SETI@home

SETI@home Poll Results

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Do you think there's life outside Earth? (17362 responses)
Yes 95.67%
No 1.42%
Not sure 2.91%
Should Earth send a signal for aliens to hear? (17234 responses)
Yes 76.48%
No 11.52%
Not sure 11.99%
Are aliens likely to be friendly or hostile towards us? (17217 responses)
Friendly 38.27%
Hostile 5.48%
Not sure 56.25%
What's your age range? (17238 responses)
0-12 0.25%
13-19 9.62%
20-39 64.02%
40-59 23.99%
60+ 2.12%
What's your gender? (17194 responses)
Male 93.39%
Female 6.61%
How many computers do you have running SETI@home? (17225 responses)
1 53.28%
2-4 36.22%
5-9 7.40%
10-99 2.98%
100+ 0.13%
Should the U.S. government fund SETI research? (17191 responses)
Yes 81.18%
No 10.64%
Not sure 8.18%
What's your main reason for running SETI@home? (16822 responses)
Find ET for the good of humanity 61.92%
Find ET to become famous 2.76%
Keep my computer productive 13.10%
Get my name on a top 100 list on the web site 2.53%
Other 19.69% Examples
How many hours is your computer running on a typical day? (17202 responses)
Less than 24 29.84%
24, because of SETI@home 39.18%
24, but not because of SETI@home 30.98%
When do you think humans will detect the first ET signal? (17009 responses)
Within the next 2 years 8.88%
Within the next 10 years 37.76%
Within the next 100 years 43.32%
More than 100 years from now 6.84%
Never 3.19%