As described in Section 2.1, expenditures were determined for wildlife viewing as the main activity and viewing as a secondary activity. The survey included more detailed questions for viewing as the main activity, the results of which are reported below. A further 28.1 percent 6 of their expenditures were for equipment, and the remaining 6.0 percent 7 went for other items. Expenditures on transportation accounted for a further 18.8 percent, food for 12.6 percent, accommodation for 8.1 percent and other items such as license fees and bait for 12.2 percent. Expenditures were determined for fishing as the main activity and fishing as a secondary activity, as described in Section 2.1.
Survey results from the more detailed questions on fishing as the main activity are reported below.
The distribution of their expenditures was 36.0 percent for equipment, 27.3 percent for transportation, 18.4 percent for food, 11.8 percent for accommodation and 6.4 percent for other items. Expenditures were determined for hunting as the main activity and hunting as a secondary activity. The more detailed survey results for hunting as the main activity are reported below. For example, question wording in the sections on Trips Taken to Watch, Feed, Photograph or Study Wildlife, Fishing for Recreation, Hunting Waterfowl, Other Birds, Small Mammals and Large Mammals, and other sections in the surveys may appear to be very similar. However, users comparing results on expenditures from the two surveys should be aware that the differences may be due in part to changes in the questionnaire and not necessarily to actual increases or declines in expenditures in those activities over time.