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Table 10. Relative importance placed on various reasons
for going partyboat fishing in Massachusetts |
| Reason |
Importance Level (% of anglers) |
Relative Importancea |
| Not At All |
Slightly |
Moderately |
Very |
Extremely |
| Fun of catching fish |
3.9 |
3.0 |
20.8 |
39.0 |
33.4 |
3.95 |
| To be outdoors |
2.9 |
4.0 |
19.8 |
44.5 |
28.9 |
3.93 |
| Relaxation |
4.5 |
6.4 |
21.6 |
39.3 |
28.3 |
3.81 |
| For experience of catch |
5.1 |
7.7 |
21.0 |
33.8 |
32.4 |
3.81 |
| Share experiences with friends, family, others |
5.6 |
5.4 |
19.9 |
40.3 |
28.8 |
3.81 |
| To be close to water |
6.0 |
10.6 |
23.9 |
35.7 |
23.8 |
3.61 |
| For family recreation |
9.3 |
8.1 |
24.0 |
35.1 |
23.6 |
3.56 |
| To experience new and different things |
5.9 |
10.6 |
29.6 |
36.5 |
17.4 |
3.49 |
| For challenge or sport |
15.9 |
16.2 |
22.9 |
26.5 |
18.6 |
3.16 |
| Get away from demands of others |
22.1 |
18.3 |
25.8 |
16.3 |
17.6 |
2.89 |
| To catch fish to share with other people |
25.9 |
21.5 |
25.5 |
17.6 |
9.6 |
2.64 |
| To obtain fish to eat |
27.7 |
24.3 |
21.7 |
16.1 |
10.2 |
2.56 |
| To develop skills |
35.4 |
20.1 |
25.0 |
13.3 |
6.2 |
2.35 |
| To test equipment |
64.4 |
18.6 |
11.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
1.61 |
| To win boat "pool" |
68.5 |
16.6 |
9.5 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
1.54 |
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. |