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Table 9. Selected Characteristics of Anglers by Type of Fishing: 2011—Continued(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)CharacteristicFreshwater, except Great LakesNumberFreshwaterPercentwhoparticipated Percent NumberGreat LakesPercentwhoparticipated Percent NumberSaltwaterPercentwhoparticipatedTotal persons ................................... 27,060 11 100 1,665 1 100 8,889 4 100Population Density of ResidenceUrban ........................................ 15,656 9 58 907 1 54 6,654 4 75Rural ........................................ 11,404 19 42 758 1 46 2,235 4 25Population Size of ResidenceMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ............... 23,759 11 88 1,416 1 85 8,519 4 961,000,000 or more ............................ 9,598 8 35 555 (Z) 33 4,658 4 52250,000 to 999,999 ........................... 5,498 11 20 485 1 29 2,191 5 2550,000 to 249,999 ............................ 8,663 18 32 376 1 23 1,669 3 19Outside MSA .................................. 3,301 22 12 *249 *2 *15 370 2 4Census Geographic DivisionNew England .................................. 996 9 4 ... ... ... 661 6 7Middle Atlantic ................................ 2,343 7 9 395 1 24 1,425 4 16East North Central .............................. 4,871 13 18 1,139 3 68 533 1 6West North Central ............................. 3,418 22 13 *66 *(Z) *4 *63 *(Z) *1South Atlantic ................................. 4,241 9 16 *35 *(Z) *2 3,101 7 35East South Central .............................. 2,274 16 8 ... ... ... 360 3 4West South Central ............................. 3,760 14 14 ... ... ... 1,092 4 12Mountain ..................................... 2,494 15 9 ... ... ... 170 1 2Pacific ....................................... 2,663 7 10 ... ... ... 1,482 4 17Age16 to 17 years ................................. 754 10 3 ... ... ... 234 3 318 to 24 years ................................. 2,228 8 8 ... ... ... 530 2 625 to 34 years ................................. 5,127 12 19 *320 *1 *19 1,505 4 1735 to 44 years ................................. 4,847 12 18 232 1 14 1,571 4 1845 to 54 years ................................. 5,954 13 22 483 1 29 2,161 5 2455 to 64 years ................................. 4,911 13 18 359 1 22 1,730 4 1965 years and older .............................. 3,239 8 12 *137 *(Z) *8 1,157 3 1365 to 74 years ............................... 2,403 11 9 *117 *1 *7 913 4 1075 and older ................................. 836 5 3 ... ... ... 244 2 3SexMale ........................................ 20,033 17 74 1,257 1 75 6,610 6 74Female ....................................... 7,026 6 26 408 (Z) 25 2,279 2 26EthnicityHispanic ..................................... 1,267 4 5 ... ... ... 603 2 7Non-Hispanic ................................. 25,793 12 95 1,644 1 99 8,286 4 93RaceWhite ........................................ 23,562 13 87 1,561 1 94 7,383 4 83African American .............................. 1,701 7 6 ... ... ... 764 3 9Asian American ................................ 472 4 2 ... ... ... 373 3 4All others ..................................... 1,326 6 5 ... ... ... 369 2 4Annual Household IncomeLess than $20,000 .............................. 2,631 9 10 ... ... ... 725 2 8$20,000 to $24,999 ............................. 1,416 11 5 ... ... ... *98 *1 *1$25,000 to $29,999 ............................. 1,132 11 4 ... ... ... 428 4 5$30,000 to $34,999 ............................. 1,155 10 4 ... ... ... 310 3 3$35,000 to $39,999 ............................. 1,276 11 5 ... ... ... 256 2 3$40,000 to $49,999 ............................. 2,346 14 9 *153 *1 *9 611 4 7$50,000 to $74,999 ............................. 4,921 15 18 278 1 17 1,731 5 19$75,000 to $99,999 ............................. 4,032 16 15 *321 *1 *19 1,367 5 15$100,000 to $149,999 ........................... 3,308 14 12 334 1 20 1,167 5 13$150,000 or more .............................. 2,022 12 7 *72 *(Z) *4 1,050 6 12Not reported .................................. 2,821 6 10 *123 *(Z) *7 1,146 3 13Education11 years or less ................................ 3,040 10 11 ... ... ... 706 2 812 years ...................................... 8,596 10 32 517 1 31 2,399 3 271 to 3 years of college ........................... 7,126 13 26 488 1 29 2,282 4 264 years of college .............................. 5,263 12 19 344 1 21 1,828 4 215 years or more of college ........................ 3,035 11 11 *177 *1 *11 1,673 6 19* 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.Percent64 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau