2004
Membership Survey

Ages of Members

Under age 21                           1.5%
Age 21 through 30                   7.9%
Age 31 through 40                  18.2%
Age 41 through 50                  33.0%
Age 51 through 60                  23.1%
Age 61 through 70                  11.5%
Over 70                                  4.8%

Marital Status of Members

38% Married
29% Single
24& Divorced
4% Widowed
5% Separated

Gender of Members

35% Women
65% Men

Composition of Membership

89.1% White
3.2% Black
4.4% Hispanic
1.8% Native American
1.5% Asian & other

Sponsorship

78% of members have a sponsor
70% get a sponsor within 90 days

Length of Sobriety

36% Sober more than 10 years
14% Sober between 5-10 years
24% Sober between 1-5 years
26% Sober less than 1 year

Introduction to A.A.
Factors most responsible for members coming to A.A.*

31% through an A.A. member
31% Treatment Facility
30% Self-motivated
23% Family
11% Court order
8% Counseling agency
8% Health care provider
5% Employer or fellow worker
4% Non A.A. friend or neighbor
2% Al-Anon or Alateen member
2% Correctional facility
1% A.A. literature
1% Newspaper/Magazine/radio/TV
1% Member of clergy
7% Other

* More than one response permitted

Members' Occupations

14% Retired
11% Self-employed/Other
10% Manager/Administrator
10% Professional/Technical
9% Skilled Trade
6% Laborer
6% Health professional
5% Sales worker
3% Service worker
3% Educator
3% Clerical worker
3% Student
2% Homemaker
2% Transportation
1% Craft Worker
6% Disabled (not working)
6% Unemployed

Meeting Attendance

Members attend an average of two A.A. meetings a week

Group Membership

86% of the members belong to a home group

Additional Help ......... Before

Before coming to A. A., 61% of the members received some type of treatment or counseling, such as medical, psychological. spiritual, etc. 74% of those members who received treatment or counseling said it played an important part in directing them to A. A.

Additional Help .......... After

After coming to A. A., 64% of the members received some type of treatment or counseling such as medical, psychological, spiritual, etc. 85% of those members who received treatment or counseling said it played an important part in their recovery from alcoholism

Yearly Statistics - Approx.