Demographics of BitcoinTalk - page 2.

fimp

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Quote from: malevolent on January 30, 2013, 05:30:28 PM

Quote from: fimp on January 30, 2013, 05:19:46 PM

Quote from: theymos on September 13, 2012, 03:04:12 PM

For users with more than 4 posts who filled out this info in their profiles:

1,660 Male
65 Female

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats

This says ratio 2.9:1.

Is that because it includes also members with less than 4 posts?

It's because a lot of people didn't submit this kind of info - you included

What I don't understand is how jgarzik's ratio and the ratio I found on that stats-page can be different when the data source is seemingly the same.

malevolent

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Quote from: fimp on January 30, 2013, 05:19:46 PM

Quote from: theymos on September 13, 2012, 03:04:12 PM

For users with more than 4 posts who filled out this info in their profiles:

1,660 Male
65 Female

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats

This says ratio 2.9:1.

Is that because it includes also members with less than 4 posts?

It's because a lot of people didn't submit this kind of info - you included

fimp

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Quote from: theymos on September 13, 2012, 03:04:12 PM

For users with more than 4 posts who filled out this info in their profiles:

1,660 Male
65 Female

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats

This says ratio 2.9:1.

Is that because it includes also members with less than 4 posts?

matthewh3

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Quote from: gbl08ma on September 13, 2012, 04:10:03 PM

Quote from: theymos on September 13, 2012, 03:17:34 PM

Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

Could be. I was also surprised about that.

Not only that, some of these younger people tend to say they are older than what they actually are (even though those usually don't get out of the newbie section, and when they get, some deserve being sent back)...
Personally I'll vote in for the "Male, 10–19" category now. It's not like my real date of birth and gender can't be easily found with a internet search...

Also I could imagine a lot of the very younger people just follow and read the forum with out actually joining.

mobodick

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Quote from: dree12 on September 14, 2012, 02:36:26 PM

Quote from: mobodick on September 14, 2012, 07:21:00 AM

Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

You don't have to buy it because that is not what you're measuring.
You're specifically measuring the age of people who found this thread and participated in the poll.
And then there is no certainty about truthfullness of answers.
It is not a balanced representation of the people visiting this forum.

Edit: fixed some quoting confusion

I acknowledged this, but I was not referring to people I was measuring. I was referring to theymos's forum dump, which did not seem accurate.

Sorry, i derpt...

dree12

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Quote from: mobodick on September 14, 2012, 07:21:00 AM

Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

You don't have to buy it because that is not what you're measuring.
You're specifically measuring the age of people who found this thread and participated in the poll.
And then there is no certainty about truthfullness of answers.
It is not a balanced representation of the people visiting this forum.

Edit: fixed some quoting confusion

I acknowledged this, but I was not referring to people I was measuring. I was referring to theymos's forum dump, which did not seem accurate.

myrkul

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Quote from: muyuu on September 14, 2012, 07:30:26 AM

Quote from: mobodick on September 14, 2012, 07:21:00 AM

Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

You don't have to buy it because that is not what you're measuring.
You're specifically measuring the age of people who found this thread and participated in the poll.
And then there is no certainty about truthfullness of answers.
It is not a balanced representation of the people visiting this forum.

It does convey the general picture that the biggest group is males in their 20s followed by males in their 30s. That's the impression I get as well.

Sorry, I just had to fix that.

muyuu

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Quote from: mobodick on September 14, 2012, 07:21:00 AM

Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

Quote from: theymos on September 13, 2012, 03:04:12 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

You don't have to buy it because that is not what you're measuring.
You're specifically measuring the age of people who found this thread and participated in the poll.
And then there is no certainty about truthfullness of answers.
It is not a balanced representation of the people visiting this forum.

It does convey the general picture that the biggest group is males in their 20s followed by males in their 30s. That's the impression I get as well.

mobodick

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Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

You don't have to buy it because that is not what you're measuring.
You're specifically measuring the age of people who found this thread and participated in the poll.
And then there is no certainty about truthfullness of answers.
It is not a balanced representation of the people visiting this forum.

Edit: fixed some quoting confusion

dree12

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Quote from: malevolent on September 13, 2012, 05:50:46 PM

Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

There is 64k of members and only 2.7% of them filled out the info in their profiles. The list is too small (not to mention we don't how many of them submit false info to gain credibility).

I guess it might have something to do with the scams on these forums. Minors, which are prevalent scammers, register and claim to be 20+ for credibility.

malevolent

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Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

There is 64k of members and only 2.7% of them filled out the info in their profiles. The list is too small (not to mention we don't how many of them submit false info to gain credibility).

gbl08ma

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Quote from: theymos on September 13, 2012, 03:17:34 PM

Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

Could be. I was also surprised about that.

Not only that, some of these younger people tend to say they are older than what they actually are (even though those usually don't get out of the newbie section, and when they get, some deserve being sent back)...
Personally I'll vote in for the "Male, 10–19" category now. It's not like my real date of birth and gender can't be easily found with a internet search...

theymos

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Quote from: dree12 on September 13, 2012, 03:09:14 PM

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

Could be. I was also surprised about that.

dree12

legendary

Activity: 1246

Merit: 1077

Quote from: theymos on September 13, 2012, 03:04:12 PM

For users with more than 4 posts who filled out this info in their profiles:

1,660 Male
65 Female

Birth years:

| 4 | 1996 |
| 4 | 1997 |
| 2 | 1998 |
| 1 | 2001 |
| 1 | 2003 |

I don't buy that that is all the people under 16 on these forums (0.7% is far too low). Maybe younger people tend to be more anonymous?

theymos

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Activity: 5222

Merit: 13032

For users with more than 4 posts who filled out this info in their profiles:

1,660 Male
65 Female

Birth years:

Code:

| 1 | 1901 |
| 1 | 1908 |
| 2 | 1911 |
| 1 | 1933 |
| 2 | 1941 |
| 2 | 1949 |
| 1 | 1950 |
| 3 | 1951 |
| 1 | 1954 |
| 1 | 1955 |
| 1 | 1956 |
| 5 | 1957 |
| 2 | 1958 |
| 3 | 1960 |
| 3 | 1961 |
| 2 | 1963 |
| 2 | 1964 |
| 5 | 1965 |
| 7 | 1966 |
| 5 | 1967 |
| 10 | 1968 |
| 9 | 1969 |
| 18 | 1970 |
| 8 | 1971 |
| 8 | 1972 |
| 14 | 1973 |
| 17 | 1974 |
| 15 | 1975 |
| 16 | 1976 |
| 19 | 1977 |
| 22 | 1978 |
| 26 | 1979 |
| 42 | 1980 |
| 32 | 1981 |
| 28 | 1982 |
| 43 | 1983 |
| 24 | 1984 |
| 38 | 1985 |
| 40 | 1986 |
| 28 | 1987 |
| 34 | 1988 |
| 37 | 1989 |
| 38 | 1990 |
| 23 | 1991 |
| 31 | 1992 |
| 9 | 1993 |
| 11 | 1994 |
| 11 | 1995 |
| 4 | 1996 |
| 4 | 1997 |
| 2 | 1998 |
| 1 | 2001 |
| 1 | 2003 |

Total: 713

malevolent

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Bumping this thread.

Vote here too:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.306981

myrkul

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Quote from: dree12 on August 12, 2012, 09:16:05 PM

Please enter your gender at birth if you cannot classify yourself as male or female.

That will cover almost everyone.

dree12

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Quote from: bitcoinbear on August 24, 2012, 12:33:12 PM

Quote from: Fluttershy on August 19, 2012, 12:05:04 PM

Thanks for shunting everyone onto the gender binary. Not everyone identifies as 100% male or female.

Either you are capable of bearing children (female) or you are not (male). Seems pretty binary to me?

Postmenopause, prepuberty, hermaphrodites, etc.

RodeoX

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Quote from: Fluttershy on August 19, 2012, 12:05:04 PM

Thanks for shunting everyone onto the gender binary. Not everyone identifies as 100% male or female.

But even if they consider themselves to be a kangaroo, they are either male of female. With rare exceptions for hermaphrodites.

bitcoinbear

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Quote from: Fluttershy on August 19, 2012, 12:05:04 PM

Thanks for shunting everyone onto the gender binary. Not everyone identifies as 100% male or female.

Either you are capable of bearing children (female) or you are not (male). Seems pretty binary to me?

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