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Who Skydives?

Most USPA members respond to some questions included on the new member and annual membership renewal application. The results provide a snapshot about who skydives and where they come from.

Membership Survey Results

2007 Membership Survey Results

2006 Membership Survey Results

2005 Membership Survey Results

2004 Membership Survey Results

2003 Membership Survey Results

2002 Membership Survey Results

2001 Membership Survey Results

2000 Membership Survey Results

USPA Members by Gender

Reported gender distribution of USPA members

Year	Male	Female	N/R	TOTAL
2007	85%	14%	1%	31,264
2006	83%	14%	3%	30,618
2005	84%	15%	2%	31,276
2004	83.5%	14.7%	1.7%	32,057
2003	84%	15%	1%	32,628
2002	84.1%	15.1%	0.8%	33,664
2001	83.7%	14.9%	1.4%	34,322
2000	83.0%	14.8%	2.3%	34,217

USPA Members by Location

Distribution of USPA Members within the United States, 2007

Year	CE	EA	FO	GU	MA	ME	MT	PA	SE	NC	NE	NW	SO	SW	WE	O/M
2007	6%	11%	11%	5%	9%	5%	5%	5%	10%	3%	4%	5%	4%	4%	12%	1%
2006	6%	12%	13%	4%	8%	5%	4%	5%	11%	3%	4%	5%	3%	3%	13%	1%
2005	7%	11%	10%	5%	8%	5%	4%	5%	11%	3%	4%	5%	4%	3%	13%	1%
2004	7%	11%	10%	5%	8%	6%	4%	5%	11%	3%	4%	5%	4%	4%	12%	1%
2003	6%	10%	14%	4%	10%	6%	4%	5%	12%	4%	3%	5%	3%	3%	10%	1%
2002	7%	11%	10%	5%	8%	6%	4%	5%	11%	3%	4%	5%	4%	4%	12%	1%
2001	7%	11%	10%	5%	9%	7%	3%	5%	10%	3%	4%	5%	4%	4%	12%	1%
2000	7%	11%	10%	5%	8%	7%	3%	5%	10%	3%	4%	5%	4%	4%	12%	1%

Distribution of USPA Members outside the United States, not including military, 2007

USPA Members by Occupation

Occupation	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Military	11%	12%	11%	11.4%	11%	10.1%	8.1%	8.4%
Computer Industry	8%	10%	6%	6.1%	8%	7.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Building Trades	9%	10%	9%	6.6%	9%	7.9%	7.6%	8.2%
Engineering	6%	7%	6%	5.4%	6%	6.8%	9.7%	10.9%
Business Management	7%	7%	8%	6.8%	8%	9%	7.2%	7.2%
Student	5%	6%	5%	6.6%	5%	4.7%	3.3%	5.3%
Sales/Marketing	5%	5%	4%	4.6%	4%	5.6%	6.6%	5.1%
Administration	4%	5%	5%	5.4%	5%	3.3%	5.8%	3.5%
Retired	4%	4%	3%	3.4%	4%	2.5%	2.3%	2.6%
Skydiving	3%	4%	3%	4.6%	3%	5.5%	3.8%	3.4%
Medical Field	4%	3%	4%	4.6%	3%	6.3%	6.1%	4.4%
Aviation	3%	3%	-	-	-	1.8%	1.4%	1.5%
Self-employed	2%	2%	2%	3.6%	2%	1.5%	2.1%	1.9%
Education	2%	2%	2%	2.5%	2%	1.5%	1.9%	3.0%
Auto Mechanic	1%	1%	1%	1.8%	1%	1.2%	2.0%	2.1%
Hospitality	1%	1%	1%	1.9%	1%	1.5%	-	3.7%
Maintenance	1%	1%	3%	3.3%	2%	1.4%	1.5%	-
Factory Worker	1%	1%	2%	3.6%	2%	4.6%	4%	3.5%
Unemployed	1%	1%	1%	2.2%	1%	-	-	-
Not reported	19%	13%	10%	-	-	-	-	-
Pilot (Non-Military)	-	-	1%	2.8%	2%	4%	3.2%	4.2%
Law Enforcement	2%	2%	3%	4.0%	3%	3.4%	4%	3.1%
Entertainment	1%	1%	-	-	-	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%
Science Field	-	-	-	-	-	1.4%	-	-
Emergency Services	-	-	-	-	-	1.4%	1.6%	1.4%
Athletics	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2%	-
Truck Driver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.1%
Arts	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3%
Aircraft Mechanic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0%

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