Visualizations | Nature of Americans

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 interest in hiking, by race and ethnicity

Interest in hiking lowest among black adults

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 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 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