Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Hunt, M. Kevin
Committee Member
Shropshire, Cathy
Committee Member
Rader, Nicole
Date of Degree
12-10-2010
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Forest Resources
Department
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Abstract
Selfministered mail questionnaires were sent to a stratified sample of 1,000 male and 1,000 female Mississippi resident licensed hunters to determine effect of gender on hunting motivations and substitutability of hunting. Exploratory factor analysis and analysis of covariance were used to analyze hunting motivations. Logistic regression was used to determine effects of 14 independent variables on probability of resident hunters reporting a substitute activity. Males and females differed on achievement-oriented “social recognition” and “seeking stimulation” motivations and on affiliative-oriented “family togetherness” motivations. Gender had no significant effect on resident hunter probability of reporting substitute activities. Age and importance of hunting as an outdoor activity had significant effects on probability of reporting substitute activities, with each being related positively to the response variable. Fishing was the most frequently reported substitute activity for males and females. However, females reported more substitute activities than males.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15607
Recommended Citation
Oquendo, Vanessa Carina, "Effect of gender on Mississippi hunter motivations and substitutability of hunting" (2010). Theses and Dissertations. 1658.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1658