Visualizations | Nature of Americans

Graph depicting how much contact with nature has influenced child's development

Children see many benefits of nature contact

Graph depicting orientation in adults' pastimes, hobbies, and interests in Florida, by race and ethnicity

Hispanics likeliest to be outdoors-oriented in Florida

Graph depicting rating of enjoyment of interests in nature compared with other interests

Nature highly enjoyable for Florida adults

Graph depicting how the enjoyment of nature interests compares with the enjoyment of other interests for respondents, by race and ethnicity

Across race and ethnicity, Florida adults enjoy interests in nature

Graph depicting orientation in adults' pastimes, hobbies, and interests in Texas

Few Texas adults have outdoors-oriented pastimes

Graph depicting orientation in adults' pastimes, hobbies, and interests in Texas, by race and ethnicity

Black adults in Texas least likely to be outdoors-oriented

Graph depicting enjoyment of interests in nature compared to other interests for adults in Texas

Nature highly enjoyable for Texas adults

Graph depicting enjoyment of interests in nature compared to other interests for adults in Texas, by race and ethnicity

Across race and ethnicity, Texas adults enjoy interests in nature

Graph depicting attitudes of affection toward nature by children in Florida

Florida kids drawn to nature experiences

Graph depicting preference of Florida children to play indoors versus outdoors

Outdoors fun for Florida children

Graph depicting preference of Texas children to play indoors versus outdoors

Outdoors fun for Texas children

Graph depicting preference of Texas children to be affectionate toward nature

Texas children drawn to nature

Graph depicting how much contact with nature has influenced children's development (as reported by parents)

Parents see benefits of nature in their kids

Graph depicting orientation in adults' pastimes, hobbies, and interests in Florida

Few Florida adults have outdoors-oriented pastimes

Graph depicting interest in hunting by age

Younger adults most interested in hunting

Graph depicting preference about paved paths when in the outdoors

Nonwhite Floridians likelier to prefer paved paths outdoors

Graph depicting agreement with question about times being too dangerous for kids to be outdoors alone.

Being alone outdoors too dangerous for kids, say most Hispanic and black Floridians

Graph depicting discomfort being alone outdoors among Florida adults.

Being alone outdoors uncomfortable for more nonwhite Floridians

Graph depicting preference about building on land versus reducing habitat for wildlife in Florida.

Most Florida adults prioritize wildlife homes over building on land

Graph depicting preference about developing energy resources regardless of effects on nature.

Suburban and rural adults in Florida least supportive of developing energy resources

Graph depicting opinion about funding of programs to help Americans enjoy nature and wildlife, among adults in Florida.

Half of Florida adults think nature and wildlife programs are underfunded

Column chart depicting perceptions of funding for programs for Americans to enjoy nature and wildlife

Half of adults think nature programs are underfunded

Bar chart depicting opinion about funding levels for nature and wildlife programs, by political party affiliation

Perception of funding by political affiliation

Bar chart depicting opinion about increasing nature and wildlife programs, by self-described political view

Across political spectrum, Americans want to increase nature and wildlife programs

Bar chart depicting opinion about using a charge on oil and gas development to pay for nature and wildlife activities, by political party.

Charge on oil & gas development supported by majority of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents

Graph depicting interest in hiking, by race and ethnicity

Interest in hiking lowest among black adults

Graph depicting responses to questions about weekly time use on electronic media, at organized sports, and in outdoor activities

Media use increases while outdoor time decreases among older children

Graph depicting responses to questions about weekly time use outdoors and the extent to which people respondents care about are making more time for nature

Friends and family influence adults’ amount of time outdoors

Chart depicting children's agreement with statements about learning about nature

Children are interested in learning about nature

Graph depicting responses to question about the extent to which adults agree that an understanding of how nature works is as important to a child's education as learning reading, writing, and math

Teaching children about nature as important as core subjects

Graph depicting importance of the outdoors is unsafe as a barrier to adults' interest in nature, by age.

Outdoors is unsafe is a likely barrier for younger adults

Graph depicting importance of getting into nature for adult respondents' emotional outlook.

Contact with nature important for emotional outlook

Graph depicting importance of getting into nature for adult respondents' physical health.

Contact with nature important for physical health

Graph depicting how the enjoyment of nature interests compares with the enjoyment of other interests for respondents.

Nature highly enjoyable interest for most adults

Graph depicting orientation in adults' pastimes, hobbies, and interests

Few adults have outdoors-oriented pastimes

Graph depicting agreement about there are more important issues in respondents' lives than their concern for nature.

Many adults have competing priorities

Bar chart depicting agreement with using various funding sources to help pay the cost of activities related to nature and wildlife

Funding sources to pay for nature and wildlife activities

Graph depicting agreement with statement about need to increase the number of programs available for Americans to enjoy nature

Strong support for increasing nature-related programs

Graph depicting amount of time American adults spend outside in nature each week

Adults spend little time outside weekly

Graph depicting interest in camping by household income for American adults

Interest in camping grows with income

Graph depicting interest in hiking by household income for American adults

Interest in hiking highest among high-income Americans

Graph depicting interest in visiting zoos, aquariums, and nature centers by household income

Most adults interested in zoos and aquariums, no matter their income

Graph depicting interest in visiting zoos, aquariums, and nature centers by age

Young adults most interested in zoos, aquariums

Graph depicting interest in taking a walk outdoors by race and ethnicity

Interest in walking outdoors steady across race and ethnicity

Graph depicting responses to statement that the outdoors is unsafe is an important barrier to interests in nature

Most nonwhite Americans consider the outdoors unsafe

Graph depicting the orientation of pastimes, hobbies, and interests for respondents, broken out by race and ethnicity.

Nonwhites’ pastimes likelier to be indoors-oriented

Graph depicting responses to question about the extent to which adults agree that being in nature gives meaning and purpose to their lives

Nature gives meaning and purpose to adults’ lives

Graph depicting responses to question about where children have more fun - indoors or outdoors

Children have more fun outdoors

Chart depicting children's agreement with statements about affection for and attraction toward nature.

Children drawn to nature experiences