This graph depicts the percentages of reasons that led to participation in outdoor activities in the U.S. in 2009. Respondents were grouped by age. 33 percent of the 6 to 12 year olds were influenced by friends.
Who influenced your decision to participate in outdoor activities?
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 2009. Included in those 40 activities are for example backpacking, bicycling, surfing and fishing. Multiple answers were possible.
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Outdoor Foundation. (May 13, 2010). Who influenced your decision to participate in outdoor activities? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190422/influencing-factors-for-outdoor-activities-participation-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. "Who influenced your decision to participate in outdoor activities? ." Chart. May 13, 2010. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190422/influencing-factors-for-outdoor-activities-participation-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. (2010). Who influenced your decision to participate in outdoor activities? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190422/influencing-factors-for-outdoor-activities-participation-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. "Who Influenced Your Decision to Participate in Outdoor Activities? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190422/influencing-factors-for-outdoor-activities-participation-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation, Who influenced your decision to participate in outdoor activities? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190422/influencing-factors-for-outdoor-activities-participation-in-the-us-2009/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Who influenced your decision to participate in outdoor activities? [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, May 13, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190422/influencing-factors-for-outdoor-activities-participation-in-the-us-2009/