BCA Demographics Report
2020
Publications & Information
Author: R. Namaghi with special thanks to A. Morgan, K. Easton
Introduction & Aims
The purpose of this report is to accurately reflect the age and sex composition of the BCA
membership of the BCA. It will form the basis of a reference model for demographic reports to
accompany surveys. This will help in determining how reflective a sample is of the membership.
This is a follow up report to one Tim Allen and Kay Easton wrote in 2017. The findings of this report
confirm the previous findings of an old membership profile, even relative to that of the UK
population. It also confirms that participation among young women is increasing relative to men.
Method
The data was collected on 03/12/2020 from the membership database, anonymised and then sent
to Publications and Information Officer. The data was transferred to an Excel spreadsheet and
simple statistical tests carried out as per previous iterations of the report. Club individual members
(CIMs) and Direct Individual Members (DIMs) were subcategorized.
Incomplete records were noted in order to aid in our understanding of how incomplete the database
is.
Results
Results Per Membership Category
Category
CIM
DIM
Total
Total Records
6293
782
7075
Complete Records (%)
3252 (51.7%)
62 (7.9%)
3614 (51.1%)
Sex data (%)
5371 (85.3%)
72 (9.2%)
-
Age Data (%)
3256
(51.7%)
696 (89.0%)
-
Records with no
demographics
875
77
952
Male:Female Ratio
73.9:26.1
79.8:20.2
75.3:24.7
Female Mean Age
(Years)
-
-
4
0
.6
Male Mean Age
(Years)
-
-
4
8
.6
Mean Age (Years)
46.7
49.4
47.2
Median Age (Years)
48
51
49
The prevalence of BCA members in the UK population is 4.8 per 100,000, with the numbers being 7.3
and 2.4 for Males and Females respectively.
