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Question 3. Excluding any time spent ice-fishing, what percentage of time did you spend fishing from the following (%):
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
From shore	33.9	17.9	6.3	23.3
From a boat	66.1	82.1	93.7	76.7

Question 4. On average, how many hours per day did you fish for recreation in Ontario in 2005?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
Hours per day (average)	4.3	5.1	7.3	5.4

Question 9. How often did you use the following bait and tackle options when fishing?
	No response	Did not use	Used sometimes	Used often	Total
Live baitfish
Resident	10,135	337,283	174,863	242,093	764,374
Canadian non-resident	64	14,765	3,666	10,578	29,073
Other Non-resident	5,451	221,311	76,156	169,588	472,506
Total	15,650	573,359	254,685	422,259	1,265,953
Dead baitfish
Resident	10,135	651,072	88,919	14,247	764,373
Canadian non-resident	64	18,914	6,662	3,434	29,074
Other Non-resident	5,451	385,245	54,878	26,932	472,506
Total	15,650	1,055,231	150,459	44,613	1,265,953
Leeches
Resident	10,135	640,406	79,836	33,997	764,374
Canadian non-resident	64	22,111	4,346	2,554	29,075
Other Non-resident	5,451	343,249	75,058	48,747	472,505
Total	15,650	1,005,766	159,240	85,298	1,265,954
Worms
Resident	10,135	174,403	217,814	362,021	764,373
Canadian non-resident	64	14,918	6,952	7,140	29,074
Other Non-resident	5,451	261,705	94,129	111,221	472,506
Total	15,650	451,026	318,895	480,382	1,265,953
Lures
Resident	10,135	146,670	203,023	404,545	764,373
Canadian non-resident	64	6,907	8,110	13,994	29,075
Other Non-resident	5,451	87,608	129,187	250,261	472,507
Total	15,650	241,185	340,320	668,800	1,265,955
Flies
Resident	10,135	696,611	35,355	22,272	764,373
Canadian non-resident	64	27,326	801	883	29,074
Other Non-resident	5,451	443,776	16,273	7,006	472,506
Total	15,650	1,167,713	52,429	30,161	1,265,953
Crayfish
Resident	10,135	707,107	40,742	6,390	764,374
Canadian non-resident	64	27,970	895	145	29,074
Other Non-resident	5,451	459,649	6,198	1,207	472,505
Total	15,650	1,194,726	47,835	7,742	1,265,953
Frogs
Resident	10,135	702,646	44,384	7,209	764,374
Canadian non-resident	64	28,426	136	448	29,074
Other Non-resident	5,451	460,316	4,574	2,165	472,506
Total	15,650	1,191,388	49,094	9,822	1,265,954
Lead sinkers/weights
Resident	10,135	387,716	184,276	182,246	764,373
Canadian non-resident	64	14,532	5,935	8,543	29,074
Other Non-resident	5,451	204,009	97,304	165,743	472,507
Total	15,650	606,257	287,515	356,532	1,265,954
Non-lead sinkers/weights
Resident	10,135	496,374	149,837	108,027	764,373
Canadian non-resident	64	20,642	5,045	3,324	29,075
Other Non-resident	5,451	344,796	76,563	45,696	472,506
Total	15,650	861,812	231,445	157,047	1,265,954
Other bait
Resident	10,135	706,293	19,214	28,732	764,374
Canadian non-resident	64	28,218	63	729	29,074
Other Non-resident	5,451	441,464	6,105	19,486	472,506
Total	15,650	1,175,975	25,382	48,947	1,265,954

Question 10. Are you aware of which water bodies are stocked in the province of Ontario?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	1,051	0	2,576	3,627
Yes	156,358	2,997	31,442	190,797
No	606,964	26,078	438,488	1,071,530
Total	764,373	29,075	472,506	1,265,954

Did you fish in a stocked water body in Ontario in 2005?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	2,743	0	1,308	4,051
Yes	103,563	838	14,570	118,971
No	50,052	2,159	15,564	67,775
Total	156,358	2,997	31,442	190,797

Please rate the importance of fish stocking when deciding where to fish in Ontario.
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	338	69	77	484
No opinion	8,893	0	2,467	11,360
Not important	23,202	32	4,594	27,828
Important	71,130	738	7,431	79,299
Total	103,563	839	14,569	118,971

Question 11. Did you fish in a competitive fishing event in Ontario in 2005?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	8,661	693	3,451	12,805
Yes	58,411	655	6,978	66,044
No	697,302	27,727	462,077	1,187,106
Total	764,374	29,075	472,506	1,265,955

Question 12. How would you rate your fishing success in 2005 compared to previous years' experience?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	8,112	279	8,985	17,376
Improved	75,734	3,677	63,367	142,778
Stayed the same	309,651	14,993	212,821	537,465
Declined	273,675	6,217	136,270	416,162
Not applicable	97,203	3,909	51,064	152,176
Total	764,375	29,075	472,507	1,265,957

Question 13. Did you fish as much as you would have liked in Ontario in 2005?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	10,837	850	10,555	22,242
Yes	163,971	7,594	197,031	368,596
No	589,566	20,630	264,920	875,116
Total	764,374	29,074	472,506	1,265,954

Question 13. What were the major factors that limited your fishing activity in 2005?
	No response	Low	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	High	Total
Poor quality
Resident	16,443	286,550	30,103	38,524	20,856	68,896	18,166	22,817	35,000	8,388	43,930	589,673
Canadian non-resident	0	13,888	1,145	1,264	100	1,644	383	62	975	115	1,053	20,629
Other Non-resident	0	172,044	14,626	12,439	5,383	19,542	4,848	5,744	8,723	3,231	18,340	264,920
Total	16,443	472,482	45,874	52,227	26,339	90,082	23,397	28,623	44,698	11,734	63,323	875,222
Lack of access
Resident	16,443	334,887	34,545	23,332	21,091	54,738	13,964	12,603	27,167	11,718	39,185	589,673
Canadian non-resident	0	14,092	571	1,101	231	2,367	367	210	750	252	690	20,631
Other Non-resident	0	198,223	12,043	7,820	3,492	15,428	3,261	4,346	7,097	2,716	10,494	264,920
Total	16,443	547,202	47,159	32,253	24,814	72,533	17,592	17,159	35,014	14,686	50,369	875,224
Distance
Resident	16,443	329,938	30,585	32,361	18,132	49,806	14,210	18,124	27,113	10,428	42,531	589,671
Canadian non-resident	0	9,425	1,021	711	912	1,202	973	586	2,353	469	2,977	20,629
Other Non-resident	0	81,843	7,808	9,066	7,347	32,784	7,337	12,342	26,116	9,816	70,459	264,918
Total	16,443	421,206	39,414	42,138	26,391	83,792	22,520	31,052	55,582	20,713	115,967	875,218
No one to fish with
Resident	16,443	345,784	27,709	23,616	14,621	54,439	18,766	18,594	24,219	9,432	36,050	589,673
Canadian non-resident	0	14,805	1,768	720	393	1,128	342	246	616	174	439	20,631
Other Non-resident	0	203,395	11,151	7,735	3,346	15,851	3,373	4,685	5,800	2,468	7,115	264,919
Total	16,443	563,984	40,628	32,071	18,360	71,418	22,481	23,525	30,635	12,074	43,604	875,223
Physical problems
Resident	16,443	502,616	12,056	10,436	6,170	9,950	1,863	5,476	6,066	2,828	15,768	589,672
Canadian non-resident	0	19,116	273	246	0	460	30	100	126	0	279	20,630
Other Non-resident	0	234,912	6,525	4,402	1,855	5,939	1,896	1,550	2,203	678	4,960	264,920
Total	16,443	756,644	18,854	15,084	8,025	16,349	3,789	7,126	8,395	3,506	21,007	875,222
Complexity of regulations
Resident	16,443	396,990	26,789	26,655	15,261	37,571	9,808	12,681	15,238	6,003	26,234	589,673
Canadian non-resident	0	16,113	1,069	609	592	1,316	126	145	145	270	246	20,631
Other Non-resident	0	171,829	15,119	10,243	8,071	20,624	6,685	6,600	9,770	2,335	13,644	264,920
Total	16,443	584,932	42,977	37,507	23,924	59,511	16,619	19,426	25,153	8,608	40,124	875,224
Cost to go fishing
Resident	16,443	348,191	30,722	35,998	18,798	48,162	10,636	14,032	20,461	7,468	38,761	589,672
Canadian non-resident	0	13,635	777	602	850	2,003	520	258	555	201	1,231	20,632
Other Non-resident	0	116,663	10,877	11,107	8,691	29,467	7,589	13,383	21,157	10,272	35,715	264,921
Total	16,443	478,489	42,376	47,707	28,339	79,632	18,745	27,673	42,173	17,941	75,707	875,225
Poor weather
Resident	16,443	292,723	38,872	54,437	20,899	71,088	19,462	21,257	22,755	7,861	23,875	589,672
Canadian non-resident	0	12,118	747	1,449	844	2,651	473	522	535	215	1,076	20,630
Other Non-resident	0	162,207	18,631	14,850	8,045	22,039	6,044	4,801	8,107	4,668	15,528	264,920
Total	16,443	467,048	58,250	70,736	29,788	95,778	25,979	26,580	31,397	12,744	40,479	875,222
Not enough time to go fishing
Resident	16,443	90,722	10,669	16,343	14,921	65,348	24,921	37,309	79,811	35,975	197,210	589,672
Canadian non-resident	0	3,639	622	440	480	2,886	639	834	2,286	1,783	7,019	20,628
Other Non-resident	0	108,878	7,043	8,408	5,127	27,123	7,107	9,916	21,271	10,454	59,592	264,919
Total	16,443	203,239	18,334	25,191	20,528	95,357	32,667	48,059	103,368	48,212	263,821	875,219
Other interests
Resident	16,443	249,307	20,782	24,113	22,390	81,474	33,038	24,452	53,926	16,956	46,792	589,673
Canadian non-resident	0	9,611	477	896	387	2,682	1,267	1,229	1,232	907	1,943	20,631
Other Non-resident	0	150,803	10,110	10,040	8,138	32,763	8,212	11,525	13,646	5,054	14,629	264,920
Total	16,443	409,721	31,369	35,049	30,915	116,919	42,517	37,206	68,804	22,917	63,364	875,224

Question 13. Including yourself, on average how many anglers were in your fishing parties in 2005? (non-resident)
	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
Average number of adults in fishing party	2.8	5.0	4.8
Average number of children in fishing party	0.5	0.6	0.6

Question 14. Did you take a child (youth under 18) fishing in Ontario in 2005? (Residents Only)
	Number of anglers	Percentage
No response	5,068	0.7
Yes	393,862	51.5
No	365,444	47.8
Total	764,374	100.0

Question 15. Were you aware of the Ontario Family Fishing Weekend (July 8 - 10, 2005)? (Residents Only)
	Number of anglers
No response	862
Yes	415,725
No	347,787
Total	764,374

Did you participate in this event?
	Number of anglers
No response	3,096
Yes	87,201
No	325,536
Total	415,833

Question 16. Were you aware of the National Fishing Week promotion covering July 2-10, 2005? (Residents Only)
Response	Number of anglers
Yes	204,915
No	559,459
Total	764,374

Please indicate your information source(s) for the National Fishing Week promotion.
Response	Number of anglers
TV	34,687
Radio	39,537
Print media	82,254
Posters or brochures	27,581
Other	23,162
Total	204,915

Did you go fishing in Ontario during National Fishing Week as a result of the promotion?
Response	Number of anglers
No response	271
Yes	38,357
No	166,287
Total	204,915

Question 16. Did you fish for recreation outside Ontario in 2005? (non-resident)
	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	11,257	5,911	17,168
Yes	11,054	351,958	363,012
No	6,763	114,637	121,400
Total	29,074	472,506	501,580

Question 17. How would you rate the clarity and ease of use of the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary 2005-2006? (Residents Only)
Response	Number of anglers	Percentage
No response	35,753	4.7
Excellent	37,759	4.9
Very good	149,635	19.6
Good	353,172	46.2
Fair	150,644	19.7
Poor	37,411	4.9
Total	764,374	100.0

Question 18. Did you purchase an Ontario hunting licence in 2005? (non-resident)
	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	11,782	6,133	17,915
Yes	1,935	32,494	34,429
No	17,758	436,827	454,585
Total	31,475	475,454	506,929

Question 19. Assessment of angler skill.
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	15,623	529	2,413	18,565
Expert	17,919	1,223	16,860	36,002
Experienced	237,484	11,058	241,357	489,899
Average	439,316	15,036	190,989	645,341
Beginner	209,114	3,629	23,836	236,579
Total	919,456	31,475	475,455	1,426,386

Question 20. Were you a member of an organized angling group in Ontario in 2005?
	Number of anglers	Percentage
No response	12,866	1.4
Yes	57,828	6.3
No	848,761	92.3
Total	919,455	100.0

Question 21. Do you have access to a computer with Internet capabilities?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	18,613	326	7,117	26,056
Yes	740,987	26,674	385,501	1,153,162
No	159,855	4,475	82,836	247,166
Total	919,455	31,475	475,454	1,426,384

Would you consider purchasing Ontario fishing licences using the Internet, if you had this option?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	9,897	4,012	73,633	87,542
Yes	476,195	19,865	285,923	781,983
No	386,295	7,599	115,898	509,792
Already purchased on line (Residents)	47,068	0	0	47,068
Total	919,455	31,476	475,454	1,426,385

Question 22. Assessment of issues that affect Ontario's recreational fishery
	No response	Not an issue	Somewhat serious	Moderately serious	Very serious	No opinion	Total
Change in lake productivity
Resident	85,432	54,176	148,527	208,550	321,832	100,939	919,456
Canadian non-resident	3,124	3,491	4,632	7,646	9,152	3,430	31,475
Other Non-resident	47,581	86,182	78,302	92,099	93,122	78,169	475,455
Total	136,137	143,849	231,461	308,295	424,106	182,538	1,426,386
Climate change
Resident	85,156	119,640	189,715	227,511	217,977	79,455	919,454
Canadian non-resident	2,992	6,962	7,566	6,439	4,588	2,928	31,475
Other Non-resident	47,472	158,512	90,502	70,713	39,602	68,654	475,455
Total	135,620	285,114	287,783	304,663	262,167	151,037	1,426,384
Resource user conflicts
Resident	97,636	154,577	166,487	198,952	172,615	129,187	919,454
Canadian non-resident	3,392	5,534	5,394	7,355	5,381	4,418	31,474
Other Non-resident	51,971	142,446	80,816	72,701	46,897	80,624	475,455
Total	152,999	302,557	252,697	279,008	224,893	214,229	1,426,383
Contaminant levels in fish
Resident	87,152	75,522	121,225	175,833	395,552	64,171	919,455
Canadian non-resident	3,021	5,024	4,900	4,307	11,337	2,887	31,476
Other Non-resident	49,004	123,555	66,289	68,939	107,961	59,706	475,454
Total	139,177	204,101	192,414	249,079	514,850	126,764	1,426,385
Fish habitat loss
Resident	86,620	62,145	103,015	190,071	413,222	64,381	919,454
Canadian non-resident	3,073	3,820	4,057	5,593	12,301	2,632	31,476
Other Non-resident	48,899	113,635	64,754	67,531	123,956	56,680	475,455
Total	138,592	179,600	171,826	263,195	549,479	123,693	1,426,385
Lack of access to fishing opportunities
Resident	95,838	298,447	178,370	143,655	122,965	80,180	919,455
Canadian non-resident	3,121	10,736	6,288	4,060	2,877	4,393	31,475
Other Non-resident	51,347	194,322	65,583	53,565	47,314	63,323	475,454
Total	150,306	503,505	250,241	201,280	173,156	147,896	1,426,384
Sea lamprey predation
Resident	110,795	126,591	130,492	131,069	176,959	243,549	919,455
Canadian non-resident	3,920	6,486	3,261	2,778	4,373	10,657	31,475
Other Non-resident	55,027	126,106	50,867	45,195	63,643	134,617	475,455
Total	169,742	259,183	184,620	179,042	244,975	388,823	1,426,385
Impacts of invasive species
Resident	97,285	57,007	100,523	161,526	383,336	119,778	919,455
Canadian non-resident	3,320	3,813	3,837	3,923	11,168	5,413	31,474
Other Non-resident	50,863	90,647	49,354	63,121	132,254	89,215	475,454
Total	151,468	151,467	153,714	228,570	526,758	214,406	1,426,383
Complexity in fishing regulations
Resident	94,592	330,033	185,743	146,730	81,868	80,489	919,455
Canadian non-resident	3,121	13,245	6,492	3,958	1,764	2,896	31,476
Other Non-resident	49,250	167,611	91,774	72,260	49,194	45,366	475,455
Total	146,963	510,889	284,009	222,948	132,826	128,751	1,426,386
Inadequate enforcement
Resident	93,547	260,150	172,905	147,297	149,906	95,649	919,454
Canadian non-resident	3,091	11,066	5,021	4,513	3,490	4,294	31,475
Other Non-resident	52,082	224,735	70,617	36,020	21,752	70,249	475,455
Total	148,720	495,951	248,543	187,830	175,148	170,192	1,426,384
Lack of information
Resident	98,118	355,768	187,823	110,121	72,308	95,316	919,454
Canadian non-resident	3,163	14,702	4,550	4,603	948	3,508	31,474
Other Non-resident	52,302	251,775	66,394	33,049	12,789	59,145	475,454
Total	153,583	622,245	258,767	147,773	86,045	157,969	1,426,382
Loss of wetlands
Resident	98,800	116,772	144,232	164,562	301,908	93,182	919,456
Canadian non-resident	3,458	5,918	5,159	4,322	7,089	5,529	31,475
Other Non-resident	54,413	145,461	58,278	57,084	66,946	93,273	475,455
Total	156,671	268,151	207,669	225,968	375,943	191,984	1,426,386
Over-harvest of fish
Resident	95,765	87,588	116,689	155,097	389,397	74,920	919,456
Canadian non-resident	3,028	3,885	3,443	4,820	12,874	3,426	31,476
Other Non-resident	47,681	99,783	66,727	74,888	133,757	52,619	475,455
Total	146,474	191,256	186,859	234,805	536,028	130,965	1,426,387
Other issues
Resident	743,524	18,242	2,659	10,741	87,642	56,647	919,455
Canadian non-resident	29,342	230	30	42	980	851	31,475
Other Non-resident	414,871	12,037	1,452	3,011	22,541	21,543	475,455
Total	1,187,737	30,509	4,141	13,794	111,163	79,041	1,426,385

Question 22. If there had been no fishing opportunities in Ontario in 2005, what would you have done? (non-resident)
	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
No response	263	8,244	8,507
Stayed a shorter time	3,114	32,234	35,348
Substituted other activities	16,230	81,037	97,267
Not come to Ontario	9,468	350,990	360,458
Total	29,075	472,505	501,580

Question 31. Excluding yourself, how many members of your household under 18 fished for recreation in Ontario in 2005 and how many days in total did they fish?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
Anglers under 18 years old (number)	336,496	9,660	83,185	429,341
Days fished (number)	2,432,697	51,216	451,827	2,935,740
Average per angler (days fished)	7.2	5.3	5.4	6.8

Excluding yourself, how many members of your household 65 years of age and older fished for recreation in Ontario in 2005 and how many days in total did they fish?
	Resident	Canadian Non-resident	Other Non-resident	Total
Anglers above 65 years old (number)	41,997	..	..	41,997
Days fished (number)	674,467	..	..	674,467
Average per angler (days fished)	16.1	..	..	16.1

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