Table 6.1.—Percentage and millions 16 years and older
participatingin outdoor activities by Census Region of the U.S., 1994-95.
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| Percent | Number (millions) | Percent | Number (millions) | Percent | Number (millions) | Percent | Number (millions) | |
| Fitness Activities | 65.9 | 45.3 | 69.0 | 29.0 | 69.5 | 33.2 | 70.2 | 29.4 |
| Running/Jogging | 27.3 | 18.8 | 25.5 | 10.7 | 23.3 | 11.1 | 28.4 | 11.9 |
| Biking | 24.6 | 16.9 | 28.2 | 11.8 | 32.3 | 15.4 | 31.4 | 13.2 |
| Walking | 64.3 | 44.2 | 68.1 | 28.6 | 68.2 | 32.5 | 67.8 | 28.4 |
| Individual Sport Activities | 20.4 | 14.0 | 21.7 | 9.1 | 24.6 | 11.7 | 21.9 | 9.2 |
| Golf | 12.6 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 5.8 | 18.5 | 8.8 | 15.1 | 6.3 |
| Tennis | 10.7 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 4.4 |
| Outdoor Team Sport Activities | 26.4 | 18.2 | 27.4 | 11.5 | 26.6 | 12.7 | 25.3 | 10.6 |
| Baseball | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 2.7 |
| Softball | 13.7 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 11.2 | 4.7 |
| Football | 7.1 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 2.8 |
| Basketball | 13.1 | 9.0 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 4.9 |
| Soccer | 4.4 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Volleyball | 14.5 | 10.0 | 14.9 | 6.3 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 5.2 |
| Handball | 5.4 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 2.7 |
| Outdoor Spectator Activities | 57.4 | 39.4 | 59.5 | 25.0 | 59.9 | 28.6 | 58.6 | 24.6 |
| Concerts | 31.3 | 21.5 | 37.6 | 15.8 | 33.4 | 15.9 | 36.6 | 15.3 |
| Attending Sporting Events | 47.9 | 32.9 | 47.6 | 20.0 | 48.5 | 23.1 | 45.8 | 19.2 |
| Viewing Activities | 74.0 | 50.8 | 76.4 | 32.0 | 77.0 | 36.8 | 78.7 | 33.0 |
| Visiting a Nature Center | 42.9 | 29.5 | 44.3 | 18.6 | 50.4 | 24.1 | 49.7 | 20.8 |
| Visiting a Visitor Center | 33.4 | 23.0 | 32.7 | 13.7 | 36.0 | 17.2 | 36.8 | 15.4 |
| Visiting a Prehistoric Site | 16.2 | 11.2 | 15.2 | 6.4 | 16.8 | 8.0 | 22.1 | 9.3 |
| Visiting a Historic Site | 43.6 | 30.0 | 44.8 | 18.8 | 43.9 | 21.0 | 44.7 | 18.7 |
| Bird-Watching | 26.2 | 18.0 | 28.0 | 11.7 | 29.2 | 13.9 | 24.8 | 10.4 |
| Wildlife Viewing | 28.9 | 19.9 | 30.5 | 12.8 | 34.0 | 16.2 | 32.4 | 13.6 |
| Fish Viewing | 13.7 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 15.3 | 6.4 |
| Other Wildlife Viewing | 11.9 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 16.5 | 6.9 |
| Sightseeing | 54.3 | 37.3 | 56.4 | 23.7 | 57.5 | 27.4 | 59.6 | 25.0 |
| Visiting a Beach or Waterside | 60.4 | 41.5 | 64.3 | 27.0 | 61.3 | 29.3 | 63.7 | 26.7 |
| Water-based Nature Study | 26.6 | 18.3 | 28.3 | 11.9 | 26.2 | 12.5 | 30.4 | 12.7 |
| Snow and Ice Activities | 9.8 | 6.7 | 25.1 | 10.6 | 22.7 | 10.8 | 19.7 | 8.3 |
| Ice Skating | 1.9 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| Snowboarding | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| Sledding | 5.2 | 3.6 | 15.3 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 3.7 |
| Downhill Skiing | 5.5 | 3.8 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 12.2 | 5.1 |
| Cross-Country Skiing | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| Snowmobiling | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Camping (overall) | 22.4 | 15.4 | 21.8 | 9.2 | 27.2 | 13.0 | 36.3 | 15.2 |
| Developed Area | 17.2 | 11.8 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 21.7 | 10.4 | 28.3 | 11.9 |
| Primitive Area | 12.5 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 20.6 | 8.6 |
| Hunting | 10.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 3.1 |
| Big game | 8.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 2.3 |
| Small game | 7.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Migratory bird | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| Fishing | 32.0 | 22.0 | 23.8 | 10.0 | 31.5 | 15.0 | 25.6 | 10.7 |
| Freshwater | 26.2 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 7.7 | 29.4 | 14.0 | 21.1 | 8.8 |
| Saltwater | 13.4 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 3.7 |
| Warmwater | 24.3 | 16.7 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 27.2 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 4.6 |
| Coldwater | 8.0 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 15.9 | 6.7 |
| Ice | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Anadromous | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Catch and Release | 9.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 3.0 |
| Boating | 28.9 | 19.9 | 28.0 | 11.7 | 31.8 | 15.2 | 26.7 | 11.2 |
| Sailing | 3.8 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
| Canoeing | 6.6 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 1.7 |
| Kayaking | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Rowing | 3.1 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| Floating, Rafting | 7.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 3.2 |
| Motor-boating | 24.4 | 16.8 | 20.6 | 8.6 | 27.1 | 12.9 | 20.3 | 8.5 |
| Water Skiing | 9.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 3.9 |
| Jet Skiing | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 2.1 |
| Sailboarding/windsurfing | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Swimming Activities | 53.3 | 36.6 | 58.3 | 24.5 | 53.4 | 25.5 | 52.8 | 22.1 |
| Surfing | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Swimming/pool | 44.8 | 30.8 | 47.6 | 20.0 | 42.2 | 20.1 | 42.2 | 17.7 |
| Swimming/lake, river,ocean | 37.3 | 25.6 | 44.9 | 18.8 | 39.1 | 18.7 | 35.9 | 15.1 |
| Snorkeling/Scuba | 7.7 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 3.8 |
| Outdoor Adventure Activities | 33.3 | 22.9 | 33.3 | 14.0 | 35.6 | 17.0 | 47.2 | 19.8 |
| Hiking | 18.6 | 12.8 | 21.8 | 9.1 | 22.5 | 10.7 | 36.1 | 15.1 |
| Orienteering | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Backpacking | 5.9 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 5.4 |
| Mountain Climbing | 3.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 3.5 |
| Rock Climbing | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
| Caving | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| Off-Road Driving | 14.7 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 16.9 | 7.1 |
| Horseback Riding | 7.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 3.6 |
| Social Activities | 65.1 | 44.8 | 68.2 | 28.6 | 70.1 | 33.4 | 69.3 | 29.0 |
| Yard Games | 34.7 | 23.8 | 40.3 | 16.9 | 40.7 | 19.4 | 31.9 | 13.3 |
| Picnicking | 44.8 | 30.8 | 49.4 | 20.7 | 52.2 | 24.9 | 52.1 | 21.8 |
| Family Gathering | 59.7 | 41.0 | 60.5 | 25.4 | 65.5 | 31.2 | 62.1 | 26.0 |
1 The South includes the states of Delaware, Maryland, Districtof Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,Florida Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana,Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Northeast includes the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
The Midwest includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,and Kansas.
The West includes the states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado,New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska,and Hawaii.