That is only the bulge in the middle of the bell curve of normal distribution, jings. The elite (us) are not there with the hoi polloi majority, they are in the more select part of the curve, toward the far end.
Thank you Lucy. I am a bit of a fact gatherer or, as my family would say, I have a bit of a dustbin mind . The 50-70 age group sounds really interesting; such a transitional stage.
Kittylester It would be also interesting to know how long those who are not yet retired intend expect to go on working. We are probably expecting a bit much for the lovely, hardworking people who run Gransnet though
Hi Gracesgran. Our new census will reveal more, but we know from the last one (2 years ago) that gransnetters tend to fall into the 50-70 age group and are mainly (but absolutely not exclusively!) women. Hope that helps!
I suppose I was as interested in the age profile, as not all grandparents are pensioners, as in what everyone does. Knowing how many are retired, etc., would be interesting too, though.
I'll tell you something for nothing, Gracesgran - there are many members of the teaching profession who post on here (some retired, of course), and quite a few Guardian readers.
I don't think anyone knows, or could possibly know, the true demographics of any online forum. Look how many people have joined just to enter the competition for one thing. They won't have given any details about themselves.
Profiles are the nearest thing you can get to knowing anything about anyone.
I suppose the question sprang to mind with Cari (I hope that is right ) representing Gransnet on the programme today. I just assumed that Gransnet would have some sort of profile that DP could refer to when deciding who to invite on.
When I said I am sure it's somewhere I actually meant that in a self-deprecating way, as in "I don't know where to look" but, of course, that is hard to convey on a forum. I thought the smile would help.
I do not think they should have asked us anything durhamjen. I actually said if it's known of course. I was making no assumptions; just asking a question.
Gracesgran, you said "I'm sure it's somewhere", which assumes you think they have asked us all questions. What sort of questions do you think they should have asked us?