Date Posted:Sunday, October 20, 03:22:15am Author: Karen S. Subject: "SETI @ home" Poll Responses.
"SETI @ home" Poll Responses
Last updated: Sat Oct 19 10:12:50 2002 UTC
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Do you think there's life outside Earth? (118608 responses)
Yes 94.07%
No 1.44%
Not sure 4.49%
Should Earth send a signal for aliens to hear? (118366 responses)
Yes 78.21%
No 10.33%
Not sure 11.47%
Are aliens likely to be friendly or hostile towards us? (118281 responses)
Friendly 35.69%
Hostile 5.63%
Not sure 58.69%
What's your age range? (118385 responses)
0-12 0.32%
13-19 12.98%
20-39 61.32%
40-59 23.18%
60+ 2.19%
What's your gender? (118135 responses)
Male 92.69%
Female 7.31%
How many computers do you have running SETI@home? (118394 responses)
1 58.64%
2-4 33.79%
5-9 5.56%
10-99 1.87%
100+ 0.14%
Should the U.S. government fund SETI research? (118071 responses)
Yes 79.14%
No 11.79%
Not sure 9.06%
What's your main reason for running SETI@home? (115884 responses)
Find ET for the good of humanity 58.36%
Find ET to become famous 3.08%
Keep my computer productive 16.81%
Get my name on a top 100 list on the web site 2.30%
Other 19.44% Examples
How many hours is your computer running on a typical day? (118251 responses)
Less than 24 38.26%
24, because of SETI@home 33.18%
24, but not because of SETI@home 28.56%
When do you think humans will detect the first ET signal? (117009 responses)
Within the next 2 years 8.15%
Within the next 10 years 38.39%
Within the next 100 years 42.11%
More than 100 years from now 7.73%
Never 3.61%