'Initial' was "How you got started" and the 'Current' is "What are you doing now?" They maybe could have labeled it better, or provided a short blurb to explain it. But no complaints here. I'm sure that was a fair piece of work to put it together. That stat is very interesting, because we can see the various entry points are fairly evenly spread, and then nearly everyone ends up at All-Grain eventually. Those who aren't 'Currently' All-Grain might just be folks who rarely brew enough to justify the leap, or who are still just getting started. And indeed another interesting stat appears to corroborate this guess: Years of Experience <1 is at 3%. You can bank some of those in the 1–3 years and maybe even in the 4–6 range are still not doing All-Grain. That stat also shows over time, that the years of experience are shifting to a longer term, which indicates at least through 10 years, not many people leave the hobby.
I think that was a 'marketing' problem. I was subscribed to the site, yet never knew about the survey until the results were posted last year. This year, I got a notice to participate. Others have left similar comments about lack of publicity and outreach. They apparently addressed the problem.
I agree. I think the low percentage of less than one year participants is because most newbies have never even heard of the AHA much less the survey. Not a criticism, just reality.
