Gamer Age - What year were you born?

[Plane Sailing]

So... it meets your needs and you're dismissive of methods that people who do this for a living have developed.

Well, if the results mean something to you, then knock yerself out.

There is no point in coming to a thread and arguing with the way that the original poster sets up his poll. Please don't do it.

Thanks

 

[GreatLemur]

1974: The birth year of folks who were aged 9-11 during the run of the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. WotC really oughta be trying to get a new cartoon made. I am serious.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Prelinary comparison to the previous Year of Birth poll on the General Forum indicates that the overall age with interest in 4E is somewhat younger than the general age here at ENWorld:


The spike in 1974 is also not as pronounced.

I'm looking at the current data (499 members polled) versus the older poll data you posted and I see no difference. The largest number of members was born in 1974 in both polls. I broke the groups down into brackets and got this:

<15 - 1% now vs. 0.88% in the older poll.
15-24: 13.03% vs. 12.94%
25-34: 45.10% vs. 45.39%
35-44: 35.07% vs. 34.87%
45+ : 5.8% vs 5.92%

The percentages are nearly identical.

 

[KarinsDad]

I'm looking at the current data (499 members polled) versus the older poll data you posted and I see no difference. The largest number of members was born in 1974 in both polls. I broke the groups down into brackets and got this:

<15 - 1% now vs. 0.88% in the older poll.
15-24: 13.03% vs. 12.94%
25-34: 45.10% vs. 45.39%
35-44: 35.07% vs. 34.87%
45+ : 5.8% vs 5.92%

The percentages are nearly identical.

Nearly identical? Hardly.

That's what happens when you group the data into large ranges and do not look at the raw data. For example, grouping it into a single group will always yield 100%.

But, if you look at it more carefully, you'll notice some differences (518 respondents).

                This poll               Earlier poll
2000	3	0.58%	0.58%	1	0.12%	0.12%
1999	0	0%	0.58%	1	0.12%	0.24%
1998	0	0%	0.58%	0	0%	0.24%
1997	0	0%	0.58%	0	0%	0.24%
1996	0	0%	0.58%	1	0.12%	0.36%
1995	2	0.39%	0.97%	0	0%	0.36%
1994	0	0%	0.97%	0	0%	0.36%
1993	0	0%	0.97%	0	0%	0.36%
1992	1	0.19%	1.16%	2	0.23%	0.59%
1991	0	0%	1.16%	0	0%	0.59%
1990	1	0.19%	1.35%	1	0.12%	0.71%
1989	1	0.19%	1.54%	6	0.70%	1.41%
1988	4	0.77%	2.31%	9	1.04%	2.45%
1987	4	0.77%	3.08%	10	1.16%	3.61%
1986	7	1.35%	4.43%	13	1.51%	5.12%
1985	13	2.51%	[b]6.94%[/b]	20	2.32%	[b]7.44%[/b]

1984	17	3.28%	10.22%	18	2.09%	9.53%
1983	17	3.28%	13.50%	19	2.20%	11.73%
1982	20	3.86%	17.36%	20	2.32%	14.05%
1981	19	3.67%	21.03%	25	2.90%	16.95%
1980	23	4.44%	25.47%	19	2.20%	19.15%
1979	18	3.47%	28.94%	21	2.44%	21.59%
1978	13	2.51%	31.45%	24	2.78%	24.37%
1977	27	5.21%	[b]36.66%[/b]	24	2.78%	[b]27.15%[/b]

1976	25	4.83%	41.49%	52	6.03%	33.18%
1975	24	4.63%	46.12%	40	4.64%	37.82%
1974	34	6.56%	52.68%	98	11.37%	49.19%
1973	30	5.79%	58.47%	63	7.31%	56.50%
1972	30	5.79%	64.26%	57	6.61%	63.11%
1971	25	4.83%	69.09%	56	6.50%	69.61%
1970	27	5.21%	74.30%	47	5.45%	75.06%
1969	25	4.83%	79.13%	48	5.57%	80.63%
1968	19	3.67%	82.80%	34	3.94%	84.57%
1967	23	4.44%	[b]87.24%[/b]	32	3.71%	[b]88.28%[/b]

1966	18	3.47%	90.71%	16	1.86%	90.14%
1965	11	2.12%	92.83%	17	1.97%	92.11%
1964	4	0.77%	93.60%	14	1.62%	93.73%
1963	3	0.58%	94.18%	9	1.04%	94.77%
1962	7	1.35%	95.53%	12	1.39%	96.16%
1961	6	1.16%	96.69%	2	0.23%	96.39%
1960	3	0.58%	97.27%	11	1.28%	97.67%
1959	3	0.58%	97.85%	5	0.58%	98.25%
1958	1	0.19%	98.04%	2	0.23%	98.48%
1957	3	0.58%	98.62%	3	0.35%	98.83%
1956	2	0.39%	99.01%	3	0.35%	99.18%
1955	1	0.19%	99.20%	1	0.12%	99.30%
1954	1	0.19%	99.39%	0	0%	99.30%
1953	0	0%	99.39%	1	0.12%	99.42%
1952	0	0%	99.39%	2	0.23%	99.65%
1951	1	0.19%	99.58%	0	0%	99.65%
1950	0	0%	99.58%	0	0%	99.65%
1949	0	0%	99.58%	0	0%	99.65%
1948	1	0.19%	99.77%	1	0.12%	99.77%
1947	0	0%	99.77%	0	0%	99.77%
1946	0	0%	99.77%	0	0%	99.77%
1945	0	0%	99.77%	1	0.12%	99.89%
1944	0	0%	99.77%	0	0%	99.89%
1943	0	0%	99.77%	0	0%	99.89%
1942	0	0%	99.77%	0	0%	99.89%
1941	1	0.19%	99.96%	1	0.12%	100.01%
or earlier

For example, the peak range in the original poll was 1967 to 1976. 10 years and 61% of the people.

In the new poll, that same 10 years is only 51% of the people.

9% of the people in the new poll are YOUNGER than 1976 versus the original poll whereas only 1% are older.


And most of those younger people are in the 1977 to 1984 range (30% versus 20%).


So yes, there are some significant differences if one only looks at the raw data.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Well, it appears part of the problem was I screwed up the data in the earlier poll when I copied it from the table you put in above. That really messed up the percentages in the age brackets. My bad.

 

[JVisgaitis]

1976. While I'm not part of the largest group, I am 2 years younger!

 

[Kafen]

1977, here - It was the cartoon that pointed me to DND. And, I am keen to see how 4e turns out.

 

[Baby Samurai]

Yep, 74' here as well…eerie.