I came across this article while searching for something else. I might get the article to read, but was amused by the abstract. Thought may be some of you would be interested in it.
Cheers Meena Motivations for Male and Female Birdwatchersin New York State Document Type: Article All Authors / Contributors: <http://cornell.worldcat.org/oclc//search?q=au%3A%22Sali%2C+Mary+Joyce%22&qt=hot_author>Mary Joyce Sali; <http://cornell.worldcat.org/oclc//search?q=au%3A%22Kuehn%2C+Diane%22&qt=hot_author>Diane Kuehn; <http://cornell.worldcat.org/oclc//search?q=au%3A%22Zhang%2C+Lianjun%22&qt=hot_author>Lianjun Zhang ISSN: 1087-1209 OCLC Number: 366947706 Language Note: EN Abstract: To better understand the motivations influencing birdwatching participation, a mail survey was conducted in 2006 of 500 male and 500 female birdwatchers living in New York State. Negative binomial regressions were used to identify the relationship between participation (i.e., the number of birdwatching trips taken in 2005; dependent variable) and demographic characteristics and motivations (independent variables) for male and female respondents. For females, results indicated significant, negative relationships between participation and both the "spiritual" and "enjoying the outdoors" motivations, and positive, significant relationships between participation and the "intellectual" and "challenge" motivations. For males, a negative significant relationship between participation and the "spiritual" motivation, and a positive, significant relationship between participation and the "sharing knowledge" motivation were identified. Educational level was related to participation for males, whereas age group, marital status, and area of residence were related to participation for females. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
