SNOWMOBILERS COMPARED TO SKIERS

October 1979 - Two survey's of 1976-77 shows that snowmobilers out number down hill skiers in The United States.  There are more than 14 million snowmobilers in The United States compared with 12.46 million skiers.
   Surprised ??, The surveys, conducted by Opinion Research Corporation of Princeton, New Jersey, for the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, U.S. Department of Interior, reveal some interesting statistics, Such as - 25% of the nation's snowmobilers have a family income bracket of from $15,000. to $25,000. Large numbers of snowmobilers also have salaries in the $6,000. to $10,000. and $10,000. to $15,000. ranges.  And although the "over $50,000." income bracket represented only two percent of the population survey, 13 percent of the snowmobile population fits into that higher income bracket.  The current snowmobiler is young, either in the 18-24 year bracket (15 percent) or the 25 to 34 year old bracket (21 percent) - farmers 13 percent shows up as snowmobilers, although they represent only 2 percent of the population as a whole.
   The typical snowmobiler has an average 12 year education, far higher than the U.S. population at large - The typical snowmobiler lives in a rural area, is part of a family with one or two children, lives in a one family house, and is white. (11 percent of the nation's snowmobilers are black)