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SETI@home Poll Results

Last updated: Fri Jan 13 19:08:32 2006 UTC

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Do you think there's life outside Earth? (142343 responses)
Yes 93.90%
No 1.43%
Not sure 4.67%
Should Earth send a signal for aliens to hear? (142075 responses)
Yes 78.09%
No 10.24%
Not sure 11.67%
Are aliens likely to be friendly or hostile towards us? (141987 responses)
Friendly 35.06%
Hostile 5.78%
Not sure 59.16%
What's your age range? (142121 responses)
0-12 0.34%
13-19 13.43%
20-39 61.18%
40-59 22.82%
60+ 2.23%
What's your gender? (141788 responses)
Male 92.74%
Female 7.26%
How many computers do you have running SETI@home? (142098 responses)
1 58.42%
2-4 34.04%
5-9 5.55%
10-99 1.84%
100+ 0.15%
Should the U.S. government fund SETI research? (141735 responses)
Yes 78.35%
No 12.25%
Not sure 9.40%
What's your main reason for running SETI@home? (139254 responses)
Find ET for the good of humanity 58.51%
Find ET to become famous 3.11%
Keep my computer productive 17.44%
Get my name on a top 100 list on the web site 2.31%
Other 18.62% Examples
How many hours is your computer running on a typical day? (141942 responses)
Less than 24 39.01%
24, because of SETI@home 32.10%
24, but not because of SETI@home 28.89%
When do you think humans will detect the first ET signal? (140508 responses)
Within the next 2 years 8.02%
Within the next 10 years 38.32%
Within the next 100 years 41.96%
More than 100 years from now 8.07%
Never 3.63%



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