Characteristics | N* | % |
---|---|---|
Respondent | ||
Age (years), mean (SD) | 46 | (12) |
<30 | 68 | 10 |
30–39 | 116 | 17 |
40–49 | 218 | 33 |
50–59 | 179 | 27 |
60+ | 89 | 13 |
Male | 517 | 85 |
Education level | ||
<12 years | 26 | 4 |
High school | 128 | 19 |
Some college/technical school | 201 | 30 |
College | 237 | 36 |
Postgraduate | 73 | 11 |
Mean income level (US$), mean (SD)† | 76 368 | (22 741) |
Boat owner | 581 | 86 |
Years of boating experience, mean (SD) | 25 | (15) |
<5 | 73 | 11 |
5–9 | 51 | 8 |
10–19 | 110 | 16 |
20–29 | 143 | 21 |
30–39 | 140 | 21 |
40+ | 155 | 23 |
Times boating last 12 months | ||
<6 | 99 | 15 |
6–10 | 126 | 19 |
11–20 | 192 | 29 |
21–30 | 111 | 17 |
31–40 | 35 | 5 |
41+ | 100 | 15 |
Taken piloting or boat safety class | 225 | 38 |
Has WA State Boater Education Card | 64 | 11 |
Self-rated boating skills | ||
Expert | 268 | 45 |
Intermediate | 299 | 50 |
Beginner | 33 | 6 |
Boat and trip | ||
Boat length (feet), mean (SD) | 19.4 | 2.6 |
<16 | 47 | 7 |
16–20 | 424 | 63 |
21–26 | 204 | 30 |
Activity | ||
Fishing, hunting, crabbing | 357 | 53 |
Pleasure or cruising | 169 | 25 |
Waterskiing, tubing, swimming, diving | 96 | 14 |
Transport, maintenance, work, other | 52 | 8 |
Total no. of occupants, mean (SD) | 3 | (2) |
1 | 93 | 14 |
2 | 199 | 30 |
3–4 | 294 | 44 |
5–10 | 87 | 13 |
Children (<10 years) onboard | 84 | 13 |
Preteens/teens (10–18 years) onboard | 95 | 14 |
Life jacket use on day of survey (%) | ||
0 | 488 | 72 |
1–50 | 81 | 12 |
51–99 | 15 | 2 |
100 | 91 | 14 |
*Numbers may not add to total due to missing data.
†Median income level (US$) based on residential zip code in US Census 2010, mean (SD).
The italicised values are means and standard errors rather than statistically significant findings.