Bridging the 50-State Survey 

of Fishing, Hunting, and WildlifeAssociated Recreation with 

Previous National Survey of 

Fishing, Hunting, and WildlifeAssociated Recreation Trends

Final Methodology Overview

MARCH 2020

LOUISIANA

THE ROCKVILLE INSTITUTE, FOR 

STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES
Suggested Citation:

Rockville Institute. 2020. Bridging the 50-State Surveys of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 

Recreation with Previous National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 

Trends. Final Methodology Overview: Louisiana.
 Louisiana // 1

In 2016, the Rockville Institute conducted the 50-State Survey 

of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 

(FHWAR); see more details in Rockville Institute (2018). 

Concurrently, the Census Bureau conducted the 2016 

National Survey of FHWAR; see more details in U.S. 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 

and U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Census Bureau 

(2018). The two surveys were based on samples of addresses 

intended to be representative of the United States population 

living in households, and used questionnaires as nearly 

identical as possible. Both surveys identified likely sportspersons and wildlife watchers within sampled households, 

and individual participation surveys covered all of calendar 

year 2016. However, differences in sample design, sample 

selection process and mode of data collection resulted in 

estimates that were substantially different between the surveys.

Estimates from the 2016 National Survey of FHWAR are 

directly comparable to those from previous surveys such as 

the 2011 National Survey of FHWAR; see U.S. Department of 

the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department 

of Commerce U.S. Census Bureau (2014). Due to its modest 

sample size, it can only produce reliable estimates at the 

national and census division level. In contrast, the 50-State 

Survey of FHWAR produced state-level estimates, but these 

estimates are not directly comparable to those from previous 

surveys. The Rockville Institute therefore completed a project 

to create new state-level estimates that are calibrated to those 

of the 2016 National Survey of FHWAR. The dual purpose of 

these calibrated estimates is to maintain the fine level of 

granularity of the 50-State Survey of FHWAR but enable 

comparison to previous National Surveys of FHWAR.

Through this bridging project, the Rockville Institute 

created new state-level tables showing adjusted survey 

estimates by state of residency of the participants. These 

tables show the estimated demographics, participation, 

days, trips and expenditures, for fishing, hunting and 

wildlife-related activities for residents of each of the 50 

states and DC. The tables correspond to Tables 5, 15, 22, 

28, 30, 33, 35, and 36 in the state reports released by the 

Rockville Institute in 2018, with the exception of Tables 28 

and 33, where we report an extended set of statistics 

compared to those reported in the 50-State Survey of 

FHWAR report.

The calibration procedure used to create these tables involved 

a combination of data harmonization and statistical modeling 

of the differences between the two surveys. The procedure 

consisted of the following major steps. First, the estimated 

demographic compositions of both surveys were aligned at 

the census division level, using survey calibration methods. 

Second, a statistical model was developed to account for the 

differences in participation rates in hunting, fishing and 

wildlife-related activities between the two surveys. This 

“bridging model” was used to predict state-level participating 

rates that are consistent with those obtained using the 

Census Bureau methodology. By combining these predicted 

participation rates with the harmonized population estimates, 

calibrated estimates of the numbers of participants in each 

state were obtained. Third, the characteristics of the 

participants’ activities, such as the number and type of 

activities, days of participation and types of associated 

expenditures, were adjusted by means of estimated products 

or ratios of these characteristics between the two surveys. 

Finally, applying these products or ratios to the calibrated 

estimates of the participant numbers made it possible to 

produce the calibrated tables of estimates mentioned above. 

For more details about the bridging project, see Rockville 

Institute (2020).

OVERVIEW
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References

• Rockville Institute. 2018. 2016 50-State Survey of Fishing, 

Hunting, and Wildlife-Related Recreation: National.

• Rockville Institute. 2020. Bridging the 50-State Surveys 

of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 

with Previous National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 

Wildlife-Associated Recreation Trends. Final Methodology 

Report. 

• U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Census 

Bureau. 2014. 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Related Recreation.

• U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Census 

Bureau. 2018. 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Related Recreation.
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APPENDIX A: POINT ESTIMATES

The tables in Appendix A depict the calibrated point 

estimates, subject to rounding error. The format of the 

calibrated tables in this appendix matches closely the 

format used in the 50-State Survey of FHWAR reports. 

Summary statistics reported in the calibrated tables are 

described below, by table.

Table 5 

Fishing and hunting, participation, days, and trips

• Total fishing participation and total hunting participation: 

product-type statistics derived using model predictions for 

percent participation in the population and total population 

based on adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR weights.

• Total freshwater, freshwater except Great Lakes, Great 

Lakes, and saltwater fishing participation, total big game, 

small game, migratory birds, and other animals hunting 

participation: product-type statistics derived using total 

fishing participation, total hunting participation, percent 

participation of freshwater, freshwater except Great Lakes, 

Great Lakes, and saltwater fishing in all fishing, and percent 

participation of big game, small game, migratory birds, 

and other animals hunting in all hunting (columns 

denoted by %).

• Total fishing (all and subcategories) days/trips of 

participation and total hunting (all and subcategories) 

days/trips of participation: product-type statistics derived 

using total number of fishing (all and subcategories) 

participants, total number of hunting (all and subcategories) participants, and days/trips per participant 

(not displayed).

• Percent participation (columns denoted by %): statistics 

constructed using full adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR 

final weights, using data from the fishing or hunting survey 

for the fishing and hunting sections, respectively.

Table 15

Fishing and hunting, demographics

• Total population (all and subcategories): composite 

statistics constructed using 2-way composite factors to 

adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR final weights, using 

data from both the fishing and the hunting surveys.

• Total number of anglers and total number of hunters: 

product-type statistics derived using model predictions for 

percent participation in the population (columns denoted 

by % Pop.), and total population based on adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final weights.

• Total number of sportspersons: ratio-type statistics derived 

using total number of anglers and percent anglers in 

sportspersons (not displayed).

• Total population, sportspersons, anglers, hunters, by 

demographics: product-type statistics, derived using total 

population, sportspersons, anglers, hunters participation, 

and percent demographic-specific participation in total 

participation (columns denoted by %).

• Percent demographic-specific population, sportspersons, 

anglers, hunters participation in total participation 

(columns denoted by %): composite statistics constructed 

using 2-way composite factors to adjusted 50-State Survey 

of FHWAR final weights, using data from the fishing and 

hunting surveys.

• Percent demographic-specific anglers and hunters 

participation in the total demographic-specific population 

(columns denoted by % Pop.): ratio-type statistics, derived 

using total demographic-specific anglers and hunters 

participation and total demographic-specific population.
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• Percent total and demographic-specific sportspersons 

participation in the total and demographic-specific population (column denoted by % Pop.): ratio-type 

statistics, derived using total population and sportspersons participation.

Table 22

Fishing and hunting, spenders and expenses

• Total fishing and hunting expenditure (all and subcategories) 

amount, total fishing expenditure (all and subcategories) 

amount, total hunting expenditure (all and subcategories) 

amount, and total unspecified expenditure amount: 

product-type statistics derived using expenditure 

amount per participant (columns denoted by Average 

Per Sportsperson), and total sportspersons participation 

(all and subcategories), total anglers participation 

(all and subcategories), total hunters participation 

(all and subcategories) and total sportspersons 

participation, respectively.

• Expenditure amount per participant (columns denoted 

by Average Per Sportsperson) and expenditure amount 

per spender (columns denoted by Average Per Spender):

> Fishing section: statistics constructed using full adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final weights, using data 

from the fishing survey only.

> Hunting section: statistics constructed using full adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final weights, using data 

from the hunting survey only.

> Fishing and hunting, and unspecified sections: except 

for some expenses and spenders noted in the table 

footnotes, these are composite statistics constructed using 

2-way composite factors to adjusted 50-State Survey of 

FHWAR final weights, using data from the fishing and 

hunting surveys.

• Total fishing and hunting (all and subcategories) number 

of spenders, total fishing (all and subcategories) number 

of spenders, total hunting (all and subcategories) number 

of spenders, and total unspecified number of spenders: 

product-type statistics derived using the percent spenders 

in total participation (not displayed), and total 

sportspersons participation (all and subcategories), 

total anglers participation (all and subcategories), total 

hunters participation (all and subcategories) and total 

sportspersons participation, respectively.

Table 28

Wildlife watching, participation, days, and trips

• Total wildlife watching participation: product-type 

statistics derived using model predictions for percent 

participation in the population, and total population 

based on adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR final weights.

• Total away from home (all and subcategories) and 

around the home (all and subcategories) wildlife watching 

participation: product-type statistics derived using total 

wildlife watching participation, and percent participation 

of away from home (all and subcategories) and around 

the home (all and subcategories) wildlife watching in all 

wildlife watching (columns denoted by %).

• Total wildlife watching (all and subcategories) days/trips 

of participation: product-type statistics derived using 

total number of wildlife watching (all and subcategories) 

participants and days/trips per participant (not displayed).

• Percent participation (columns denoted by %): statistics 

constructed using full adjusted 50-State Survey of 

FHWAR final weights, using data from the wildlife 

watching survey.

• Percent participation in the total population (column 

denoted by % Pop.): ratio-type statistics, derived 

using total population from Table 30 and wildlife 

watching participation.

Table 30

Wildlife watching, demographics

• Total population (all and subcategories): composite statistics 

constructed using full adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR 

final weights, using data from the wildlife watching survey. 

Note that the total population estimates in Tables 15 and 30 

differ due to demographic harmonization without state 

targets estimated from the National Survey of FHWAR 

(information not available); see Rockville Institute (2020) 

for more details about the demographic harmonization.
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• Total number of wildlife watchers: product-type statistics 

derived using model predictions for percent participation 

in the population (columns denoted by % Pop.) and 

total population based on adjusted 50-State Survey of 

FHWAR weights.

• Total number of away from home or around the home 

wildlife watchers: product-type statistics derived using 

total number of wildlife watchers, and percent away 

from home or around the home wildlife watchers in 

all wildlife watchers (columns denoted by % Pop. in 

Table 35; not displayed).

• Total population, wildlife watchers, away from home, 

around the home, by demographics: product-type statistics, 

derived using total population, wildlife watchers, away 

from home, around the home participation, and percent 

demographic-specific participation in total participation 

(columns denoted by %).

• Percent demographic-specific population, wildlife watchers, 

away from home, around the home participation in total 

participation (columns denoted by %): composite statistics 

constructed using full adjusted 50-State Survey of 

FHWAR final weights, using data from the wildlife 

watching survey.

• Percent demographic-specific wildlife watchers, participation in the total demographic-specific population (column 

denoted by % Pop.): ratio-type statistics, derived using total 

demographic-specific wildlife watchers participation and 

total demographic-specific population.

• Percent total and demographic-specific away from home 

and around the home participation in the total and 

demographic-specif­ic population (columns denot

by % Pop.): ratio-type statistics, derived using total population and away from home and around the 

home participation, respectively.

Table 33

Wildlife watching, spenders and expenditures — three 

versions for all wildlife watchers, away from home wildlife 

watchers, and around the home wildlife watchers

• Total wildlife watching expenditure (all and subcategories) 

amount: product-type statistics derived using total 

number of wildlife watching (all and subcategories) 

participants and expenditure amount per participant 

(columns denoted by Average Per Wildlife Watcher).

• Expenditure amount per participant (columns denoted by 

Average Per Wildlife Watcher) and expenditure amount 

per spender (columns denoted by Average Per Spender): 

statistics constructed using full adjusted 50-State Survey 

of FHWAR final weights, using data from the wildlife 

watching survey only.

• Total wildlife watching (all and subcategories) number of 

spenders: product-type statistics derived using total number 

of wildlife watching (all and subcategories) participants 

and the percent spenders in total participation 

(columns denoted by Percent of Wildlife Watchers).

• Percent spenders in total participation (columns denoted 

by Percent of Wildlife Watchers): statistics constructed 

using full adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR final weights, 

using data from the wildlife watching survey only.

Table 35

Wildlife watchers participating in fishing and hunting

• Total number of wildlife watchers: product-type statistics 

derived using model predictions for percent participation 

in the population (columns denoted by % Pop. in Table 

30), and total population based on adjusted 50-State 

Survey of FHWAR final weights (displayed in Table 30).

• Total number of away from home or around the home 

wildlife watchers: product-type statistics derived using 

total number of wildlife watchers, and percent away 

from home or around the home wildlife watchers in all 

wildlife watchers (columns not displayed).

• Total number of wildlife watchers, away from home, 

around the home who did not fish or hunt, fished or 

hunted, fished, hunted: product-type statistics, derived 

using total number of wildlife watchers, and percent 

sportsperson-specific category in the corresponding total 

participation (columns denoted by %).

• Percent sportsperson-specific category in the corresponding total participation (columns denoted by %): statistics 

constructed using full adjusted 50-State Survey of 

FHWAR final weights, using data from the wildlife 

watching survey.
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Table 36

Sportspersons participating in wildlife watching

• Total number of sportspersons: ratio-type statistics 

derived using total number of anglers, percent anglers 

in sportspersons (not displayed).

• Total number of anglers or total number of hunters: 

product-type statistics derived using model predictions 

for percent participation in the population (columns 

denoted by % Pop. in Table 15), and total population 

based on adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR final 

weights (displayed in Table 15).

• Total number of sportspersons, anglers, or hunters who 

did not wildlife watch, wildlife watch, wildlife watch 

away from home, wildlife watch around the home: 

product-type statistics, derived using total number of 

sportspersons, anglers, or hunters, and percent wildlife 

watcher-specific category in the corresponding total 

participation (columns denoted by %).

• Percent wildlife watcher-specific category in the corresponding total participation (columns denoted by %): 

composite statistics constructed using 3-way composite 

factors to adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR final 

weights, using data from the fishing, hunting, and 

wildlife watching surveys.
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Table 5 Louisiana Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation and Trips in the United States, 

by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2016 

(Population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

 PARTICIPANTS DAYS OF PARTICIPATION TRIPS

# % # % # %

ALL FISHING 758 100 23,994 100 12,209 100

All freshwater 576 76 19,856 83 10,075 83

Freshwater, except Great Lakes 576 76 19,852 83 10,071 82

Great Lakes 4 1 4 0 4 0

Saltwater 356 47 4,138 17 2,134 17

ALL HUNTING 250 100 7,275 100 5,983 100

Big game 213 85 4,741 65 3,227 54

Small game 114 46 2,211 30 1,206 20

Migratory birds 89 35 1,694 23 1,283 21

Other animals 44 18 324 4 267 4

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 15 Louisiana Resident Anglers and Hunters, by Selected Characteristics: 2016

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

POPULATION SPORTSPERSONS ANGLERS HUNTERS

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

TOTAL 3,931 100 846 22 100 758 19 100 250 6 100

RESIDENCE DENSITY

Urban 2,883 73 506 18 60 475 16 63 110 4 44

Rural 1,049 27 340 32 40 282 27 37 141 13 56

RESIDENCE SIZE

Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (MSA)

3,439 87 675 20 80 602 18 80 177 5 71

1,000,000 or more 1,094 28 268 24 32 255 23 34 46 4 19

250,000 to 999,999 1,603 41 303 19 36 260 16 34 100 6 40

50,000 to 249,999 743 19 105 14 12 88 12 12 30 4 12

Outside MSA 492 13 171 35 20 155 32 20 74 15 29

SEX

Male 1,697 43 451 27 53 409 24 54 134 8 54

Female 2,234 57 395 18 47 349 16 46 116 5 46

AGE

16 to 17 years 281 7 14 5 2 14 5 2 5 2 2

18 to 24 years 332 8 97 29 11 72 22 9 28 8 11

25 to 34 years 591 15 174 30 21 165 28 22 61 10 24

35 to 44 years 812 21 144 18 17 129 16 17 42 5 17

45 to 54 years 626 16 162 26 19 148 24 20 58 9 23

55 to 64 years 677 17 182 27 21 162 24 21 40 6 16

65 years and older 612 16 74 12 9 68 11 9 16 3 6

65 to 74 years 392 10 54 14 6 51 13 7 9 2 4

75 and older 219 6 20 9 2 17 8 2 7 3 3

ETHNICITY

Hispanic 207 5 38 19 5 33 16 4 5 2 2

Non-Hispanic 3,725 95 808 22 95 724 19 96 246 7 98

RACE

White 2,235 57 599 27 71 519 23 69 188 8 75

African American 1,530 39 213 14 25 210 14 28 51 3 20

All Others 166 4 33 20 4 28 17 4 12 7 5

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Table 15 Louisiana Resident Anglers and Hunters, by Selected Characteristics: 2016 (continued) 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

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POPULATION SPORTSPERSONS ANGLERS HUNTERS

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

ANNUAL 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $20,000 550 14 74 14 9 68 12 9 42 8 17

$20,000 to $29,999 326 8 32 10 4 31 10 4 7 2 3

$30,000 to $39,999 254 6 39 15 5 36 14 5 3 1 1

$40,000 to $49,999 545 14 154 28 18 147 27 19 41 8 16

$50,000 to $74,999 533 14 87 16 10 76 14 10 23 4 9

$75,000 to $99,999 340 9 71 21 8 68 20 9 20 6 8

$100,000 to $149, 999 518 13 195 38 23 147 28 19 62 12 25

$150,000 or more 207 5 75 36 9 73 35 10 28 14 11

Not reported 659 17 119 18 14 110 17 15 24 4 10

EDUCATION

8 years or less 181 5 14 8 2 14 8 2 — — —

9 to 12 years 1,498 38 301 20 36 281 19 37 107 7 43

1 to 3 years of college 1,358 35 299 22 35 252 19 33 69 5 27

4 years or more 

of college

894 23 232 26 27 210 24 28 75 8 30

— No sample data 

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent population (% Pop.) columns show the percentage of each row’s population who participated in the 

activity named by the column (the percentage of the population living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Columns labeled “%”under Sportspersons, Anglers, and Hunters show the 

percentage of each column’s participants who are described by the row heading (the percentage of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 22 Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for Fishing and Hunting Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

AMOUNT

(thousands of $)

AVERAGE PER 

SPORTSPERSON

($) 1

AVERAGE PER 

SPENDER

($) 1

NUMBER OF

SPENDERS

(thousands)

FISHING AND HUNTING 3,620,134 4,279 4,503 804

Food and lodging 592,515 700 954 621

Transportation 334,266 395 555 602

Other trip costs 2 632,798 748 1,000 633

Equipment (fishing, hunting) 728,612 861 1,135 642

Auxiliary equipment 3 206,505 244 821 252

Special equipment 4 703,169 831 9,701 72

Magazines, books, and DVDs 5,227 6 133 39

Membership dues/contributions 18,246 22 160 114

Other 5 398,797 471 772 516

FISHING 1,475,239 1,947 1,981 745

Food and lodging 299,557 395 534 561

Transportation 179,232 237 329 545

Other trip costs 2 368,839 487 581 635

Fishing equipment 323,507 427 550 589

Auxiliary equipment 3 26,387 35 199 133

Special equipment 4 215,476 284 6,741 32

Magazines, books, and DVDs 2,909 4 87 33

Membership dues/contributions 8,244 11 93 89

Other 5 51,087 67 124 411

HUNTING 1,504,878 6,008 6,021 250

Food and lodging 242,325 967 1,109 219

Transportation 128,523 513 593 217

Other trip costs 2 222,429 888 1,556 143

Hunting equipment 327,999 1,309 1,794 183

Auxiliary equipment 3 91,376 365 608 150

Special equipment 4 238,672 953 7,744 31

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,920 8 83 23

Membership dues/contributions 7,617 30 236 32

Other 5 244,015 974 984 248

UNSPECIFIED 6 260,432 308 3,527 74

1 Average expenditures are annual estimates.

2 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).

3 Includes sleeping bags, packs, duffel bags, tents, binoculars and field glasses, special fishing and hunting clothing, foul weather gear, boots and waders, maintenance and repair 

of equipment, processing and taxidermy costs, and electronic equipment such as a GPS device.

4 Includes big-ticket items bought primarily for hunting and fishing, including boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, 

pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.

5 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, permits, and plantings (for hunting only).

6 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.

NOTE: Individual estimates do not add to total because of multiple responses, nonreponse, the independent bridging of fishing and hunting participation, and the bridging of 

sportspersons participation relative to fishing participation.
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Table 28 Louisiana Resident Wildlife Watchers Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

 PARTICIPANTS

DAYS OF 

PARTICIPATION TRIPS

# %

% 

Pop. # % # %

WILDLIFE WATCHERS 1,232 100 34 76,765 100 7,322 100

Away from home 526 43 15 12,158 16 7,322 100

Observe wildlife 519 42 14 11,234 15 x x

Photograph wildlife 408 33 11 5,360 7 x x

Feed wildlife 358 29 10 6,371 8 x x

Around the home 1,228 100 34 64,607 84 x x

Observe wildlife 807 66 22 49,976 65 x x

Photograph wildlife 415 34 12 7,632 10 x x

Feed wildlife 816 66 23 x x x x

Visit parks or natural areas 1 350 28 10 6,999 9 x x

Maintain plantings or natural areas 287 23 8 x x x x

x Not applicable 

1 Includes visits only to parks or natural areas within one mile of home.

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent population (% Pop.) columns show the percentage of each row’s population who participated in the 

activity named by the column (the percentage of the population who observed wildlife away from home, etc.). Columns labeled “%” show the percentage of each column’s participants who are described by the row heading (the percentage of wildlife watchers who observed wildlife away from home, etc.).
Louisiana // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 12

Table 30 Louisiana Resident Wildlife Watchers, by Selected Characteristics: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

POPULATION TOTAL AWAY FROM HOME AROUND THE HOME

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

TOTAL 3,599 100 1,232 34 100 526 15 100 1,228 34 100

RESIDENCE DENSITY

Urban 2,691 75 906 34 74 411 15 78 902 34 73

Rural 908 25 326 36 26 115 13 22 326 36 27

RESIDENCE SIZE

Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (MSA)

3,153 88 1,062 34 86 447 14 85 1,058 34 86

1,000,000 or more 1,076 30 352 33 29 202 19 38 347 32 28

250,000 to 999.999 1,204 33 408 34 33 77 6 15 408 34 33

50,000 to 249,999 873 24 303 35 25 167 19 32 303 35 25

Outside MSA 446 12 170 38 14 79 18 15 170 38 14

SEX

Male 1,758 49 556 32 45 197 11 37 551 31 45

Female 1,842 51 677 37 55 329 18 63 677 37 55

AGE

16 to 17 years 94 3 — — — — — — — — —

18 to 24 years 313 9 51 16 4 17 5 3 51 16 4

25 to 34 years 924 26 385 42 31 141 15 27 385 42 31

35 to 44 years 366 10 151 41 12 71 19 13 146 40 12

45 to 54 years 476 13 170 36 14 105 22 20 170 36 14

55 to 64 years 488 14 162 33 13 73 15 14 162 33 13

65 years and older 938 26 313 33 25 119 13 23 313 33 25

65 to 74 years 708 20 237 33 19 95 13 18 237 33 19

75 and older 230 6 76 33 6 24 10 5 76 33 6

ETHNICITY

Hispanic 191 5 53 28 4 8 4 1 53 28 4

Non-Hispanic 3,408 95 1,179 35 96 518 15 99 1,175 34 96

RACE

White 2,501 69 871 35 71 398 16 76 866 35 71

African American 708 20 181 26 15 — — — 181 26 15

All Others 390 11 181 46 15 128 33 24 181 46 15

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Table 30 Louisiana Resident Wildlife Watchers, by Selected Characteristics: 2016 (continued) 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

(continued from previous page)

POPULATION TOTAL AWAY FROM HOME AROUND THE HOME

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

ANNUAL 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $20,000 217 6 92 43 7 46 21 9 92 43 8

$20,000 to $29,999 443 12 155 35 13 35 8 7 155 35 13

$30,000 to $39,999 172 5 44 26 4 15 9 3 44 26 4

$40,000 to $49,999 544 15 194 36 16 32 6 6 194 36 16

$50,000 to $74,999 563 16 114 20 9 65 11 12 114 20 9

$75,000 to $99,999 381 11 134 35 11 52 14 10 134 35 11

$100,000 to $149, 999 333 9 118 35 10 45 14 9 118 35 10

$150,000 or more 195 5 69 35 6 34 17 6 65 33 5

Not reported 751 21 312 42 25 203 27 39 312 42 25

EDUCATION

8 years or less 250 7 87 35 7 15 6 3 87 35 7

9 to 12 years 1,177 33 438 37 36 157 13 30 438 37 36

1 to 3 years of college 1,184 33 448 38 36 225 19 43 443 37 36

4 years or more 

of college

988 27 260 26 21 129 13 24 260 26 21

— No sample data 

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent population (% Pop.) columns show the percentage of each row’s population who 

participated in the activity named by the column (the percentage of the population living in urban areas who participated, etc.). Columns labeled “%”under TOTAL, Away From 

Home, and Around the Home show the percentage of each column’s participants who are described by the row heading (the percentage of those who lived in urban areas, etc.).
Louisiana // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 14

Table 33A Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for All Wildlife Watching Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

AMOUNT

(thousands of $)

AVERAGE PER 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHER

($) 1

AVERAGE PER 

SPENDER

($) 1

NUMBER OF 

SPENDERS

(thousands)

PERCENT OF 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHERS

ALL EXPENDITURES 1,613,866 1,310 1,862 867 70

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES 534,095 433 1,126 474 38

Food and lodging 263,844 214 589 448 36

Food 181,199 147 405 448 36

Lodging 82,643 67 568 145 12

Transportation 200,264 162 434 461 37

Other trip costs 2 69,989 57 245 285 23

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 1,079,769 876 1,312 823 67

Wildlife-watching equipment 318,256 258 392 811 66

Binoculars, spotting scopes 26,577 22 218 122 10

Film and photo processing 8,796 7 94 93 8

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

69,530 56 383 182 15

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 81,481 66 279 292 24

Bird food 57,671 47 92 629 51

Food for other wildlife 43,619 35 133 328 27

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

29,285 24 79 369 30

Other equipment (including field guides) 1,299 1 31 41 3

Auxiliary equipment 3 61,340 50 371 165 13

Special equipment 4 464,390 377 8,133 57 5

Magazines, books, and DVDs 7,663 6 64 120 10

Membership dues and contributions 25,081 20 99 254 21

Land leasing and ownership 104,117 84 1,369 76 6

Plantings 98,923 80 708 140 11

1 Average expenditures are annual estimates.

2 Includes equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trips, public land use and private land use, boat fuel, other boating costs, and heating and cooking fuel.

3 Includes tents, tarps, frame packs and other backpacking equipment, other camping equipment, and other auxiliary equipment.

4 Includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, 

recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
Louisiana // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 15

Table 33B Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for Away-from-home Wildlife Watching Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

AMOUNT

(thousands of $)

AVERAGE PER 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHER

($) 1

AVERAGE PER 

SPENDER

($) 1

NUMBER OF 

SPENDERS

(thousands)

PERCENT OF 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHERS

ALL EXPENDITURES 742,765 1,413 1,592 467 89

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES 564,259 1,074 1,312 430 82

Food and lodging 308,996 588 859 360 68

Food 157,656 300 438 360 68

Lodging 151,340 288 726 209 40

Transportation 213,143 406 515 414 79

Other trip costs 2 42,120 80 346 122 23

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 178,505 340 583 306 58

Wildlife-watching equipment 55,517 106 331 168 32

Binoculars, spotting scopes — — — — —

Film and photo processing 1,665 3 65 26 5

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

1,124 2 100 11 2

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 49,328 94 348 142 27

Bird food 845 2 25 34 6

Food for other wildlife 2,452 5 40 61 12

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

102 0 12 8 2

Other equipment (including field guides) — — — — —

Auxiliary equipment 3 899 2 80 11 2

Special equipment 4 63,661 121 20,000 3 1

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,809 3 27 67 13

Membership dues and contributions 3,941 7 39 102 19

Land leasing and ownership 52,678 100 1,174 45 9

Plantings — — — — —

— No sample data 

1 Average expenditures are annual estimates.

2 Includes equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trips, public land use and private land use, boat fuel, other boating costs, and heating and cooking fuel.

3 Includes tents, tarps, frame packs and other backpacking equipment, other camping equipment, and other auxiliary equipment.

4 Includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, 

recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
Louisiana // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 16

Table 33C Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for Around-the-home Wildlife Watching Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

AMOUNT

(thousands of $)

AVERAGE PER 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHER

($) 1

AVERAGE PER 

SPENDER

($) 1

NUMBER OF 

SPENDERS

(thousands)

PERCENT OF 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHERS

ALL EXPENDITURES 394,094 321 564 699 57

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES x x x x x

Food and lodging x x x x x

Food x x x x x

Lodging x x x x x

Transportation x x x x x

Other trip costs 2 x x x x x

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 394,094 321 564 699 57

Wildlife-watching equipment 178,214 145 288 619 50

Binoculars, spotting scopes 4,862 4 100 49 4

Film and photo processing 2,731 2 79 34 3

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

33,930 28 225 151 12

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 31,739 26 286 111 9

Bird food 48,788 40 96 508 41

Food for other wildlife 29,249 24 143 205 17

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

26,721 22 82 326 27

Other equipment (including field guides) 194 0 50 4 0

Auxiliary equipment 3 14,422 12 165 87 7

Special equipment 4 38,322 31 1,156 33 3

Magazines, books, and DVDs 2,923 2 78 37 3

Membership dues and contributions 27,312 22 194 140 11

Land leasing and ownership 4,961 4 425 12 1

Plantings 127,939 104 1,003 128 10

— No sample data x Not applicable 

1 Average expenditures are annual estimates.

2 Includes equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trips, public land use and private land use, boat fuel, other boating costs, and heating and cooking fuel.

3 Includes tents, tarps, frame packs and other backpacking equipment, other camping equipment, and other auxiliary equipment.

4 Includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, 

recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
Louisiana // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 17

Table 35 Louisiana Resident Wildlife Watchers Participating in Fishing or Hunting: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

TOTAL AWAY FROM HOME AROUND THE HOME

# % # % # %

ALL WILDLIFE WATCHERS 1,232 100 526 100 1,228 100

Did not fish or hunt 428 35 142 27 428 35

Fished or hunted 805 65 383 73 800 65

Fished 696 56 373 71 692 56

Hunted 291 24 124 24 291 24

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
Louisiana // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 18

Table 36 Louisiana Resident Sportspersons Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

SPORTSPERSONS ANGLERS HUNTERS

# % # % # %

ALL SPORTSPERSONS 846 100 758 100 250 100

Did not watch wildlife 213 25 204 27 46 18

Watched wildlife 631 75 554 73 203 81

Away from home 314 37 295 39 109 43

Around the home 600 71 525 69 183 73

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
 Louisiana // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 19

APPENDIX B: STANDARD ERRORS

The tables in Appendix B depict the standard errors, subject 

to rounding error, corresponding to the calibrated point 

estimates reported in the tables in Appendix A. Summary 

statistics reported in these calibrated tables are described 

below, by table.

Table 5

Fishing and hunting, participation, days, and trips

• Standard errors of total fishing participation and total 

hunting participation: product-type statistics derived using 

model point estimates and standard errors of percent 

participation in the population and survey point estimates 

and standard errors of total population based on adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR weights.

• Standard errors of total freshwater, freshwater except Great 

Lakes, Great Lakes, and saltwater fishing participation, 

total big game, small game, migratory birds, and other 

animals hunting participation: product-type statistics 

derived using point estimates and standard errors of 

total fishing participation, point estimates and standard 

errors of total hunting participation, point estimates and 

standard errors of percent participation of freshwater, 

freshwater except Great Lakes, Great Lakes, and saltwater 

fishing in all fishing, and point estimates and standard 

errors of percent participation of big game, small game, 

migratory birds, and other animals hunting in all hunting 

(columns denoted by %).

• Standard errors of total fishing (all and subcategories) 

days/trips of participation and total hunting (all and 

subcategories) days/trips of participation: product-type 

statistics derived using point estimates and standard 

errors of total number of fishing (all and subcategories) 

participants, point estimates and standard errors of total 

number of hunting (all and subcategories) participants, 

and point estimates and standard errors of days/trips 

per participant (not displayed).

• Standard errors of percent participation (columns denoted 

by %): statistics constructed using full adjusted 50-State 

Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, using data 

from the fishing or hunting survey for the fishing and 

hunting sections, respectively.

Table 15

Fishing and hunting, demographics

• Standard errors of total population (all and subcategories): 

composite statistics constructed using 2-way composite 

factors to adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR final and 

replicate weights, using data from both the fishing and 

the hunting surveys.

• Standard errors of total number of anglers and total 

number of hunters: product-type statistics derived using 

model point estimates and standard errors for percent 

participation in the population (columns denoted by 

% Pop.) and survey point estimates and standard errors 

of total population based on adjusted 50-State Survey 

of FHWAR final and replicate weights.

• Standard errors of total number of sportspersons: ratio-type 

statistics derived using point estimates and standard errors 

of total number of anglers and point estimates and standard 

errors of percent anglers in sportspersons (not displayed).

• Standard errors of total population, sportspersons, anglers, 

hunters, by demographics: product-type statistics, derived 

using point estimates and standard errors of total population, 

sportspersons, anglers, hunters participation, and point 

estimates and standard errors of percent demographicspecific participation in total participation (columns 

denoted by %).
 Louisiana // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 20

• Standard errors of percent demographic-specific population, 

sportspersons, anglers, hunters participation in total 

participation (columns denoted by %): composite statistics 

constructed using 2-way composite factors to adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, 

using data from the fishing and hunting surveys.

• Standard errors of percent demographic-specific anglers 

and hunters participation in the total demographic-specific 

population (columns denoted by % Pop.): ratio-type 

statistics, derived using point estimates and standard 

errors of total demographic-specific anglers and hunters 

participation and total demographic-specific population.

• Standard errors of percent total and demographicspecific sportspersons participation in the total and 

demographic-specif­ic population (column denot

by % Pop.): ratio-type statistics, derived using point 

estimates and standard errors of total population 

and sportspersons participation.

Table 22

Fishing and hunting, spenders and expenses

• Standard errors of total fishing and hunting expenditure 

(all and subcategories) amount, total fishing expenditure 

(all and subcategories) amount, total hunting expenditure 

(all and subcategories) amount, and total unspecified 

expenditure amount: product-type statistics derived 

using point estimates and standard errors of expenditure 

amount per participant (columns denoted by Average Per 

Sportsperson), and point estimates and standard errors 

of total sportspersons participation (all and subcategories), 

point estimates and standard errors of total anglers 

participation (all and subcategories), point estimates and 

standard errors of total hunters participation (all and 

subcategories) and point estimates and standard errors 

of total sportspersons participation, respectively.

• Standard errors of expenditure amount per participant 

(columns denoted by Average Per Sportsperson) and 

expenditure amount per spender (columns denoted by 

Average Per Spender):

> Fishing section: statistics constructed using full adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, 

using data from the fishing survey only.

> Hunting section: statistics constructed using full adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, 

using data from the hunting survey only.

> Fishing and hunting, and unspecified sections: except 

for some expenses and spenders noted in the table 

footnotes, these are composite statistics constructed 

using 2-way composite factors to adjusted 50-State 

Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, using 

data from the fishing and hunting surveys.

• Standard errors of total fishing and hunting (all and 

subcategories) number of spenders, total fishing (all and 

subcategories) number of spenders, total hunting (all and 

subcategories) number of spenders, and total unspecified 

number of spenders: product-type statistics derived using 

the point estimates and standard errors of percent spenders 

in total participation (not displayed), and point estimates 

and standard errors of total sportspersons participation 

(all and subcategories), point estimates and standard errors 

of total anglers participation (all and subcategories), point 

estimates and standard errors of total hunters participation 

(all and subcategories) and point estimates and standard 

errors of total sportspersons participation, respectively.

Table 28

Wildlife watching, participation, days, and trips

• Standard errors of total wildlife watching participation: 

product-type statistics derived using model point estimates 

and standard errors of percent participation in the population, 

and survey point estimates and standard errors of total 

population based on adjusted 50-State Survey of 

FHWAR final and replicate weights.

• Standard errors of total away from home (all and subcategories) and around the home (all and subcategories) 

wildlife watching participation: product-type statistics 

derived using point estimates and standard errors of 

total wildlife watching participation, point estimates and 

standard errors of percent participation of away from home 

(all and subcategories) and point estimates and standard 

errors of around the home (all and subcategories) wildlife 

watching in all wildlife watching (columns denoted by %).
 Louisiana // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 21

• Standard errors of total wildlife watching (all and subcategories) days/trips of participation: product-type 

statistics derived using point estimates and standard errors 

of total number of wildlife watching (all and subcategories) 

participants and point estimates and standard errors of 

days/trips per participant (not displayed).

• Standard errors of percent participation (columns denoted 

by %): statistics constructed using full adjusted 50-State 

Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, using data 

from the wildlife watching survey.

• Standard errors of percent participation in the total 

population (column denoted by % Pop.): ratio-type 

statistics, derived using point estimates and standard 

errors of total population from Table 30 and point estimates 

and standard errors of wildlife watching participation.

Table 30

Wildlife watching, demographics

• Standard errors of total population (all and subcategories): 

composite statistics constructed using full adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, 

using data from the wildlife watching survey. Note that the 

standard errors of total population estimates in Tables 15 

and 30 differ due to demographic harmonization without 

state targets estimated from the National Survey of FHWAR 

(information not available); see Rockville Institute (2020) 

for more details about the demographic harmonization.

• Standard errors of total number of wildlife watchers: 

product-type statistics derived using model point 

estimates and standard errors of percent participation in 

the population (columns denoted by % Pop.) and survey 

standard error of total population based on adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights.

• Standard errors of total number of away from home or 

around the home wildlife watchers: product-type statistics 

derived using point estimates and standard errors of 

total number of wildlife watchers and point estimates and 

standard errors of percent away from home or around the 

home wildlife watchers in all wildlife watchers (columns 

denoted by % Pop. in Table 35).

• Standard errors of total population, wildlife watchers, 

away from home, around the home, by demographics: 

product-type statistics, derived using point estimates 

and standard errors of total population, wildlife watchers, 

away from home, around the home participation and point 

estimates and standard errors of percent demographicspecific participation in total participation (columns 

denoted by %).

• Standard errors of percent demographic-specific population, 

wildlife watchers, away from home, around the home 

participation in total participation (columns denoted 

by %): composite statistics constructed using full adjusted 

50-State Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, 

using data from the wildlife watching survey.

• Standard errors of percent demographic-specific wildlife 

watchers in the total demographic-specific population 

(column denoted by % Pop.): ratio-type statistics, derived 

using point estimates and standard errors of total 

demographic-specific wildlife watchers participation 

and point estimates and standard errors of total 

demographic-specific population.

• Standard errors of percent total and demographic-specific 

away from home and around the home participation in 

the total and demographic-specif­ic population (colum

denoted by % Pop.): ratio-type statistics, derived using point 

estimates and standard errors of total population and away 

from home and around the home participation, respectively.

Table 33

Wildlife watching, spenders and expenditures — three 

versions for all wildlife watchers, away from home wildlife 

watchers, and around the home wildlife watchers

• Standard errors of total wildlife watching expenditure (all 

and subcategories) amount: product-type statistics derived 

using point estimates and standard errors of total number 

of wildlife watching (all and subcategories) participants 

and point estimates and standard errors of expenditure 

amount per participant (columns denoted by Average 

Per Wildlife Watcher).
 Louisiana // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 22

• Standard errors or expenditure amount per participant 

(columns denoted by Average Per Wildlife Watcher) 

and expenditure amount per spender (columns denoted 

by Average Per Spender): statistics constructed using 

full adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR final and replicate 

weights, using data from the wildlife watching 

survey only.

• Standard errors of total wildlife watching (all and 

subcategories) number of spenders: product-type 

statistics derived using point estimates and standard 

errors of total number of wildlife watching (all and 

subcategories) participants and point estimates and 

standard errors of the percent spenders in total 

participation (columns denoted by Percent of 

Wildlife Watchers).

• Standard errors of percent spenders in total participation 

(columns denoted by Percent of Wildlife Watchers): 

statistics constructed using full adjusted 50-State Survey 

of FHWAR final and replicate weights, using data from 

the wildlife watching survey only.

Table 35

Wildlife watchers participating in fishing and hunting

• Standard errors of total number of wildlife watchers: 

product-type statistics derived using model point estimates 

and standard errors of percent participation in the population 

(columns denoted by % Pop. in Table 30) and survey point 

estimates and standard errors of total population based 

on adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR final and replicate 

weights (displayed in Table 30).

• Standard errors of total number of away from home or 

around the home wildlife watchers: product-type statistics 

derived using point estimates and standard errors of total 

number of wildlife watchers and point estimates and 

standard errors of percent away from home or around 

the home wildlife watchers in all wildlife watchers 

(columns not displayed).

• Standard errors of total number of wildlife watchers, 

away from home, around the home who did not fish 

or hunt, fished or hunted, fished, hunted: product-type 

statistics, derived using point estimates and standard 

errors of total number of wildlife watchers and point 

estimates and standard errors of percent sportspersonspecific category in the corresponding total participation 

(columns denoted by %).

• Standard errors or percent sportsperson-specific category 

in the corresponding total participation (columns denoted 

by %): statistics constructed using full adjusted 50-State 

Survey of FHWAR final and replicate weights, using data 

from the wildlife watching survey.

Table 36

Sportspersons participating in wildlife watching

• Standard errors of total number of sportspersons: ratio-type 

statistics derived using point estimates and standard errors 

of total number of anglers and point estimates and standard 

errors of percent anglers in sportspersons (not displayed).

• Standard errors of total number of anglers or total number 

of hunters: product-type statistics derived using model 

point estimates and standard errors of percent participation 

in the population (columns denoted by % Pop. in Table 15) 

and survey point estimates and standard errors of total 

population based on adjusted 50-State Survey of FHWAR 

weights (displayed in Table 15).

• Standard errors of total number of sportspersons, anglers, 

or hunters who did not wildlife watch, wildlife watch, 

wildlife watch away from home, wildlife watch around the 

home: product-type statistics, derived using point estimates 

and standard errors of total number of sportspersons, 

anglers, or hunters and point estimates and standard 

errors of percent wildlife watcher-specific category in the 

corresponding total participation (columns denoted by %).

• Standard errors of percent wildlife watcher-specific 

category in the corresponding total participation (columns 

denoted by %): composite statistics constructed using 

3-way composite factors to adjusted 50-State Survey of 

FHWAR final and replicate weights, using data from the 

fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching surveys.
 Louisiana // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 23

Table 5 SE Standard Errors of Louisiana Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation and Trips in the United States, 

by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2016 

(Population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

 PARTICIPANTS DAYS OF PARTICIPATION TRIPS

# % # % # %

ALL FISHING 139.45 0.00 8,419.62 0.00 3,273.23 0.00

All freshwater 117.36 6.78 8,153.89 10.39 3,029.01 6.09

Freshwater, except Great Lakes 117.36 6.78 8,153.98 10.40 3,028.86 6.10

Great Lakes 4.10 0.54 4.10 0.02 4.10 0.03

Saltwater 94.35 9.11 1,448.55 10.39 638.61 6.09

ALL HUNTING 58.47 0.00 1,930.08 0.00 1,584.75 0.00

Big game 51.04 4.57 1,331.77 9.44 932.67 7.01

Small game 32.31 7.48 1,001.57 11.14 481.52 5.91

Migratory birds 28.61 8.11 693.01 8.68 484.01 6.91

Other animals 19.50 6.80 234.83 2.66 237.77 3.41
 Louisiana // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 24

Table 15 SE Standard Errors of Louisiana Resident Anglers and Hunters, by Selected Characteristics: 2016

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

POPULATION SPORTSPERSONS ANGLERS HUNTERS

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

TOTAL 226.36 0.00 160.74 4.27 0.00 139.45 3.37 0.00 58.47 1.44 0.00

RESIDENCE DENSITY

Urban 241.27 3.55 109.72 4.08 6.38 100.05 3.74 6.52 34.85 1.25 9.68

Rural 137.20 3.55 83.56 9.03 6.38 71.16 7.65 6.52 40.42 4.24 9.68

RESIDENCE SIZE

Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (MSA)

227.40 2.32 136.74 4.18 5.72 120.03 3.68 6.17 48.70 1.46 10.61

1,000,000 or more 194.65 4.59 80.38 8.54 7.50 76.27 8.11 8.08 17.85 1.80 5.83

250,000 to 999,999 218.16 4.78 78.98 5.56 6.51 69.57 4.87 6.79 34.51 2.31 10.44

50,000 to 249,999 120.78 3.11 31.83 4.86 3.00 28.43 4.29 3.14 13.08 1.88 4.51

Outside MSA 92.14 2.32 57.54 13.39 5.72 54.13 12.49 6.17 31.04 6.91 10.61

SEX

Male 154.50 3.00 94.23 6.06 4.70 83.43 5.38 4.84 38.44 2.38 9.14

Female 172.05 3.00 84.51 4.02 4.70 73.61 3.51 4.84 35.09 1.62 9.14

AGE

16 to 17 years 156.24 3.92 8.42 4.10 0.96 8.27 4.03 1.06 5.36 2.15 2.14

18 to 24 years 98.42 2.54 40.18 14.83 4.30 32.30 11.64 3.96 20.00 6.52 7.76

25 to 34 years 118.97 2.97 54.21 10.93 5.17 51.21 10.33 5.54 30.03 5.49 10.87

35 to 44 years 165.36 3.96 45.23 6.64 4.34 41.84 6.08 4.63 17.83 2.44 6.12

45 to 54 years 87.70 2.13 45.81 8.16 4.10 42.90 7.61 4.45 22.91 3.89 7.56

55 to 64 years 94.42 2.36 53.38 8.72 4.91 49.67 8.06 5.33 14.53 2.30 4.55

65 years and older 85.77 1.97 20.43 3.75 1.78 19.07 3.48 1.93 6.08 1.06 1.98

65 to 74 years 61.55 1.49 16.18 4.66 1.50 15.61 4.48 1.67 3.69 1.01 1.22

75 and older 58.34 1.42 8.38 4.52 0.90 7.52 3.97 0.92 3.80 1.91 1.43

ETHNICITY

Hispanic 74.57 1.88 16.48 10.41 1.78 15.06 9.31 1.85 4.13 2.18 1.63

Non-Hispanic 225.58 1.88 154.18 4.34 1.78 134.05 3.79 1.85 57.45 1.59 1.63

RACE

White 187.21 5.07 134.45 6.42 8.60 117.58 5.61 9.20 52.68 2.46 11.95

African American 256.37 5.20 83.29 5.92 8.76 79.71 5.70 9.36 31.57 2.14 12.02

All Others 56.28 1.46 15.40 11.46 1.69 14.00 10.19 1.75 8.09 5.42 3.12

(continued on next page)
 Louisiana // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 25

Table 15 SE Standard Errors of Louisiana Resident Anglers and Hunters, by Selected Characteristics: 2016 (continued) 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

(continued from previous page)

POPULATION SPORTSPERSONS ANGLERS HUNTERS

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

ANNUAL 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $20,000 191.20 4.69 41.01 8.82 4.63 39.69 8.40 5.06 28.87 5.87 11.17

$20,000 to $29,999 109.64 2.79 17.55 6.34 1.98 17.20 6.20 2.18 6.38 2.09 2.53

$30,000 to $39,999 79.23 2.08 15.10 7.63 1.58 14.64 7.25 1.75 1.98 0.89 0.74

$40,000 to $49,999 172.72 4.27 72.07 15.98 7.93 69.91 15.42 8.65 17.59 4.01 6.06

$50,000 to $74,999 110.18 2.81 27.78 6.21 2.69 24.83 5.52 2.75 9.48 1.99 3.20

$75,000 to $99,999 85.82 2.25 23.49 8.69 2.32 22.56 8.36 2.52 9.71 3.22 3.50

$100,000 to $149, 999 98.62 2.59 61.67 13.87 5.94 50.62 11.16 5.74 26.47 5.59 9.11

$150,000 or more 60.59 1.55 28.68 17.47 3.00 27.97 17.01 3.30 12.82 7.39 4.51

Not reported 168.14 3.88 49.67 8.84 5.32 47.56 8.39 5.77 18.02 2.89 7.02

EDUCATION

8 years or less 56.54 1.45 7.36 4.77 0.82 7.24 4.70 0.91 — — —

9 to 12 years 207.38 4.67 72.21 5.57 5.31 66.30 5.13 5.58 35.62 2.58 10.45

1 to 3 years of college 204.24 4.59 73.77 6.36 5.67 63.10 5.42 5.73 25.74 2.04 8.28

4 years or more 

of college

131.36 3.36 56.79 7.40 4.32 51.49 6.71 4.56 23.89 2.94 6.66

— No sample data 

NOTE: Percent population (% Pop.) columns show the percentage of each row’s population who participated in the activity named by the column (the percentage of the population living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Columns labeled “%”under Sportspersons, Anglers, and Hunters show the percentage of each column’s participants who are described 

by the row heading (the percentage of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
 Louisiana // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 26

Table 22 SE Standard Errors of Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for Fishing and Hunting Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

AMOUNT

(thousands of $)

AVERAGE PER 

SPORTSPERSON

($) 1

AVERAGE PER 

SPENDER

($) 1

NUMBER OF

SPENDERS

(thousands)

FISHING AND HUNTING 1,166,218.50 1,133.90 1,150.66 165.56

Food and lodging 247,536.84 265.42 339.40 133.30

Transportation 131,814.16 139.07 182.48 129.47

Other trip costs 2 228,079.17 233.35 288.80 136.21

Equipment (fishing, hunting) 263,098.36 269.37 335.72 137.70

Auxiliary equipment 3 72,982.34 74.09 249.30 64.21

Special equipment 4 324,452.78 355.98 5,758.56 31.62

Magazines, books, and DVDs 2,343.35 2.56 25.92 14.60

Membership dues/contributions 9,482.50 10.63 64.98 40.66

Other 5 176,378.62 191.76 299.26 112.11

FISHING 445,450.00 474.19 484.69 137.33

Food and lodging 108,058.08 124.79 150.15 123.45

Transportation 81,175.47 99.60 128.85 121.56

Other trip costs 2 120,625.37 133.89 147.12 133.50

Fishing equipment 96,911.98 102.68 114.32 126.17

Auxiliary equipment 3 10,468.72 12.45 73.86 48.39

Special equipment 4 114,923.86 144.84 2,554.93 13.58

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,479.95 1.85 20.13 14.35

Membership dues/contributions 5,403.96 6.96 61.00 34.98

Other 5 36,039.66 46.72 86.90 97.75

HUNTING 665,788.72 2,322.06 2,327.45 58.35

Food and lodging 156,091.05 597.29 683.65 53.16

Transportation 74,285.05 279.01 321.96 52.75

Other trip costs 2 129,898.09 488.86 817.59 40.44

Hunting equipment 167,225.94 610.38 797.07 46.53

Auxiliary equipment 3 28,629.42 78.41 115.04 39.84

Special equipment 4 192,984.78 758.58 11,084.64 19.76

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,278.74 4.92 20.32 13.26

Membership dues/contributions 5,838.02 22.83 78.83 21.07

Other 5 107,997.23 376.71 381.02 57.91

UNSPECIFIED 6 134,265.25 150.27 1,569.01 27.52

1 Average expenditures are annual estimates.

2 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).

3 Includes sleeping bags, packs, duffel bags, tents, binoculars and field glasses, special fishing and hunting clothing, foul weather gear, boots and waders, maintenance and repair 

of equipment, processing and taxidermy costs, and electronic equipment such as a GPS device.

4 Includes big-ticket items bought primarily for hunting and fishing, including boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, 

pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.

5 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, permits, and plantings (for hunting only).

6 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
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Table 28 SE Standard Errors of Louisiana Resident Wildlife Watchers Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

 PARTICIPANTS

DAYS OF 

PARTICIPATION TRIPS

# %

% 

Pop. # % # %

WILDLIFE WATCHERS 134.56 0.00 2.76 18,009.48 0.00 2,297.21 0.00

Away from home 107.56 7.43 3.18 3,349.61 3.14 2,549.65 0.00

Observe wildlife 107.08 7.42 3.16 3,143.66 3.04 x x

Photograph wildlife 102.64 7.55 2.97 2,114.52 1.88 x x

Feed wildlife 94.56 7.03 2.73 2,532.73 2.00 x x

Around the home 134.17 0.35 4.50 16,071.30 3.14 x x

Observe wildlife 122.69 6.96 3.79 13,352.81 6.31 x x

Photograph wildlife 90.35 6.38 2.65 2,710.52 2.29 x x

Feed wildlife 134.52 8.23 4.10 x x x x

Visit parks or natural areas 1 88.59 6.52 2.56 2,780.08 2.80 x x

Maintain plantings or natural areas 83.59 6.33 2.40 x x x x

x Not applicable 

1 Includes visits only to parks or natural areas within one mile of home.

NOTE: Percent population (% Pop.) columns show the percentage of each row’s population who participated in the activity named by the column (the percentage of the 

population who observed wildlife away from home, etc.). Columns labeled “%” show the percentage of each column’s participants who are described by the row heading (the 

percentage of wildlife watchers who observed wildlife away from home, etc.).
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Table 30 SE Standard Errors of Louisiana Resident Wildlife Watchers, by Selected Characteristics: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

POPULATION TOTAL AWAY FROM HOME AROUND THE HOME

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

TOTAL 266.34 0.00 134.56 2.76 0.00 107.56 3.18 0.00 134.17 4.50 0.00

RESIDENCE DENSITY

Urban 336.67 5.64 128.27 6.36 6.66 92.22 3.92 7.39 127.98 6.34 6.69

Rural 186.13 5.64 89.01 12.26 6.66 44.72 5.57 7.39 89.06 12.26 6.69

RESIDENCE SIZE

Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (MSA)

303.68 3.94 129.70 5.24 4.74 97.23 3.37 6.43 129.34 5.22 4.75

1,000,000 or more 277.45 6.67 99.73 12.52 7.51 80.28 8.89 13.37 99.60 12.44 7.54

250,000 to 999.999 216.46 5.88 99.26 10.25 7.24 36.65 3.25 6.43 99.29 10.25 7.27

50,000 to 249,999 199.14 5.46 88.52 12.87 6.70 75.67 9.71 13.12 88.54 12.87 6.73

Outside MSA 136.81 3.94 60.90 17.97 4.74 36.81 9.87 6.43 60.90 17.97 4.75

SEX

Male 226.57 5.16 90.09 6.55 5.44 57.39 3.57 7.94 89.62 6.51 5.44

Female 227.56 5.16 99.49 7.06 5.44 78.69 4.81 7.94 99.35 7.05 5.44

AGE

16 to 17 years 72.32 2.02 — — — — — — — — —

18 to 24 years 192.87 5.24 32.85 14.49 2.64 17.84 6.58 3.40 32.85 14.49 2.65

25 to 34 years 233.85 6.01 98.71 15.00 7.29 72.40 8.73 12.90 98.74 15.00 7.32

35 to 44 years 111.41 3.30 54.30 19.44 4.22 35.24 11.30 6.24 53.83 19.11 4.21

45 to 54 years 107.21 2.98 50.24 13.27 3.81 40.20 9.79 6.62 50.25 13.28 3.82

55 to 64 years 91.00 2.49 38.59 10.05 2.80 28.38 6.45 4.69 38.59 10.05 2.81

65 years and older 175.66 4.47 74.89 10.15 5.44 46.16 5.47 7.62 74.83 10.14 5.45

65 to 74 years 169.72 4.40 72.45 13.01 5.52 41.76 6.73 7.17 72.41 13.01 5.54

75 and older 56.15 1.58 23.10 12.89 1.76 15.08 7.02 2.78 23.10 12.89 1.76

ETHNICITY

Hispanic 95.39 2.59 32.40 21.87 2.60 5.97 3.69 1.12 32.40 21.87 2.61

Non-Hispanic 256.71 2.59 132.63 4.68 2.60 106.17 3.32 1.12 132.25 4.67 2.61

RACE

White 221.25 7.96 149.01 6.71 9.37 109.72 4.61 14.30 148.68 6.69 9.39

African American 289.49 7.37 95.55 17.08 7.63 — — — 95.53 17.08 7.66

All Others 223.50 6.08 101.08 37.02 8.09 78.09 27.41 14.30 101.07 37.02 8.12

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Table 30 SE Standard Errors of Louisiana Resident Wildlife Watchers, by Selected Characteristics: 2016 (continued) 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

(continued from previous page)

POPULATION TOTAL AWAY FROM HOME AROUND THE HOME

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

ANNUAL 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $20,000 76.62 2.12 36.02 22.45 2.82 24.37 13.49 4.38 36.02 22.45 2.83

$20,000 to $29,999 126.54 3.52 54.29 15.80 4.21 17.21 4.48 3.05 54.32 15.81 4.23

$30,000 to $39,999 63.16 1.84 19.60 14.80 1.55 10.25 6.80 1.89 19.61 14.81 1.56

$40,000 to $49,999 217.21 6.16 94.13 22.38 7.49 22.50 4.74 4.19 94.17 22.38 7.52

$50,000 to $74,999 205.49 5.55 44.88 10.89 3.52 33.26 7.25 5.93 44.90 10.89 3.53

$75,000 to $99,999 118.97 3.39 51.69 17.45 4.05 30.69 9.11 5.60 51.70 17.45 4.06

$100,000 to $149, 999 89.68 2.54 36.83 14.59 2.82 25.76 8.56 4.68 36.83 14.59 2.83

$150,000 or more 79.28 2.19 33.22 22.31 2.64 28.40 16.20 5.35 32.89 21.62 2.63

Not reported 260.85 6.45 105.26 20.11 8.13 84.43 14.64 14.29 105.17 20.10 8.15

EDUCATION

8 years or less 157.82 4.26 67.64 34.89 5.47 9.94 5.53 1.84 67.64 34.89 5.49

9 to 12 years 229.21 5.88 99.81 11.15 7.15 66.47 6.21 11.32 99.84 11.16 7.18

1 to 3 years of college 195.29 6.24 107.83 11.04 7.85 75.75 7.12 11.69 107.44 10.98 7.86

4 years or more 

of college

256.06 6.44 85.19 10.99 6.56 74.23 8.24 13.49 85.17 10.98 6.58

— No sample data 

NOTE: Percent population (% Pop.) columns show the percentage of each row’s population who participated in the activity named by the column (the percentage of the 

population living in urban areas who participated, etc.). Columns labeled “%”under TOTAL, Away From Home, and Around the Home show the percentage of each column’s 

participants who are described by the row heading (the percentage of those who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 33A SE Standard Errors of Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for All Wildlife Watching Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

AMOUNT

(thousands of $)

AVERAGE PER 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHER

($) 1

AVERAGE PER 

SPENDER

($) 1

NUMBER OF 

SPENDERS

(thousands)

PERCENT OF 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHERS

ALL EXPENDITURES 427,061.70 317.55 433.29 132.72 7.60

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES 150,594.40 113.34 274.01 101.27 7.10

Food and lodging 76,063.87 57.47 145.33 98.65 6.99

Food 54,547.85 41.50 95.01 98.65 6.99

Lodging 34,050.78 26.80 179.65 44.88 3.43

Transportation 64,376.68 49.43 128.38 100.83 7.13

Other trip costs 2 24,922.24 19.36 96.38 90.19 6.91

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 333,344.00 254.52 370.91 130.32 7.71

Wildlife-watching equipment 75,632.71 54.84 78.45 129.64 7.73

Binoculars, spotting scopes 10,351.75 8.11 77.44 43.43 3.37

Film and photo processing 3,481.77 2.73 29.85 36.05 2.82

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

27,672.52 21.72 127.28 56.78 4.34

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 22,787.63 17.13 88.16 85.08 6.44

Bird food 14,778.68 10.91 20.09 121.59 8.19

Food for other wildlife 14,587.22 11.26 26.30 91.53 6.88

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

11,374.54 8.91 25.83 90.40 6.60

Other equipment (including field guides) 697.65 0.56 14.88 19.74 1.57

Auxiliary equipment 3 22,649.82 17.66 84.36 59.04 4.59

Special equipment 4 268,770.89 215.46 4,310.26 19.83 1.54

Magazines, books, and DVDs 3,681.92 2.93 17.75 59.58 4.74

Membership dues and contributions 13,872.82 11.10 57.96 84.48 6.51

Land leasing and ownership 56,427.38 45.12 380.59 33.26 2.63

Plantings 70,439.79 56.82 502.24 49.73 3.86

1 Average expenditures are annual estimates.

2 Includes equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trips, public land use and private land use, boat fuel, other boating costs, and heating and cooking fuel.

3 Includes tents, tarps, frame packs and other backpacking equipment, other camping equipment, and other auxiliary equipment.

4 Includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, 

recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.
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Table 33B SE Standard Errors of Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for Away-from-home Wildlife Watching 

Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

AMOUNT

(thousands of $)

AVERAGE PER 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHER

($) 1

AVERAGE PER 

SPENDER

($) 1

NUMBER OF 

SPENDERS

(thousands)

PERCENT OF 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHERS

ALL EXPENDITURES 293,457.84 487.94 532.15 105.90 8.91

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES 251,183.77 433.60 512.09 104.48 10.94

Food and lodging 149,039.02 262.34 346.17 109.49 15.75

Food 69,811.67 120.34 150.92 109.49 15.75

Lodging 83,105.75 149.91 241.68 82.91 13.82

Transportation 93,219.57 160.14 194.96 102.26 11.16

Other trip costs 2 31,153.75 58.19 292.22 62.97 11.24

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 94,980.61 170.43 283.31 95.69 14.06

Wildlife-watching equipment 37,355.68 69.17 133.75 84.42 15.00

Binoculars, spotting scopes — — — — —

Film and photo processing 1,786.12 3.41 0.00 27.48 5.24

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

1,205.62 2.30 0.00 12.06 2.30

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 37,239.18 69.68 163.78 81.71 14.84

Bird food 732.74 1.38 0.00 29.31 5.54

Food for other wildlife 1,827.21 3.42 0.00 45.68 8.54

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

109.49 0.21 0.00 8.76 1.67

Other equipment (including field guides) — — — — —

Auxiliary equipment 3 964.49 1.84 0.00 12.06 2.30

Special equipment 4 69,016.60 131.75 0.00 3.45 0.66

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,473.15 2.77 14.56 43.38 8.00

Membership dues and contributions 3,801.68 7.22 37.10 63.77 11.72

Land leasing and ownership 50,979.27 96.86 711.04 38.27 7.22

Plantings — — — — —

— No sample data 

1 Average expenditures are annual estimates.

2 Includes equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trips, public land use and private land use, boat fuel, other boating costs, and heating and cooking fuel.

3 Includes tents, tarps, frame packs and other backpacking equipment, other camping equipment, and other auxiliary equipment.

4 Includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, 

recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.
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Table 33C SE Standard Errors of Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for Around-the-home Wildlife Watching 

Both In and Out of Louisiana: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

AMOUNT

(thousands of $)

AVERAGE PER 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHER

($) 1

AVERAGE PER 

SPENDER

($) 1

NUMBER OF 

SPENDERS

(thousands)

PERCENT OF 

WILDLIFE 

WATCHERS

ALL EXPENDITURES 140,999.43 109.98 181.41 146.48 10.24

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES x x x x x

Food and lodging x x x x x

Food x x x x x

Lodging x x x x x

Transportation x x x x x

Other trip costs 2 x x x x x

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 140,999.43 109.98 181.41 146.48 10.24

Wildlife-watching equipment 55,722.77 42.77 70.33 141.50 10.18

Binoculars, spotting scopes 2,926.46 2.36 18.80 28.90 2.33

Film and photo processing 1,498.90 1.20 40.37 19.19 1.54

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

13,356.55 10.51 73.12 65.82 5.22

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 16,954.55 13.59 77.45 62.04 4.98

Bird food 18,157.95 14.22 29.00 132.85 9.88

Food for other wildlife 14,177.52 11.31 19.31 87.96 6.97

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

15,977.52 12.87 48.81 118.97 9.30

Other equipment (including field guides) 200.97 0.16 0.00 4.01 0.33

Auxiliary equipment 3 9,931.55 8.03 22.00 59.94 4.85

Special equipment 4 27,316.22 22.11 554.26 20.32 1.64

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,957.81 1.58 40.27 18.17 1.45

Membership dues and contributions 21,397.07 17.36 164.24 71.33 5.71

Land leasing and ownership 5,183.82 4.22 0.00 12.20 0.99

Plantings 108,679.54 88.28 917.01 62.87 5.02

— No sample data x Not applicable 

1 Average expenditures are annual estimates.

2 Includes equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trips, public land use and private land use, boat fuel, other boating costs, and heating and cooking fuel.

3 Includes tents, tarps, frame packs and other backpacking equipment, other camping equipment, and other auxiliary equipment.

4 Includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, 

recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.
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Table 35 SE Standard Errors of Louisiana Resident Wildlife Watchers Participating in Fishing or Hunting: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

TOTAL AWAY FROM HOME AROUND THE HOME

# % # % # %

ALL WILDLIFE WATCHERS 134.56 0.00 107.56 0.00 134.17 0.00

Did not fish or hunt 96.85 6.93 55.13 9.10 96.90 6.95

Fished or hunted 122.13 6.93 91.32 9.10 121.86 6.95

Fished 121.43 7.73 90.49 9.42 121.15 7.76

Hunted 84.34 6.38 47.07 7.71 84.32 6.40
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Table 36 SE Standard Errors of Louisiana Resident Sportspersons Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2016 

(State population 16 years and older. Numbers in thousands)

SPORTSPERSONS ANGLERS HUNTERS

# % # % # %

ALL SPORTSPERSONS 160.74 0.00 139.45 0.00 58.47 0.00

Did not watch wildlife 49.86 3.51 46.54 3.70 15.73 4.76

Watched wildlife 123.49 3.55 105.57 3.70 48.92 4.89

Away from home 75.11 5.49 69.88 5.91 32.15 8.12

Around the home 118.23 3.81 101.05 3.93 45.38 6.23