TABLE 3.
Study Participants' Frequency of Participating in Recreational Water Activities, by Location: Baltimore, MD, 2007
| Activity | Patapsco River | Baltimore Harbor | Gunpowder River | Back River |
| Fishing, times/mo | ||||
| 1–4 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 5–8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ≥ 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Not applicablea | 44 | 65 | 64 | 67 |
| Total | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Crabbing | ||||
| 1–4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 5–8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ≥ 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Not applicablea | 54 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Total | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Boating | ||||
| 1–4 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 2 |
| 5–8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ≥ 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Not applicablea | 66 | 43 | 71 | 73 |
| Total | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Swimming | ||||
| 1–4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 5–8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ≥ 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Not applicablea | 68 | 67 | 59 | 63 |
| Total | 75 | 75 | 75 | 65 |
Note. These 4 sites were the most frequently used by the 75 patients reporting recreational water contact.
a
Participant did not engage in this activity at this site.