the age range here on du, please.

[seabeyond]

i predict either the 40's group or 50's group the largest number. but, i am curious.

though, this may be one of the polls people do not want to vote in because of transparency. i am curious about that, also.

***edit: something else i like about this poll. an half hour and there are 101 vote already. that tells me there are more people on du, than what i was thinking. it has seemed slow of late, and i am thinking that use is down. but a lot of people not posting, are reading. that is nifty. ***

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	younger than 21.
	1 (1%)
	21-30
	11 (7%)
	31-40
	24 (15%)
	41-50
	41 (26%)
	51-60
	52 (33%)
	61-70
	25 (16%)
	71-80
	5 (3%)
	over 80
	1 (1%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[MineralMan]

1. You may not get an accurate reading from this,

but DU's membership is older than many people think. Still, not many DUers take the time to vote in polls, so it won't really give an accurate result.

(I'm in the 61-70 group)

[seabeyond]

4. hey, i am already surprised by the poll. nt

[lamp_shade]

7. I think you might be wrong. This is the type poll ALL DUers love to vote in.

[CrispyQ]

13. Especially now that you can view usernames!

I've seen a few names in an age category that surprised me.

[seabeyond]

14. i figured that is what would hold some people back from voting.

that is what is really surprising me on this, actually.

[JonLP24]

32. It kinda did for me

Noticing that at-least 97% so far are older than me and the fact you can see who votes was discouraging me. Feeling like people would look and say, "he doesn't know what he is talking about". They'd be correct as I imagine I will be a lot more intelligent than I am now when I'm in my 30's, 40's, 50's, etc. I'm smarter than I was 5 years ago but I wish I could apply that knowledge back then when I was better off. Anyways, DU has been a great learning experience, finding out many great things I never heard of. Learned more here than grade school, now if only someone could help me with math.

[seabeyond]

36. exactly. thanks for speaking up.

this is what i thought. yours, from a younger perspective and others not wanting to be identified as older for those reasons. interesting, huh, lol. not necessarily more intelligent. that you have down. it is the wiser, and that is thru experience that i find. geeez, as you get older, you tend to forget all the bullshit that made you "intelligent". ah ha. so you may be at your peak there.

[JonLP24]

65. I think wiser is more of what I meant

When referring to knowing what I know would have helped me respond to certain things in the past. Ha, I think I'm starting the forgetting period. A few months ago, just messing around, I decided to do to division problems on paper. I completely hit a well and could not figure out what I was supposed to do after getting the answer wrong numerous times. Eventually it came back to me, can't remember what I was doing wrong but I realized you figure out how many times the number goes into each top number going from left to right. Like 233/3 It goes into 2 0 times, 7 in 23. Write 7 on top, subtract 21 from 23 and continue from there.

[seabeyond]

66. you are so funny. such a hoot.

wait until you have kids and have to do all that stuff all over again. then a person really feels stupid, until they let it go, own it and embrace it. tutors.... are a parents friend.

simple math is very easy for me. i do it in my head, faster than hubby can do a calculator. my son has a fuzzy brain. couldnt do long division for anything in the world. sequential. he is not a sequential thinker. where he falls short. if he got out of the rhythm of how to do the problem, he could never find his way back. interesting how the different brains work.

[CrispyQ]

34. I'd like to see a few clicks on the two extreme ends.

[seabeyond]

37. yes... i hear ya. me, too.

[Odin2005]

152. We have a DUer who's over 80!!!

[MineralMan]

26. Well, that's true enough.

Still, when you look at the vote count on most polls, and compare it to the number of active DUers, it's usually a small percentage. Lots of DUers just don't even open poll threads. It's still an interesting glimpse of DU's demographics. I remember seeing other polls like this on on DU2.

[Gormy Cuss]

87. Not "may", won't. Such polls are biased by self-selection

and there's no way to know how the distribution of ages of the nonresponders differ from the respondents.
For example, it may be that 90% of the 61-70 crowd replied but only 10% of the 71-80 age group. It may also be that both groups responded proportionally to size of the universe of DUers.

Still, it's a great way to put ages on a bunch of DU names and a fun exercise.

[seabeyond]

91. lol

i thought.

[Gormy Cuss]

118. Hiya, sea!

[seabeyond]

121. hiya, gormy!

[MineralMan]

104. Right you are. DU Polls are FUN!

[Posteritatis]

135. I've seen this poll a bunch over the years and it always curves about the way this one does. (nt)

[snooper2]

175. Old and mostly white...which is odd...

because that's the repukes target audience LOL


Of course I saw somewhere that 86% of people over 65 are registered to vote? So it makes sense if you think that our elders are really more politically active


I also need to keep the demographics of DU in mind when posting some greatness like say, Warren G. I should expect more "who the fuck is that" posts LOL

&ob=av2e

[FarLeftFist]

2. 32

[seabeyond]

5. you are a baby.... lol

[lunatica]

49. The 30s are an excellent age.

I'm 63 and I can attest that the 50s and 60s are the best age so far. My 30s were very good.

[dixiegrrrrl]

75. "the 50s and 60s are the best age so far"

Totally agree. My 5th decade was practically perfect. It seemed the "inside" and the "outside" were in total sync and I really felt, finally, like a "grownup", definetly at the top of my game, professionally and personally.
60's are fine, except the body is starting to turn on me.
Bette Davis said "old age is not for sissies"
now I know what she meant.

[lunatica]

107. Yeah, I'm also feeling the body thing now

But I still like being in my 60s so far. I like the 'experience'.

I've always thought of my life in that way. Experiencing the things that come with aging.

[RKP5637]

127. This past year it hit me how old I really am. I've always had a

problem recognizing the passage of time. Now, I'm thinking I had best get my act together for the next couple of decades. Current house is way too large, too many fine old cars, etc., etc. I need a simpler life, this is way too complex. I'm doing fine physically, but I know this won't keep up forever.

[dixiegrrrrl]

131. Yep...planning for the future has hit.

We did ok when we were planning for our retirement, but now...looking down the road, given the state of things
in the world, and this country...
time to rethink that long range post retirement plan.

[boxman15]

100. 30

[LongTomH]

189. "39 Years Old -- The Best 10 Years of Your Life!"

Ah, I remember it well!

[HappyMe]

3. 54, and damn proud of it.

[seabeyond]

6. and a soon to be grandma to boot.... lol

congrats.

[HappyMe]

28. Thank you!

A warm, soft sweet smelling (most of the time) tiny one to spoil! I'm already in love.

[seabeyond]

35. yaaaa, grinnin.

i better still have a lot of years before i get that love. lol. kids 17 and 14.

[HappyMe]

48. Sons are 25.

You still have plenty of time to wait! It will be worth the wait.

[seabeyond]

55. absolutely....

but then i was so old before having kids it is a bit of a quandry. lol. i want to still be around, so they cant wait too long. but then, i really liked waiting until i was older and playing thru 20's before settlin down.

[orpupilofnature57]

8. Me too

[KaryninMiami]

15. Me too - sometimes

Discovered last night while watching old Golden Girls reruns, that they (the "golden girks&quot were all around 60- just a bit older then me and when it was on the air, they seemed so "old". And it dawned on me recently that at my next birthday, I will be old enough to buy a condo at a senior retirement development. Can't quite get it into my head that 54 is the bridge from being middle aged to being considered a "senior"... Sigh.

[seabeyond]

22. i started telling myself i was old, when i hit 40. to prepare myself and not be shocked

when did get old, lol. we all handle it differently. i like being prepared.

[HappyMe]

29. 54 is not the bridge.

I'm still young on the inside. Which keeps me young on the outside.

[dixiegrrrrl]

79. "middle aged"..

I kept thinking of myself as middle aged during my 50's
until my smart ass son pointed out that "middle age" at 55 meant I would have live to 110!
Still not speaking to that party pooper......

[seabeyond]

81. lol lol. arent our kids soooo precious. they love showing off their mathematical skills

and all.

[phylny]

18. Me too, next Saturday :) n/t

[hfojvt]

161. the thing I am proud of

is being able select 41-50 instead of being stuck with the older folk at 50-59. It's like I am still part of generation X for another year.

[dixiegrrrrl]

176. tick......tock...tick....tock....tick....

[coalition_unwilling]

9. 52, so my vote tends to confirm your prediction. Just out of curiosity, what

made you predict it would be 40s or 50s age groups?

[seabeyond]

10. 61-70 is doing pretty good, too. just the many years on du, hearing

duers say their ages in posts....

[coalition_unwilling]

16. Ah. I would think this poll would be one Skinner and his co-admins

would examine closely for tips on how to widen DU's appeal to the younger generation(s).

Thanks.

[MichaelMcGuire]

11. I'm quite young in comparison.

34

[seabeyond]

12. it is funny

when we are seeing the 30's as the "babies" of the group. and i say that with love, lol, not insult.

[MichaelMcGuire]

74. Still wishing I was in my 20's (nt)

[seabeyond]

80. 30's adn 40's the best. i dont want the teen and 20's again.

i did like the 30's and 40's. i a hearing the BEST is 50's and 60's (above). i dont know how that can be, but willing to give it a try.

[MichaelMcGuire]

85. Minus the B.O. and awkwardness with the ladies.

I loved my teen's LOL.

[seabeyond]

92. eeew, lol

i said in another post, as a kid i was a little adult. i LOVE adult. rocks my world. my oldest is that way. my youngest tries to hold on to the kid. lol. it is funny. but i tell my oldest, get out of highshool and the world will be yours....

[MichaelMcGuire]

173. Stay in School, the world of work sucks!

[seabeyond]

174. lmao... hubby and i are telling boys, appreciate the time now cause

the world of work sucks....

they dont quite appreciate it now like they may years to come. that precal is taking my oldest down. he would rather be in the work force, about now. lmao

[MichaelMcGuire]

193. He's thinking of the money, he'll get once work commences.

That'll wear off fast!

[RKP5637]

128. LOL!!! I recall well counting the years/days/hours 'till I was 18. That,

was a long time ago. I wish I was still doing that.

[MichaelMcGuire]

172. And it wasn't till I was 26 could I buy a drink without ID.

[Young face]

[Starry Messenger]

47. That's how old I was when I joined.

Damn, I'm old now.

[MichaelMcGuire]

76. 41

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. GeezerUnderground. 68 here. Oh, and stay off the lawn.

[seabeyond]

20. lol. and i always said to my kids, raising them, the lawn was meant to walk on barefoot

and feel the coolness of the grass underfoot. and i would do a little dance on that lawn.

not seeing you as an "off my lawn" kinda person. just not buying it.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. I've spent a long time earning my curmudgeon status. All for nothing.

Not many kids around here and the deer wouldn't give a rip what I say.

[seabeyond]

24. lol lol, there is that. nt

[etherealtruth]

19. 50

Your poll made me realize I have been posting here since I was 43 .... geeze

[seabeyond]

21. i know, lol. as i was saying above, i was going off the age i have heard people say.....

but i didnt take into account 8 yrs have gone by. lol. that is something, huh.

[BumRushDaShow]

31. Another 5-0

always on the cusp of things including this poll....

[madokie]

25. 64 here

Inside looking out I feel 25 going on 80, outside looking in I still look younger than my 64 which is amazing as I worked all but 12 years of my life as a construction worker out in the sun day in and day out.

[seabeyond]

27. genetics... it is a wonderful thing

for some, lol.

forever i have had people tell me i look younger and i stopped that a decade ago. i tell them now.... i want a healthy, happy my age. not lookin to compete with a decade earlier. we are really pushing that in our society. i am not playing.

[estiparanoic]

30. If you did not know your age

how old would you act?

[seabeyond]

33. interesting question. i immediately thought as a kid i was a little adult.

i never did kid well. then, on the other hand, older i play, move like a kid. ok, well, hit a certain age and not gonna be a kid. lol

[one_voice]

38. 45 July 1st.

[seabeyond]

39. my hubby is a july 1st. he will be 47. i love my cancer. you people

are the easiest to get along with.

[JonLP24]

46. You haven't met my dad

anyways he is July 3rd.

[seabeyond]

56. no way.... so it isnt about being cancer? jut who he is, lol. ah well. ok. nt

[JonLP24]

72. He actually

is very humorous. He would play board games & video games with me, go fishing, camping. More willing to do things while my mom never felt like doing anything with me. He would probably be an easy person to get a long with but does or did(haven't seen him in years) have a bad side. I remember one time when I was in the bathtub and I couldn't remember what I did wrong but grabbed my head and banged it against the wall. There was one time he was sleeping on the couch and I guess I woke up as he came towards me, tried to grab my hair but it was cut short so it was effective so he settled for a slap. In fact when my parents divorced when I was 3 or 4, they had split custody and was originally supposed to live with him. My brother to my mom, it didn't last long at all as someone called police on him for spanking me in the Safeway parking lot. I guess spanking isn't wrong depending on who you asked but from what I gather it was very public event. I don't remember it, also don't remember anything about the trip I took from Colorado to Arizona but do remember first time I arrived in Phoenix.

Last time I saw him was 2003, he mentioned things like if Al Gore won we wouldn't be having these problems. There was a news report that I pointed out to him that Marilyn Musgrave (his represent ive at the time) wanted a Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage. He said, "Good. It's disgusting." I was done after that, no desire to see him again.

[seabeyond]

77. kids...

need so much more than this. this is what breaks my heart. it is a reality too many of our kids live in. i am so thankful i was given an healthy environment to grow up in. it doesnt take all the pains away, but the opportunity for less conflict is there anyway.

i want so much more for our kids. but, we are given what we are given and that is not going to happen.

pisses me off, though.

[one_voice]

53. LOL...my husband might disagree..

I think I'm pretty laid back. Not a whole lot gets to me and I'm not one to hold a grudge. Takes up too much time and energy.

[seabeyond]

57. the little things that are suppose to bug me, just dont. that makes it easy for me

anyway.

[mmonk]

40. Nunya.

[seabeyond]

41. quit mumblin'. geez, i cant hear that mumble

how any times have i told you KIDS to quit with the mumblin"

[HappyMe]

50. Oh, 90, you say!

[mmonk]

154. Almost.

Nunya beeswax.

[seabeyond]

155. lol... now i get it. nt

[mmonk]

157. My bad. I didn't finish.

My mind goes every once in awhile.

[seabeyond]

158. lol. that is what happens when you hit 39. see, dead give away. nt

[mmonk]

159. I suppose. Can't remember that far back.

But I am "holding".

[lonestarnot]

42. There is no older than dirt selection. Abstain.

[seabeyond]

58. ah ha. that would be the "over" group.... lol. nt

[Phentex]

112. LOL!...

[lunatica]

43. Interesting that as of my post there are 408 viewers

And only 171 voters.

Does that mean lurkers or DUers who are not telling their ages?

Interesting...

[HappyMe]

52. There are still those that lie about their age,

or refuse to tell it.

Live and lt live.

[seabeyond]

60. thanks for pointing that out, too. that is an important part of what i am looking at

also, with polls. this is the first one. and though there is a nifty element with transparent polls, i can see with some polls, it will stop people from voting. i understand that problem it solves with transparency. nothing is just .... perfect.

though. i do keep coming in myself and replying, or checking the polls. so i have a repeated number of view and only one vote. and i am sure with others, too.

[RKP5637]

129. There always seem to be a lot of watchers on DU. Often I wonder who

everyone is ... Sometimes, fairly often, I see an OP with several hundred viewers, and maybe only 1 or 2 replies.

[Earth_First]

44. 32, the new 22 I'm told...

I wanna meet the individual who coined that phrase...

[seabeyond]

61. ya... well, seems to have started with my generation. always gotta be younger than

what we are. i call bullshit, on that bullshit. i will be a healthy my age, and that is it. there always has to be a pressure on the shallow, from my generation adn just keeps getting worse. pretty soon, they are gonna have 50 yr olds really working and striving for 30. just let it go and be.

[tabbycat31]

153. I turned 32 last month

I can easily pass for 22 and I wish I was still 22

[mainer]

45. It skews old because the young'uns haven't gotten out of bed yet

On the east coast, it's only noon. How many teenagers get up before noon?

[seabeyond]

62. bah hahahaha. hm. i have two up and about and have been for hours

though i know what you mean. i have a niece that would sleep into afternoon, when she would visit. pissed me off. i dont let kids go beyond 10'ish..... before i am making noise.

[tnvoter]

51. just celebrated #43 two days ago....

[seabeyond]

63. happy bday two days ago.

tarus, stubborn but cool and interesting. my sons bday is today.

[Iggo]

54. Even though I'm fifty...

...I voted in the 51-60 group because I'm in my fifties.

[seabeyond]

64. just always have to be havin' someone breakin' the rules. do it your way

couldnt possibly do it mine. nope....



i always got along with people like you, as i rolled my eyes.

[Iggo]

68. Okay, okay. I'll swishem back.

I was just being' ornery.

[seabeyond]

69. dont you dare... llol. i thought it was cute

and i get why. there was a reason i did the numbers the way i did,

[flamingdem]

59. Younger boomers

as suspected

[Ichingcarpenter]

67. I find that the majority are more liberal than than your generation

after looking at who posted in those respective groups
I like that new feature.

Wait maybe I'm wrong ..... I need to feed the data into a computer........ wait I have one...... just a moment.... moment .... Dave?..... Nice renderings you did.

[seabeyond]

70. bah hahaha. k. i will wait for you analysis. nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

73. I'm 60 but the next group that signed

have even more of a liberal/ progressive tilt.
Strange, I looked backed on data from who nominates threads that I consider liberal/ progressive.

Of course its not scientific there is not enough data right now, but I would say I'm more liberal in my thinking than you as are others in your age group, but each group has its levels of stratification of left vs more right thinking.

Of course DU means nothing except for DU data.

The transparency in the new DU will allow further analysis which wasn't possible before.

[seabeyond]

93. that is interesting and makes a certain amount of sense.

in raising kids, ... there needs to be (for many of us) a little more structure, not to mention saving for retirement. once a certain age, a person can let go f a lot of concerns and focus on others. and the younger more liberal arent in a place where they have to concern themselves with certain issues, too. but will focus on others.

interesting iching, but i can see it.

[Buns_of_Fire]

113. Dave's not here, man.

[NNN0LHI]

71. I knew we were a bunch of old fogeys around here

That is why I get so nervous when everyone acts like their political activism began some time after George W. Bush became president.

Makes me start wondering who were these folks voting for during the 1980's?



Don

[Ichingcarpenter]

82. My adult Kids don't post here

they are in their early 30s now
but are extremely liberal.

Us old farts must remember this
to let the next generation take the reins
of the horse we have been on, they know
the horse is a wild bronco..... but for now the ride
is one hell of a ride.

[dixiegrrrrl]

138. My kids don't either, and they are very much to the left..thank god.

I had nightmares when they were young, during the Nixon years, that they would grow up and become Republicans...
I figured that would be just my luck.
then I had nightmares they would be drafted ( both boys) but the draft ended...whew.

[Sea-Dog]

78. Half of DU is going to be dropping off like flys soon

[Ichingcarpenter]

83. We've lost so great voices over the years in

all age stratums.

But yes statistics are not in our favor.

[dixiegrrrrl]

84. Well, on THAT cheery note......

[IMG][/IMG]

[Ichingcarpenter]

90. I won't back Down.... Tom Petty 61 one years young.

I will stand my ground

[seabeyond]

94. roflmfao. love the pic... with your comment. so true. nt

[westerebus]

101. No soup for you. n/t

[vaberella]

86. A year ago I was in the 21-30 group. 31, gonna be 32 in June. n/t

[seabeyond]

97. shit happens, ... but then

you get to get back to u.s. and family... yea.

going over the 30 line was way harder for me than hittin 40.

[vaberella]

108. I guess you start getting used to it when you get to 40. ^_^ n/t

[pinboy3niner]

111. Some do, some don't...

[ProfessorGAC]

168. I've Heard That's Common With Women

Women take 30 harder than 40 and men take 40 harder than 50. My wife was like you. Hitting 30 was a big deal. Hitting 40 not so much.

I'm not really an "age thinker" so i don't remember having any issues, but i've had friends for whom 40 seemed like a death sentence.

Not sure that my recollection is based on any science, but doesn't seem that hard to believe either.
GAC

[seabeyond]

169. you are probably right. i can see sense in that. me, i round up. when i turned 40

i rounded it up to 41. somewhere along the way i thought i was 41 and rounded it up to 42. next bday comes along and i think i am going to be 43. i am thinking, geez.... it seems like i just had my 40th. i had to do math three times to believe i was only gonna be 41.

that is about how much it means to me.

but i can see what you are saying

[Ichingcarpenter]

98. Then time starts to do a sucking noise.

which gets greater the older you get.

It has been proven that my time is not on the same
as what you experience vs even a six year old going on 7.

Face it........ Time is a relative that we don't meet very often vs time is relative.

Except on Holidays.

[seabeyond]

103. i heard people say that for a lifetime and younger would think how slow it moves

this, is a fact. "Then time starts to do a sucking noise." it is truly amazing.

[Douglas Carpenter]

88. so 86% are over 40 - and 64% are over 50

interesting

[Ichingcarpenter]

95. The data only considers participates in the poll not observers

Now if you want to look at the data on
who looks at DU a day.

I'm sure the NSA can tell you not only who
but how many times you look at any web site
and who you are, including data that would surprise you.

They have programs that their super computers would blow your mind.

[white_wolf]

99. Just thinking about what they can do is scary.

Some people can say only people who break the law need to worry, but I disagree with that. Besides, it isn't any of the government's business how many times I log onto DU.

[white_wolf]

89. 22. I feel like a child now.

I'm sure I'll eventually regret answering this.

[socialist_n_TN]

96. Maybe so wolf, BUT.............

you certainly are a precocious one!

I've learned from you. Age is not a predictor of wisdom in every case.

[Starry Messenger]

102. Revel in it!

Next thing you know, you'll be wondering if they make orthopedic Doc Martens and if you're getting enough fiber.

[white_wolf]

105. I know time flies.

Sometimes, I look back and I can't believe I'm out already 22. I'm dreading getting older, hell I'm already feeling nostalgic for the 90s, at times.

[orpupilofnature57]

117. It's all relative ,you live a

second at a time , looking back is the only way to mark it . Nostalgia is our reference point to be enjoyed ,not missed ,it is with us still.

[janx]

133. Time goes by so much faster the older you get.

But don't dread getting older; there's a lot of wisdom gained with age.

[ellisonz]

106. 25

[Ichingcarpenter]

109. Well, Almighty.. Lets get to point and roll another joint.

&feature=autoplay&list=AL94UKMTqg-9Bxtssnwb3PCg7vJ0ga4OA-&playnext=2


Guess I'm .......listening to too much on youtube.
from the 'old days'......

[ellisonz]

110. I don't get why old people like Tom Petty. n/t

[jillan]

115. Because he was popular while I was growing up.

I love his music.

[Buns_of_Fire]

124. "Paul McCartney. Hmmmm. Wasn't he in a group before Wings?"

I keed, I keed. My son was always surprised when I could rap along with Sir Mix-A-Lot on "Baby Got Back."

Once sixteen, always sixteen. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[Warren DeMontague]

188. I saw Tom Petty put on a kick ass rock and roll show.

'course, this was 1985... The "southern accents" tour I think.

Anyway, Tom petty is great.

[seabeyond]

114. kids today, lol. petty, cool. his generation screams for beiber.... lol

[ellisonz]

119. Do not!

[seabeyond]

122. rebecca black???

actually, sons were naming all kinds of bands of your time and i was like.... but i like them. cant use that as a jab

[JI7]

116. 33, the results of the poll are similar to polls i have seen previously on this

[Blue_In_AK]

120. I'll vote in an innocuous poll like this

because people here who know me know how old I am anyway, but I won't be voting in polls that actually ask my opinion about anything. Polling should be like voting -- private.

[seabeyond]

123. i agree

i have skipped polls already, i would have thrown a vote in, but dont, just cause i dont want any crap. one side or the other, the same can happen. and i just do NOT need any more controversy

[Posteritatis]

136. Yeah, definitely

Especially considering how ridiculously loaded a lot of polls posted here are, tying usernames to the responses seems designed to cause people to fight over who thinks what in the things.

[Terra Alta]

125. I just turned 31 last month.

I feel like a baby compared to most of y'all.. lol.

[Cali_Democrat]

130. Me too!

I have the same birthday as Bin Laden

[Joe Shlabotnik]

126. This is interesting

love this census-y kind of stuff.

[RebelOne]

132. 73 here and glad I have lived this long.

Getting older is better than the alternative.

[seabeyond]

134. yep... i am all for giving old a try. nt

[Vanje]

137. 56

yet I still seem to be undergoing puberty.

[Shankapotomus]

139. 45

[LadyHawkAZ]

140. 39.

Turning 40 this Oct.

[seabeyond]

141. that is a good age.

mine is oct 13. yours?

[LadyHawkAZ]

142. 21st

Libras totally rule!

[seabeyond]

145. i think

FIL 6th, me, niece 16th, son 22, brother 23, another borther 24, MIL 24, best friend 24th. lol

lots of bdays in oct....

[LadyHawkAZ]

146. My best friend and I share a birthday.

Which means we never forget each others' birthday. lol

[MrSlayer]

143. I've been posting here for 11 years.

Damn.

[DutchLiberal]

144. 26.

Damn, there's little of us here.

[WillyT]

147. 56... Damn... We're A Bunch Of Old Farts, No ???

[seabeyond]

148. no.... just gettin going. lol.

read post 78.... looking at the bright side.

[Scurrilous]

149. 51 - 60 way in the lead.

Blame Nixon!

[seabeyond]

150. if we didnt have that ole transparency thing, i could edit 50 age range would be waaaay in the

lead.

cant get away with it now, lol.

[Odin2005]

151. I'm 26. I'm suprised by how many Boomers are here!

Most internet message boards are dominated by younger age groups.

[hfojvt]

160. so am I

because it feels more like junior high sometimes, but it is just a bunch of crotchety old folks saying "neener, neener" to each other. Maybe if another poll was done asking for education level. We're probably a bunch of college know-it-alls.

[ButterflyBlood]

156. Wow no under 21s. I was when I started posting.

Now 28. Wow.

[Odin2005]

163. I was 19 when joined.

[Ter]

162. This is the oldest forum board I have ever seen

Only here do I look like a kid. Everywhere else, I'm the old man born in the 70's.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

164. It there's a stale smell on this side of the hill

Must be all the old farts.

Get it?

[countryjake]

165. Where is Ava? Isn't she still a member here?

And would she be over 21, by now?

(jeepers, I don't even want to contemplate the answer to that...are we all getting old, or what, but I'm afraid that maybe even she wouldn't be able to check that first box!)

[seabeyond]

170. she was 15, 16? around 2004. you do the math, lol.

23, 24?

[countryjake]

180. Actually, I think she'll be 22 this October...

cause I remember a couple of birthday wishes that have been posted here, since she began creating her videos. I hope she has made the move with us over to DU3!

So we have no one at all, young enough to fit your first category? That makes me a bit sad, I must say. My age group has been gradually disappearing...where is the new blood? I sure hope they are all out there, preparing for tomorrow.

[Phentex]

177. I believe she's in college...

unless I have her confused with someone else.

[countryjake]

181. Thank you, yes, I remember when she was moving out to NYU,

and I would expect that she must be busy expanding her knowledge and honing her talent in her media works.

I just hope that she has signed up for the new DU.

[a la izquierda]

166. I'm 34

and lived through Reagan, remembering a lot of it pretty vividly. That's enough to horrify any thinking person.

[ProfessorGAC]

167. So Far Your Prediction Looks Solid

50's, then 40's, and the 60's.

Not a gigantic surprise, i guess, but more dominant than i would have guessed.

But, you pretty much nailed it in your OP.

[tanyev]

171. One level higher than when I first signed up at DU.

Sigh.

[rox63]

178. Will be 49 in a few weeks

And I see the big 5-0 looming on the horizon...

[YvonneCa]

182. Rox63...

...

[rox63]

184. Back atcha!

[Aerows]

179. I feel downright youthful in my late 30's LOL

Thanks for making me feel better today

[RZM]

183. Very interesting

I assumed the mean age here was over 40, but it looks to be closer to 50, maybe even higher. It's noticeable too, especially in 'nostalgia' threads and also when posters write about personal experiences and reminisces.

I wonder what accounts for it? I would guess many things, but a big one is probably the political nature of the board. Younger people seem less likely to be registered to vote and to follow politics closely. Today's teens and 20-somethings are probably too busy with sites like reddit and the failblog to spend too much time posting about politics.

I also wonder if it has something to do with the liberal activism in the 60s-70s. Old habits die hard and not everyone was 'mugged by reality,' as it were . You also those who converted to liberalism later in life and have a lot of pent up liberalism they want to express. My grandfather was such a person.

Not sure how this fits in, but I noticed the other day that the 10 youngest House members are all Republicans. I don't think it means Generation Y is becoming more Republican - the opposite is true. Probably it's mostly a product of recent Republican gains in the house, which skews the newbies in their direction. Still, I did think of it after seeing this poll.

[lpbk2713]

185. Any more?

[seabeyond]

186. thanks for kicking. i was thinking about doing that yesterday

but forgot.

just in case there were more that wanted to vote.

thanks

[Warren DeMontague]

187. All the people who assume I am a 15 year old boy are going to be greatly surprised. Nt

[LongTomH]

190. We need to do some outreach among younger people.

I realize this was not a "scientific poll;" but, Democratic Underground's age range does seem to be skewed to the middle age and older cohorts. We need some young people to provide some really new ideas and energy.

And we need to think about who will carry on! Sorry to have to tell you this gang, but we aren't immortal!

[countryjake]

196. I agree!

I was greatly surprised at the lack of youth we have here, now.

It seems that other polls we've had in the past showed a few more on the young side than this one does, tho us over-the-hillers really have always held the majority. It's actually disappointing to see, after all this time.

[IDemo]

191. In the year 2024, if Man is still alive, if Woman can survive,

Whoa, whoa, I'll be pretty damn old.

[bigtree]

192. go Lumpy!

[seabeyond]

194. lol. i hear ya. nt

[FSogol]

195. What year is this?

[Poll_Blind]

197. Kick! nt

PB

[AverageJoe90]

198. I'm 21 myself.

So I guess that makes me one of the 'juniors', right? (or maybe freshmen) LOL. :p

[Electric Monk]

199. kick nt

[unreadierLizard]

200. Just turned 20 this year. n/t

[Electric Monk]

201. kick nt