We attempt to keep track of basic demographic information about our singers by having them fill out a small attendance form every week. The form asks their name, age, race, gender, where they’re sleeping that night (camping, couch-surfing, hotel, vehicle, own place, etc) and which incentive they prefer to receive. As of Oct. 22, our 4th rehearsal, here are our stats.
ATTENDANCE
BY WEEK
October 1: 16
October 8: 23
October 15: 29
October 22: 51
BY SINGER
TOTAL UNIQUE SINGERS
75
DEMOGRAPHICS
GENDER IDENTITY
Male: 40
Female: 35
Non-Binary: 0
RACE
Asian: 0%
Black: 10.67%
Latinx: 1.33%
Mixed: 2.67%
Native American: 6.67%
White: 66.67%
Not Disclosed: 12%
AGE
Youngest Singer: 19
Oldest Singer: 73
Average Age: 47.17
HOUSING STATUS
Because our singers’ housing situation changes from week to week, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, we track housing on a per-Tuesday-night basis versus a per-person basis. So, our 75 singers have had 119 Tuesday nights amongst themselves since we started. Of those 119 person-nights, they were spent as follows: