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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Ocean Coast Econ. 2022 Aug 1;9(1):1–51. doi: 10.15351/2373-8456.1152

Table A-8.

Percent of People Who Participated in Activities by Demographic Categories and Distance From Coast

All Female Non-White Income<$100k Income >=$100k Has 2nd Home on Coast <=2 mi from coast >2 mi from coast
N in sample 1,437 694 72 560 691 147 756 681
Activities on the shore 62.0% 66.7% 35.0% 53.3% 76.3% 78.6% 68.0% 56.8%
Birding, Wildlife Viewing 21.6% 23.4% 6.3% 18.2% 24.7% 31.2% 25.3% 18.5%
Fishing 14.3% 8.1% 6.7% 10.0% 21.0% 26.2% 16.4% 12.5%
Hunting 0.7% 0.4% 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% 0.8% 1.3% 0.2%
Jet skiing 1.6% 1.6% 0.0% 1.0% 2.7% 7.8% 2.5% 0.8%
Kayaking, Canoeing, Rowing 15.4% 16.1% 3.9% 10.1% 26.5% 26.6% 20.3% 11.2%
Kiteboarding, Windsurfing 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% 1.1% 0.7% 0.3% 0.6%
Motorboating 11.7% 9.5% 2.1% 7.4% 20.1% 21.9% 15.7% 8.3%
Paddleboarding 5.0% 6.4% 3.9% 3.3% 8.8% 12.7% 7.9% 2.5%
Sailing 7.0% 6.5% 5.5% 4.2% 12.2% 8.1% 10.7% 3.8%
Scuba diving 1.3% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.3% 2.2% 1.8% 0.8%
Shellfishing 4.5% 3.2% 0.0% 2.4% 7.2% 13.4% 6.6% 2.8%
Skimboarding 1.2% 1.5% 1.6% 0.7% 2.1% 2.0% 1.7% 0.9%
Snorkeling 2.7% 1.9% 0.9% 2.0% 3.9% 2.2% 3.2% 2.3%
Spearfishing 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
Surfing, Boogie boarding 7.6% 8.6% 3.0% 5.1% 12.4% 11.9% 9.0% 6.5%
Swimming, Body surfing 42.5% 44.6% 20.7% 35.1% 58.4% 58.7% 44.9% 40.4%
Tubing, Waterskiing 2.4% 2.1% 0.0% 1.3% 5.0% 7.7% 3.1% 1.9%
Wading 34.8% 39.4% 13.3% 27.0% 49.5% 44.4% 35.9% 33.8%
Other 1.0% 1.3% 0.0% 0.8% 1.1% 1.2% 1.5% 0.5%
Did not participate 28.8% 28.1% 59.1% 37.4% 15.2% 10.7% 23.6% 33.4%