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And the Survey SAYS...

Posted by sdesapio 11 years, 11 months ago to Entertainment
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A few weeks ago we asked you, the Atlas Shrugged community, to fill out an anonymous online survey. Thousands of you responded and, while we will NEVER divulge any personally identifiable information about any of our members, following are some very interesting meta results.

Gulch, here's who we are...

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Sex
29% Female
71% Male

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Age
6% Under 30
26% 30-49
43% 50-65
23% Over 65

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Marital Status
15% Single
4% Cohabitating
66% Married
10% Divorced
2% Widowed

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Political Affiliation
2% Democrat
18% Independent
23% Libertarian
35% Republican
16% Tea Party

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Voted in the 2012 Presidential Election
93% Voted
3% Did not vote
3% Not registered to Vote

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  • Posted by kabir203 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I do hope you know that women are now more likely to pursue higher education than men, get a higher degree than men, and at better schools than men, and that unmarried women are twice as likely to buy a house as unmarried men
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  • Posted by kabir203 11 years, 10 months ago
    Well as a 14 yr old male I have to say that I HIGHLY disagree with that comment below against women... I do hope you know that women are getting more degrees than men, higher degrees in better schools than men, and that twice as many unmarried women are buying houses than unmarried men..
    Also, and this just may be because I come from Northern Virginia, an extremely liberal democratic area, but this one-sided, us-versus-them, judge-from-view type of mentality is exactly why republicans have a bad name and why younger people are leaning towards the democratic party
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  • Posted by lostsierra 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Have been a Tea Party Patriot for over 2 years. We support limited guvmint, fiscal responsibility, and restoring the Constitution. We officially support no party. Patriots have their own views in other areas and belong to partys of their choice. I belong to other orgs. as well, such as NRA, Public Lands for the People, Western Mining Alliance, GPAA, Cornerstone Family Council of Idaho. Am pro-life, I vote, married with kids. Tea Party Patriots has never taken a position on pro-life and will not. We don't shove anything do anyone's throat. You are a liar, and a politically impotent one at that.
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  • Posted by lostsierra 11 years, 10 months ago
    Not surprised at the survey results. When I was 18, men outnumbered female Randians by about 4 to 1 or so. This men are now seniors or nearly so. The same ratio more or less. (I am not a Randian). This tells me Randians have done a piss poor job of marketing. Most, if they don't get their way on everything, take their ball and go home, losing by default. The piss poor ticket sales of ASI and II show there is no large group about to join their party. If you want a lot of Randians, get married young, have five kids and stay married. Most Randians I knew were single; the married had no kids and couldn't stay married.
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    could you explain further, plusaf? Pro life has not been a big agenda item at tea party gatherings I have been at in Colorado Springs. I am not saying that tea party attenders do not have strong feelings about the issue, but what brings everyone together is a strong belief in limited govt, cut govt spending, and onerous taxation. Support the Constitution and repeal laws which are unconstitutional.
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    you are 100%. in here, we "count" you by contributions of your own free will. I am curious about your 50% libertarian. which 50% do you not count yourself as?
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  • Posted by kblasius 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain." ― Winston Churchill

    SInce I am 20 (and female, by the way) I suppose I have no heart. :)
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "helping wider society" I find this statement odd, for someone who is a fan of Ayn Rand. "contributing to the economy" what does that even mean??
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  • Posted by Bobzoe1 11 years, 10 months ago
    This was very interesting stats, but what was the highest Education Degree that everyone had?
    What was the Move States too?
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  • Posted by C_S 11 years, 10 months ago
    6% Under 30
    26% 30-49
    43% 50-65
    23% Over 65

    If you figure that 26% between 30 and 49 means roughly 26% ÷ 2 = 13% between 40 and 49, that means only one in five here is under forty, and only one in three is under fifty.

    So Rand is failing very dramatically to attract a new generation. Like the GOP, the demographics of time are running against it.
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  • Posted by plusaf 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Isn't that a little like claiming that TP supporters who make anti-abortion comments are all just "anecdotal"?

    Doesn't look that way to me. Any more than anti-abortion Conservative Republicans are "anecdotal."

    My observations lead me to a fair generalization that those are truths.
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  • Posted by Bob44_ 11 years, 10 months ago
    How do I count myself if I am a tea party republican and a 50% libertarian? Maybe the only thing I can be sure of is that I would never be a democrat, socialist or a communist.
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  • Posted by Amazed 11 years, 10 months ago
    Re BambIB's comment.
    I am a female, and not one of the 23%. For - like MANY women fans of Ayn Rand (and I know plenty) I was not part of this survey. (Nor on this forum, until your comment riled me so that I had to join just to post, once.)
    Grow up and realise these are only statistics.
    Most women I know don't have the TIME to post on forums!!! We are too busy helping wider society: raising families and contributing to the economy. And yes, I have 4 kids, and run 3 businesses which employ many dozens of people.
    Please keep your sexist comments away from the gulch.
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  • Posted by Bob44_ 11 years, 10 months ago
    Is anyone surprised that a democrat would not care for John Galt? Democrats are the reason for a John Galt.
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  • Posted by TERRYDOO2 11 years, 10 months ago
    As a female teacher who believes Ayn Rand was a prophet to what's going on in our country today, please stop stereotyping. Many people are sick of the baloney, but are too afraid to speak up. They are afraid of our supposed "free press." We need to get the message out to all groups of people about the book.
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  • Posted by deed42 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    @mspalding, I would not worry about the younger generation. As Reagan said, a young person who is not a liberal has no heart, an old person who is not a conservative has no brain. I am paraphrasing, and I blame it on the beer. But the point is that it takes a while for some people to see that gov't hand out hurt society in the long run.
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  • Posted by dwaller5735 11 years, 10 months ago
    Are you people serious when you add your percentage from each INDIVIDUAL category? I hope that is a joke because if it isn't..........scary!
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  • Posted by mspalding 11 years, 10 months ago
    Does this spell doom for the Objectivists? 66% are old guys. Only 6% are under 30. Where is the next generation?
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I am not dinging you btw. you are finally bringing a conversation to the table opposed to name calling
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    why do the democrats think they can impose rights on ALL health decisions? why do democrats want us all to learn the "PUBLIC EDUCATION" way? PUSH "alternatives to ACTUAL science by teaching "environmentalism"? Destroy History with revisionist nonsense. push social science like "civics" courses, require community service as a prereq for college admissions?
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  • Posted by traderpards 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No, I think your choice of the word "infantile" properly displays your lack of character and your extreme sense of intolerance for your fellow Americans.
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