By Ken Y-N ( August 6, 2008 at 22:23)
· Filed under Lifestyle, Polls
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You can’t say that I don’t present obscure corners of Japanese opinion (and I’ve got an even more obscure corner for next week!) with this look by MyVoice at dinosaurs.
Demographics
Over the first five days of July 2008 13,867 members of the MyVoice internet community completed a private online questionnaire. 54% of the sample were female, 1% in their teens, 16% in their twenties, 38% in their thirties, 29% in their forties, and 16% in their fifties.
When I was a kid I used to have a poster of a T Rex fighting with a triceratops hung on my bedroom wall. When I stayed in Edinburgh there was a shop called Mr Wood’s Fossils that I always wanted to stop at and buy something, but I could never justify the cost!
Research results
Q1: Are you interested in dinosaurs? (Sample size=13,867)
| Interested |
10.9% |
| Somewhat interested |
24.5% |
| Can’t say either way |
16.8% |
| Somewhat uninterested |
23.0% |
| Uninterested |
24.8% |
Q2: What images do you have regarding dinosaurs? (Sample size=13,867, multiple answer)
| Big |
82.0% |
| Strong |
48.1% |
| Carnivores |
41.7% |
| Violent |
40.5% |
| Heavy |
38.4% |
| Tough skin |
35.8% |
| Herbivores |
33.2% |
| Lots of kinds |
27.2% |
| Scary |
27.0% |
| Live on land |
15.9% |
| Fly in sky |
13.0% |
| Have horns |
13.0% |
| Slow-moving |
12.5% |
| Fast-moving |
12.4% |
| Have wings |
11.8% |
| Live in groups |
11.3% |
| Live near water |
10.9% |
| Cold-blooded |
10.2% |
| Live solitary |
9.9% |
| Cool |
9.3% |
| Live in water |
7.8% |
| Dumb |
7.8% |
| Long-lived |
6.5% |
| Smart |
6.2% |
| Yucky |
5.9% |
| Relaxed life |
4.6% |
| Warm-blooded |
3.4% |
| Colourful |
1.9% |
| Gentle |
1.9% |
| Cute |
1.6% |
| Dirty |
1.6% |
| Beautiful |
0.4% |
| Other |
1.7% |
| No particular image |
6.8% |
| No answer |
0.1% |
Q3: Which of the following dinosaur-related activities have you performed? (Sample size=13,867, multiple answer)
| Seen television program on dinosaurs |
23.3% |
| Been to dinosaur museum, event |
20.2% |
| Seen a movie with dinosaurs |
15.8% |
| Looked in books, on internet for dinosaur information |
9.1% |
| Talked about dinosaurs with family, friends |
7.0% |
| Been to a dinosaur-themed leisure facility |
5.4% |
| Bought a book on dinosaurs |
4.0% |
| Bought small dinosaur model |
3.5% |
| Played a dinosaur-themed game |
1.7% |
| Bought a DVD, video on dinosaurs |
1.5% |
| Bought large dinosaur model |
1.3% |
| Bought a dinosaur fossil |
1.0% |
| Gone digging for dinosaur fossils |
0.5% |
| Other |
1.7% |
| None of the above |
55.5% |
| No answer |
0.4% |
Q4: Which of the following dinosaur-related activities would you like to perform? (Sample size=13,867, multiple answer)
| Want to go to a dinosaur museum, event |
23.5% |
| Want to watch a dinosaur program on television |
18.2% |
| Want to watch a dinosaur-themed movie |
9.3% |
| Want to go to a dinosaur-themed leisure facility |
7.5% |
| Want to go digging for dinosaur fossils |
6.5% |
| Want to look up dinosaur information in books, on internet |
6.4% |
| Want to talk about dinosaurs with family, friends |
4.4% |
| Want to buy a book on dinosaurs |
3.9% |
| Want to buy a DVD, video on dinosaurs |
2.7% |
| Want to play a dinosaur-themed game |
2.7% |
| Want to buy a small dinosaur model |
2.4% |
| Want to buy a dinosaur fossil |
2.1% |
| Want to buy a large dinosaur model |
1.3% |
| Want to buy other dinosaur-themed goods |
1.3% |
| Other |
1.4% |
| None of the above |
57.7% |
| No answer |
0.5% |
Q5: Which dinosaurs do you like? (Sample size=13,867, multiple answer)
| Tyrannosaurus Rex |
31.1% |
| Triceratops |
25.7% |
| Stegosaurus |
22.3% |
| Pteranodon |
13.6% |
| Iguanodon |
9.4% |
| Brachiosaurus |
8.6% |
| Archaeopteryx |
7.8% |
| Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) |
6.3% |
| Allosaurus |
5.1% |
| Futabasaurus |
3.8% |
| Supersaurus |
2.7% |
| Plesiosaurus |
2.6% |
| Spinosaurus |
2.5% |
| Ankylosaurus |
2.4% |
| Deinonychus |
2.3% |
| Velociraptor |
2.5% |
| Giganotosaurus |
1.8% |
| Diplodocus |
1.7% |
| Pachycephalosaurus |
1.5% |
| Archelon |
1.5% |
| Nipponosaurus |
1.2% |
| Albertosaurus |
1.2% |
| Seismosaurus |
1.2% |
| Deinosuchus |
1.1% |
| Ichthyosaurus |
1.0% |
| Mosasaurus |
0.9% |
| Elasmosaurus |
0.8% |
| Tarbosaurus |
0.8% |
| Ornithomimus |
0.8% |
| Rhamphorhynchus |
0.7% |
| Microraptor |
0.7% |
| Torosaurus |
0.7% |
| Argentinosaurus |
0.5% |
| Therizinosaurus |
0.4% |
| Ornithocheirus |
0.4% |
| Polacanthus |
0.3% |
| Liopleurodon |
0.3% |
| Mei long |
0.3% |
| Other |
1.3% |
| Don’t like any |
53.0% |
| No answer |
0.4% |
Q6: If you were reborn as a dinosaur, what kind would you like to be? (Sample size=13,867)
| Flying dinosaur |
18.1% |
| Big two-legged carnivore with sharp pointy teeth |
12.6% |
| Big long-tailed and long-necked herbivore |
3.7% |
| Small, smart, two-legged carnivore |
2.6% |
| Feathered bird ancestor |
2.6% |
| Horny herbivore |
1.4% |
| Herbivore with spikes down the backbone |
1.2% |
| Dolphin-like carnivore |
0.7% |
| Two-legged herbivore |
0.7% |
| Fully-armoured herbivore |
0.6% |
| Two-legged long-necked ostrich-like herbivore |
0.6% |
| Sea turtle ancestor |
0.4% |
| Two-legged carnivore with a crocodile-like face |
0.4% |
| Flippered meat-eater with long neck |
0.4% |
| Flippered lizard-like meat-eater |
0.1% |
| Crocodile ancestor |
0.1% |
| Other |
0.4% |
| Don’t want to be a dinosaur |
53.0% |
| No answer |
0.3% |
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