Reasons for not participating in outdoor activities among Caucasians in the U.S. 2017

Published by S. Lock, Jul 31, 2019
This statistic shows the reasons for not participating in outdoor activities among Caucasians in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 15 percent of Caucasians in the U.S. said they did not participate in outdoor activities because they did not have the skills or abilities to do so.

Reasons for not participating in outdoor activities among Caucasians in the United States in 2017

Share of respondents
Too busy with family responsibilities 24%
Outdoor recreation equipment is too expensive 18%
I do not have anyone to participate with 18%
I do not have the skills or abilities 15%
I have a physical disability 11%
Places for outdoor recreation are too far away 10%
Places for outdoor recreation are too expensive 10%
Too busy with other recreation activities 9%
I do not have enough information 9%
My health is poor 9%
I have no way to get to venues for outdoor recreation 6%
Places for outdoor recreation are too crowded 5%
I have household members with a physical disability 4%
I am afraid of getting hurt by animals 3%
I am afraid of getting hurt by other people 3%
Places for outdoor recreation are poorly maintained 2%
Venues for outdoor recreation are polluted 1%
Other reason(s)13%
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Release date

July 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

during the 2017 calendar year

Number of respondents

30,999 respondents

Age group

6 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What keeps you from participating in outdoor activities more?".

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