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Table 8. Selected Characteristics of Anglers and Hunters: 2011—Continued(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)CharacteristicNumberHunted onlyPercent whoparticipated Percent NumberFished and huntedPercent whoparticipatedTotal persons ......................................... 4,285 2 100 9,389 4 100Population Density of ResidenceUrban .............................................. 1,774 1 41 4,023 2 43Rural .............................................. 2,511 4 59 5,366 9 57Population Size of ResidenceMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ..................... 3,306 1 77 7,610 3 811,000,000 or more .................................. 1,064 1 25 2,303 2 25250,000 to 999,999 ................................. 706 1 16 1,668 3 1850,000 to 249,999 .................................. 1,536 3 36 3,638 8 39Outside MSA ........................................ 979 6 23 1,780 12 19Census Geographic DivisionNew England ........................................ 86 1 2 334 3 4Middle Atlantic ...................................... 471 1 11 1,087 3 12East North Central .................................... 905 3 21 1,783 5 19West North Central ................................... 390 2 9 1,271 8 14South Atlantic ....................................... 587 1 14 1,283 3 14East South Central .................................... 566 4 13 965 7 10West South Central ................................... 556 2 13 1,353 5 14Mountain ........................................... 390 2 9 653 4 7Pacific ............................................. 335 1 8 661 2 7Age16 to 17 years ....................................... *161 *2 *4 258 3 318 to 24 years ....................................... 218 1 5 1,070 4 1125 to 34 years ....................................... 616 1 14 1,463 4 1635 to 44 years ....................................... 761 2 18 1,654 4 1845 to 54 years ....................................... 937 2 22 2,206 5 2355 to 64 years ....................................... 1,000 3 23 1,842 5 2065 years and older .................................... 590 2 14 897 2 1065 to 74 years ..................................... 455 2 11 766 3 875 and older ....................................... 135 1 3 131 1 1SexMale, total .......................................... 3,867 3 90 8,351 7 8916 to 17 years ..................................... *106 *3 *2 224 6 218 to 24 years ..................................... 188 1 4 827 6 925 to 34 years ..................................... 561 3 13 1,225 6 1335 to 44 years ..................................... 676 3 16 1,560 8 1745 to 54 years ..................................... 831 4 19 1,921 9 2055 to 64 years ..................................... 980 5 23 1,734 9 1865 years and older .................................. 525 3 12 860 5 965 to 74 years ................................... 395 4 9 738 7 875 and older ..................................... 130 2 3 122 2 1Female, total ........................................ 418 (Z) 10 1,039 1 1116 to 17 years ..................................... ... ... ... ... ... ...18 to 24 years ..................................... ... ... ... *243 *2 *325 to 34 years ..................................... ... ... ... 238 1 335 to 44 years ..................................... *85 *(Z) *2 94 (Z) 145 to 54 years ..................................... *107 *(Z) *2 285 1 355 to 64 years ..................................... ... ... ... *108 *1 *165 years and older .................................. *65 *(Z) *2 *37 *(Z) *(Z)65 to 74 years ................................... ... ... ... *28 *(Z) *(Z)75 and older ..................................... ... ... ... ... ... ...EthnicityHispanic ........................................... *118 *(Z) *3 153 (Z) 2Non-Hispanic ....................................... 4,167 2 97 9,236 4 98RaceWhite .............................................. 4,146 2 97 8,706 5 93African American .................................... ... ... ... 358 2 4Asian American ...................................... ... ... ... *23 *(Z) *(Z)All others ........................................... *79 *(Z) *2 303 1 3Annual Household IncomeLess than $20,000 .................................... 343 1 8 648 2 7$20,000 to $24,999 ................................... *174 *1 *4 358 3 4$25,000 to $29,999 ................................... 117 1 3 378 4 4$30,000 to $34,999 ................................... 204 2 5 352 3 4$35,000 to $39,999 ................................... *193 *2 *4 413 4 4$40,000 to $49,999 ................................... 364 2 9 765 4 8$50,000 to $74,999 ................................... 874 3 20 1,737 5 18$75,000 to $99,999 ................................... 669 3 16 1,702 7 18$100,000 to $149,999 ................................. 669 3 16 1,263 5 13$150,000 or more .................................... 218 1 5 643 4 7Not reported ........................................ 460 1 11 1,131 2 12Education11 years or less ...................................... 521 2 12 961 3 1012 years ............................................ 1,826 2 43 3,149 4 341 to 3 years of college ................................. 991 2 23 2,519 5 274 years of college .................................... 653 2 15 1,794 4 195 years or more of college .............................. 293 1 7 967 3 10* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. … Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.Note: Percent who participated columns show the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity named by the column. Percent columns show the percent ofeach column’s participants who are described by the row heading. Demographic variables we could include but haven’t are (1) relationship to head of household, (2) maritalstatus, (3) population size of area participant grew up, (4) years participant lived in resident state, (5) whether or not participant has a job, and (6) whether or not participantis going to school, keeping house, or retired.Percent62 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau