I did a survey at my local college. The results amazed me. First I had 2 age groups. 18-25 & 26+ . 100 people from each age group were asked.

The first question was have you ever ate freshwater fish? 18-25[96 people said yes]   26+ [100 people said yes].

2nd. Was the fish you ate caught fresh or bought from a store or fast food? 18-25 [ 7 people ate fresh fish and store bought fish, 89 had only had store bought.] 26+ [ 89 people had both, while 11 people had store bought only].

3rd. Do you plan on eating fresh fish again or for the f

first time? 18-25[ 5 said they would eat it again, 8 said they would try it, 83 said it seems to nasty to try.] 26+ [ 78 said they would eat it again, 6 said they would try it, 16 said no way.]

Does this amaze anyone else how the difference in age affected this survey tremendously ?

Interesting...but to be honest it really doesn't surprise me.

Back in the day people fished to eat.Many still do.  

It just amazed me that it was that much of a difference. I figured the older population would be higher but not by that much! Its amazing how much different the world is today then when my dad wa

Indeed. Times change.

It is interesting, but what's important is considering the different potential reasons for the difference. Stats mean little without good interpretation. Often they suggest another survey. I think every research paper states at the end, "more research could be done...", as new question pop up. Fun stuff I think.

Some thoughts:

Hypothesis 1: Older people have had different experiences with nature /the outdoors.

But another possibility that might weigh in, and dash H1, could be that older people have estabilshed homes, eat more often at home, and are more apt to eat foods that require preparation. They also are more likely to have families to cook for (expensive to eat out, and still think about proper nutrition). The younger less established set might be more likely to grab food on the run -lotsa McBurgers and pizza -foods that don't require preparation.