This graph depicts the reasons of Americans for participating in an outdoor activity for the first time in 2010. 17 percent of the respondents aged 6 to 24 years said that they participated because outdoor activities were affordable.
Why did you decide to participate in an outdoor activity for the first time?
Characteristic
6-24 years
25+ years
My friends and/or family participate in outdoor activities
54%
35%
I wanted to try something new.
38%
39%
Outdoor activities help me stay fit and healthy.
25%
39%
Outdoor activities bring my family together and strengthen family ties.
23%
23%
Excercising outdoors is more fun/motivating than excercise indoors.
22%
30%
Outdoor activities are affordable.
17%
27%
Outdoor activities are close to my home.
15%
21%
I was introduced to outdoor activities at school
14%
3%
Outdoor activities help me relax and manage stress.
11%
31%
Outdoor activities give me a chance to get back to nature.
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 2010. Included in those 40 activities are for example backpacking, bicycling, surfing and fishing. Multiple answers were possible.
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Outdoor Foundation. (October 4, 2011). Why did you decide to participate in an outdoor activity for the first time? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190147/outdoor-activities-percentage-of-first-time-participants-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. "Why did you decide to participate in an outdoor activity for the first time?." Chart. October 4, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190147/outdoor-activities-percentage-of-first-time-participants-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. (2011). Why did you decide to participate in an outdoor activity for the first time?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190147/outdoor-activities-percentage-of-first-time-participants-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. "Why Did You Decide to Participate in An Outdoor Activity for The First Time?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190147/outdoor-activities-percentage-of-first-time-participants-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation, Why did you decide to participate in an outdoor activity for the first time? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190147/outdoor-activities-percentage-of-first-time-participants-in-the-us-2009/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Why did you decide to participate in an outdoor activity for the first time? [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, October 4, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190147/outdoor-activities-percentage-of-first-time-participants-in-the-us-2009/
