Appendix D - Japanese Diving Appendix D. Japanese Divers Yasushi Kojima (edited by Peter Buzzacott) Between 2003 and 2014 there were 589,684 entry-level diver certifications issued in Japan, 51% of them issued to female divers. Over the same period there were 1,178,487 diver certifications of all levels issued in Japan and 48% of those were to female divers. This is higher than found in other countries. Table D-1 shows the proportion of female divers in various diver surveys. Table D-1 Proportion of recreational divers that are women Survey Year Survey n % women divers 1999 West Australian PADI recreational divers 477 28 2000 US and Australian dive club members 709 30.5 2001 DAN member recreational divers 1653 24.6 1983-2010 Divers treated for DCS in Hawaii 400 28.8 2004 West Australian recreational divers 500 25 1995-2004 PDE Recreational divers 4,711 30
Appendix D - Japanese Diving Certifications Table D-2 shows the entry-level diver certifications issued between 2003 and 2014, by sex and overall. It appears that the overall proportion of new divers that were female reflects the distribution of the sexes in Japanese society, last measured in 2013 at 51.4% by the World Bank, up slightly from 51.1% in 2000. 2 Table D-2 Entry-level certifications in Japan by year and sex, and overall, 2003-2014 Year Male %Male Female %Female Total 2003 21,684 44.2% 27,389 55.8% 49,073 2004 21,425 45.8% 25,362 54.2% 46,787 2005 22,050 48.1% 23,766 51.9% 45,816 2006 25,129 47.4% 27,897 52.6% 53,026 2007 25,831 48.5% 27,389 51.5% 53,220 2008 26,677 48.9% 27,867 51.1% 54,544 2009 23,608 49.2% 24,404 50.8% 48,012 2010 25,002 50.4% 24,600 49.6% 49,602 2011 26,950 52.8% 24,117 47.2% 51,067 2012 26,620 51.6% 24,941 48.4% 51,561 2013 20,804 46.1% 24,288 53.9% 45,092 2014 21,936 52.4% 19,948 47.6% 41,884 Total 287,716 48.8% 301,968 51.2% 589,684 This balance almost continues through to all certification levels, as shown in Table D-3. Table D-3 All level certifications in Japan by year and sex, and overall, 2003-2014 Year Male %Male Female %Female Total 2003 43,687 47.2% 48,953 52.8% 92,640 2004 46,528 48.1% 50,182 51.9% 96,710 2005 47,782 49.9% 48,058 50.1% 95,840 2006 58,707 51.6% 55,047 48.4% 113,754 2007 59,369 52.4% 53,910 47.6% 113,279 2008 57,865 52.3% 52,752 47.7% 110,617 2009 53,958 52.8% 48,195 47.2% 102,153 2010 53,050 53.1% 46,784 46.9% 99,834 2011 51,348 55.9% 40,479 44.1% 91,827 2012 52,136 54.4% 43,705 45.6% 95,841 2013 39,529 47.2% 44,281 52.8% 83,810 2014 43,925 53.4% 38,257 46.6% 82,182 Total 607,884 51.6% 570,603 48.4% 1,178,487 Annual Diving Report – 2012-2015 Edition 109
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