| PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR RECREATION | |||
| ACTIVITIES BY NEBRASKANS | |||
| Nebraska - 1991, 1996, and 2001 | |||
| 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | |
| Total Participants 1 | 834,000 | 539,000 | 623,000 |
| Sportsmen 2 | 316,000 | 289,000 | 308,000 |
| Wildlife Watching | 602,000 | 428,000 | 498,000 |
| Total Wildlife Expenditures 3 | $304,796,000 | $559,407,000 | $580,898,000 |
| Trip-related | 138,945,000 | 155,929,000 | 153,515,000 |
| Equipment | 129,874,000 | 368,042,000 | 396,296,000 |
| Other | 35,977,000 | 35,435,000 | 35,087,000 |
| Hunting & Fishing Expenditures | $227,264,000 | $435,588,000 | $455,151,000 |
| Trip-related | 100,313,000 | 106,747,000 | 135,102,000 |
| Equipment | 96,877,000 | 305,216,000 | 293,156,000 |
| Other | 30,074,000 | 23,626,000 | 26,893,000 |
| Wildlife Watching Expenditures | $77,532,000 | $123,819,000 | $129,747,000 |
| Trip-related | 38,632,000 | 49,183,000 | 18,413,000 |
| Equipment | 32,997,000 | 62,826,000 | 103,140,000 |
| Other | 5,903,000 | 11,810,000 | 8,194,000 |
| Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, Nebraska, April 2003. | |||
| 1 Participants by state of residence, i.e., number of Nebraskans participating in selected outdoor recreation activities in Nebraska and in other states. Sub-categories do not sum to total because of multiple responses. | |||
| 2 Sportsmen engage in hunting or fishing or both activities. | |||
| 3 Expenditures in current dollars, no inflation adjustment. Expenditures by Nebraskans in this and other states. | |||
| Last Updated: April 17, 2003 | |||
| by Nebraska Databook | |||
| email: mlundeen@neded.org | |||