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

05-15-2010, 02:32 AM	#6
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,966 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS 650, Ipod Touch	I'm hoping my group will win... __________________ Lene

05-15-2010, 03:21 AM	#8
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,233 Karma: 5881759 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 __________________ BEWRITE BOOKS / BEWRITE BLOG

05-15-2010, 05:41 AM	#10
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,455 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 __________________ My translations/ Οι μεταφράσεις μου: (ψιλο)ΝΕΚΡΗ (Naomi Kramer) , Ίχνη Φαντασμάτων (Maria E. Schneider)

05-15-2010, 09:00 AM	#15
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,828 Karma: 908606 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 ? __________________ blog.ex-elibris.fr : les liseuses, les ebooks, nos lectures, la technologie… I don't want none of that mischief on my eels! - pdurrant since i would never want to disappoint wde and vr, we are thrilled to present the next exciting avatar in zelda's wardrobe, by vivaldirules himself.

05-14-2010, 10:42 PM	#3
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,682 Karma: 7050000 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook	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: 3607 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	I'm 31.

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, 07:15 AM	#12
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,616 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: 2,286 Karma: 2583779 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kindle 2, Kobo, Kindle WiFi, Kobo WiFi, Kobo Touch, Playbook, Kobo Vox	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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