How old are you?

Truenorth00 · #1 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 2:01 PM**

Forum Demographics Survey: Age.

kwoldtimer · #2 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 2:04 PM**

Purpose of the survey?

Truenorth00 · #3 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 2:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Purpose of the survey?

Just cause?

I'm just curious what the crowd is like in here. And how it compares to the general population.

Dengler Avenue · #4 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 2:13 PM**

Note to future commentators: As of August 21, 2020

Truenorth00 · #5 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 2:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Note to future commentators: As of August 21, 2020

Poll closes on the 30th....

Dengler Avenue · #6 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Truenorth00

Poll closes on the 30th....

My bad I didn't see that.

digitboy · #7 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 2:49 PM**

Voted 30-39. I will turn 40 in 10 days. Not sure about the purpose of this, but it was probably the last time in my life that i could select the 30-39 option !!

Thank you so much for giving me that opportunity.

Truenorth00 · #8 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 2:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by digitboy

Voted 30-39. I will turn 40 in 10 days. Note sure about the purpose of this, but it was probably the last time in my life that i could select the 30-39 option !!

Thank you so much for giving me that opportunity.

I feel ya. I just picked 40 for the first time.....

Truenorth00 · #9 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 3:00 PM**

It's interesting that we have so many twentysomethings. That doesn't seem to as reflected in the discussions on here. Lots of lurkers?

lio45 · #10 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 3:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Truenorth00

It's interesting that we have so many twentysomethings. That doesn't seem to as reflected in the discussions on here. Lots of lurkers?

Late 20s and early 30s aren't really that distinguishable.

20-25, 25-30, 30-35, 35-40 etc. felt like too many poll entries to you...?

I agree that I'd be surprised if we had lots of users who are in their early 20s, but late 20s, that wouldn't be unexpected.

wave46 · #11 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 4:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

Late 20s and early 30s aren't really that distinguishable.

20-25, 25-30, 30-35, 35-40 etc. felt like too many poll entries to you...?

I agree that I'd be surprised if we had lots of users who are in their early 20s, but late 20s, that wouldn't be unexpected.

I'd imagine the late-20s folks would be the tail end of the forum era on the internet. Especially in a forum like this.

It's just not as popular a medium now.

HomeInMyShoes · #12 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Purpose of the survey?

He's on to us. Abandon mission!

HomeInMyShoes · #13 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 4:17 PM**

Well, I picked 50, even though I'm two months away.

Just trying to get used to the concept.

le calmar · #14 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 4:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by wave46

I'd imagine the late-20s folks would be the tail end of the forum era on the internet. Especially in a forum like this.

It's just not as popular a medium now.

My thoughts too. Reddit seems to cater more to that demographic but I find it inconvenient to use.

WarrenC12 · #15 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by le calmar

My thoughts too. Reddit seems to cater more to that demographic but I find it inconvenient to use.

I use reddit, mostly to browse, but you don't get the regular conversation with the same group of people very much.

J.OT13 · #16 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 5:30 PM**

When I registered on the forum in 2012, I was in my early 20s. That was after a few years of lurking.

ssiguy · #17 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 7:37 PM**

I'm 55 but told I don't look a day over 54.

rousseau · #18 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 8:15 PM**

This year I'm the oldest I've ever been.

digitboy · #19 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 8:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

When I registered on the forum in 2012, I was in my early 20s. That was after a few years of lurking.

Crap... i just realized i joined SSP back in 2003..... that's already 17 years ago. Not that many posts for me with just above 2900, but many, many hours reading the forum!

Phil McAvity · #20 Posted **Aug 21, 2020, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Truenorth00

I'm just curious what the crowd is like in here. And how it compares to the general population.

The age demographics are just what I expected with more thirty somethings than any other age group. I'm pretty sure you'll find that not only is the average forumer here younger than the general population but they're much more urban which accounts for why i'm an outlier here in a few ways