Whats the average age of us dopers

[Trust]

After reading a thread showing that countless people had read thousands of books, I am very curious as to just how old everyone is on here? Being only 20, I feel very young on these boards.

[What the .... ?!?!]

After reading a thread showing that countless people had read thousands of books, I am very curious as to just how old everyone is on here? Being only 20, I feel very young on these boards.

The two of us have an average age of 33.5

[AskNott]

I think you'll find that nearly all of us have been alive since we were born. A few claim to be zombies or vampires, and I don't know if Cthulu's age can be calculated. The last time or two this question has come up, it seemed the largest group of answers clustered in the twenties.

I'm 56, and I know I'm not the oldest Doper.

By the way, Trust, this thread will probably be deemed a survey and whisked off to IMHO.

[chaoticbear]

chaoticbear, age 18, my prediction is in the mid 20's.

[Eliahna]

I'm 29. I'm not sure, but I think a few years ago the average was mid-30's and it's now dropped to late 20's... or maybe I just felt younger than everyone because I was younger, and now I've caught up :D

[Roderick Femm]

I think you'll find that nearly all of us have been alive since we were born. A few claim to be zombies or vampires, and I don't know if Cthulu's age can be calculated. The last time or two this question has come up, it seemed the largest group of answers clustered in the twenties.

I'm 56, and I know I'm not the oldest Doper.

By the way, Trust, this thread will probably be deemed a survey and whisked off to IMHO. Another 56-year-old here. I've read a lot of posts from young and middle-aged, not so many from older than me, so I'm going to guess mid-30's.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

42.

Oddly, I look younger than both of my younger brothers.

[MessyPaint]

blooming 22

but really, i feel so far behind

[What Exit?]

You may want to look over this thread (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344030) started by Idle Thoughts
(BTW 39)

Jim

[Starlite]

I'm 53.

My guess is 36 - 39


How's that for hedging a bet? :D

[scotandrsn]

Lessee, as of the OP the average is 20.

By post #2, we're at 33.5
By post #3, we're at 41
By post #4, we're at 35.25
By post #5, we're at 34
By post #6, we're at 37.667
By post #7, we're at 38 2/7
By post #8, we're at 36.25
By post #9, we're at 36.556
By post #10, we're at 38.2
And now we're at 38 2/11

[Madd Maxx]

I'm 27 now but in under two months I'll be 28.

[ombre3]

Lessee, as of the OP the average is 20.

By post #2, we're at 33.5
By post #3, we're at 41
By post #4, we're at 35.25
By post #5, we're at 34
By post #6, we're at 37.667
By post #7, we're at 38 2/7
By post #8, we're at 36.25
By post #9, we're at 36.556
By post #10, we're at 38.2
And now we're at 38 2/11

62 here.

Just trying to improve things up to possibly 40 on average.

40 was a nice year-------no matter what they say.

[samclem]

61 this year.

But still able to lift this one over to IMHO.

samclem GQ moderator

[Thin Ice]

54 years, 7 months

[LiQUiDBuD]

I'm 25.

There..that should lower the average just a bit :)

[Dorjän]

I'm 30.

[tomndebb]

Arithmetic mean?

Median?

Mode?

Geometric mean?

Which average were you looking for?

I hate vague questions. We always wind up with the wrong answers.
;)

[SandyHook]

58.553425 more or less.

[Kaotic Newtral]

36 and feeling fine!

[Angel of the Lord]

22. I'm divisible by 11, at least.

[LSLGuy]

47. In the Prime so to speak ....

[ultrafilter]

Which average were you looking for?

I'm going with the harmonic mean here.

Seriously, the average age of US dopers is probably right around thirty or so with a high variance. FWIW, I'm 25.

[Johanna]

I'm 46. As the 22nd Doper to post my age in this thread, I just brought the average to about 39.9 and my prediction is 35 plus or minus... something.

[Kaotic Newtral]

I'm 46. As the 22nd Doper to post my age in this thread, I just brought the average to about 39.9 and my prediction is 35 plus or minus... something.
I'd even think it's higher...reading this board for the last 6 years I feel pretty close to younger than the median at times. I'd put it around 38. I'll probably, obviously be wrong though.

[ZebraShaSha]

I was 16 when I started and I am about to be 18, for what it is worth.

[Antigen]

I'm 25

[Rodgers01]

Another 25 year old. (Which still sounds kinda old to me...I guess because I can no longer claim to be in my "early 20s" -- it's like a whole new phase of life... :mad: )

I was going to ask why you were just wondering about American dopers, but then I realized that you didn't capitalize us for a reason... :smack: Older, but not wiser...

[inkleberry]

I'm 28..29 on 12/4.

[Treviathan]

I'm 25, but my inner child is an arthritic, cantankerous 65-year-old.

Well, at least this non-weekend he is.

[Larry Borgia]

43. I hope this thread bears fruit. I'm curious about the average doper age myself.

[Lobot]

27 here.

I'm predicting around 35, too, though I suspect that different age-groups gravitate towards different forums. GD, I think, draws an older crowd than MPSIMS, for example.

[soulmurk]

My guess is 32, but that all depends upon who shows up to answer.

Which is why I popped in... 30 here, and hoping to bring down the average of the older (and wiser!) Dopers so we can maintain our sleek, sexy, hip public image.

[Kaotic Newtral]

My guess is 32, but that all depends upon who shows up to answer.

Which is why I popped in... 30 here, and hoping to bring down the average of the older (and wiser!) Dopers so we can maintain our sleek, sexy, hip public image.

This would be a GREAT sticky thread. Obviously we'd need a small shell script to peruse the posts and update the ages though. :)

[Oregon sunshine]

I am 37, for now.

[A.R. Cane]

We just did this, as jrfranchi has pointed out. I was hoping to see an average come out of the previous thread, but noooo!
Maybe this one will bear fruit, although I think it's going to take several hundred responses to have any hope of accuracy.
I turn 67 in Jan. '06. That should give a boost to the median.

[eveanyn]

I'm 32.

[Der Trihs]

37, 38 in a few weeks.

[Happy Lendervedder]

30. I like 30.

[Idle Thoughts]

26 in 3 days.

[BlackKnight]

24

[crowmanyclouds]

42

[Ice Wolf]

42.

[DMark]

Man in bar: So, how old are you?
Mary: Almost 40.
Man in bar: Give me a call sometime. (hands her a business card and walks away)
Rhoda to Mary: Hey, I happen to know you are 43!
Mary: So...that's almost 40.


So, I am almost 50.

[Dunderman]

28. I often feel young (not in a good way, mind) around here.

[amarone]

46

[OslerKnew]

48

[Stark Raven Mad]

19. Most of you are old enough to be my parents.

[River Hippie]

I'm 48.

[whistlepig]

43.

[David Simmons]

You may want to look over this thread (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344030) started by Idle Thoughts
(BTW 39)

JimOr this one (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=148170&highlight=doper+ages) by Pablito

[Campion]

Most of you are old enough to be my parents.
Word to the wise: Don't ever say this to your boss. Like, when you find out how long the boss has been with the company, an appropriate response emphatically is not, "You've worked here longer than I've been alive!" Trust me on this one.

[Nic2004]

49 here. Will turn the big Five-O in May of '06. Whooo whoo!

[Blalron]

21

[maddog]

43.

[Gundhilde]

I'm 22, but may as well be 23, as I have a birthday December 7th.

Side note, I've been on the SDMB since I was 16! :) It's definitely seen me through some formative years!

[Gail]

I'm 47.

[pullin]

49

[BiblioCat]

I'll be 41 on Wednesday.

Just one more pulling up the average.

[enipla]

I'm 44.


But I feel like I'm ..... 44.

[Anaamika]

I'm 29. I'll be 30 on the 30th, but I'm not going around saying I'm 30 yet.

[OldBroad]

63 (as of 11/25) I'm not the oldest doper but I think I'm the oldest female.

[Nic2004]

63 (as of 11/25) I'm not the oldest doper but I think I'm the oldest female.
Happy Birthday OldBroad !!!



Not everyday you can make that statement and live :)

[moonstarssun]

I'm 35, but I predict that will change next summer.

[shimmery]

19.

[LavenderBlue]

I'm 35 and having one of the best years of my life so far! Older really can be better.

[panache45]

I turned 60 last month. :eek:

[dbuzman]

I'm only 39. Will be 40 on Jan 12. Still feel like a kid though.

[Oy!]

49 here. Will turn the big Five-O in May of '06. Whooo whoo!

I'll beat you to it by two months.

[Critical Mass]

Hard to believe that with this group of people, there hasn't been an update after every post.

Here are the statistics.

Number of posters who indicated ages: 61

Arithmetic Mean: 37.4
Median: 37
Mode: 25 with five dopers

[The Weird One]

One of the things I like about the SDMB are the perspectives that different generations bring to discussions.

I'm 24.

[Elendil's Heir]

Just turned 41.

[Sal Ammoniac]

39 here. Average, in other words.

[MrsMonkey]

I'm 30.

[Labdad]

54

[pbbth]

23

[Hostile Dialect]

19 for about 2 months now. Joined a month after 17th birthday, FWIW. 18th year sucked, but 19th is starting to look pretty decent.

[Redwing]

31 Here.

[Mint Julep]

28

[CalMeacham]

50 in a couple of days.


My God, I'm old.




But I'm playing a guy half my age at racquetball tonight. Beating him, usually, too. That takes a bit of the sting out.

[elmwood]

39.

Based on what I've seen at Dopefests, I'd put the median Doper age in the mid-30s.

[gfloyd]

20

[wonderlust]

50 here. I'd had the idea that the mean would be around 40's.

[Corporate Hippie]

21

[Grey area]

20, turning 21 in august.

[ms.deanna]

42 with a bullet.