Survey Title: Gene Expression Survey

Survey Question/Answers Count Percent Graph 1. Which weblog(s) do you read regularly? Only Gene Expression Classic (gnxp.com) 209 33.66% Only Gene Expression ScienceBlogs 142 22.87% Both Gene Expressions 247 39.77% 2. How long have been reading Gene Expression(s) regularly? No more than 4 weeks 27 4.35% 1 to 6 months 75 12.08% 6 to 12 months 72 11.59% 1 to 2 years 146 23.51% 2 to 4 years 163 26.25% More than 4 years 118 19.00% 3. What is your highest educational level attained? Did not complete secondary school 7 1.13% Secondary school 7 1.13% Some post-secondary education, incomplete 45 7.25% Post-secondary education, but not a university degree holder 48 7.73% University degree holder 185 29.79% Masters degree 111 17.87% Professional graduate degree (law, medicine, etc.) 65 10.47% Graduate degree (science, humanities, etc.) 133 21.42% 4. If you completed a university degree, what discipline did you study? Math 64 10.31% Engineering 87 14.01% Natural Science 154 24.80% Social Science (psychology, economics, etc.) 125 20.13% Humanities 104 16.75% Law 27 4.35% Medicine 17 2.74% Education 5 0.81% Fine arts 7 1.13% Applied Arts 4 0.64% Business 27 4.35% Other 23 3.70% 5. What is your subjective socioeconomic status? Lower class 26 4.19% Lower middle class 88 14.17% Middle class 266 42.83% Upper middle class 193 31.08% Upper class 25 4.03% 6. What is your income in relation to the national median? Well below average (more than 1.5 standard deviations below the median) 76 12.24% Below average (1.5-0.5 standard deviations below the median) 79 12.72% Average (within +/- 0.5 standard deviations of the median) 129 20.77% Above average (more than 0.5-1.5 standard deviations above the median) 174 28.02% Well above average (more than 1.5 standard deviation above the median) 101 16.26% 7. What is your belief about the nature of God? I believe in a theistic God(s) 63 10.14% I believe in a deistic God(s) 31 4.99% I believe in a "Higher Power" 36 5.80% I am skeptical of the existence of God(s) 134 21.58% I do not believe in the existence of God(s) 331 53.30% 8. What is your confidence about your beliefs about the nature of God? Highly confident about my beliefs or lack of beliefs 353 56.84% Somewhat confident about my beliefs or lack of beliefs 174 28.02% Not too confident about my beliefs or lack of beliefs 47 7.57% Little confidence about my beliefs or lack of beliefs 18 2.90% 9. What is your religious identity? No religious identity 362 58.29% Christian 150 24.15% Jewish 22 3.54% Muslim 6 0.97% Hindu, Sikh or Jain 15 2.42% Buddhist 9 1.45% Religious, but not attached to organized religion 17 2.74% Other religion not enumerated 18 2.90% 10. Where do you live? United States 408 65.70% Canada 39 6.28% Latin America 6 0.97% European Union and/or Western Europe 99 15.94% Former Soviet Union excluding Baltic republics 1 0.16% North Africa & Middle East 7 1.13% South Asia 5 0.81% Southeast Asia 4 0.64% East Asia 5 0.81% Sub-Saharan Africa 3 0.48% Oceania 25 4.03% 11. What is your racial identity? European ancestry (white) 526 84.70% Middle Eastern 13 2.09% African ancestry (black) 8 1.29% South Asian 24 3.86% East Asian 14 2.25% Southeast Asian 9 1.45% Mixed 29 4.67% Other 17 2.74% 12. What is your sex? Male 513 82.61% Female 79 12.72% Other (trans, etc.) 5 0.81% 13. On a Left-Right spectrum of "social issues" where do you place yourself? Far Left 63 10.14% Left 174 28.02% Center Left 100 16.10% Center 67 10.79% Center Right 88 14.17% Right 66 10.63% Far Right 30 4.83% 14. On a Left-Right spectrum of "economic" issues where do you place yourself? Far Left 13 2.09% Left 71 11.43% Center Left 87 14.01% Center 78 12.56% Center Right 123 19.81% Right 143 23.03% Far Right 78 12.56% 15. On an Isolationist-Interventionist spectrum of "foreign policy" issues where do you place yourself? Very isolationist 43 6.92% Isolationist 89 14.33% Somewhat isolationist 147 23.67% Centrist 158 25.44% Somewhat interventionist 123 19.81% Interventionist 27 4.35% Very Interventionist 4 0.64% 16. Which of the following characterizes your general politics: Far Left 21 3.38% Left 88 14.17% Center Left 110 17.71% Center 35 5.64% Center Right 65 10.47% Right 84 13.53% Far Right 24 3.86% Libertarian 138 22.22% Other 27 4.35% 17. How many children do you have? 0 372 59.90% 1 78 12.56% 2 85 13.69% 3 40 6.44% 4 15 2.42% 5 8 1.29% 6 0 0.00%   7 1 0.16% 8 0 0.00%   9 0 0.00%   10 0 0.00%   18. How old are you? (in years) 0-17 6 0.97% 18-25 104 16.75% 26-35 185 29.79% 36-45 115 18.52% 46-65 165 26.57% 66- 25 4.03% 19. How did you find this weblog? Word of Mouth 23 3.70% Email 4 0.64% Search engine 104 16.75% Link from message/discussion board 42 6.76% Link from Instapundit 9 1.45% Link from Steve Sailer 91 14.65% Link from a ScienceBlogs.com blog 116 18.68% Link from another blog not among the ones listed above 179 28.82% 20. Do you consider yourself sympathetic to transhumanism? Yes 211 33.98% No 97 15.62% Don't care 109 17.55% No idea 165 26.57% 21. Do you consider yourself sympathetic to, or a member of, the PUA/Game community? Yes 84 13.53% No 210 33.82% Don't know what you're referring to 294 47.34% 22. Have you ever had sexual intercourse? Yes 503 81.00% No 71 11.43% ? 9 1.45% 23. Personality type in terms of shyness you are: Very extroverted 6 0.97% Extroverted 40 6.44% Somewhat extroverted 107 17.23% Somewhat introverted 240 38.65% Introverted 160 25.76% Very introverted 44 7.09% 24. Relationship status: Married 252 40.58% In a relationship, but not married 93 14.98% Single, dating 58 9.34% Single, not dating 190 30.60% 25. Attitudes toward abortion: Support abortion rights on demand 241 38.81% Support abortion rights, but with some constraints (restrictions on late term, etc.) 245 39.45% Support ban on abortion, but with some exceptions (rape, incest, etc.) 71 11.43% Support ban on abortion 28 4.51% 26. Attitudes toward taxes: Willing to tolerate higher taxes for more services/lower deficit/etc. 241 38.81% Tolerant of the current level of taxation and current level of services/deficit/etc. 108 17.39% Would prefer to lower taxes even if fewer services/higher deficit/etc. 238 38.33% 27. Have you taken calculus? Yes 484 77.94% No 109 17.55% 28. Race is: A social construct, not a biological reality 60 9.66% A biological reality, not a social construct 107 17.23% Both a social construct and a biological reality 428 68.92% 29. IQ measures: Something real which we refer to as intelligence 371 59.74% Ability to take a particular type of test 133 21.42% Who knows? 92 14.81% 30. What is the heritability of IQ among groups in the West which are middle class and above? Less than 0.3 27 4.35% 0.3 to 0.5 107 17.23% 0.5 to 0.7 256 41.22% More than 0.7 162 26.09% 31. How did you find this weblog: ScienceBlogs 0 0.00%   Instapundit 0 0.00%   Steve Sailer 0 0.00%   Other weblog not listed 0 0.00%   Digg 0 0.00%   Reddit 0 0.00%   Facebook 0 0.00%   Twitter 0 0.00%   Stumbleupon 0 0.00%   Discussion board 0 0.00%   Email 0 0.00%   Search engine 0 0.00%   A type of website not listed 0 0.00%   Word of mouth 0 0.00%   Reference in print 0 0.00%

Total Survey Responses: 621