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Table 11. Percentage of anglers ranking a reason as first-,
second-, or third-most important for going partyboat fishing in Massachusetts |
| Reason |
Relative Importancea
|
Rank |
Totalb |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
| Fun of catching fish |
3.95 |
11.0 |
17.6 |
17.5 |
46.1 |
| To be outdoors |
3.93 |
8.1 |
9.8 |
12.8 |
30.7 |
| Relaxation |
3.81 |
12.7 |
11.7 |
6.9 |
31.3 |
| For experience of catch |
3.81 |
5.9 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
24.8 |
| Share experiences with friends, family, others |
3.81 |
17.9 |
15.4 |
12.3 |
45.6 |
| To be close to water |
3.61 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
23.7 |
| For family recreation |
3.56 |
18.7 |
8.9 |
4.6 |
32.2 |
| To experience new and different things |
3.38 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
7.8 |
17.8 |
| For challenge or sport |
3.16 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
17.4 |
| Get away from demands of others |
2.89 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
| To catch fish to share with other people |
2.64 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
| To obtain fish to eat |
2.56 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
5.8 |
13.2 |
| To develop skills |
2.35 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| To test equipment |
1.61 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| To win boat "pool" |
1.54 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
| |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
aMean score based on five-point scale: 1 =
not at all important, 2 = slightly important, 3 = moderately important,
4 = very important, and 5 = extremely important. bPercentage
of anglers for whom the reason was ranked in the top three. |
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