A favorite summer pastime for many Americans is camping. In fact, camping has become so popular at the California beaches that reservations must sometimes be made months in advance! Data from a USA Today Snapshot is shown below.

The Snapshot also reports that men go camping 2.9 times a year, women go 1.7 times a year; and men are more likely than women to want to camp more often. What does the magazine mean when they talk about 2.9 or 1.7 times a year?