Lapsed Member Survey Responses
 
 
QUESTION 1. How many years were you a Mensa Member? 
 
a. 1
12.9%
b. 2
11.4%
c. 3
12.9%
d. 4
6.4%
e. 5
56.4%
 
QUESTION 2. How did you qualify for Mensa membership? 
 
a. Took a Mensa proctored test 52%
b. Provided evidence from prior testing 36%
c. A test from some other source 12%
 
QUESTION 3B. Age. 
 
0-10
0.5%
11-20
3.5%
21-30
10.7%
31-40
18.8%
41-50
27.4%
51-60
17.8%
61-over
21.3%
 
QUESTION 3B. Sex 
 
Male 53.8%
Female 46.2%
 
QUESTION 4. Why did you join Mensa? 
 
a. To meet individuals with possible similar interests 17.1%
b. Social and event activities provided by Mensa
10.6%
c. As a personal challenge/to prove that I could
16.2%
d. Intellectual stimulation from fellow members
12.3%
e. Intellectual stimulation from Mensa events
7.6%
f. Intellectual stimulation from Mensa pubilcations
6.7%
g. Because a friend/spouse/relative is a member
2.3%
h. To find new friends
9.5%
i. For professional contacts
2.9%
j. The prestige of being a Mensan
11.5%
k. Other
3.3%
 
 
QUESTION 5. Approximately how many Mensa events (local & regional) did you attend while you were an active member? 
 
a. 0 25.2%
b. 1-5 39.4%
c. 6-20 17.7%
d. over 20 17.7%
 
QUESTION 6. What parts of Mensa did you like? 
 
a. The National Mensa Bulletin magazine
33.7%
b. Local group activities
22.1%
c. Regional activities
7.3%
d. National activities
3.9%
e. Interacting with fellow Mensans
19.2%
f. Other
13.8%
 
QUESTION 7. Why did you not renew your membership? 
 
a. Financial (could no longer afford it) 14.3%
b. Membership is not a good value for the money
12.9%
c. Mensa doesn't offer a complete family package for dues
4.7%
d. Too few activities in your group
6.3%
e. Activities too far away
9.5%
f. Local gatherings/events not interesting
8.9%
g. Local group politics/problems
5.5%
h. Regional gatherings/events not interesting
1.9%
i. National gatherings/events not interesting
0.4%
j. National politics/problems
2.5%
k. Did not like the national Mensa Bulletin
3.0%
l. Did not like the local newsletter
3.4%
m. Did not feel welcome at local group
5.0%
n. Mensa was not what I expected it to be
9.1%
o. Other
15.6%
 
QUESTION 8. In reality . . . no matter how many changes Mensa made, would you renew your membership? 
 
a. Yes
80.5%
b. No
19.5%
 
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