Age demography: what's your age?

Logseman · 05-14-2010, 10:31 PM

I have the feeling this is a forum where the average age of the users is much higher than any other forum I know, so I hope you don't mind this little question about demography. In which age group are you established?

Logseman · 05-14-2010, 10:39 PM

I'm 21 myself.

pholy · 05-14-2010, 10:42 PM

Ummm, what if you are exactly 21, 28, 35,42, 49, 56, or 63 (like me) - or does that question only arise on one's birthday?

Don't you just hate programmers? literal minded jerks, everyone of them!

OK, since my birthday has passed, I guess I'm the next one up...

tulsa · 05-14-2010, 11:39 PM

I'm 37... starting to feel oooooooold.....

dmaul1114 · 05-15-2010, 12:33 AM

I'm 31.

lene1949 · 05-15-2010, 02:32 AM

I'm hoping my group will win...

Bookster · 05-15-2010, 02:35 AM

28

neilmarr · 05-15-2010, 03:21 AM

***I have the feeling this is a forum where the average age of the users is much higher than any other***

It'll be interesting to see if you're right, Logseman. I'm not sure, though. Perhaps the middle-aged (especially women) are very heavy readers, but when it comes to ebooks and new tech, the younger end of the reading market might well tip the balance.

I suspect, too, that a pretty large percentage of ebooks are read on smart phones and iPods, which might be difficult for older folks as the eyesight dims. I'm sixty and manage fine with PC, laptop, netbook and a Sony 505, but when I tried reading a novel on my son's iPod last year, I couldn't handle more than a few pages.

Let's hope enough MR members respond in this poll to give us some idea. It's especially interesting to me as a partner in a small indie press because all the statistics I've seen so far seem to be the result of educated guesswork.

Happy weekend. Neil

GeoffC · 05-15-2010, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pholy

Ummm, what if you are exactly 21, 28, 35,42, 49, 56, or 63 (like me) - or does that question only arise on one's birthday?

Don't you just hate programmers? literal minded jerks, everyone of them!

OK, since my birthday has passed, I guess I'm the next one up...

I'll throw to the lower of the options ....

omk3 · 05-15-2010, 05:41 AM

I'm curious how this goes.
I like how you didn't divide the age groups by decade, they feel better this way

Logseman · 05-15-2010, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pholy

Ummm, what if you are exactly 21, 28, 35,42, 49, 56, or 63 (like me) - or does that question only arise on one's birthday?

Don't you just hate programmers? literal minded jerks, everyone of them!

OK, since my birthday has passed, I guess I'm the next one up...

Of course, that question only arises in the exact minute you were born in the day of your birthday :P

Verencat · 05-15-2010, 07:15 AM

We did something similar last year, here's the linky of the previous survey.

GeoffC · 05-15-2010, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verencat

We did something similar last year, here's the linky of the previous survey.

so we can see how the demographic has changed in the meantime .... plus we're all a lot older .....

SensualPoet · 05-15-2010, 08:49 AM

Yah, and thank gawd middle age now starts at 70. Didn't I hear the other day that 80 is the new 55?

zelda_pinwheel · 05-15-2010, 09:00 AM

you know, i kind of like the way this question comes back about once a year. other than the obvious fact that we're all a year older than the last time, it will be interesting to see whether there is a notable evolution in the demographic over time. we just have to find a way to keep track of all the old surveys so we can dig them out and compare them whenever a new one comes up...

what do you think, is this a good candidate for a wiki page ?

View Poll Results: ¿How old are you, being X your age?
x<21	4	2.15%
21<x<28	29	15.59%
28<x<35	27	14.52%
35<x<42	31	16.67%
42<x<49	27	14.52%
49<x<56	29	15.59%
56<x<63	22	11.83%
x>63	17	9.14%
Voters: 186. You may not vote on this poll

05-14-2010, 10:31 PM	#1
Logseman Orisa Posts: 1,999 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	Age demography: what's your age? I have the feeling this is a forum where the average age of the users is much higher than any other forum I know, so I hope you don't mind this little question about demography. In which age group are you established?

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05-14-2010, 10:39 PM	#2
Logseman Orisa Posts: 1,999 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	I'm 21 myself.

05-14-2010, 10:42 PM	#3
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Ummm, what if you are exactly 21, 28, 35,42, 49, 56, or 63 (like me) - or does that question only arise on one's birthday? Don't you just hate programmers? literal minded jerks, everyone of them! OK, since my birthday has passed, I guess I'm the next one up...

05-14-2010, 11:39 PM	#4
tulsa Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 488 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS 900	I'm 37... starting to feel oooooooold.....

05-15-2010, 12:33 AM	#5
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	I'm 31.

05-15-2010, 02:32 AM	#6
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I'm hoping my group will win...

05-15-2010, 02:35 AM	#7
Bookster Maniac Posts: 63 Karma: 632 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Gen3 PRS505&600 Kindle2 Pocketbook360&302 BeBookmini Onyx Boox Opus	28

05-15-2010, 03:21 AM	#8
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	*I have the feeling this is a forum where the average age of the users is much higher than any other* It'll be interesting to see if you're right, Logseman. I'm not sure, though. Perhaps the middle-aged (especially women) are very heavy readers, but when it comes to ebooks and new tech, the younger end of the reading market might well tip the balance. I suspect, too, that a pretty large percentage of ebooks are read on smart phones and iPods, which might be difficult for older folks as the eyesight dims. I'm sixty and manage fine with PC, laptop, netbook and a Sony 505, but when I tried reading a novel on my son's iPod last year, I couldn't handle more than a few pages. Let's hope enough MR members respond in this poll to give us some idea. It's especially interesting to me as a partner in a small indie press because all the statistics I've seen so far seem to be the result of educated guesswork. Happy weekend. Neil

05-15-2010, 05:41 AM	#10
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	I'm curious how this goes. I like how you didn't divide the age groups by decade, they feel better this way

05-15-2010, 07:15 AM	#12
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	We did something similar last year, here's the linky of the previous survey.

05-15-2010, 08:49 AM	#14
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Yah, and thank gawd middle age now starts at 70. Didn't I hear the other day that 80 is the new 55?

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05-15-2010, 09:00 AM	#15
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	you know, i kind of like the way this question comes back about once a year. other than the obvious fact that we're all a year older than the last time, it will be interesting to see whether there is a notable evolution in the demographic over time. we just have to find a way to keep track of all the old surveys so we can dig them out and compare them whenever a new one comes up... what do you think, is this a good candidate for a wiki page ?