Millennials and the Outdoors
More millennials are venturing outdoors than any other age group
Courtesy of GrindTV
By Julie Kailus
According to the latest report from the Outdoor Foundation, U.S. participation in outdoor pursuits increased last year, with millennials showing the largest boost among all age groups.
Accounting for population increases, the country’s outdoor participation rate continued to hover around 48 percent, but outdoor participation by adults ages 18 to 24 was up 5 percent, demonstrating definitive interest in the outdoors by a younger set.
However, not all the numbers in the study (which surveyed 19,000 Americans) showed a positive trend.
While 142 million Americans recreated outdoors at least once during 2015 (which represents 1 million more than the year prior), the country actually showed a decrease in total number of “outings” — 11.7 billion in 2015 versus the 11.8 billion reported in 2014.
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