RE: Historical membership figures?
How about the simple ebb and flow of such things? The years 93 to 97 also saw a decrease in membership. The question becomes will it rise again? Even with the drop to 151K in 2007, since I first joined, the membership has almost risen to 3 times that amount in 30+ years. Statistics are wonderful things and give real indications of trends. However, they're only valid when given enough numbers to compair with.