Reasons 13-17 year olds did not participate in outdoor activities in the U.S. in 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 9, 2022

This statistic shows the reasons why 13 to 17 year olds did not participate in outdoor activities in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 23 percent of 13 to 17 year olds said they did not participate in outdoor activities because outdoor recreation equipment was too expensive.

Reasons why 13 to 17 year olds did not participate in outdoor activities in the United States in 2017*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Outdoor recreation equipment is too expensive	23%
Too busy with other recreation activities	19%
Places for outdoor recreation are too far away	16%
Places for outdoor recreation are too expensive	13%
I do not have anyone to participate with	13%
Too busy with family responsibilities	13%
I do not have the skills or abilities	11%
I have no way to get to venues for outdoor recreation	9%
I do not have enough information	8%
My health is poor	4%
Places for outdoor recreation are too crowded	4%
Places for outdoor recreation are poorly maintained	4%
I have household members with a physical disability	4%
I am afraid of getting hurt by other people	3%
I am afraid of getting hurt by animals	3%
I have a physical disability	2%
Venues for outdoor recreation are polluted	1%
Other reason(s)	14%

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Release date

July 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

during the 2017 calendar year

Number of respondents

30,999 respondents

Age group

13-17 years

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. 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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