I'd pay to advertise to these guys too...

Ranmar

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http://www.statisticbrain.com/golf-player-demographic-statistics/

Golfer Statistics Data
A golfer is defined as anyone having played an 18-hole round in the last 12-months
Total number of golfers in the US 29,000,000
Percent of the population who play golf 9.6 %
Percent of golfers who are male 77.5 %
Percent of golfers who are female 22.5 %
Percent who are married 68 %
Percent of golfer who attended or graduated college 67 %
Percent who are employed in a white collar occupation 50 %
Percent who use the internet on a regular basis 90 %
Age Breakdown
Under 30 5 %
30-39 12 %
40-49 22 %
50-59 24 %
60-69 18 %
70+ 19 %
Household Income / Economics
Average household income of a golfer $95,000
Percent of golfers who have a net worth over $100,000 79 %
Percent who own securities 83 %
Percent who have life insurance 86 %
Percent who own a credit or debit card 98 %
Percent who own a home 68 %
Golfer Purchasing Plans
Percent who plan to purchase within 12 months
Golf equipment 53 %
Automobile 47 %
Financial Planning 40 %
Computer hardware 46 %
Furniture / Home furnishings 33 %
Office equipment 48 %
Vehicle Spending
Spent $30,000+ on last vehicle 56 %
Spent $40,000+ on last vehicle 28 %
Percent who own or lease 3+ vehicles 32 %
Dining Out
Percent who dine out once a week or more 73 %
Percent who spend $3,000 or more annually dining out 32 %
 
Nice post, Ranmar. The numbers don't lie and they certainly don't surprise me.
From a social science perspective, pool lags way behind in the numbers you provided.

The most telling of them to me is this one:
Percent of golfers who attended or graduated college 67 %
I would imagine pool's counterpart is around 10-20%.

But those numbers should grow as we integrate both education and pool.
Orgs such as the Billiard Education Foundation are awesome in helping
to promote that relationship!! Go Samm Diep!!

The more educated our pool player is, the better the game is for everyone.
And if you don't understand what I mean by that statement then therein lies
one of our problems. Not everything wrong with pool can be seen outright.
 
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But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

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boogeyman said:
Nice post, Ranmar. The numbers don't lie and they certainly don't surprise me.
From a social science perspective, pool lags way behind in the numbers you provided.

The most telling of them to me is this one:
Percent of golfers who attended or graduated college 67 %
I would imagine pool's counterpart is around 10-20%.

But those numbers should grow as we integrate both education and pool.
Orgs such as the Billiard Education Foundation are awesome in helping
to promote that relationship!! Go Samm Diep!!

The more educated our pool player is, the better the game is for everyone.
And if you don't understand what I mean by that statement then therein lies
one of our problems. Not everything wrong with pool can be seen outright.
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The education part depends on what level of playing you are at and what pool room you visit.

I find that many B players that work on their game to get to that level, as opposed to those with natural ability or people that were playing since they were 10, are educated and have white collar jobs.

Most of my pool league Masters division seems to be computer workers of some sort or managers, and everyone talks about boats and Harleys they own or being out of town for a week because they are going to Africa.

A level players that I've seen are mostly lesser educated, although they may still have pretty good trade jobs (electrician and mechanic is pretty common). C players are a mix but mostly blue collar workers or kids.

Just from what I have seen around the area I'm in.
 
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