diving statistics

[Jorbar1551]

Anyone know of a study that shows how many men compared to women get scuba certafied? what about men to women that take aow? specialties? rescue? md? dm? instructors?

men to women:
cold water divers to warm water divers?
buy their equipment or rent?
tec diving or stay rec?
coldwater: dry suit or wetsuit?

 

[TeddyDiver]

Anyone know of a study that shows how many men compared to women get scuba certafied? what about men to women that take aow? specialties? rescue? md? dm? instructors?

There was some stats in Undersea Journal some time back (can't find it now)

 

[Walter]

No, but I was once an administrator for an online diving forum, in some ways similar to this one. I tracked our membership, which ran approximately 65 - 70% male.

 

[TSandM]

What I was told when I took OW (and I assume these are PADI numbers) is that 80% of divers are male.

 

[wallacm]

can we throw a guestamite of scuba related deaths in there too.

I know there has been 563 deaths in underwater caves since 1960