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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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U.S. Census Bureau announces survey starting Jan. 23 on 1960 recreational hunting and fishing in local area and 332 others, focusing on participants, days spent, and expenditures for Fish and Wildlife Service. Local interviewers: Mrs. Ruth Kidd, Mrs. Marian Farrar. References 1956 data: 25M spent $3B.
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Information on the hunting and fishing activities of Americans will be collected by the U. S. Census Bureau in a sample survey to be conducted here and in 332 other areas of the country, it was announced today by Director Thomas W. McWhirter of the Bureau's regional field office at Atlanta, Georgia. The survey will start on January 23 and is expected to be completed in a month.
The purpose of the survey is to obtain information on the number of individuals who engaged in recreational hunting and fishing in the United States during 1960, the number of days spent in these pursuits, and the expenditures which resulted from their participation in hunting and fishing for recreation.
A similar survey, taken early in 1956, showed that approximately 25 million American anglers and hunters spent nearly $3 billion in pursuit of fish and game during 1955. This averages $114 apiece. The 21 million anglers spent $2 billion while 12 million hunters spent nearly $1 billion. More than seven million individuals engaged in both hunting and fishing.
The fishing and hunting survey is being carried out by the Census Bureau for the Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of the Interior.
Local interviews in the fishing and hunting surveys will be conducted by Mrs. Ruth Kidd - Mrs. Marian Farrar.
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January 23
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The U. S. Census Bureau will conduct a sample survey on recreational hunting and fishing activities in the local area and 332 other areas, starting January 23 and expected to complete in a month, to obtain information on the number of individuals who engaged in these pursuits in 1960, days spent, and expenditures. The survey is for the Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. A 1956 survey showed 25 million participants spending nearly $3 billion in 1955. Local interviews by Mrs. Ruth Kidd and Mrs. Marian Farrar.