For my (and your) idle curiousity, a
bookish poll for the New Year. Find out about all these people who read and write book reviews here.To preserve privacy, individual answers are not visible, only the aggregate results. (Except to me, as the poll creator. But I promise I am not collecting data for any nefarious purposes, or any purposes at all.)
Poll #1888730 2013 bookish poll
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 150
Where do you live?
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| United States |
   84 (57.5%) |
| Canada |
| 9 (6.2%) |
| Mexico, Central America, South America |
| 1 (0.7%) |
| Europe |
| 42 (28.8%) |
| Asia |
| 1 (0.7%) |
| Africa |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Australia |
| 7 (4.8%) |
| Antarctica, the Moon, or Middle Earth |
| 2 (1.4%) |
How edumacated are you?
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| I am a high school student |
| 1 (0.7%) |
| I am a high school graduate; no college |
| 13 (9.2%) |
| I am a college student (undergrad) |
| 22 (15.5%) |
| I have an undergraduate degree; no grad school |
| 50 (35.2%) |
| I am a graduate student |
| 20 (14.1%) |
| I have a gradudate degree |
| 36 (25.4%) |
How old are you?
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| Under 13, and I shouldn't be on LiveJournal |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 13-17 |
| 1 (0.7%) |
| 18-21 |
| 8 (5.4%) |
| 22-29 |
| 71 (48.0%) |
| 30-39 |
| 39 (26.4%) |
| 40-49 |
| 18 (12.2%) |
| 50-59 |
| 8 (5.4%) |
| 60+ |
| 3 (2.0%) |
Gender
How many books a year do you read?
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| Less than 6 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 6-12 |
| 6 (4.1%) |
| 13-50 |
| 58 (39.5%) |
| 51-100 |
| 46 (31.3%) |
| 100-200 |
| 32 (21.8%) |
| 200+ |
| 5 (3.4%) |
Do you read in more than one language?
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| No, I only read in one language |
| 108 (73.5%) |
| I read in two languages |
| 31 (21.1%) |
| I read in three languages or more |
| 8 (5.4%) |
Do you write book reviews?
Are you a bookish regular?
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| Yes, I check new posts daily. |
| 52 (35.1%) |
| Yes, I check it at least once a week. |
| 43 (29.1%) |
| Kind of. I read posts every now and them. |
| 40 (27.0%) |
| Not really. I have read posts here a few times. |
| 13 (8.8%) |
| No. I'm only here by chance. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Are you in a fandom?
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| YES! What else is LiveJournal for? |
| 34 (23.0%) |
| Kind of, though I'm at most a semi-active participant. |
| 25 (16.9%) |
| Not really, though I follow a few fandoms I am interested in. |
| 39 (26.4%) |
| No. I may be a fan of some things, but I don't participate in any fandoms. |
| 40 (27.0%) |
| What the hell is a fandom? |
| 10 (6.8%) |
Have you ever written a book?
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| Yes, and it's published! By a real publisher! |
| 5 (3.4%) |
| Yes, and I self-published it. |
| 2 (1.4%) |
| Yes, and I am trying to sell it. |
| 4 (2.7%) |
| Yes, and I am revising it, having it betaed, etc. |
| 10 (6.8%) |
| Yes, and it will sit on my hard drive forever. |
| 9 (6.1%) |
| No, but I'm working on one. |
| 21 (14.2%) |
| Does fan fiction count? |
| 13 (8.8%) |
| No, but I would like to, someday. |
| 51 (34.5%) |
| No, no interest. |
| 33 (22.3%) |
What kind of book reviews do you like?
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| Long, detailed, analytical. |
| 43 (29.5%) |
| Summaries and important details, just to give me an idea what the book is about. |
| 57 (39.0%) |
| Short and breezy expressions of opinion. |
| 31 (21.2%) |
| Snarky and eviscerating. |
| 11 (7.5%) |
| I don't read book reviews. |
| 4 (2.7%) |
What other book communities do you participate in?
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| Other LJ comms. |
| 71 (29.1%) |
| I am a regular on one or more book blogs. |
| 24 (9.8%) |
| LibraryThing |
| 12 (4.9%) |
| Shelfari |
| 3 (1.2%) |
| Goodreads |
| 89 (36.5%) |
| Amazon (reviews and forums) |
| 29 (11.9%) |
| Other |
| 16 (6.6%) |
What genres do you read (somewhat regularly)? (Yes, some of these overlap.)
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| Science fiction |
| 103 (9.9%) |
| Fantasy |
| 125 (12.0%) |
| Romance |
| 40 (3.9%) |
| Mystery |
| 71 (6.8%) |
| Horror |
| 41 (3.9%) |
| Political/techno-thrillers |
| 21 (2.0%) |
| Adventure |
| 61 (5.9%) |
| Literary |
| 92 (8.9%) |
| Classics |
| 103 (9.9%) |
| Historical fiction |
| 85 (8.2%) |
| History |
| 72 (6.9%) |
| Science |
| 48 (4.6%) |
| Other non-fiction |
| 69 (6.6%) |
| Religious |
| 20 (1.9%) |
| Young adult |
| 87 (8.4%) |
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