Under 50,000 0.19 1.81
50 ~ 100,000 0.21 1.10
over 100,000 0.14 0.94
The 1963 sample coverod a aggregate membership of 2,231,000, and covered different sociotios so that a true comparison is hot possibls or intended. What may bo of significance is the fact that in the 1963 sample, all of the societics omployed 2 fulletime education officer s that, as the writer knows, greater attention to stimulating momber particiaption will have been given than in other societies,
some adtitional information sleanod from the inquiry. 3
eoethe smaller socict” has slightly better success in porsuading its mombers to particip.t.. 1 society in the "nbove 100,000" bracket had both the worst attondence figure and the best voting fisure. Invariably there was competition for places on tho managonent committas eoelniy 5 of the 22 scictios reported thnt there hed always been competition for the education committces saree