Table 4.

Profile of participants.

	Categories	n	%		Categories	n	%
Gender	Male	204	59.0	Age	20–29	79	22.8
	Female	141	40.7		30–39	144	41.6
	No response	1	0.3		40–49	73	21.1
Education	High school	22	6.4		50–59	33	9.5
	Community college	71	20.5		Above 60	17	5.0
	Vocational training	8	2.3	Purpose	Leisure	190	54.9
	University	133	38.4		Business	154	44.5
	Masters	108	31.2		No response	2	0.6
	Doctorate/PhD	3	0.9	Companion	Family/Relatives	154	44.5
	Other	1	0.3		Friends/Partner	109	31.5
Occupation	Company employee	204	59.0		Social group	41	11.8
	Owner of a business	19	5.5		Colleagues	32	9.2
	Professional	77	22.3		By myself	7	2.0
	Public official	13	3.8		Other	2	0.6
	Freelance	17	4.9	Status	In-state resident	312	90.2
	Student	3	0.9		Out-of-town tourists	30	8.7
	Housewife/Husband	2	0.6		No response	4	1.2
	Retired	2	0.6	Recent visit	Last year	114	32.9
	Unemployed	9	2.6		2–3 years ago	127	36.7
Income	Under $35,000	45	13.0		4–5 years ago	65	18.8
	$35,000 to $49,999	62	17.9		6+ years ago	24
	$50,000 to $74,999	118	34.1		Can't remember	16	4.6
	$75,000 to $99,999	70	20.2	Residency	New England	16	4.6
	$100,000 to $149,999	34	9.8		Middle Atlantic	48	13.9
	$150,000 to $199,999	12	3.5		East North Central	36	10.4
	$200,000 and above	4	1.2		West North Central	19	5.5
	No response	1	0.3		South Atlantic	85	24.6
Regular visit	Yes	276	79.8		East South Central	18	5.2
	No	70	19.9		West South Central	43	12.4
Overall event experience	Satisfied	280	80.9		Mountain	23	6.6
	Dissatisfied	35	10.1		Pacific	55	15.9
	Neutral	31	9.0		No response	3	0.9

n = 346.