Table A-6.
Summary Statistics for Variables Included in Participation and Effort Models
| Variable | N | Mean Value | Standard Deviation | Min | Max |
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| Miles to coast* – all respondents | 1,437 | 6.57 | 9.55 | 0.00 | 52.24 |
| Miles to coast* – non-participants | 356 | 8.53 | 10.63 | 0.01 | 47.70 |
| Miles to coast* – participants | 1,081 | 5.92 | 9.07 | 0.00 | 52.24 |
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| Household size – all respondents | 1,327 | 2.36 | 1.21 | 1 | 9 |
| Household size – non-participants | 321 | 2.04 | 1.14 | 1 | 8 |
| Household size – participants | 1,006 | 2.47 | 1.21 | 1 | 9 |
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| Age – all respondents | 1,295 | 57.57 | 16.05 | 15 | 103 |
| Age – non-participants | 315 | 62.86 | 17.41 | 15 | 95 |
| Age – participants | 980 | 55.87 | 15.21 | 17 | 103 |
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| Female – all respondents | 1,330 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Female – non-participants | 319 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Female – participants | 1,011 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
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| Non-white** – all respondents | 1,209 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-white** – non-participants | 298 | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-white** – participants | 911 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 |
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| High education*** – all respondents | 1,337 | 0.66 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 |
| High education*** – non-participants | 328 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| High education*** – participants | 1,009 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0 | 1 |
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| High income**** – all respondents | 1,008 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| High income**** – non-participants | 249 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0 | 1 |
| High income**** – participants | 759 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
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| Second home***** – all respondents | 1,320 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 |
| Second home***** – non-participants | 323 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 |
| Second home***** – participants | 997 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 |
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| Shore activities – all respondents | 1,437 | 0.66 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 |
| Shore activities – participants | 1,081 | 0.88 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 |
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| Wildlife viewing – all respondents | 1,437 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 |
| Wildlife viewing – participants | 1,081 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 |
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| Fishing or hunting – all respondents | 1,437 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 |
| Fishing or hunting – participants | 1,081 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 |
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| Boardsports – all respondents | 1,437 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 |
| Boardsports – participants | 1,081 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 |
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| Nonmotorized boating – all respondents | 1,437 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 |
| Nonmotorized boating – participants | 1,081 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0 | 1 |
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| Motorized boating – all respondents | 1,437 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 |
| Motorized boating – participants | 1,081 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 |
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| Water immersion – all respondents | 1,437 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Water immersion – participants | 1,081 | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
*
Straight line distance from center of residence census block to coast
**
Any single or combined race category that does not include white
***
4-year college degree or graduate degree
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HH income $100,000 or higher
*****
Owns a second home at the coast