Forum Demographics

thinkxingu · 01-16-2016, 09:23 AM

So I started a thread some time back about the average age of forum members, and from the responses the average age is somewhere in the low/mid 50's (roughly).

Well, there's another thread on healthcare about to devolve into a poli-sci war which got me thinking about the financial demographic of the forum. Of course, there's no easy way to define that, but it would be interesting where the average forum member falls in the SES hierarchy and if, as a result, there would be a political slant.

Just a thought. Go Trump! Go Sanders! Go Ross Perot!

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MAXUM · 01-16-2016, 01:16 PM

Speaking of politics....I don't think demographics necessarily correlate to political philosophy.

It really comes down to what your own personal ideology aligns with. There are plenty of liberal leaning people in the so often loathed top 1%, just as there are conservatives.

brk-lnt · 01-16-2016, 01:18 PM

Here's my stats:

I fall within some percentage of wealth and income and I vote for stuff.

Irish Choppers · 01-17-2016, 07:10 PM

To see how you stack up against the wealthiest of the wealthy, The New York Times created an interactive tool that allows you to enter your household income and compare your earnings across 344 zones throughout the US.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...our-money&_r=0

wifi · 01-17-2016, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Irish Choppers

To see how you stack up against the wealthiest of the wealthy,

No one needs to be jealous about me, I'm just trying to figure out where the next meal and next tax payment is coming from.

Winnisquamer · 01-18-2016, 05:23 PM

The way this country keeps electing presidents I am young and will be paying more in taxes annually than some of the country takes home annually. Perks of getting a good education! 'Merica!

wifi · 01-18-2016, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pondguy

I am old and poor and cutting my pills in half to survive.

You win

joann721 · 01-19-2016, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Irish Choppers

To see how you stack up against the wealthiest of the wealthy, The New York Times created an interactive tool that allows you to enter your household income and compare your earnings across 344 zones throughout the US.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...our-money&_r=0

Awesome - I have to move to Flint, Michigan

brk-lnt · 01-19-2016, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by joann721

Awesome - I have to move to Flint, Michigan

It's not a bad place. You can get houses 5 for $1 on most blocks.

I used to mess around in Detroit years ago. It was a lot of rough areas, but if you knew your way around and fit in, it was cool. Flint though... Hard ass dudes wouldn't go to Flint for any reason if they could help it. Detroit was rough, but there was enough hustle opportunity to get by. Flint folks would just straight up murder someone because it wasn't worth asking for a dollar.

01-16-2016, 09:23 AM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,208 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 2,047 Times in 1,270 Posts	Forum Demographics So I started a thread some time back about the average age of forum members, and from the responses the average age is somewhere in the low/mid 50's (roughly). Well, there's another thread on healthcare about to devolve into a poli-sci war which got me thinking about the financial demographic of the forum. Of course, there's no easy way to define that, but it would be interesting where the average forum member falls in the SES hierarchy and if, as a result, there would be a political slant. Just a thought. Go Trump! Go Sanders! Go Ross Perot! Sent from my XT1528 using Tapatalk

01-16-2016, 01:18 PM	#3
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,944 Thanks: 544 Thanked 570 Times in 335 Posts	Here's my stats: I fall within some percentage of wealth and income and I vote for stuff. __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

01-17-2016, 07:10 PM	#4
Irish Choppers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Worcester MA / Meredith NH / Ft. Lauderdale, FLA Posts: 89 Thanks: 20 Thanked 65 Times in 31 Posts	The wealthiest of the wealthy To see how you stack up against the wealthiest of the wealthy, The New York Times created an interactive tool that allows you to enter your household income and compare your earnings across 344 zones throughout the US. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...our-money&_r=0

01-16-2016, 01:16 PM	#2
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Speaking of politics....I don't think demographics necessarily correlate to political philosophy. It really comes down to what your own personal ideology aligns with. There are plenty of liberal leaning people in the so often loathed top 1%, just as there are conservatives.

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01-18-2016, 05:23 PM	#6
Winnisquamer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Winnisquam Posts: 408 Thanks: 72 Thanked 115 Times in 73 Posts	The way this country keeps electing presidents I am young and will be paying more in taxes annually than some of the country takes home annually. Perks of getting a good education! 'Merica!