[MR] SCA Census..

[Karen Summerfelt-Hume]

I'm still looking through the census but there is one other aspect that the
Society can't control - aging and health related issues.  Economics also
affects the seniors - probably more so than our college age folks because we
are  - in many cases - on a more limited income due to Social Security and
retirement benefits not always keeping up with the cost of living.  Consider
how many SCA folks are 2nd and 3rd generation SCAdians now.

Chagan - 24 and some years in the SCA

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Patty <patoodle at aol.com> wrote:

>
>  I too am wondering about this rumor that the BoD was hesitant to release
> this. I *do* think it took a while to analyze the data, especially since
> members of the SCA Census team were doing it on a volunteer basis, and I'm
> sure that most if not all of them have their own mundane jobs to do for pay.
>
>
> I know we're all going to focus on the "bad experiences with people in the
> SCA" finding, but I noticed that the top two answers to "What led to the
> decrease(s) in your activity level in the SCA?" (page 27 of the 61-page
> slideshow) are two factors that our Society ultimately CANNOT control: lack
> of time and lack of money.
>
> If young adults have to stay in postsecondary school longer (see the recent
> New York Times article, "The Master's Is the New Bachelor's") and then if
> they have way too many financial obligations afterward (if they even have a
> job), how are they supposed to throw themselves into our game? If they work
> long hours, spend a total of two and a half hours out of their day on the
> road just commuting, where does that leave time for SCA activities?
>
> Just some things to think about before we all start accusing each other of
> being the source of "bad experiences with people in the SCA."
>
> Also, I was intrigued to find out that Atlantia is the fourth largest
> Kingdom in the Known World. Go us! :-)
>
> In service,
> Patricia of Trakai
> (who joined the SCA 7.5 years ago)
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