This statistic shows the leading motivational factors for outdoor activity participation in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 50 percent of outdoor participants said they participated in outdoor activities to keep physically fit.
What motivates you 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 the year. Included in those 40 activities are for example backpacking, bicycling, surfing and fishing. Multiple answers were possible.
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Outdoor Foundation. (July 17, 2018). What motivates you to participate in outdoor activities? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190448/motivation-for-outdoor-activities-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. "What motivates you to participate in outdoor activities?." Chart. July 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190448/motivation-for-outdoor-activities-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. (2018). What motivates you to participate in outdoor activities?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190448/motivation-for-outdoor-activities-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation. "What Motivates You to Participate in Outdoor Activities?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190448/motivation-for-outdoor-activities-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
Outdoor Foundation, What motivates you to participate in outdoor activities? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190448/motivation-for-outdoor-activities-by-age-in-the-us-2009/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
What motivates you to participate in outdoor activities? [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, July 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190448/motivation-for-outdoor-activities-by-age-in-the-us-2009/
