by Temujin
Now that I got the results, I then had the fun task of analyzing them... so I started off by working out what is an 'average' 4K member. Behold the results!
Female (53%)
21.6 years of age
0.111 children
52.7% Atheists, agnostics and not sure
80.55% American
43% Urban
86% straight
59% would marry a person of a different religion, 84% conditionally would
39% mod left
65% voted in the last election, although 16% were either too young or not registered to vote in time
56% students
38% mixed or 38% religious upbringings
38% of a dog, 43% of a cat, 103% of a fish, 5% of a rabbit, 3% of a chinchilla, 3% of a hamster, 3% of a rat and 5% of a gerbil are owned per 4K member
2.4 siblings on average
Four has an 85% approval rating
6.2 days per week is average sign-in
82% of members don’t use similar sites
Of those who answered dolphin or human, a slim 52% considered humans smarter. However, 62% were either unsure, did not answer, or considered the dolphin to be more intelligent. Also, 100% of dolphins questioned said that dolphins were smarter.
There is a 27% chance of knowing some from 4K in reality
Politics, controversy and random are the most popular boards for reading, with comments and updates, sex and debates close behind.
Random, sex and debates are the most popular boards for posting on, with controversy, politics and comments and updates close behind.
57% of those who replied dwarf or giant wanted to be a giant.
14% of respondents did not read the Blot, but 40% of those did not due to a bad link. 75% read it all the time.
52% thought the Blot was pretty good.
45% read the poetry section occasionally.
43% of people never gamble.
57% consider the tax system to be worth keeping.
59% think that if a person possesses a rare icon, but are very inactive, should it be removed after multiple e-mail and PM warnings over an extended period of time
60% of census-fillers think that it was another great idea by me, and have pledged their legally binding votes to my name when elections arise.
Deeper analysis, a full breakdown of the replies.
There is a minor discrepancy with the odd set of stats (ie, the number of religious types total add up to under 100%), this is probably due to the rounding process, or it could be that I just entered the numbers wrong.
As 53% were female, 47% were male....if only all the information were so easy to calculate.
52.7% Atheists, agnostics and not sure
2.9% each of Jedi, Jewish, mixed, Rastafarian and Wiccan (for a total of 14.3%).
29% Christian of some denomination.
80.55% American
11% British
3% Australian
6% Canadian
43% Urban
22% rural
30% semi-rural
5% suburban (interesting, considering it wasn't an option...)
86% straight
11% bisexual
3% gay
59% would marry a person of a different religion, 84% conditionally would
16% either would not at all, or consider it highly dubious
Politically, we are 15% disinterested, 6% extreme left, 39% mod left, 15% mod right, 25% neutral
65% voted in the last election, although 16% were either too young or not registered to vote in time
19% did not vote for other reasons
53% of us are students
6% are mothers
and nothing else got more than one mention each.
38% mixed, 24% secular, 38% religious upbringings
38% of a dog, 43% of a cat, 103% of a fish, 5% of a rabbit, 3% of a chinchilla, 3% of a hamster, 3% of a rat and 5% of a gerbil per 4K member
2.4 siblings on average
Only 5% of 4Kers are only children
Four has an 85% approval rating
7% disapproved of him
6% said it depends
3% were unsure
6.2 days per week is average sign-in, the lowest sign-in was stated to be 2 days, 73% of members sign-in up to 7 times a week
82% of members don't use similar sites
Of those who answered dolphin or human, a slim 52% considered humans smarter. However, 62% were either unsure, did not answer, or considered the dolphin to be more intelligent. Also, 100% of dolphins questioned said that dolphins were smarter.
There is a 27% chance of knowing some from 4K in reality, but the most known outside of 4K remains very low, at 1 or 2
Politics, controversy and random are the most popular boards for reading, with comments and updates, sex and debates close behind.
Random, sex and debates are the most popular boards for posting on, with controversy, politics and comments and updates close behind.
57% of those who replied dwarf or giant wanted to be a giant. Only 15% of wannabe dwarves were male, whereas 24% of would-be giants were female.
14% of respondents did not read the Blot, but 40% of those did not due to a bad link. 11% read it sometimes, and 75% read it all the time.
No-one considered the Blot tedious, however, of those who replied to the question, 23% considered it ok but not great, 52% thought it was pretty good and 25% thought it was written by a gang of geniuses who are worth their weight in gold.
A third of respondents do not read the poetry section at all. 22% read it all the time, and the remaining 45% read it occasionally.
43% of people never gamble, 29% gamble sometimes or occasionally. The remainder gamble intermittently (28%).
57% consider the tax system to be worth keeping.
9% don't care about the tax system
6% specifically requested the rich be taxed more (bloody socialists)
As regards of retaking rare icons from the hands of the inactive, 3% wanted it done under no circumstances, unless the person indicates they are leaving
59% think that if a person possesses a rare icon, but are very inactive, should it be removed after multiple e-mail and PM warnings over an extended period of time
33% wanted it done after a period of time during which a warning e-mail and PM are sent
3% wanted it done if the person remains inactive for a few months, without any warning
3% wanted it done if the person who desires the icon can pay 5x the sell-back price. The money is given to the inactive person and the icon becomes the buyer's
60% of census-fillers think that it was another great idea by me, and have pledged their legally binding votes to my name when elections arise
17% considered it either a great idea or something to do
4% considered it a stupid idea, done because I was timewasting. You'll note however that they still managed to fill in the 25 or so questions.
21% thought it was an ok idea, but should've been sanctioned Perhaps you waded through the numbers to get here. Perhaps you didn't. Perhaps you aren't even reading this, you ungrateful buggers. But for those of you kind enough to observe the fruits of my labour, here it is, the bit that's actually interesting.
The Gender Gap
57% of those who replied dwarf or giant wanted to be a giant. Only 15% of wannabe dwarves were male, whereas 24% of would-be giants were female.
From that, we can assume that men want to be bigger, and women usually don't, which fits somewhat which physical stereotyping (eg bigger man = better).
Interestingly, all the men listed themselves as straight, whereas 26% of females said that they were bi or gay. This could be (especially considering the small sample size) simply because some women here are bi and gay, and no men are. Or, it could be because the men did not want to admit it in public.
Surprisingly, those are the only differences worth noting between the genders.
The US and the Rest of the World
So, are there any differences between the Americanish and the other people?
None of the 7 non-Americans disapproved of Four. Considering they made up nearly a fifth of the sample, you would expect at least one, statistically, to denounce Four, but 6 gave their approval, and one did not respond. Clearly, Four is less popular with his fellow Americalanders than he is with the British, Canadians and Australians.
28% of Americans know at least one person outside of 4K who uses the site, but not a single non-American does.
So, apart from a minor degree of knowing more persons outside the site who use it, and more disapproving of Four, the Americans do not seem particularly different.
Alas, those are the only real differences, small as they are, that were clear to a basic analysis. However, with such a small sample size, and the vast majority being of a similar age and American, it is perhaps to be expected.
Hopefully you found the averages to be of interest, and for the next one (if someone else does it, or I forget how annoying playing with numbers is and do it later), a more comprehensive set of questions with a much larger sample size could prove interesting.