X-Message-Number: 27762 References: <> From: David Stodolsky <> Subject: Re: FDGD 2006 Survey Analysis/Commentary (LONG) Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:01:42 +0200 On 20 Mar 2006, at 22:37, Kennita Watson wrote: > > Frozen Dead Guy Days 2006 > Cryonics Awareness/Attitudes Survey > > Questions About Grandpa Bredo > 1) Do you think Grandpa Bredo has been properly cryopreserved? 12 > _Yes 30 _No 38 _Don't know Yes/No difference is significant, as is Yes/No/Maybe difference. > > 2) What do you think the chances are that science will ever allow us > to revive Grandpa Bredo? > 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% > 90% 100% > 38 from 0-10% > 14 20-40% > 13 50% (the "I don't know" answer) > 8 60-80% > 5 90-100% Mean value of 28% is sig. different from 50%. > > > 3) If >0%, how many years do you think it will be before he is > revived? > 4 _<20 > 16 _20-50 > 15 _50-100 > 13 _100-200 > 1 _200-500 > 2 _>500 Sig. > > > 4) Do you think Grandpa Bredo should be: (choose one) > 27 _ left where he is? > 4 _ removed from dry ice and buried or cremated? > 7 _ taken to a cryonics facility and stored in liquid nitrogen? > 1 _ moved to a more prominent and easy-to-reach location? > 33 _ handled however the family wants? > 2 _ other > (specify) > .? > 5 _ no opinion Sig. > > > Questions About Frozen Dead Guy Days > > > 5) The Frozen Dead Guy Days trivialize cryonics and make it look > ridiculous. 2 Yes / 56 No / 22 Maybe Yes/No sig. different. > > > 6) People serious about cryonics might attend the Frozen Dead Guy > Days. 45 Yes / 8 No / 27 Maybe Yes/No sig dif. > > > 7) I feel more positive towards cryonics with a cryonicist here to > explain it. 37 Yes / 16 No / 27 Maybe Yes/No sig. dif. > > > 8) The media will use the Frozen Dead Guy Days to give cryonics a bad > name. 12 Yes / 43 No / 23 Maybe Yes/No sig. dif. > > > 9) Cryonics patients and the Frozen Dead Guy are pretty much the > same. 15 Yes / 42 No / 20 Maybe Yes/No sig. dif. > > > 10) The Frozen Dead Guy Days are a good place to do cryonics > outreach. 43 Yes / 13 No / 23 Maybe Yes/No sig. dif. > > > Questions About Cryonics > 11) Do you think science will ever allow us to revive anyone > currently cryonically preserved? > no way! > maybe > probably > of course! > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > 9 10 NS dif. from 5 > > > 12) If so, how many years would you guess it will be before the first > successful revival? > 6 _<20 > 23 _20-50 > 20 _50-100 > 15 _100-200 > 3 _200-500 > 3 _>500 Sig. > > > 13) If not, how many years do you think it will be before we are able > to cryonically preserve > people so that they can be revived at some later date? > 5 _<20 > 13 _20-50 > 12 _50-100 > 7 _100-200 > 1 _200-500 > 2 _>500 > 5 _Never Sig. > > 14) Before Frozen Dead Guy Days 2006, did you know that cryonics is > accessible to the general > public (for example, payable by means of a life insurance policy)? > 36 _Yes 43 _No NS > > > Questions About You > 16) What is your current age? > 7 _<18 > 11 _18-25 > 18 _26-35 > 17 _36-45 > 16 _46-55 > 9 _56-65 > 2 _66-75 > 0 _>75 Sig. > > > 17) You are: 35_Male 44_Female NS > > 18) How much would you say you enjoy life overall now? > Not at all > some > pretty well > very much! > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > 9 10 Mean 8.3 is sig. dif. from 5 > > > 19) Till what age would you like to live if you could be in good > health the entire time? (circle one) > 5 <70, 20 70-90, 24 90-120, 3 120-150, 5 150-200, 3 > 200-300, 1 300-500, 2 500-1000, 0 >1000, 14 no limit Sig. dif. > > > > 20) What do you guess the world will be like in the far future, > compared to today? > 5 _much worse > 22 _ worse > 18 _about the same > 21 _ better > 10_much better Sig. dif. > > > 21) If money were no object, would you consider cryonic preservation > for yourself (and, if you > like, for people you care about)? 9 _Yes 48 _No 21 _Maybe > Last year there were 30 Yes, 46 No, 3 Maybe Yes/No Sig. If money were no object, most would not consider cryonic preservation. dss David Stodolsky Skype: davidstodolsky Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=27762