Table 2 , --Participation and desired participation by Blacks and Whites in selected out- 

 door recreation activities 



Activity 



Percentage of group 

 participating 



Percentage 

 desiring to 



• of group 



vJCLi. U X X U L 





White 



Black 



White 





Rl ark 



Camping in a developed area 



37 



ll4 







4 



Camping in a primitive area 



26 



1 9 



3 





4 



Water skiing 



20 



1 3 



5 





6 



Fishing 



56 



49 



2 





2 



Boating (other than canoeing 

 or river running) 



39 



ll9 



2 





2 



Outdoor pool swimming 

 or sunbathing 



66 



49 



1 





I4 



Walking to observe nature, bird 

 watching, wildlife or bird photography- 



53 



48 



1 





1 



Hiking or backpacking 



35 



^20 



2 





2 



Horseback riding 



16 



16 



■ 4 





6 



Driving vehicles or motorcycles 

 off road 



26 



25 



1 





3 



Hunt ing 



21 



1 9 



1 





1 



Picnicking 



75 



73 













Tennis 



35 



35 



5 





10 



Downhill skiing 



11 



1 1 



7 





4 



Other outdoor sports or games 



56 



62 



1 





1 



Sightseeing at historical sites or 

 natural wonders 



68 



Ms 



1 





1 



Driving for pleasure 



71 



66 









1 



Attending outdoor sporting events 



64 



65 















3,583 



N=315 









■'■Differences in proportions of each 



group partic 



ipating 



significant 



at 



0.01 level 



using Chi-square with 1 degree of freedom. 



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