GS Scheik - I like numbers. When I was at school I would read the words and miss out numbers. As an adult I've learned to do the reverse - start with the numbers and see the words as further explanations of them ( or not ). It takes a lot less time and is usually more informative.
The survey was interesting as it rang a bell. I've met quite a few music teachers who see teaching as second best. Would you believe that accountants are more content than lion tamers?
My own feelings are that if you are in the second rank of musicians ( not the sort who can command £1000s per performance ) and 95% of musicians and nearly all folk musicians are - then life is hard. An uncertain income, a lot of team work and organising, understading PA, and travelling, for not a lot of financial reward. There are of course the rewards - the variety, the joy of playing with others, the acclaim, and the satisfaction of a job well done. I think it takes quite a special type of person to do this and be content with it.
FloraG.