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427. Consumer Purchases of Sporting Goods, by Consumer Characteristics

[In percent. Based on sample surveys of consumer purchases of 80,000 households, except beginning 1995, 100,000 households. Excludes Alaska and Hawaii]

 
FOOTWEAR, 1990 EQUIPMENT, 1990 FOOTWEAR, 1991 EQUIPMENT, 1991 FOOTWEAR, 1992 EQUIPMENT, 1992 FOOTWEAR, 1993 EQUIPMENT, 1993 FOOTWEAR, 1994 EQUIPMENT, 1994 FOOTWEAR, 1995 EQUIPMENT, 1995 FOOTWEAR, 1996 EQUIPMENT, 1996 FOOTWEAR, 1997 EQUIPMENT, 1997 Footwear, 1998 Equipment, 1998
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       Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
 
Age of user:
  Under 14 years old 20.3 6.9 37.3 9.0 1.8 20.1 11.0 1.0 1.3 3.3 2.0 20.6 6.6 39.3 8.8 3.3 6.0 12.0 1.0 3.1 2.9 2.0 21 6 42 9 3 8 12 1 3 44 2 21 6 40 11 13 6 15 5 60 2 21 8.4 41.3 11.6 5.1 8 12 1 4 48 8 21 7 42 13 5 6 15 3 48 2 20 7 46 13 6 4 17 3 48 2 20.2 9.5 47.0 12.6 6.4 6.0 13.0 4.0 45.0 4.0 20.1 6.2 43.3 13.5 5.9 5.0 15.0 1.0 3.0 46.0 2.0 41.3
  14 to 17 years old 5.4 5.6 13.7 7.2 1.8 8.0 5.0 2.0 4.0 2.2 3.0 5.3 3.5 10.7 11.7 1.9 3.0 6.0 2.0 4.2 6.0 3.0 5 4 17 9 2 3 8 2 3 15 2 5 7 13 11 4 1 8 3 2 17 1 5 3.8 9.6 10.6 2.8 3 8 2 4 20 8 6 4 13 12 3 4 10 2 3 23 6 6 5 14 13 3 5 9 3 3 24 4 5.8 6.7 13.1 14.5 3.4 6.0 9.0 3.0 3.0 26.0 5.0 5.7 3.7 11.5 11.3 3.1 3.0 9.0 2.0 3.0 24.0 2.0 39.6
  18 to 24 years old 10.7 10.2 7.8 8.1 2.7 11.2 9.0 5.0 10.2 6.8 6.0 10.1 11.7 8.5 8.4 2.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 9.2 10.8 5.0 10 8 5 11 3 4 8 3 7 5 5 10 9 5 10 4 5 10 6 11 5 5 10 10.4 5.4 6.0 3.3 5 8 3 7 8 5 10 8 6 8 3 4 10 3 5 5 3 9 11 5 10 4 6 9 4 5 6 5 9.3 8.9 6.3 8.5 4.2 6.0 9.0 5.0 10.0 8.0 5.0 9.5 9.9 6.9 11.7 4.1 5.0 10.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 6.5
  25 to 34 years old 17.7 26.9 15.1 23.6 11.2 20.6 26.0 23.0 31.4 30.2 22.0 17.2 30.9 13.2 22.3 12.2 23.0 28.0 23.0 33.3 30.4 24.0 17 26 9 19 10 23 21 24 28 13 20 16 28 12 19 9 21 25 25 35 10 27 16 29.8 12.4 19.1 11.9 18 22 21 27 11 18 16 28 11 18 11 16 23 17 26 11 17 15 31 10 19 11 21 22 22 26 10 22 14.5 29.5 10.0 19.2 11.3 22.0 28.0 23.0 23.0 10.0 22.0 14.2 24.3 11.4 18.5 11.3 22.0 18.0 21.0 21.0 11.0 15.0 6.8
  35 to 44 years old 14.7 24.2 10.3 26.6 18.9 17.3 23.0 26.0 26.8 29.8 21.0 15.5 21.0 11.4 24.1 16.2 26.0 21.0 21.0 25.3 18.2 19.0 15 25 11 21 18 27 23 27 30 9 22 16 20 9 24 13 28 20 26 19 6 20 16 21.0 13.0 23.8 18.2 24 22 27 31 7 18 16 28 12 24 18 23 21 28 23 8 21 16 25 10 20 18 22 18 26 26 7 22 16.5 22.5 9.5 17.8 17.2 24.0 21.0 23.0 26.0 7.0 17.0 16.5 24.3 10.5 19.6 17.3 27.0 18.0 23.0 29.0 8.0 23.0 5.1
  45 to 64 years old 18.7 19.3 11.7 20.0 36.5 10.1 14.0 28.0 22.0 25.7 31.0 18.7 19.5 11.6 19.5 36.6 26.0 13.0 32.0 21.3 27.4 29.0 19 22 12 25 36 26 17 32 25 2 31 19 21 16 19 35 30 14 31 27 2 31 19 21.6 13.3 24.8 34.9 28 19 34 22 3 33 20 21 12 22 37 33 13 37 33 3 35 21 19 10 22 36 27 14 34 31 4 29 21.0 19.3 11.1 23.3 36.7 27.0 15.0 35.0 28.0 3.0 35.0 21.3 27.1 13.0 21.8 39.3 25.0 18.0 34.0 32.0 4.0 40.0 0.7
  65 years old and over 12.5 6.9 4.1 5.5 27.1 1.3 2.0 7.0 4.3 2.0 12.0 12.6 6.8 5.3 5.2 27.1 4.0 3.0 9.0 3.2 2.8 14.0 13 9 4 6 28 7 4 7 1 1 13 13 9 5 5 22 5 2 7 2 14 13 5.0 5.0 4.1 23.8 4 2 8 4 1 10 13 4 4 4 23 7 3 9 7 16 13 3 4 4 22 9 3 8 5 16 12.7 3.6 3.0 4.1 20.8 6.0 2.0 10.0 6.0 12.0 12.7 4.5 3.4 3.6 19.0 3.0 2.0 11.0 6.0 15.0
  Multiple ages 11.4 10.0 8.0 4.0 6.0 10.0 7.0 0.4 1.5 3.0 3 7 4 2 11 5 5 7 2 1 9 7 4 1 1 8 9 4 1 1 6 8 3 1 1 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 10.0 10.0 2.0 1.0 2.0
 
Sex of user:
  Male 48.8 15.1 51.6 59.9 49.7 56.1 64.0 45.0 97.3 96.4 83.0 48.8 19.6 53.0 62.5 38.1 83.0 62.0 43.0 97.4 94.8 78.0 49 16 52 59 36 87 64 43 92 77 82 49 14 48 60 37 81 67 44 91 87 80 49 10.1 53.5 58.0 38.2 82 66 40 88 80 81 49 12 52 58 36 80 62 41 93 81 82 49 12 54 56 38 84 64 41 92 77 91 49.0 16.4 53.0 54.6 37.6 82.0 62.0 40.0 92.0 80.0 84.0 49.0 11.1 51.4 57.0 38.5 77.0 62.0 39.0 89.0 77.0 89.0 76.0
  Female 51.2 84.9 48.4 40.1 50.3 31.9 24.0 45.0 2.7 3.6 13.0 51.2 80.4 47.0 37.5 61.9 11.0 27.0 46.0 1.8 5.1 16.0 51 84 48 41 64 12 29 51 5 17 14 51 86 52 40 63 13 26 53 8 12 20 51 89.9 46.5 42.0 61.8 12 28 55 11 20 18 51 88 48 42 64 16 30 52 6 19 18 51 89 47 44 62 11 29 56 7 22 9 51.0 83.6 47.0 45.4 62.4 14.0 32.0 56.0 7.0 19.0 16.0 51.0 88.9 48.6 43.0 61.5 11.0 29.0 56.0 8.0 22.0 11.0 24.0
  Both sexes 12.0 13.0 9.0 4.0 6.0 11.0 11.0 0.8 7.0 1 8 6 3 6 4 5 7 3 1 6 6 5 1 1 4 9 7 1 5 7 3 1 1 4.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 12.0 9.0 5.0 3.0 1.0
 
Education of household head:
  Less than high school 12.7 7.5 9.8 6.5 4.2 4.6 7.0 7.0 8.5 8.7 3.0 11.7 7.2 8.9 4.8 11.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 6.8 10.6 6.0 12 7 7 5 9 9 6 6 8 3 3 10 2 10 8 7 7 5 6 8 5 3 10 4.8 5.8 5.0 6.6 9 5 4 7 4 2 10 5 6 4 7 10 6 6 7 4 10 10 5 7 4 7 8 6 5 8 5 2 9.2 5.2 7.6 3.9 6.9 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 8.7 4.3 7.6 3.2 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 0.3
  High school 30.5 25.7 29.5 21.1 20.3 17.7 26.0 22.0 26.3 36.0 16.0 29.5 22.7 28.6 24.1 28.4 29.0 25.0 24.0 33.4 42.6 15.0 30 26 30 21 28 27 23 24 28 22 15 27 15 21 18 25 29 22 19 28 29 15 26 20.8 26.6 14.7 24.8 26 19 18 25 18 13 26 23 28 16 25 21 19 22 22 17 26 26 21 28 14 26 30 19 22 26 20 15 24.6 20.3 23.6 15.6 23.1 26.0 18.0 20.0 27.0 18.0 11.0 24.1 20.9 26.0 13.7 23.6 23.0 20.0 18.0 30.0 18.0 13.0 23.9
  Some college 27.2 28.0 28.1 29.7 32.4 32.6 33.0 32.0 44.0 29.4 27.0 28.5 28.4 28.8 28.9 28.5 36.0 33.0 25.0 31.4 20.4 30.0 28 30 31 29 28 33 34 23 35 32 27 27 37 39 28 35 40 36 33 44 29 31 34 36.9 34.4 31.6 34.8 39 36 37 40 32 32 35 35 35 32 34 40 38 34 44 34 35 36 38 37 36 35 38 37 36 39 38 30 35.9 36.5 38.7 32.7 36.0 42.0 38.0 31.0 41.0 36.0 37.0 36.2 40.0 36.0 32.9 35.7 44.0 37.0 36.0 40.0 38.0 35.0 36.4
  College graduate 29.6 38.8 32.6 42.7 43.1 45.1 35.0 39.0 21.2 25.9 54.0 30.3 41.7 33.7 42.2 32.1 26.0 36.0 43.0 28.4 26.4 49.0 30 37 32 45 33 30 37 47 28 43 54 36 47 30 46 33 24 37 41 20 36 51 30 37.5 33.2 48.7 33.8 27 39 40 27 44 53 29 36 31 49 33 29 39 39 27 44 29 29 36 28 47 32 24 38 37 27 37 53 30.3 38.0 30.1 47.8 34.0 25.0 39.0 42.0 25.0 41.0 50.0 31.1 34.8 30.4 50.2 34.7 26.0 37.0 41.0 24.0 40.0 51.0 39.4
 
Annual household income:
  Under $15,000 24.9 12.4 15.1 10.6 13.4 9.0 13.0 9.0 14.8 11.9 4.0 22.2 11.7 12.4 9.8 17.9 11.0 12.0 7.0 3.9 9.0 2.0 22 12 13 9 17 10 10 7 8 7 2 22 11 16 13 20 9 10 7 8 13 2 22 10.8 10.3 8.0 13.6 10 8 6 12 6 4 22 14 12 9 13 12 9 8 9 7 4 22 10 13 8 15 13 12 7 9 7 3 20.3 6.9 12.7 8.0 13.0 8.0 9.0 7.0 10.0 7.0 2.0 19.6 8.7 13.7 7.9 13.7 9.0 12.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 4.6
  $15,000 to $24,999 18.2 15.2 16.7 14.2 8.8 13.2 16.0 10.0 12.8 14.9 9.0 17.1 12.4 13.6 10.1 16.5 14.0 13.0 10.0 16.8 23.6 4.0 17 13 15 11 16 15 16 9 13 12 6 17 14 16 17 18 12 13 10 11 15 8 17 14.4 13.6 11.0 15.8 16 13 8 16 10 7 18 12 15 11 16 12 14 13 14 9 5 17 13 16 11 15 14 13 12 21 11 6 16.7 13.7 14.2 9.4 15.8 15.0 14.0 10.0 17.0 10.0 9.0 14.8 13.6 11.6 9.2 12.8 11.0 12.0 8.0 12.0 8.0 6.0 8.1
  $25,000 to $34,999 16.1 17.7 16.4 16.6 11.7 17.4 17.0 14.0 14.8 16.4 16.0 15.6 14.6 16.3 14.8 15.7 14.0 16.0 12.0 13.5 17.1 14.0 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 14 12 17 10 15 11 14 10 12 15 15 12 18 18 8 15 14.8 15.4 14.1 15.6 17 15 13 13 11 14 15 14 15 12 16 15 15 13 15 12 11 14 10 14 12 14 11 15 11 15 13 9 13.6 10.8 14.3 12.3 12.8 15.0 13.0 11.0 14.0 12.0 7.0 14.3 15.4 15.2 11.3 12.5 15.0 13.0 10.0 17.0 13.0 7.0 13.9
  $35,000 to $49,999 18.8 24.3 22.0 23.8 23.5 23.4 24.0 23.0 27.4 30.6 21.0 18.4 21.4 22.7 22.4 18.5 23.0 23.0 21.0 22.2 15.8 22.0 18 21 23 22 18 25 24 23 26 24 20 18 25 17 16 20 23 21 20 24 13 20 18 18.6 23.5 19.6 19.5 21 22 21 24 21 15 18 21 23 21 20 21 22 20 22 23 23 17 23 21 18 19 23 20 22 16 22 21 16.6 16.7 19.6 20.6 16.2 21.0 20.0 18.0 19.0 19.0 14.0 16.0 15.9 17.4 17.2 17.1 26.0 19.0 13.0 21.0 18.0 14.0 17.9
  $50,000 to $74,999 22.0 30.4 29.8 34.8 42.6 37.0 30.0 45.0 30.2 26.2 50.0 16.6 19.5 22.7 23.3 19.3 23.0 22.0 27.0 25.1 21.8 31.0 17 24 20 21 18 19 20 28 23 25 26 17 24 22 22 17 21 26 27 29 24 26 17 23.0 22.6 23.9 21.5 21 24 27 24 29 27 17 20 21 25 21 23 24 22 23 28 25 22 33 28 33 27 28 28 30 23 34 37 23.0 35.5 27.4 33.1 27.5 27.0 28.0 32.0 28.0 36.0 37.0 23.3 29.3 27.0 31.3 28.3 23.0 27.0 33.0 27.0 34.0 36.0 43.8
  $75,000 and over (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 10.1 20.4 12.3 19.6 12.1 15.0 14.0 24.0 18.5 12.7 27.0 10 15 14 21 15 14 14 18 19 15 35 11 16 16 21 13 20 15 24 10 16 36 11 18.4 14.6 23.4 14.0 14 17 25 12 22 33 11 18 14 22 15 17 18 24 18 21 32 8 13 9 19 11 11 12 18 16 13 24 9.8 16.4 11.8 16.6 14.7 14.0 16.0 22.0 12.0 16.0 31.0 12.1 17.1 15.1 23.1 15.6 16.0 17.0 28.0 16.0 21.0 33.0 11.7
- Represents or rounds to zero.
1 10 12 15 and 18+ speed.
2 Included in $50,000 to $74,999

Source: National Sporting Goods Association, Mt. Prospect, IL, The Sporting Goods Market in 1999; and prior issues (copyright).

http://www.nsga.org/



http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/427_consumer_purchases_of_sporting_goods_by.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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