fishing ExpendituresAnglers spent $
Page 21 and 22: Freshwater Fishing ExpendituresAngl
Page 23 and 24: pike, pickerel, and muskie, as well
Page 25 and 26: Sex and Age of AnglersAlthough more
Page 27 and 28: The majority of anglers had househo
Page 29: 2001-2011 Fishing Participants, Day
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 42 and 43: Hispanics, who represent a growingp
Page 45 and 46: Wildlife WatchingU.S. Fish and Wild
Page 47 and 48: Wildlife-Watching ExpendituresThirt
Page 49 and 50: Wildlife Fed, Observed, orPhotograp
Page 51 and 52: Metropolitan and NonmetropolitanAro
Page 53 and 54: Education, Race, and Ethnicity ofAr
Page 55 and 56: Away-From-Home Participantsby Type
Page 57 and 58: Away-From-Home WildlifeWatchers by
Page 59 and 60: Metropolitan and NonmetropolitanAwa
Page 61 and 62: 2001-2011 Comparison of Wildlife-Wa
Page 63: 2006-2011 Wildlife-Watching Partici
Page 66 and 67: Guide to Statistical TablesPurpose
Page 68 and 69: Table 3. Freshwater Anglers and Day
Page 70 and 71: Table 7. Hunters and Days of Huntin
Page 72 and 73: Table 8. Selected Characteristics o
Page 74 and 75: Table 9. Selected Characteristics o
Page 76 and 77: Table 10. Selected Characteristics
Page 78 and 79: Table 12. Expenditures for Fishing:
Page 80 and 81: Table 14. Trip and Equipment Expend
Page 88 and 89: Table 22. Special Equipment Expendi
Page 90 and 91:
Table 25. Freshwater Anglers and Da
Page 92 and 93:
Table 29. Hunters and Days of Hunti
Page 94 and 95:
Table 33. Hunters Preparing for Hun
Page 96 and 97:
Table 37. Participation in Wildlife
Page 98 and 99:
Table 40. Expenditures for Wildlife
Page 100 and 101:
Table 41. Selected Characteristics
Page 102 and 103:
Table 42. Selected Characteristics
Page 104 and 105:
Table 46. Total Wildlife-Related Pa
Page 106 and 107:
Appendix A.DefinitionsAnnual househ
Page 108 and 109:
State governments (such as State pa
Page 110 and 111:
Appendix B.2010 Participation of 6-
Page 112 and 113:
Table B-4. Most Recent Year of Fish
Page 114 and 115:
Table B-7. Selected Characteristics
Page 116 and 117:
Table B-9. Participation by 6-to-15
Page 118 and 119:
Appendix C.Significant Methodologic
Page 120 and 121:
Table C-1. Major Characteristics of
Page 122 and 123:
Table C-2. Anglers and Hunters by C
Page 124 and 125:
household income in the 2001Survey.
Page 126 and 127:
Table C-4. Comparison of Major Find
Page 128 and 129:
Table C-5. Anglers and Hunters by C
Page 130 and 131:
Appendix D.Sample Design and Statis
Page 132 and 133:
lation 6 to 15 years of age were de
Page 134 and 135:
compute in advance the standard err
Page 136 and 137:
Illustration of the Computation of
Page 138 and 139:
Table D-2. Approximate Standard Err
Page 140 and 141:
Table D-4. Approximate Standard Err
Page 143:
U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S.
show all

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife ... - All About Birds

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?