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

SOUTH CAROLINA

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: South Carolina.
 South Carolina // 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 denoted 

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 South Carolina 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 558 100 12,048 100 8,274 100

All freshwater 438 79 9,453 78 6,102 74

Freshwater, except Great Lakes 438 79 9,451 78 6,101 74

Great Lakes 1 0 2 0 1 0

Saltwater 236 42 2,594 22 2,172 26

ALL HUNTING 242 100 7,704 100 6,271 100

Big game 212 88 6,324 82 3,299 53

Small game 107 44 1,623 21 1,495 24

Migratory birds 65 27 580 8 495 8

Other animals 49 20 1,734 23 983 16

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 15 South Carolina 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 3,956 100 647 16 100 558 14 100 242 6 100

RESIDENCE DENSITY

Urban 2,627 66 341 13 53 304 12 55 116 4 48

Rural 1,330 34 306 23 47 253 19 45 126 9 52

RESIDENCE SIZE

Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (MSA)

3,694 93 602 16 93 528 14 95 216 6 89

1,000,000 or more 302 8 17 6 3 9 3 2 9 3 4

250,000 to 999,999 2,609 66 482 18 74 434 17 78 168 6 69

50,000 to 249,999 783 20 103 13 16 85 11 15 40 5 16

Outside MSA 263 7 45 17 7 30 11 5 26 10 11

SEX

Male 1,818 46 386 21 60 328 18 59 172 9 71

Female 2,138 54 261 12 40 230 11 41 70 3 29

AGE

16 to 17 years 132 3 18 13 3 7 6 1 17 13 7

18 to 24 years 244 6 54 22 8 54 22 10 24 10 10

25 to 34 years 714 18 108 15 17 98 14 17 42 6 17

35 to 44 years 672 17 144 21 22 117 17 21 63 9 26

45 to 54 years 558 14 119 21 18 109 20 20 38 7 16

55 to 64 years 697 18 78 11 12 64 9 11 23 3 10

65 years and older 939 24 126 13 19 110 12 20 35 4 15

65 to 74 years 623 16 92 15 14 76 12 14 31 5 13

75 and older 316 8 34 11 5 34 11 6 4 1 2

ETHNICITY

Hispanic 247 6 53 22 8 51 21 9 10 4 4

Non-Hispanic 3,709 94 594 16 92 507 14 91 232 6 96

RACE

White 2,658 67 528 20 82 448 17 80 199 7 82

African American 1,041 26 80 8 12 76 7 14 24 2 10

All Others 258 7 38 15 6 34 13 6 19 7 8

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Table 15 South Carolina 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 $20,000 548 14 69 13 11 58 11 10 31 6 13

$20,000 to $29,999 247 6 27 11 4 22 9 4 8 3 3

$30,000 to $39,999 357 9 46 13 7 41 11 7 16 5 7

$40,000 to $49,999 284 7 79 28 12 66 23 12 38 13 16

$50,000 to $74,999 396 10 83 21 13 74 19 13 42 11 17

$75,000 to $99,999 450 11 72 16 11 60 13 11 36 8 15

$100,000 to $149, 999 394 10 86 22 13 85 21 15 15 4 6

$150,000 or more 346 9 55 16 8 49 14 9 22 6 9

Not reported 935 24 132 14 20 103 11 18 33 3 14

EDUCATION

8 years or less 207 5 11 5 2 9 4 2 4 2 2

9 to 12 years 1,297 33 206 16 32 172 13 31 88 7 36

1 to 3 years of college 1,134 29 156 14 24 134 12 24 64 6 26

4 years or more 

of college

1,319 33 274 21 42 243 18 44 86 7 36

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 South Carolina Residents for Fishing and Hunting Both In and Out of South Carolina: 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 2,253,022 3,482 3,599 626

Food and lodging 212,293 328 437 486

Transportation 156,813 242 400 392

Other trip costs 2 316,853 490 685 462

Equipment (fishing, hunting) 479,108 740 1,121 427

Auxiliary equipment 3 119,312 184 771 155

Special equipment 4 437,651 676 5,596 78

Magazines, books, and DVDs 4,889 8 65 76

Membership dues/contributions 17,236 27 233 74

Other 5 508,868 786 1,364 373

FISHING 795,610 1,426 1,475 539

Food and lodging 102,060 183 229 445

Transportation 67,339 121 186 362

Other trip costs 2 276,488 496 583 474

Fishing equipment 136,403 245 386 353

Auxiliary equipment 3 11,491 21 216 53

Special equipment 4 180,430 323 6,373 28

Magazines, books, and DVDs 832 1 44 19

Membership dues/contributions 2,358 4 66 35

Other 5 18,209 33 70 260

HUNTING 1,112,263 4,593 4,593 242

Food and lodging 99,871 412 574 174

Transportation 79,650 329 543 147

Other trip costs 2 52,424 216 546 96

Hunting equipment 289,114 1,194 1,408 205

Auxiliary equipment 3 79,162 327 787 101

Special equipment 4 82,008 339 3,680 22

Magazines, books, and DVDs 2,731 11 75 36

Membership dues/contributions 12,026 50 234 51

Other 5 415,277 1,715 1,726 241

UNSPECIFIED 6 188,605 291 2,738 69

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 South Carolina Resident Wildlife Watchers Both In and Out of South Carolina: 2016 

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

 PARTICIPANTS

DAYS OF 

PARTICIPATION TRIPS

# %

% 

Pop. # % # %

WILDLIFE WATCHERS 1,264 100 34 74,085 100 9,554 100

Away from home 457 36 12 11,687 16 9,554 100

Observe wildlife 440 35 12 6,919 9 x x

Photograph wildlife 257 20 7 4,346 6 x x

Feed wildlife 204 16 6 2,495 3 x x

Around the home 1,186 94 32 62,397 84 x x

Observe wildlife 763 60 21 50,159 68 x x

Photograph wildlife 400 32 11 5,978 8 x x

Feed wildlife 772 61 21 x x x x

Visit parks or natural areas 1 294 23 8 6,260 8 x x

Maintain plantings or natural areas 306 24 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.).
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Table 30 South Carolina 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 3,688 100 1,264 34 100 457 12 100 1,186 32 100

RESIDENCE DENSITY

Urban 2,485 67 852 34 67 296 12 65 795 32 67

Rural 1,203 33 412 34 33 160 13 35 391 32 33

RESIDENCE SIZE

Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (MSA)

3,481 94 1,214 35 96 436 13 95 1,136 33 96

1,000,000 or more 412 11 124 30 10 49 12 11 124 30 10

250,000 to 999.999 2,204 60 799 36 63 295 13 65 762 35 64

50,000 to 249,999 864 23 290 34 23 92 11 20 249 29 21

Outside MSA 207 6 50 24 4 21 10 5 50 24 4

SEX

Male 1,995 54 747 37 59 246 12 54 680 34 57

Female 1,693 46 517 31 41 211 12 46 506 30 43

AGE

16 to 17 years 175 5 55 31 4 55 31 12 55 31 5

18 to 24 years 269 7 93 35 7 12 4 3 82 30 7

25 to 34 years 840 23 324 39 26 184 22 40 264 31 22

35 to 44 years 368 10 99 27 8 43 12 9 99 27 8

45 to 54 years 806 22 256 32 20 48 6 11 256 32 22

55 to 64 years 544 15 190 35 15 29 5 6 186 34 16

65 years and older 687 19 247 36 20 86 13 19 243 35 21

65 to 74 years 510 14 185 36 15 86 17 19 182 36 15

75 and older 176 5 61 35 5 — — — 61 35 5

ETHNICITY

Hispanic 302 8 105 35 8 49 16 11 66 22 6

Non-Hispanic 3,386 92 1,159 34 92 408 12 89 1,120 33 94

RACE

White 2,594 70 947 37 75 369 14 81 908 35 77

African American 879 24 252 29 20 66 8 14 212 24 18

All Others 215 6 65 30 5 22 10 5 65 30 5

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

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

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POPULATION TOTAL AWAY FROM HOME AROUND THE HOME

Total % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. % Total

% 

Pop. %

ANNUAL 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $20,000 450 12 142 32 11 20 4 4 142 32 12

$20,000 to $29,999 239 6 38 16 3 8 3 2 38 16 3

$30,000 to $39,999 482 13 157 33 12 17 4 4 157 33 13

$40,000 to $49,999 190 5 53 28 4 22 11 5 53 28 4

$50,000 to $74,999 427 12 163 38 13 105 25 23 142 33 12

$75,000 to $99,999 408 11 132 32 10 25 6 5 130 32 11

$100,000 to $149, 999 641 17 239 37 19 105 16 23 223 35 19

$150,000 or more 125 3 44 36 4 21 17 5 44 36 4

Not reported 726 20 295 41 23 135 19 30 256 35 22

EDUCATION

8 years or less 133 4 60 45 5 53 40 12 60 45 5

9 to 12 years 1,205 33 350 29 28 108 9 24 311 26 26

1 to 3 years of college 998 27 354 35 28 70 7 15 333 33 28

4 years or more 

of college

1,352 37 500 37 40 226 17 49 482 36 41

— 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.).
South Carolina // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 14

Table 33A Expenditures by South Carolina Residents for All Wildlife Watching Both In and Out of South Carolina: 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 3,409,659 2,698 3,822 892 71

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES 819,244 648 2,065 397 31

Food and lodging 518,071 410 1,347 385 30

Food 356,922 282 928 385 30

Lodging 161,149 128 725 222 18

Transportation 110,587 87 331 334 26

Other trip costs 2 190,587 151 691 276 22

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 2,590,414 2,050 3,101 835 66

Wildlife-watching equipment 252,311 200 351 719 57

Binoculars, spotting scopes 27,538 22 175 157 12

Film and photo processing 5,537 4 114 48 4

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

86,085 68 552 156 12

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 39,354 31 171 230 18

Bird food 50,584 40 92 551 44

Food for other wildlife 22,595 18 118 191 15

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

17,681 14 65 271 21

Other equipment (including field guides) 2,936 2 21 143 11

Auxiliary equipment 3 38,085 30 177 215 17

Special equipment 4 1,023,021 809 7,446 137 11

Magazines, books, and DVDs 4,523 4 28 163 13

Membership dues and contributions 14,502 11 95 153 12

Land leasing and ownership 1,224,211 969 8,588 143 11

Plantings 33,762 27 175 193 15

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.
South Carolina // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 15

Table 33B Expenditures by South Carolina Residents for Away-from-home Wildlife Watching Both In and Out of South Carolina: 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 1,132,063 2,478 2,552 444 97

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES 1,038,265 2,273 2,647 392 86

Food and lodging 660,103 1,445 1,710 386 84

Food 508,761 1,114 1,334 382 84

Lodging 151,342 331 545 278 61

Transportation 108,301 237 354 306 67

Other trip costs 2 269,861 591 924 292 64

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 93,799 205 325 288 63

Wildlife-watching equipment 27,393 60 152 181 40

Binoculars, spotting scopes 3,317 7 37 90 20

Film and photo processing 3,557 8 375 9 2

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

4,195 9 301 14 3

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 12,425 27 391 32 7

Bird food 1,639 4 13 128 28

Food for other wildlife 746 2 121 6 1

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

105 0 50 2 0

Other equipment (including field guides) 1,408 3 21 66 14

Auxiliary equipment 3 14,424 32 107 135 30

Special equipment 4 12,376 27 896 14 3

Magazines, books, and DVDs 132 0 15 9 2

Membership dues and contributions 7,923 17 86 92 20

Land leasing and ownership 31,550 69 728 43 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.
South Carolina // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 16

Table 33C Expenditures by South Carolina Residents for Around-the-home Wildlife Watching Both In and Out of South Carolina: 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 1,577,832 1,331 2,392 660 56

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 1,577,832 1,331 2,392 660 56

Wildlife-watching equipment 142,644 120 258 553 47

Binoculars, spotting scopes 8,283 7 174 48 4

Film and photo processing 302 0 25 12 1

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

59,646 50 732 82 7

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 7,011 6 104 68 6

Bird food 39,431 33 81 486 41

Food for other wildlife 14,750 12 103 143 12

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

13,037 11 70 185 16

Other equipment (including field guides) 183 0 14 13 1

Auxiliary equipment 3 6,698 6 345 19 2

Special equipment 4 1,258,783 1,062 16,018 79 7

Magazines, books, and DVDs 2,424 2 20 124 10

Membership dues and contributions 4,765 4 48 100 8

Land leasing and ownership 123,225 104 2,654 46 4

Plantings 39,291 33 180 219 18

— 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.
South Carolina // Appendix A: Point Estimates // 17

Table 35 South Carolina 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 1,264 100 457 100 1,186 100

Did not fish or hunt 788 62 253 55 724 61

Fished or hunted 476 38 204 45 462 39

Fished 424 34 183 40 421 35

Hunted 172 14 114 25 160 14

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

Table 36 South Carolina Resident Sportspersons Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2016 

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

SPORTSPERSONS ANGLERS HUNTERS

# % # % # %

ALL SPORTSPERSONS 647 100 558 100 242 100

Did not watch wildlife 168 26 137 25 54 22

Watched wildlife 479 74 421 75 188 78

Away from home 253 39 229 41 120 49

Around the home 452 70 400 72 173 71

NOTE: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
 South Carolina // 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 %).
 South Carolina // 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 denoted 

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 %).
 South Carolina // 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 (columns 

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).
 South Carolina // 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.
 South Carolina // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 23

Table 5 SE Standard Errors of South Carolina 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 93.16 0.00 2,736.05 0.00 1,942.77 0.00

All freshwater 79.30 5.57 2,446.03 7.56 1,629.20 9.89

Freshwater, except Great Lakes 79.30 5.57 2,445.80 7.56 1,629.09 9.89

Great Lakes 0.97 0.17 1.94 0.02 0.97 0.01

Saltwater 53.37 6.53 980.78 7.56 926.77 9.89

ALL HUNTING 53.49 0.00 2,521.17 0.00 2,413.28 0.00

Big game 48.20 4.83 2,077.82 5.79 1,245.82 6.35

Small game 35.91 11.48 1,010.47 9.49 989.58 11.98

Migratory birds 23.71 8.01 270.17 3.89 228.20 4.65

Other animals 21.95 8.10 881.44 9.81 694.33 8.71
 South Carolina // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 24

Table 15 SE Standard Errors of South Carolina 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 174.29 0.00 110.11 2.87 0.00 93.16 2.27 0.00 53.49 1.33 0.00

RESIDENCE DENSITY

Urban 181.93 4.09 70.93 2.85 6.38 62.75 2.52 6.69 32.80 1.29 8.67

Rural 180.97 4.09 66.05 5.87 6.38 56.09 4.95 6.69 34.58 2.90 8.67

RESIDENCE SIZE

Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (MSA)

166.11 1.65 103.29 2.89 2.06 88.52 2.48 1.52 49.03 1.35 4.60

1,000,000 or more 86.46 2.15 8.03 3.13 1.17 5.23 1.91 0.92 5.93 2.15 2.36

250,000 to 999,999 160.55 3.45 85.20 3.46 3.66 75.51 3.07 3.83 40.00 1.58 6.40

50,000 to 249,999 134.70 3.22 27.28 4.16 3.28 23.76 3.56 3.46 14.68 2.07 4.99

Outside MSA 67.50 1.65 15.20 7.28 2.06 9.74 4.74 1.52 12.26 5.30 4.60

SEX

Male 119.25 2.12 72.42 4.22 4.76 61.68 3.59 5.14 40.33 2.30 5.69

Female 122.26 2.12 53.76 2.61 4.76 47.62 2.31 5.14 20.48 0.98 5.69

AGE

16 to 17 years 76.88 1.94 12.92 12.45 1.97 7.76 6.69 1.39 11.98 11.63 4.83

18 to 24 years 71.29 1.78 23.18 11.46 3.34 22.92 11.37 3.84 13.83 6.36 5.40

25 to 34 years 124.40 2.99 38.65 6.02 5.33 37.27 5.74 6.09 16.04 2.47 5.55

35 to 44 years 129.49 3.15 37.11 6.90 4.36 32.41 5.87 4.71 20.69 3.57 6.51

45 to 54 years 95.90 2.31 33.28 7.00 4.15 31.33 6.54 4.64 13.04 2.62 4.21

55 to 64 years 91.91 2.17 20.49 3.29 2.44 17.77 2.82 2.59 8.84 1.34 3.06

65 years and older 81.62 2.19 30.77 3.48 3.46 27.97 3.15 3.82 12.87 1.41 4.33

65 to 74 years 63.30 1.72 23.17 4.01 2.69 20.35 3.50 2.88 12.17 2.02 4.26

75 and older 65.62 1.66 14.50 5.12 2.08 14.28 5.04 2.38 2.29 0.78 0.88

ETHNICITY

Hispanic 79.49 1.98 31.16 14.38 4.68 30.76 14.08 5.38 8.48 3.66 3.47

Non-Hispanic 175.43 1.98 105.35 2.94 4.68 89.69 2.50 5.38 51.96 1.43 3.47

RACE

White 144.08 3.57 93.01 3.66 3.75 78.47 3.09 4.34 45.90 1.77 5.51

African American 162.63 3.45 23.43 2.55 2.98 23.05 2.49 3.49 11.40 1.15 4.28

All Others 66.29 1.69 15.12 7.02 2.14 14.65 6.62 2.46 9.83 4.27 3.76

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

Table 15 SE Standard Errors of South Carolina 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 $20,000 109.66 2.70 21.08 4.59 2.75 19.38 4.12 3.05 13.29 2.68 4.81

$20,000 to $29,999 57.38 1.47 12.30 5.59 1.79 11.36 5.05 1.96 4.43 1.95 1.72

$30,000 to $39,999 106.15 2.66 16.95 6.09 2.36 15.82 5.59 2.59 8.08 2.64 3.06

$40,000 to $49,999 61.62 1.58 27.04 11.28 3.69 25.52 10.33 4.18 15.29 6.13 5.42

$50,000 to $74,999 69.67 1.82 25.94 7.51 3.42 24.53 7.02 3.84 16.66 4.60 5.86

$75,000 to $99,999 98.94 2.53 21.53 5.93 2.78 19.66 5.25 3.08 14.03 3.59 4.86

$100,000 to $149, 999 79.89 2.10 30.13 8.84 4.13 29.56 8.68 4.72 9.05 2.43 3.56

$150,000 or more 79.93 2.04 22.27 7.42 3.17 21.23 6.97 3.56 15.66 4.77 6.30

Not reported 174.71 3.72 47.13 5.69 6.49 43.36 5.07 7.24 16.38 1.87 6.22

EDUCATION

8 years or less 61.88 1.53 6.32 3.44 0.94 6.15 3.25 1.08 2.82 1.49 1.13

9 to 12 years 163.88 3.39 46.78 4.13 4.87 40.05 3.51 5.08 24.97 2.11 6.66

1 to 3 years of college 126.48 2.98 36.27 3.55 3.88 31.49 3.08 4.03 19.49 1.83 5.70

4 years or more 

of college

119.45 3.29 57.29 4.74 5.21 51.24 4.23 5.69 24.42 1.94 6.45

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.).
 South Carolina // Appendix B: Standard Errors // 26

Table 22 SE Standard Errors of Expenditures by South Carolina Residents for Fishing and Hunting 

Both In and Out of South Carolina: 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 718,001.93 952.06 931.65 120.98

Food and lodging 59,589.97 74.32 89.87 100.38

Transportation 52,373.86 70.68 106.38 83.32

Other trip costs 2 109,446.72 149.37 194.21 96.56

Equipment (fishing, hunting) 143,566.51 185.32 241.30 88.17

Auxiliary equipment 3 57,841.89 84.94 320.87 39.33

Special equipment 4 202,748.21 295.74 2,566.34 28.55

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,994.29 2.84 17.07 27.72

Membership dues/contributions 11,164.71 16.89 147.01 25.95

Other 5 451,449.96 694.85 1,203.22 78.01

FISHING 241,835.84 367.37 379.08 90.98

Food and lodging 25,626.48 34.79 42.05 80.67

Transportation 22,863.43 36.19 54.93 68.91

Other trip costs 2 104,605.15 170.65 199.75 82.91

Fishing equipment 38,078.71 55.48 77.49 69.51

Auxiliary equipment 3 5,498.77 9.37 63.52 21.82

Special equipment 4 163,019.69 291.27 7,749.88 17.52

Magazines, books, and DVDs 549.53 0.97 34.13 10.52

Membership dues/contributions 1,204.15 2.07 32.50 20.34

Other 5 7,575.71 12.61 26.49 57.15

HUNTING 447,499.36 1,583.67 1,583.67 53.49

Food and lodging 37,587.86 128.86 157.23 43.99

Transportation 34,654.98 126.42 188.32 38.53

Other trip costs 2 24,851.20 93.10 264.06 29.65

Hunting equipment 101,781.84 335.56 379.00 46.98

Auxiliary equipment 3 42,917.83 165.96 317.84 32.21

Special equipment 4 53,971.78 215.28 2,702.02 13.58

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,528.17 5.95 17.76 16.52

Membership dues/contributions 9,085.53 36.79 157.31 23.00

Other 5 376,976.04 1,548.25 1,557.84 53.16

UNSPECIFIED 6 105,517.95 157.64 1,538.71 20.85

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 South Carolina Resident Wildlife Watchers Both In and Out of South Carolina: 2016 

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

 PARTICIPANTS

DAYS OF 

PARTICIPATION TRIPS

# %

% 

Pop. # % # %

WILDLIFE WATCHERS 128.24 0.00 2.98 14,903.61 0.00 4,086.07 0.00

Away from home 90.99 6.23 2.55 4,030.53 4.56 4,033.45 0.00

Observe wildlife 90.13 6.23 2.52 1,844.58 2.09 x x

Photograph wildlife 77.26 5.78 2.13 1,746.12 2.29 x x

Feed wildlife 69.90 5.31 1.92 1,474.42 1.41 x x

Around the home 129.62 3.84 3.90 13,083.57 4.56 x x

Observe wildlife 114.84 6.75 3.30 10,219.60 5.69 x x

Photograph wildlife 81.39 5.61 2.28 2,067.57 2.17 x x

Feed wildlife 120.76 7.31 3.45 x x x x

Visit parks or natural areas 1 75.13 5.48 2.08 4,807.26 6.13 x x

Maintain plantings or natural areas 83.75 6.18 2.31 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 South Carolina 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 193.32 0.00 128.24 2.98 0.00 90.99 2.55 0.00 129.62 3.90 0.00

RESIDENCE DENSITY

Urban 212.73 5.40 116.82 5.54 6.25 76.64 3.25 10.92 115.77 5.40 6.49

Rural 220.39 5.40 88.98 9.70 6.25 58.40 5.44 10.92 87.59 9.40 6.49

RESIDENCE SIZE

Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (MSA)

199.76 1.71 124.48 4.10 1.44 87.61 2.62 2.61 125.44 4.06 1.53

1,000,000 or more 151.81 4.06 60.16 18.33 4.68 46.99 12.19 10.27 60.04 18.31 4.96

250,000 to 999.999 201.20 5.61 116.34 6.23 6.63 79.95 3.83 12.11 114.66 6.08 6.68

50,000 to 249,999 197.62 4.80 75.49 11.62 5.53 45.07 5.76 9.19 68.28 10.29 5.31

Outside MSA 62.95 1.71 18.78 11.67 1.44 12.41 6.72 2.61 18.82 11.69 1.53

SEX

Male 210.69 4.09 97.82 6.30 4.92 67.58 3.63 10.40 95.05 5.97 5.03

Female 146.03 4.09 81.13 5.47 4.92 62.70 3.86 10.40 81.01 5.43 5.03

AGE

16 to 17 years 117.44 3.16 47.98 34.50 3.79 47.80 34.42 10.40 47.87 34.45 4.03

18 to 24 years 127.69 3.37 52.24 25.45 4.09 12.32 5.01 2.70 51.02 23.82 4.26

25 to 34 years 155.50 4.14 72.49 11.21 5.14 61.14 8.34 10.92 70.89 10.25 5.49

35 to 44 years 130.99 3.58 38.55 14.23 2.96 26.67 8.38 5.64 38.65 14.25 3.15

45 to 54 years 162.34 4.09 63.78 10.18 4.63 20.19 2.78 3.97 65.17 10.32 4.99

55 to 64 years 94.69 2.56 40.92 9.67 2.87 11.94 2.38 2.34 40.23 9.50 2.94

65 years and older 98.21 2.79 48.23 8.70 3.28 29.56 4.66 5.38 49.33 8.79 3.52

65 to 74 years 89.82 2.54 41.79 10.38 2.97 29.56 6.51 5.38 42.35 10.40 3.17

75 and older 49.30 1.33 20.73 15.27 1.57 — — — 20.97 15.37 1.69

ETHNICITY

Hispanic 145.77 3.86 57.29 25.40 4.48 43.08 16.28 9.38 42.56 17.64 3.56

Non-Hispanic 203.14 3.86 130.35 4.36 4.48 91.49 2.80 9.38 129.38 4.30 3.56

RACE

White 199.06 5.21 122.09 5.48 5.99 84.64 3.44 9.36 121.03 5.38 5.88

African American 201.22 4.92 73.69 10.64 5.50 43.65 5.26 9.30 66.33 9.36 5.27

All Others 93.52 2.53 28.09 18.52 2.17 13.88 7.77 2.95 28.35 18.61 2.33

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Table 30 SE Standard Errors of South Carolina 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 $20,000 128.82 3.49 52.37 14.71 4.00 13.12 3.18 2.79 52.44 14.73 4.25

$20,000 to $29,999 101.33 2.76 22.27 11.58 1.74 5.24 2.57 1.12 22.29 11.58 1.86

$30,000 to $39,999 158.35 4.17 60.67 16.55 4.66 11.38 2.63 2.42 60.57 16.53 4.93

$40,000 to $49,999 58.47 1.60 18.66 13.09 1.42 12.59 7.51 2.64 18.97 13.21 1.53

$50,000 to $74,999 108.63 3.03 49.53 15.10 3.71 46.15 12.47 9.19 43.80 13.27 3.48

$75,000 to $99,999 102.99 2.92 38.69 12.49 2.89 16.28 4.27 3.47 37.90 12.26 2.98

$100,000 to $149, 999 177.47 4.85 79.60 16.15 6.03 56.08 9.86 11.62 77.61 15.47 6.25

$150,000 or more 44.76 1.23 17.79 19.19 1.37 13.21 12.25 2.80 18.62 19.69 1.52

Not reported 225.06 5.55 90.48 17.71 6.79 62.73 10.38 12.66 80.50 15.56 6.40

EDUCATION

8 years or less 106.98 2.89 47.59 50.61 3.75 47.32 47.76 10.30 47.53 50.59 4.00

9 to 12 years 179.47 4.58 70.77 7.29 4.87 49.78 4.34 10.02 64.25 6.57 4.62

1 to 3 years of college 192.75 5.26 91.59 11.45 6.70 33.03 3.58 6.69 89.14 11.01 6.91

4 years or more 

of college

212.20 5.30 89.63 8.82 5.87 69.16 5.75 11.74 89.14 8.65 6.10

— 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 South Carolina Residents for All Wildlife Watching 

Both In and Out of South Carolina: 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 1,249,283.85 954.73 1,338.59 119.10 6.16

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES 425,431.33 331.84 954.18 90.32 6.43

Food and lodging 264,570.27 206.23 603.94 90.29 6.48

Food 256,095.58 201.63 646.77 90.29 6.48

Lodging 62,311.68 47.82 144.51 69.72 5.25

Transportation 37,367.14 28.35 93.69 87.91 6.45

Other trip costs 2 151,344.16 119.38 544.95 87.71 6.61

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 1,177,061.54 912.51 1,367.21 117.00 6.41

Wildlife-watching equipment 71,362.77 52.98 87.05 114.13 6.98

Binoculars, spotting scopes 13,125.98 10.20 85.43 62.85 4.84

Film and photo processing 3,116.83 2.44 44.80 19.43 1.50

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

46,117.48 36.01 205.98 51.82 3.92

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 13,213.12 10.02 54.22 71.23 5.35

Bird food 9,255.18 6.13 13.02 98.45 6.44

Food for other wildlife 7,851.78 5.97 36.74 47.02 3.41

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

4,239.05 3.05 13.37 70.36 5.15

Other equipment (including field guides) 1,312.47 1.02 6.39 64.19 4.97

Auxiliary equipment 3 11,275.73 8.42 36.32 71.47 5.41

Special equipment 4 539,943.45 421.42 4,442.56 58.28 4.50

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,437.80 1.08 8.27 57.27 4.36

Membership dues and contributions 4,625.39 3.49 13.67 43.70 3.25

Land leasing and ownership 1,022,749.54 807.40 6,099.79 59.75 4.61

Plantings 15,104.72 11.70 43.88 75.38 5.79

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 South Carolina Residents for Away-from-home Wildlife Watching 

Both In and Out of South Carolina: 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 644,225.30 1,348.01 1,385.60 88.78 1.99

TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES 622,480.04 1,311.48 1,524.41 89.06 9.56

Food and lodging 381,988.25 801.13 942.01 88.45 9.77

Food 397,743.42 859.13 1,039.10 87.94 9.89

Lodging 64,230.41 126.69 168.78 101.54 19.02

Transportation 41,970.07 80.42 110.91 102.15 18.31

Other trip costs 2 241,050.73 524.89 869.40 78.39 11.74

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES 32,435.06 59.23 136.49 87.48 14.74

Wildlife-watching equipment 12,940.30 26.21 107.92 81.56 16.35

Binoculars, spotting scopes 2,859.01 6.21 38.18 85.52 18.68

Film and photo processing 3,780.81 8.30 0.00 10.08 2.21

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

3,554.63 7.72 56.37 11.40 2.47

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 11,854.05 25.90 379.82 22.80 4.89

Bird food 1,089.06 2.32 1.36 88.24 18.87

Food for other wildlife 779.98 1.71 109.93 5.55 1.21

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

113.16 0.25 0.00 2.26 0.50

Other equipment (including field guides) 1,041.95 2.24 3.83 50.83 10.97

Auxiliary equipment 3 8,355.82 17.53 71.01 86.44 18.35

Special equipment 4 10,054.13 21.77 808.48 11.23 2.43

Magazines, books, and DVDs 139.77 0.31 0.00 9.32 2.04

Membership dues and contributions 4,666.01 9.81 22.46 59.43 12.62

Land leasing and ownership 20,591.46 43.80 349.84 26.96 5.70

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 South Carolina Residents for Around-the-home Wildlife Watching 

Both In and Out of South Carolina: 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 814,597.31 675.49 1,190.65 120.37 8.18

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 814,597.31 675.49 1,190.65 120.37 8.18

Wildlife-watching equipment 59,558.79 48.77 96.10 114.99 8.30

Binoculars, spotting scopes 4,079.04 3.37 56.11 20.31 1.67

Film and photo processing 236.86 0.20 16.01 7.59 0.63

Cameras, special lenses, video cameras, and 

other photographic equipment, including 

memory cards

52,986.65 44.62 442.10 54.48 4.56

Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing 3,010.20 2.47 49.53 30.38 2.50

Bird food 8,574.95 6.29 13.60 109.86 8.16

Food for other wildlife 6,786.18 5.59 45.15 46.65 3.73

Nest boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, 

and bird baths

4,275.18 3.42 18.98 61.00 4.88

Other equipment (including field guides) 141.78 0.12 9.26 8.86 0.74

Auxiliary equipment 3 4,897.50 4.11 221.28 9.66 0.80

Special equipment 4 730,620.82 608.82 7,622.65 47.43 3.96

Magazines, books, and DVDs 1,232.27 1.02 14.00 65.22 5.41

Membership dues and contributions 1,872.11 1.53 14.16 46.25 3.81

Land leasing and ownership 118,942.60 100.27 2,831.91 30.50 2.55

Plantings 19,812.75 16.41 53.34 96.80 7.96

— 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 South Carolina 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 128.24 0.00 90.99 0.00 129.62 0.00

Did not fish or hunt 112.06 6.25 70.06 10.88 111.66 6.68

Fished or hunted 92.22 6.25 63.41 10.88 93.53 6.68

Fished 91.28 6.40 61.00 10.94 92.90 6.85

Hunted 56.82 4.30 51.47 10.32 56.62 4.57
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Table 36 SE Standard Errors of South Carolina Resident Sportspersons Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2016 

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

SPORTSPERSONS ANGLERS HUNTERS

# % # % # %

ALL SPORTSPERSONS 110.11 0.00 93.16 0.00 53.49 0.00

Did not watch wildlife 39.23 4.20 33.84 4.53 19.06 6.31

Watched wildlife 85.77 4.20 74.53 4.53 44.21 6.31

Away from home 55.23 5.43 49.61 5.75 33.82 8.93

Around the home 81.89 4.40 71.68 4.72 41.70 7.13