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Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts--Membership & Units: 1970 - 1989[In thousands. Current age requirements for each catagory are inparentheses.]Item 1970 1975 1980 1985 1988 1989 Boy Scouts of America Membership 6,287 5,318 4,318 4,845 5,364 5,356 Boys 4,683 3,933 3,207 3,755 4,228 4,247 Tiger cubs (6 yr. old) (X) (X) (X) 169 314 332 Cub Scouts (7-10 yr. old) 2,438 1,997 1,696 1,499 1,834 1,824 Boy Scouts (11-17 yr. old) 1,916 1,503 1,064 1,063 1,025 1,008 Explorers (14-20 yr. old)(1) 329 434 447 1,024 1,055 1,083 Adults 1,604 1,385 1,110 1,090 1,136 1,109 Total units (packs, troops, posts) 157 150 129 134 131 130 Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Membership 3,922 3,234 2,784 2,802 3,052 3,166 Girls(2) 3,248 2,723 2,250 2,172 2,345 2,415 Daisies (5 yr. old) (X) (X) (X) 61 162 175 Brownies (6-8 yr. old) 1,259 1,160 1,115 1,128 1,243 1,276 Juniors (9-11 yr. old) 1,509 1,188 894 735 739 759 Cadettes (12-14 yr. old) 395 301 172 151 144 175 Seniors (14-17 yr. old) 85 74 46 40 43 42 Adults 674 511 534 630 707 751 Total units (troops) 164 159 154 166 189 196 X= Not applicable. 1. Both girls and boys are members. 2. Beginning 1980, includes girls registered in other categories, not shown separately. Source:Boy Scouts of America, National Council, Irving, TX; and Girl Scouts of the United States of America, New York, NY.