[CQ-Contest] CW Contest Demographics

W1HIJ--Bill W1HIJ at contesting.com
Mon Nov 3 16:38:59 EST 1997


Year first licensed as sent in 97 CWSS-- # and Percent
Sample Size = 484, Earliest Date = 1919 (2), Latest 1996 (1)
Median year = 1965.

Most commonly occurring years: 1957, 58, 59 (all with 23 each). Who said
Sputnik didn't have an influence?!!

10-19      2     0.4%
20-29      4     0.8%
30-39      8     1.7%
40-49    11     2.3%
50-54    45     9.3%
55-59    97   20.0%
60-64    70   14.5%
65-69    65   13.4%
70-74    61   12.6%
75-79    58   12.0%
80-84    16     3.3%
85-89    14     2.9%
90+        33     6.8%

I remember seeing this table last year, but I can't find my copy, so I
don't know if the categories are the same....it'd be interesting to compare
the two years.

73, Bill
W1HIJ


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