This statistic shows a 2017 survey question which asks American respondents why they took their first camping trip. 32 percent of respondents chose to take their first camping trip because they 'thought it would be fun'.
Which influenced you to take your first camping trip?*
Individual & household surveys (first time camping participants)
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
* Includes campers using tents, RVs, cabins, bivy/no shelter and yurts. A weighting technique was used to balance the data to reflect the total U.S. population ages six and above. A participant is defined as an individual who took part in the activity at least once in the given year.
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Outdoor Foundation. (October 13, 2017). Which influenced you to take your first camping trip?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/798133/reasons-of-first-camping-trip-us/
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Outdoor Foundation. (2017). Which influenced you to take your first camping trip?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798133/reasons-of-first-camping-trip-us/
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