# average doper age? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 5, 2002, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625 "2002-12-05T03:59:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/1 "2002-12-05T03:59:45Z")
So, what do you think is the average age of a poster to the sdmb? Feel free to differentiate avg newbie age vs avg oldie age if that helps. I’m just trying to get a feel for things here. Sometimes it seems like most everyone posting is well into ‘adulthood’, married or with an SO or with kids or something; other times it seems like half the posters are still in college (or high school). Do you feel like you’re older than most other posters, younger than most, or right in the middle? I know there’s no such thing as an “average doper,” still, I’d like to hear some guesses about our collective ‘stats’. BTW, I’m 38. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/2 "2002-12-05T04:08:33Z")
32, Female, Goddess of Wisdom here. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/3 "2002-12-05T04:12:58Z")
I’m 37 and I think I am older than a lot of the other posters. ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/4 "2002-12-05T04:21:52Z")
I’m 28. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/5 "2002-12-05T04:34:56Z")
28, 29 in less than a month. ---
**Author:** ![lindsay.reid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@lindsay.reid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsay.reid)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/6 "2002-12-05T04:39:00Z")
21…and I feel like I’m younger than most… ---
**Author:** ![Magickly\_Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magickly\_Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magickly_Delicious)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/7 "2002-12-05T04:39:45Z")
22 ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/8 "2002-12-05T04:41:32Z")
My guess would be that the average age is around 30, or at least, that the average age weighted by post-count is. I’m 21 ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/9 "2002-12-05T04:42:03Z")
55 ---
**Author:** ![super\_head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@super\_head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/super_head)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/10 "2002-12-05T04:53:48Z")
31 here. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/11 "2002-12-05T04:55:27Z")
43…an older Doper, I am…:eek: ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/12 "2002-12-05T04:55:46Z")
Well, geez. Where do I fit in? 22, married, still in college, and a homeowner. Best of both worlds, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/13 "2002-12-05T05:11:33Z")
im 29 ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/14 "2002-12-05T05:21:00Z")
young’n here… 19. ---
**Author:** ![Jonmarzie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jonmarzie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonmarzie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/15 "2002-12-05T05:42:49Z")
I’m 19 years old. :suck thumb: ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/16 "2002-12-05T05:51:59Z")
29 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/17 "2002-12-05T05:56:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ruby \* > \*\*43…an older Doper, I am…:eek: \*\* Only slightly older than I am (43 next month!).😃 ---
**Author:** ![njufoic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@njufoic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njufoic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/18 "2002-12-05T06:01:31Z")
19 -Andrew L ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/19 "2002-12-05T06:05:21Z")
I, too am 19 - but only for another month (and three days)! ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/20 "2002-12-05T06:14:21Z")
28, but only for another month. (and three days)! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625.md?page=2)