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It should be noted that the inherent nature of the net means that the third-world is severly underrepresented in this survey. Most surveyees are from first world nations, with a few from developing nations. Of course, the countries that have the most widespread net usage are predominantly caucasian. Something that should be kept in mind.

 

Languages

Language(s) # English 320  Bilingual English, Bengali 1 English, Cantonese 4 English, Chinese 2 English, French 27 English, German 10 English, Hebrew 1 English, Japanese 4 English, Korean 2 English, Polish 2 English, Romanian 2 English, Russian 3 English, Spanish 20  Trilingual English, Farci, French 1 English, Finnish, Swedish 1 English, French, German 2 English, French, Italian 1 English, French, Russian 2 English, German, Spanish 1 English, Italian, Spanish 1 English, Portuguese, French 1 English, Punjabi, French 1 English, Spanish, French 2  Multi-Lingual English, Bengali, Rangpuri, Tok Pisin 1 English, Dutch, German, French 1 English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch 1 Participation Rates  Participated   414 94.5%  No Answer 22 5.0%  Invalid 2 <1%  Total 438 100%     Analysis & Notes The cultural diversity of the community shows through in the number of languages known. Of course, most are european languages. The person who speaks five languages is a translator by trade.

 

Race

• Caucasian 355 88% • Asian 27 7% • Caucasian/Asian 7 2% • Hispanic 5 1% • Others 10 2% | includes: | Other Mixed, African, | Native American etc. Participation Rates  Participated   404 92.2%  No Answer 24 5.5%  Invalid 10 2.3%  Total 438 100%     Analysis & Notes This is a white community, no doubt about it. There is an asian presence, and a token presence for other races. This question provoked a lot of interesting responses in the survey, with people downright refusing to answer based on the fact that the question was "inappropriate", "irrelevant" and "shouldn't be asked". To this I ask, why? If it doesn't matter what race you are, why the pussy-footing around answering a simple question? Races are a fact of life. The human race is biologically divided into races and there is nothing wrong with making that distinction. It is only when you start discriminating, or treating people differently based on race, that it is wrong.  This has never happened in this community. It is possible that the non-respondants are worried that as soon as race is mentioned in this "faceless online world" of the Net, racism will erupt. I believe that this community is not ignorant, and this will not happen. There were about 7 different "synonyms" for caucasian that people wrote down, including "white bastard" :)

 

Birth

Country # Amsterdam 1 Argentina 1 Australia 33 Bangladesh 1 Brazil 1 Canada 48 China 1 El Salvador 1 England 9 Finland 1 France 1 Germany 4 Hong Kong 1 India 1 Israel 1 Japan 2 Kenya 1 Korea 1 Libya 1 Malaysia 1 Mexico 1 Netherlands 1 New Zealand 4 Poland 1 Romania 1 Russia 2 South Korea 1 USA 304 Participation Rates  Participated   426 97.3%  No Answer 10 2.3%  Invalid 2 <1%  Total 438 100%     Analysis & Notes We were all born around the world, but the majority are Yanks, followed by Canucks and Aussies :). Vast cultural diversity is shown here. There are at least 2 people born from every continent in the world (except Antarctica) in this community.

 

Reside

Country # Australia 38 Canada 50 England 5 Finland 1 France 1 Germany 1 Japan 1 Mexico 1 Netherlands 1 New Zealand 3 Scotland 1 Sri Lanka 1 The Netherlands 1 USA 318 Participation Rates  Participated   423 80.1%  No Answer 15 14.6%  Invalid 0 5.2%  Total 438 100%     Analysis & Notes This list is much shorter than the list of countries of birth. This probably symbolises people migrating to countries that are economically better off. (6 of the 7 countries in the G7 is represented here - Italy being the exception)

 

Citizenship

Country # Australian 33 Bangladesh 1 Brazil 1 British 4 Canadian 54 Dutch 1 French 1 German 2 Indian 1 Invalid 1 Malaysian 1 Mexican 1 New Zealand 3 Polish 1 Russian 1 United Kingdom 2 USA 282  Dual Citizenship American, Canadian 1 British, Canadian 1 New Zealand, England 1 Russia, Australia 1 United Kingdom, USA 1 USA, Israel 1 USA, UK 1 Participation Rates  Participated   397 80.1%  No Answer 41 14.6%  Invalid 0 5.2%  Total 438 100%     Analysis & Notes This list is longer than the country of residence list. Probably signifies the retention of original citizenship.

 

Origin

Country # Australia 10 Australia, Holland 1 Austria, Czech Republic 1 Bangladesh 2 Canada 5 Chechnya 1 China 9 China, Hong Kong 1 China, Malaysia 1 Czech Republic 1 Dominican Republic 1 East Prussia 1 England 31 England, Germany 1 England, Germany, China 1 England, Germany, Scotland 1 England, Ireland 1 England, Romania 1 England, Scotland 2 England, Scotland, Germany 1 England, Scotland, Latvia 1 England, Sweden 1 Europe, Asia 1 Finland 2 Finland, Germany 1 France 6 France, Germany, Ireland 1 France, Ireland 1 France, Italy 1 France, Scotland 1 France, Scotland, Germany 1 German, Ireland, England 1 Germany 43 Germany, Czech Republic 1 Germany, England 1 Germany, England, Ireland 2 Germany, France 1 Germany, Hungary 1 Germany, Ireland 2 Germany, Ireland, Australia 1 Germany, Italy 2 Germany, Netherlands 1 Germany, Norway 1 Germany, Scotland, Ireland 1 Germany, Switzerland 1 Germany, USA (Native) 1 Great Britain 1 Hawaii, China 1 Holland 2 Hong Kong 2 Hungary, Ireland 1 India 2 Iran, Norway 1 Iran, Turkey 1 Ireland 29 Ireland, Britain, Denmark 1 Ireland, Canada 1 Ireland, England 1 Ireland, England, Czechoslovakia 1 Ireland, Germany 5 Ireland, Germany, England 1 Ireland, Italy 2 Ireland, Norway 1 Ireland, Russia 1 Ireland, Scotland 1 Ireland, Scotland, Poland 1 Ireland, USA 1 Israel 1 Italy 12 Italy, Belgium, Israel 1 Italy, Cuba 1 Italy, England 1 Italy, France 1 Italy, Germany 1 Italy, Ireland 2 Italy, Ireland, Germany 1 Italy, Poland, Czechoslovakia 1 Japan 1 Japan, Ireland, Czechoslovakia 1 Kenya 1 Korea 2 Korea, Germany 1 Korea, Prussia 1 Lebanon, Russia 1 Mexico 1 Mexico, Ireland 1 Mexico, Spain, France 1 Mongolia 1 Netherlands 3 New Zealand 1 Norway 1 Norway, Germany 2 Norway, Poland 1 Norway, Scotland 1 Poland 5 Poland, British Isles 1 Poland, Russia 1 Portugal 2 Puerto Rico, Chile 1 Romania 2 Romania, Eastern Europe 1 Romania, Italy 1 Russia 2 Russia, Germany, Italy 1 Saudi, Italy 1 Scotland 16 Scotland, Germany 1 Scotland, Ireland 2 Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy 1 Scotland, Ireland, Germany 1 Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, Spain 1 Scotland, Russia 1 Serbia 1 Singapore 1 Spain 3 Spain, Ireland, Wales, England 1 Sweden 1 Sweden, America 1 Sweden, England, Ireland 1 Turkey 1 UK, Italy 1 United Kingdom 4 United States 1 USA 45 USA, Scotland, Germany 1 USA, Thailand 1 USSR 2 Various 15 Vietnam 1 Wales 1 Participation Rates  Participated   373 80.1%  No Answer 37 14.6%  Invalid 28 5.2%  Total 438 100%     Analysis & Notes Extremely long. Extremely diverse. Again, the comparative lengths of the lists above shows that although the e/n community (and internet) are primarily people from first world nations, these people may have originated from anywhere else in the world.

Page 1: Demographics - Religion, Gender, Marital Status
Page 2: Demographics - Age, Age Vs Marital Status, Birthdays
Page 3: Technology - ICQ, IM, Connections, Browser Preferences, O/S, Programming Languages
Page 4: Countries - Birth, Residence, Citizenship, Languages
Page 5: E/N - Roles, Motivation