NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO FISHED IN FRESH WATER AND IN SALT WATER 



[Percentages are percentages of totals in column 1] 



(Jroupiiig 



Weiciiited United States total 



Adults (18 and over) by sex: 



Men 



Women 



Age (iRorps: 



12-17 vears 



18-24 yeaps 



25-34 years 



35-44 years 



45-64 years 



65 years and over 



Colutnn 1 



Total number 



of persons 12 



and over in 



U. S. 



1 1 8, 366, 000 



Column 2 

 Total persons who fished 



Nvimber Percent 



20, 813,000 



50, 

 53, 



14, 

 12, 

 21, 

 23, 

 33, 

 12, 



082, 000 

 705, 000 



579, 000 

 130, 000 

 790, 000 

 730, 000 

 220, 000 

 917, 000 



12,938,000 

 4, 689, 000 



3. 186,000 

 1 , 805, 000 



4. 294, 000 



5. 177,000 

 5, 259, 000 

 1,092,000 



17. i 



25.8 



21. 9 



14. 9 

 19. 7 

 21. 8 



15. 8 

 8.4 



Column S 

 Fished in fresh water 



Number Percent 



18,420,000 



11,405,000 

 4, 097, 000 



2,918,000 

 1, 629, 000 

 3,871,000 

 4, 516,000 

 4, 519, 000 

 967, 000 



Column 4 

 Fished in salt water 



Number Percent 



15, (. 



4, 557, 000 



22.8 



7. 6 



20. 

 13. 4 

 17.8 

 19.0 

 13. 6 

 7.5 



3, 047, 000 

 943, 000 



567. 000 

 341.000 

 857. 000 

 1,342,000 

 1,271,000 

 179,000 



3.8 



6. 1 



1. 8 



3.9 



2. 8 

 3.9 

 5. 7 

 3.8 

 1. 4 



NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO HUNTED BIG GAME, SMALL GAME, AND WATERFOWL 



[Percentag' 



i^ntages of totals in column 1) 



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