So that reader survey that I mentioned last week is done. I'm mostly interested in seeing the changes since I've moved to Discover from ScienceBlogs. I assume that the standard 85% male readership has shifted somewhat toward more balance, but I don't know. Many of the basic demographic questions (sex, race, age, etc.) are the same, but I swapped out ones I usually ask with others. At this point I'm rather sure that a huge proportion of the readers of this weblog are introverted nerds, so I'm not going to ask about personality type and what not. I took some reader suggestions, so there are questions about what you read, as well what your somatotype is. I converted the political question to a 0 to 10 scale that I wouldn't have to recode if I did a scatter plot, and also so that it's a little more fine-grained. As usual all questions are optional. I timed it and should take you 5 minutes max, though I guess I can't account for lack of clarity in prose. If you don't see your exact response, but want to respond, I think it is totally fine to give the closest equivalent. To take the survey, click here. After you're done it'll bring you back to this website. You can review results here. Below are percentage breakdowns of last winter's survey by sex.
FemaleMale
How long have been reading Gene Expression(s) regularly?
No more than 4 weeks93
1 to 6 months1912
6 months to 12 months1412
1 to 2 years1626
2 to 4 years2927
More than 4 years1321
What is your highest educational level attained?
Did not complete secondary school11
Secondary school01
Some post-secondary education, incomplete68
Post secondary education, but not a university degree holder98
University degree holder3231
Masters degree1818
Professional graduate degree (law, medicine, etc.)612
Graduate degree (science, humanities, etc.)2821
What is your subjective socioeconomic status?
Lower class15
Lower middle class1514
Middle class5443
Upper middle class2833
Upper class15
What is your belief about the nature of God?
I believe in theistic God(s)1410
I believe in deistic God(s)65
I believe in a Higher Power86
I am skeptical of the existence of God(s)1424
I do not believe in the existence of God(s)5855
What is your racial identity?
European ancestry (white)7085
East Asian22
South Asian44
Southeast Asian31
African ancestry (black)11
Middle Eastern42
Mixed84
Other82
Which of the following characterizes your general politics:
Far Left43
Left3012
Center Left1918
Center105
Center Right1111
Right616
Far Right14
Libertarian1625
Other15
Do you consider yourself sympathetic to transhumanism?
No2838
Yes1916
No idea1819
Don't care3527
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes9185
No613
?31
Personality type in terms of shyness you are:
Very extroverted01
Extroverted67
Somewhat extroverted1518
Somewhat introverted4839
Introverted2827
Very Introverted38
Attitudes toward abortion:
Support abortion rights on demand4940
Support abortion rights, but with some constraints3743
Support ban on abortion, but with some exceptions613
Support ban on abortion84
Have you taken calculus?
Yes8282
No1818
Race is:
A social construct, not a biological reality189
A biological reality, not a social construct920
Both a social construct and a biological reality7372
IQ measures:
Something real which we refer to as intelligence3267
Ability to take a particular type of test4419
Who knows?2414
What is the heritability of IQ among groups in the West which are middle class and above?
Less than 0.364
0.3 to 0.52319
0.5 to 0.74347
More than 0.72930
