Table 1.
Fish consumption patterns among Great Lakes Basin residents.
| % Weighted population that consumes:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristic | No. of respondents (%) | Any type of fish | Tuna | Sport-caught fish | GL sport fish |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–34 | 1,040 (25) | 77 | 59 | 19 | 7 |
| 35–44 | 904 (22) | 88 | 74 | 29 | 10 |
| ≥ 45 | 2,065 (50) | 87 | 73 | 22 | 6 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1,801 (44) | 85 | 66 | 26 | 8 |
| Female | 2,305 (56) | 83 | 72 | 19 | 6 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 3,539 (86) | 85 | 71 | 23 | 7 |
| Black | 259 (6) | 84 | 60 | 19 | 10 |
| Other/unknown | 302 (8) | 78 | 59 | 15 | 4 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 386 (9) | 72 | 54 | 22 | 7 |
| High school graduate | 1,412 (34) | 80 | 64 | 23 | 7 |
| Some college | 995 (24) | 87 | 72 | 24 | 8 |
| College graduate | 1,295 (32) | 90 | 77 | 20 | 7 |
| Household income ($) | |||||
| < 15,000 | 488 (12) | 71 | 54 | 14 | 4 |
| 15,000–24,999 | 447 (11) | 86 | 68 | 22 | 5 |
| 25,000–34,999 | 432 (11) | 84 | 69 | 23 | 6 |
| 35,000–49,999 | 723 (18) | 86 | 69 | 24 | 8 |
| ≥ 50,000 | 1,255 (31) | 89 | 77 | 26 | 9 |
| Unknown | 761 (18) | 81 | 66 | 18 | 5 |
| State | |||||
| Illinois | 508 (12) | 86 | 68 | 24 | 5 |
| Indiana | 513 (13) | 80 | 64 | 21 | 4 |
| Michigan | 502 (12) | 82 | 68 | 25 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 510 (12) | 84 | 69 | 44 | 8 |
| New York | 516 (13) | 85 | 75 | 15 | 3 |
| Ohio | 529 (13) | 83 | 62 | 21 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 508 (12) | 86 | 71 | 16 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 512 (12) | 87 | 70 | 39 | 10 |
| Total | 4,106 (100%) | 84% | 69% | 22% | 7% |
Percentages within groups may not total 100% because of rounding error. Percentages are based on weighted data. There were missing values for state, age, and education demographics because of partial completion of survey or refusal.