CATI survey results by sex and visitation at a river, creek or stream, frequency of visitation, duration of visit, main activity being undertaken, use of watercraft and consumption of alcohol, χ2 (p value), 18+ years, Australia, 2015 (n=1318)
| Total | Male | Female | χ2 (p values) by sex | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| Total | 1318 | 100.0 | 602 | 45.7 | 716 | 54.3 | 6.928 (=0.008) | |
| Have you visited a river, creek or stream within the last 12 months? (n=1316)* | ||||||||
| Yes | 965 | 73.3 | 449 | 46.5 | 516 | 53.5 | 1.078 (=0.299) | |
| Visitation at river, creek or stream within the last 12 months by age group (n=1304)*† | ||||||||
| 18–34 years (n=253) | Yes | 185 | 73.1 | 97 | 52.4 | 88 | 47.6 | 0.303 (=0.582) |
| 35–54 years (n=405) | Yes | 316 | 78.0 | 142 | 44.9 | 174 | 55.1 | 4.343 (=0.037) |
| 55–74 years (n=523) | Yes | 393 | 75.1 | 171 | 43.5 | 222 | 56.5 | 0.691 (=0.406) |
| 75+ years (n=123) | Yes | 64 | 52.0 | 36 | 56.3 | 28 | 43.8 | 1.822 (=0.177) |
| How often did you visit a river, creek or stream in the last 12 months? (n=960) § | ||||||||
| Once to once every 3 months | 436 | 45.4 | 200 | 45.9 | 236 | 54.1 | 0.111 (=0.740) | |
| Once a month to once a week | 344 | 35.8 | 169 | 49.1 | 175 | 50.9 | 1.536 (=0.215) | |
| Twice a week or more | 180 | 18.8 | 77 | 42.8 | 103 | 57.2 | 1.206 (=0.272) | |
| When you visited a river, creek or stream, how many hours on average did you stay there? (n=961) | ||||||||
| <1 hour | 330 | 34.3 | 150 | 45.5 | 180 | 54.5 | 0.324 (=0.569) | |
| 1–5 hours | 493 | 51.3 | 231 | 46.9 | 262 | 53.1 | 0.007 (=0.932) | |
| 6–23 hours | 47 | 4.9 | 23 | 48.9 | 24 | 51.1 | 0.097 (=0.755) | |
| 24 hours or more | 91 | 9.5 | 45 | 49.5 | 46 | 50.5 | 0.301 (=0.584) | |
| What was the main activity you undertook while visiting a river, creek or stream? (n=963)‡ | ||||||||
| Non-aquatic activities | 688 | 71.4 | 290 | 42.2 | 398 | 57.8 | 18.991 (<0.001) | |
| Fishing | 112 | 11.6 | 69 | 61.6 | 43 | 38.4 | 11.534 (=0.001) | |
| Swimming and recreating | 62 | 6.4 | 28 | 45.2 | 34 | 54.8 | 0.052 (=0.819) | |
| Watercraft | 72 | 7.5 | 43 | 59.7 | 29 | 40.3 | 5.418 (=0.020) | |
| Other | 29 | 3.0 | 19 | 65.5 | 10 | 34.5 | 4.318 (=0.038) | |
| In the past 12 months when you visited a river, creek or stream, did you consume any alcoholic beverages? (n=961) | ||||||||
| Yes | 154 | 16.0 | 89 | 57.8 | 65 | 42.2 | 9.201 (=0.002) | |
| In the past 12 months when you visited a river, creek or stream, have you used any sort of watercraft? (n=962) | ||||||||
| Yes | 246 | 25.6 | 126 | 51.2 | 120 | 48.8 | 2.872 (=0.090) | |
*Total excludes those responses (n=2) that stated they did not know.
†Excludes the 12 people who did not specify their age.
§ T otal excludes responses (n = 5) where people did not specify how often they visited a river.
‡Total excludes those responses (n=2), one male, one female, which did not specify the main activity they undertook when they visited a river.