ABOUT A.A. A.A. can be found almost everywhere, almost all the A.A. PREAMBLE © Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS time – in more than 115,000 groups throughout the who share their experience, strength and hope with each world. We welcome opportunities to cooperate with other that they may solve their common problem and others who are providing help to alcoholics. help others to recover from alcoholism.

Look for A.A. in your phone book, newspaper or write The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop to: Grand Central Station, Box 459, New York, NY drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. 10163. General information is available on our Web A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics,

2014 site: www.aa.org organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. IN 2014 more than 6,000 A.A. members from the Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other

MEMBERSHIP U.S. and Canada participated in a random survey of alcoholics to achieve sobriety. the membership. Such studies have been conducted Copyright © A.A. Grapevine, Inc.; reprinted with permission every three to four years since 1968 by the General

SURVEY Service Office. Alcoholics Anonymous conducts this survey to keep members informed on current trends in membership characteristics. The survey also provides information about A.A. to the professional community and to the general public as part of A.A.’s purpose to carry our message to those who still suffer from alcoholism.

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62% 38% The display is 27 inches high and 39 inches wide, has a double easel in the back, and can be folded in half for Men Women storage. To order, write: A.A. World Services Grand Central Station COMPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP Box 459, New York, NY 10163. White 89% The pamphlet contents are also on G.S.O.’s A.A.Web site, Hispanic 3% www.aa.org Black 4% Native American 1% Asian 1% P-48 ©2012, A.A. World Services, Inc., Other 2% Box 459 Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163 35M – 4/15 (RP) This is A.A. General Service Conference-approved literature.

AGE OF MEMBERS INTRODUCTION TO A.A.* ADDITIONAL HELP . . . Under Age 21 1% Through an A.A. member 32% Age 21 to 30 11% Age 31 to 40 14% Treatment facility 32% Age 41 to 50 21% Self-motivated 30% Age 51 to 60 28% Family 27% BEFORE coming to A.A., 59% of the mem- Age 61 to 70 18% Judicial System 12% bers received some type of treatment or counsel- Over 70 7% ing (such as medical, psychological, spiritual, etc.) Counselor/Mental Health Professional 13% related to their drinking. Average Age of Members is 50 Years. Medical Professional 4% 74% of those members who received treatment Employer or fellow worker 4% or counseling said it played an important part in 3% directing them to A.A. MARITAL STATUS OF MEMBERS Non-A.A. friend or neighbor Married/ Correctional facility 2% AFTER coming to A.A., 58% of the members Life Partner Single Divorced Other received some type of treatment or counseling (such Al-Anon or Alateen member 2% as medical, psychological, spiritual, etc.) related to 41% 32% 21% 6% A.A. literature 2% their drinking. Newspaper/magazine/radio/TV Member of clergy 1% 1% 84% of those members who received treatment or counseling said it played an important part in their GROUP MEMBERSHIP Internet 1% recovery from alcoholism. Other 6% MEMBERS OCCUPATIONS 19% Retired RELATIONSHIP WITH HEALTH 11% Other (including self-employed) CARE PROFESSIONALS 86% of the members belong to a home group. 8% Unemployed 75% of members’ doctors know they are in A.A. 10% Manager / Administrator 57% of members said they were referred to A.A. 9% Professional / Technical by a counselor, medical or mental health professional. 7% Skilled trade LENGTH OF SOBRIETY (YEARS) 5% Disabled (not working) 27% 24% 13% 14% 22% 6% Health professional 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20+ 5% Laborer Sober between 1-5 years Sober between 5-10 years Sober between 10-20 years Sober Sober less than 1 year 20 years + 4% Sales worker The average length of members sobriety is almost ten years. 4% Educator 2% Student Members SPONSORSHIP 4% Service worker attend an average of 82% of members have a sponsor. 2% Clerical worker

2.5 A.A. 74% got a sponsor within 90 days. 2% Homemaker meetings 1% Transportation MEETING ATTENDANCE per week. 1% * select These numbers do not add up to 100% because respondants were allowed to more than one. Craft worker