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Due to the nature of C.A., we keep no formal roster of our membership.
However, we conduct membership surveys from time to time. The most recent survey, conducted throughout North America
in early 1996, gave the following snapshot of our membership during our 14th year of operation. These results are
based on a nonscientific sample of over 1000 C.A. members.
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Who We Are
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Sex:
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Male |
68% |
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Female |
32%
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Age: |
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under 18 |
1%
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18-24 |
10%
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25-34 |
38%
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35-44 |
40%
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45-65 |
10%
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over 65 |
<1%
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Occupation:
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Professional |
23%
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Labor |
18%
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Sales/business |
12%
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Office/Clerical |
7%
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Student |
8%
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Technical |
9%
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Homemaker |
5%
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Unemployed |
13%
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Other |
5%
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Ethnicity:
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Caucasian |
55%
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African-American |
27%
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Hispanic |
4%
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Native American |
3%
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Asian |
<1%
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Other (includes French-Canadian) |
11%
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Primary Language:
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English |
83%
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French |
15%
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Spanish |
1%
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Other |
1%
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What Happened
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Drugs We Used:* |
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Snorted cocaine |
61%
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Smoked "freebase" |
57%
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Smoked "crack" |
47%
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Shot cocaine |
25%
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Never used cocaine |
<1%
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Used other drugs |
96%
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How We Found C.A.:
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Recovery Program |
30%
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On our own |
21%
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Other C.A. Member |
14%
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Friend |
9%
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Other 12-Step Group |
7%
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Family |
7%
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Courts |
3%
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Hotline |
3%
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Intervention |
3%
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Doctor |
1%
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Job/EAP |
1%
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Jail program |
1%
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Media |
1%
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What We Are Like Now
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Length of Sobriety: |
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1-90 days |
32%
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3 months - 1 year |
23%
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1 - 5 years |
31%
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5-10 years |
15%
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more than 10 years |
2%
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C.A. Meetings Attended Per Week:**
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1-2 |
12%
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3-4 |
56%
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5-6 |
21%
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7 or more |
12%
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* Multiple ResponsesAllowed
** Some areashave more meetings than others. |
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