Table 1 Descriptive Statistics (Proportions) for Variables in First-Stage Engagement-Intensity Models
 qBus Sample ProportionseBird Sample Proportions
Engagement data
available
1.0001.000
  1=Unfamiliar with
eBird CS project
0.8020.000
  2=Heard of eBird but
not a member
0.0830.000
  3=eBird member, but
report rarely
0.0310.391
  4=eBird member,
report <1/2 of birds
0.0290.280
  5=eBird member,
report >1/2 of birds
0.0300.177
  6=eBird member,
report almost all
birds
0.0240.152
Travel 1+ mile data
available
0.4420.769
  Trips 1+ miles = 00.3480.277
  Trips 1+ miles = (1,4)0.0630.113
  Trips 1+ miles = (4,7)0.0650.065
  Trips 1+ miles =
(7,10)
0.0480.025
  Trips 1+ miles =
(10,21)
0.0760.093
  Trips 1+ miles =
(21,41)
0.0650.065
  Trips 1+ miles =
(41,72)
0.0630.078
  Trips 1+ miles =
(72,124)
0.0650.067
  Trips 1+ miles =
(124,174)
0.0630.052
  Trips 1+ miles =
(174,238)
0.0630.032
  Trips 1+ miles =
(238,364)
0.0620.054
  Trips 1+ miles = 3650.0170.078
Audubon CBC data
available
1.0001.000
  Has participated in
CBC
0.0920.528
Bird-hunting data
available
1.0001.000
  Hunts birds0.2240.073
Gender data available1.0000.994
  Gender: male0.4890.427
  Gender: female0.5110.573
Age data available1.0000.993
  Age: ≤24 years0.1250.018
  Age: 25-34 years0.2240.065
  Age: 35-44 years0.1960.089
  Age: 45-54 years0.1350.146
  Age: 55-64 years0.1750.311
  Age: ≥65 years0.1450.370
Income data available1.0000.804
  Income: <$25K0.1790.072
  Income: $25K-$50K0.2190.203
  Income: $50K-$75K0.1890.231
  Income: $75K-$100K0.1410.173
  Income: ≥$100K0.2720.321
Region data available1.0001.000
  Region: West0.2251.000
  Region: Northeast0.1860.000
  Region: Midwest0.2170.000
  Region: South0.3720.000
Employment status data
available
1.0000.849
  Employment status:
full time
0.4730.359
  Employment status:
part time
0.1320.080
  Employment status:
looking for work
0.0570.008
  Employment status:
unemployed
0.1450.066
  Employment status:
retired
0.1930.487
Education data available1.0000.976
  Education: high
school
0.2260.036
  Education: some
college
0.3560.158
  Education: college
grad
0.2630.288
  Education: master’s
degree
0.1180.396
  Education: doctoral
degree
0.0380.121
Observations4,1611,081
  • Note: Availability indicators are proportions of the total sample; group shares are proportions of the available data.