Hunting in the United States is not associated with any particular class or culture; a 2006 poll showed seventy-eight percent of Americans supported legal hunting, although relatively few Americans actually hunt. At the beginning of the 21st century, just six percent of Americans hunted. Southerners in states along the eastern seaboard hunted at a rate of five percent, slightly below the national average, and while hunting was more common in other parts of the South at nine percent, these rates did not surpass those of the Plains states, where twelve percent of Midwesterners hunted. Hunting in other areas of the country fell below the national average. Overall, in the 1996–2006 period, the number of hunters over the age of sixteen declined by ten percent, a drop attributable to a number of factors including habitat loss and changes in recreation habits. COUNT 10
QSN1 What is hunting in the U.S. not associated with? ANS1 any particular class or culture QSN2 What percentage of Americans supported legal hunting in 2006? ANS2 seventy-eight percent QSN3 What percentage of Americans actually hunted at the beginning of the 21st century? ANS3 just six percent QSN4 What percentage of Midwesterners hunted? ANS4 twelve percent QSN5 How much did the number of hunters over the age of sixteen decline in the period between 1996-2006? ANS5 ten percent QSN6 What percentage of Americans support legal hunting? ANS6 seventy-eight percent QSN7 What percentage of Americans actually hunted at the beginning of the 21st century? ANS7 six percent QSN8 South Easterners hunted at what rate? ANS8 five percent QSN9 Midwesterners hunted at what rate? ANS9 twelve percent QSN10 What years did hunting decline? ANS10 1996–2006