Around six out of ten U.S. participants in outdoor activities surveyed in 2021 had completed at least one year of college. In that same year, 16.7 percent of respondents reported being high-school graduates.
Distribution of participants in outdoor activities in the United States in 2021, by level of education
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Outdoor Foundation. (September 19, 2022). Distribution of participants in outdoor activities in the United States in 2021, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190100/outdoor-activities-participation-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/
Outdoor Foundation. "Distribution of participants in outdoor activities in the United States in 2021, by level of education." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190100/outdoor-activities-participation-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/
Outdoor Foundation. (2022). Distribution of participants in outdoor activities in the United States in 2021, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190100/outdoor-activities-participation-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/
Outdoor Foundation. "Distribution of Participants in Outdoor Activities in The United States in 2021, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190100/outdoor-activities-participation-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/
Outdoor Foundation, Distribution of participants in outdoor activities in the United States in 2021, by level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190100/outdoor-activities-participation-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Distribution of participants in outdoor activities in the United States in 2021, by level of education [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190100/outdoor-activities-participation-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/