I need statistics about the number of women in America who wear a size 9 (or above) shoe.?

Question

This is for research paper for my direct marketing class.

I want to prove that there is a market for larger size shoes for trendy young women.

I am a marketing student who models. I am very tall and a size 12 shoe. I go to school with other tall lovelies who have trouble finding shoes they want.

Those lovley ladies count as primary sources but-- I need "already done" research so that I can site my sources on a larger scale. Are there any secondary sources that are sharing this kind of info?

I searched nytimes.com and google and I did not find any relevant articles.

Is there a footwear/ shoe size national trade association or anything like that?

What other sources should I try?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You should be able to get that information from the National Shoe Retailers Association. (see link below).

I've also included a link to an article that talks about average shoe size.

Answer 2

Oh! I wear a nine! Since women are a lot taller than what they used to be they tend to wear larger sizes also. Look in a women's shoe wear house, unless they just stocked up, size 9s are almost extinct! Its the hottest thing on the market!