Membership

[acco40]

Can anyone vouch or comment on the following:

(the format, while confusing is:

Yr

Cub Scouts (6-10 year-olds)

Boy Scouts (11-17 year-olds)

Explorers/ Venturers (14-20 year-olds)

Total Traditional Members

Learning for Life/Exploring

Total Youth Members

 

1986

1,972,547

1,043,798

1,020,473

4,036,818

N/A

4,036,818

 

1987 ?????

 

1988

2,147,699

1,025,370

1,055,267

4,228,336

N/A

4,228,336

 

1989

2,155,976

1,007,871

1,083,068

4,246,915

N/A

4,246,915

 

1990

2,167,062

1,010,857

740,753

3,918,672

374,314

4,292,986

 

1991

2,145,870

988,270

367,262

3,501,402

648,257

4,149,659

 

1992

2,110,633

975,589

367,093

3,453,315

696,833

4,150,148

 

1993

2,067,279

979,192

380,903

3,427,374

737,799

4,165,173

 

1994

2,031,282

978,608

393,444

3,403,334

784,689

4,188,023

 

1995

837,407 (Learning for Life)

 

1996

2,095,811

1,000,078

422,366

3,518,255

880,422

4,398,677

 

1997

2,152,387

1,016,383

455,268

3,624,038

949,583

4,573,621

 

1998

2,171,987

1,023,442

188,010

3,383,439

 

 

 

1999

2,166,289

1,023,691

202,164

3,392,144

1,373,615

4,765,759

 

2000

2,114,420

1,003,691

233,858

3,351,969

1,589,988

4,941,957

 

2001

2,043,478

1,005,592

276,434

3,325,504

1,697,701

5,023,205

 

2002

2,000,478

1,010,791

293,323

3,304,592

1,721,957

5,026,549

 

2003

1,914,425

997,398

288,395

3,200,218

1,555,226

4,755,444

 

 

[Eamonn]

Not really sure what you want?

Eamonn

[acco40]

I just wanted to know if anyone has any idea if these numbers are accurate.

[Twocubdad]

Where did they come from? I have no idea if they are accurate or not. But if they are, I'm struck by the fact that the only growth is in non-traditional members, that Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts numbers are flat and the drop off in Venturers. I have been told several times by professionals that the growth in Scouting would be in Venturing.

[Eamonn]

Have to admit to being too lazy to follow the columns.

The BSA web site does have the membership numbers. I only looked at 2002 Vs 2001. I did have the membership for 2003 up till November.

It does look like we are taking a hit when it comes to Cub Scouts. I don't know if the TAY has changed or not.

To be very honest I only use these numbers when it suits me!!

It is all to easy for me to blame the numbers, when I don't reach a goal. Like last year when we didn't make Quality. We needed 86 more Cub Scouts. I can blame the numbers or I can look in the mirror and see that I wasn't keeping track of the packs. I wasn't aware that we had several of the larger packs losing membership by the score.

As it so happens our percentage of the TAY went up in Cub Scouts. We just have to work harder in the area of retention and recruiting.

I don't think that it a coincidence that the packs that were losing members had new leadership.

Think what I'm trying to say is "when the going gets tough, the tough get going."

Eamonn