Boater, boat and site characteristics, 2010
| Characteristics | Percent observed | N |
|---|---|---|
| Boater characteristics | 5157 | |
| Age (years) | 5016 | |
| 0–5 | 2.0 | |
| 6–12 | 8.5 | |
| 13–17 | 8.9 | |
| 18–64 | 78.1 | |
| ≥65 | 2.5 | |
| Sex | 5050 | |
| Male | 63.8 | |
| Boating activity | 5095 | |
| Fishing/intent to fish | 17.7 | |
| Pleasure | 68.3 | |
| Racing/high speed | 3.8 | |
| Swimming off boat | 0.3 | |
| Water skiing | 9.5 | |
| Other activity | 0.4 | |
| Boat characteristics | 2045 | |
| Boat type | 2045 | |
| Canoe | 3.1 | |
| Kayak | 8.1 | |
| Motorised boat | 67.9 | |
| Paddleboard/sailboard | 0.5 | |
| PWC | 11.6 | |
| Inflatable/raft | 1.3 | |
| Rowboat/dinghy | 1.3 | |
| Sailboat | 3.2 | |
| Other vessel | 0.4 | |
| Boat length | 2040 | |
| <16 ft | 37.3 | |
| 16–20 ft | 41.6 | |
| 21–25 ft | 15.3 | |
| >25 ft | 5.9 | |
| Site characteristics | 71 | |
| Water conditions | 71 | |
| No waves | 42.2 | |
| Calm (<6″) | 40.9 | |
| Choppy (6″–2′) | 16.9 | |
| Water temperature (°F) | 71 | |
| 50–59 | 16.2 | |
| 60–69 | 57.4 | |
| 70–79 | 22.1 | |
| 80–89 | 4.4 | |
| Weather conditions | 71 | |
| Sunny | 47.9 | |
| Partly cloudy | 36.6 | |
| Cloudy | 12.7 | |
| Raining | 2.8 | |
| Visibility | 71 | |
| Good | 95.8 | |
| Fair | 4.2 | |
| Poor | 0.0 | |
| Air temperature (°F) | 71 | |
| 50–59 | 4.2 | |
| 60–69 | 33.8 | |
| 70–79 | 42.3 | |
| 80+ | 19.7 |
PWC, personal watercraft.