There was an online poll done in 2005 asking a series of questions of self-described climbers. There were 28 questions including these which I found the most interesting. The authors think this is representative of all climbers even though there were only 407 who answered the questions.
| Belay device used for sport climbing? | 38% used ATCs ( next was GriGri at 22%) |
| Ever hit by rock fall during climbing? | 51% |
| How may falls have you taken outside? | 50% have taken 10 or fewer |
| How many years have you been climbing? | 43% have climbed 5 or fewer |
| How many days/year do you climb at rock gyms? | Median is 24 days |
| Days/year do you climb multi-pitch trad? | Median is 10 days |
| Days/year do you sport climb? | Median is 12 days |
| Greatest distance fallen | 63% fallen 20 feet or less;highest single % is 10-20 feet |
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