The overall average age of first licensed was 7??
73s John AA5JG
--- On Mon, 9/28/09, K1AR@aol.com <K1AR@aol.com> wrote:
> From: K1AR@aol.com <K1AR@aol.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Results of Age Survey
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 12:09 PM
>
> All,
> You may recall about a month ago, based on a thread
> discussing contest
> experience and age, that I would gather and analyze the
> information for you
> based on an informal survey. What follows is a summary of
> the data that I
> received over the past few weeks. Although not
> statistically valid, the
> results are interesting at the very least. Enjoy!
> 73 John, K1AR
> Total Responses: 160
> Responses by Geography:
> US/VE – 122
> DX – 38 (31 - Europe; 7 - Rest of World)
> Total Average Data:
> Average Age - 52
> Age First Licensed - 7
> Age Started Contesting - 22
> Years of Contest Experience - 29
> US-only Data:
> Average Age - 55
> Age First Licensed - 16
> Age Started Contesting - 23
> Years of Contest Experience - 31
> DX (all non-US) Data:
> Average Age - 45
> Age First Licensed - 18
> Age Started Contesting -19
> Years of Contest Experience - 25
> Europe-only Data:
> Average Age - 43
> Age First Licensed - 18
> Age Started Contesting - 19
> Years of Contest Experience - 24
> Other interesting observations:
> * Lots of non-US contesters
> started in club stations, even before
> they had their own personal callsigns.
> * Field Day and the ARRL
> Novice Roundup were the two operating
> events that spawned interest in contesting for many
> survey participants.
> * The senior member of this
> group is Jim, W3CP, who is 92 years
> young. Cal, K0DXC, wins the youth prize at 14.
> * There are quite a few
> contesters in this group that got off to a
> late start, often being a ham for decades before starting
> to operate
> contests.
> * Although a small sample,
> it would seem that European (and non-US
> overall) contesters are indeed a younger group
> compared to their US
> counterparts.
>
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