[CQ-Contest] CW Contest Demographics

[Ralph Bowen]

Barry Kutner wrote:
> 
> On  3 Nov 97, W1HIJ--Bill <W1HIJ at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > 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%
> >
> If you assume the average age of license is 15, contesting will
> slowly die due to lack of participation, starting in about 20 years.
> It's really amazing how few of the total were licensed since 1980...
> --

Realize these are CW numbers.  In phone SS over the past years, the 80'
& 90's checks usually make up 40-50% of my log.  What will start in 20
years will be the demise of CW contests for this particular reason.  
Lord only knows what the reason for the demise in Phone contesting will
be!!

Gator  N5RZ


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