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
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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% |