Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Number of Adults Living in Cohousing

[Diane (dianeclaire]

Hi Ann,

I'm glad that  Angela found the time to do this.  Please check with her,
but I think that those are approximate, not exact figures.  It is
impossible to get exact figures as they change frequently and certainly
have changed since we collected the data in 2012 -- some people are born
and some die almost  every day; some move in and some move out of cohousing
almost every day..  Therefore, it would be better to round up and say there
are *about or approximately* 7,200 people living in cohousing; about 3,000
are over 65; and about 2,800 are single.

Hope your proposal is successful,
Diane

On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> I totally appreciate everyone who has taken the time to answer my question
> about the number of people living in cohousing.
>
> It seems as if this would be something we would track ongoingly.  BUT … as
> has been pointed out … it’s not an easy number to ascertain.
>
> The problem w/ percentages in talking to policy makers is … it doesn’t
> indicate a percentage of WHAT?  Saying that 95% of clients renew their
> contracts each year only means something if you know whether that is 5 or
> 5,000 clients.
>
> Happily, Angela Sanguinetti extrapolated numbers for me last night.  This
> is data based on the 2012 survey by the Cohousing Research Network.  She
> extrapolated numbers based on that data.
>
> 2.5 persons (including 1.5 children) average household size
>
> 7,135 persons living in cohousing in the summer of 2012
>
> 2,925 people were 60+
>
> 2, 783 were single.
>
> Again — thank you to everyone!   This information is critical.
>
> Best --
>
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church, VA
> 703.688.2646
>
>
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