TM 165 Table 8

Home Table 8. Average years of experience saltwater private boat fishing, average number of days saltwater private boat fishing during previous 12-mo period, and basic demographics of private boat anglers (age, gender, and residence), according to specialization level
Attribute/Demographic	Specialization Level				All
Attribute/Demographic	Least	Moderate	Very	Most	All
Average number of years since started private boat fishing	N/A^a	15.6	21.0	22.4	19.4
Average number of days private boat fishing in Massachusetts during past 12 mo	N/A	4.6	10.3	21.6	10.3
Average age (yr)	N/A	44.6	47.4	45.9	46.3
Gender (%)
Male	N/A	96	97	99	97
Female	N/A	4	3	1	3
Residence (%)
Massachusetts	N/A	80	66	67	72
Out-of-state	N/A	20	34	33	28
^aN/A = not available, due to sample size being too small for specialization group. To Table 9

(Modified Jun. 13 2008)