This statistic shows the distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by age. In 2017, 29 percent of outdoor activity participants in the U.S. were aged between 25 and 44 years.
Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by age
A participant in outdoor recreation is defined as an individual who took part in one or more of 40 outdoor activities at least once during the respective year. Included in those 40 activities are for example backpacking, bicycling, surfing and fishing.
Figures for 2009 to 2016 come from earlier reports.
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Outdoor Foundation. (July 17, 2018). Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190098/outdoor-activities-participation-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. "Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by age." Chart. July 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190098/outdoor-activities-participation-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. (2018). Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190098/outdoor-activities-participation-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. "Distribution of Outdoor Activity Participants in The United States from 2009 to 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190098/outdoor-activities-participation-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation, Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190098/outdoor-activities-participation-by-age-in-the-us-2009/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by age [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, July 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190098/outdoor-activities-participation-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
