My grandfather was a 32nd degree Mason. A couple of weeks ago I posted my few personal recollections and observations about Masonry in the secret societies thread in the Monastery. You can read my comments there if you are interested.
I found some stats on Mason membership numbers. The number of Masons in the US peaked in the mid-60's at just over 4 million members. As of 2001, membership is down to about 1.7 million. They appear to be a dying breed. A link to those stats is in the above mentioned thread.
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