# In which 5-year period were you born? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 10, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333 "2013-04-10T16:29:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/21 "2013-04-11T05:45:48Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Looks like the median birth date so far is 1968, which is consistent with the Leap Year poll. Woo-hoo! Go '68! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/22 "2013-04-11T05:54:20Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Alright, fess up - who’s the seven year old? It’s a public poll. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > It is a pretty nice bell curve atm. That was my first thought which is embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/23 "2013-04-11T09:05:31Z")
Born in 1986 🙂 You all are making me feel so young 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/24 "2013-04-11T09:46:10Z")
I can legitimately have “69” in my usernames. But I don’t, because it’s lame. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/25 "2013-04-11T09:47:59Z")
I’m a Baby Boomer - I was born in 1974, as part of the post-1973 war baby boom. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/26 "2013-04-11T10:04:47Z")
Alessan, you are NOT a baby boomer. Oh wait… I just read your second sentence. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/27 "2013-04-11T10:36:57Z")
One more for 1965-1970. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/28 "2013-04-11T17:48:35Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > Click on the number and all will be revealed. Oh yeah! So, **Pixel\_Dent** is our resident seven year old, eh? Good to know. 🙂 I also thought it was a very nice bell curve. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/29 "2013-04-11T17:51:02Z")
It was a mistake to make this a public poll; lots of us don’t want to announce this type information. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/30 "2013-04-11T18:02:11Z")
1. I’m just a kiddo. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/31 "2013-04-11T18:06:41Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > It was a mistake to make this a public poll; lots of us don’t want to announce this type information. You have a point, but at least 200 people don’t agree. Here’s how things look after 200 votes, with cumulative percentages added: ```auto View Poll Results: In which 5-year period were you born? 1936-1940 1 0.50% 0.50% 1941-1945 6 3.00% 3.50% 1946-1950 7 3.50% 7.00% 1951-1955 11 5.50% 12.50% 1956-1960 24 12.00% 24.50% 1961-1965 31 15.50% 40.00% 1966-1970 43 21.50% 61.50% 1971-1975 23 11.50% 73.00% 1976-1980 22 11.00% 84.00% 1981-1985 19 9.50% 93.50% 1986-1990 10 5.00% 98.50% 1991-1995 1 0.50% 99.00% 1996-2000 1 0.50% 99.50% 2001-2005 0 0% 2006-2010 1 0.50% 100.00% Voters: 200 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/32 "2013-04-11T19:44:49Z")
For comparison’s sake, here are some summaries of two earlier anonymous polls dealing with the age issue. This one is still open: > **[How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610944)** > > In another thread, Really? Hmm. Let’s find out! I just did ranges, not exact ages, but you can post your age if you want. I think 13 is the minimum age to be a Doper. Poll to follow. ETA: I am 35. How old are you? 06-02-2011, 03:33 PM Anaamika ```auto View Poll Results: What age range do you fall into? 13-20 19 2.47% 2.47% 21-30 164 21.35% 23.82% 31-40 212 27.60% 51.42% 41-50 221 28.78% 80.20% 51-60 108 14.06% 94.26% 61-70 35 4.56% 98.82% 71-80 4 0.52% 99.34% 81-90 3 0.39% 99.73% 91-100 2 0.26% 99.99% Voters: 768 ``` This one has been closed for some time: > **[THIS IS THE DOPER YEAR/MONTH/DECADE OF BIRTH POLL (ignore all others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=555733)** > > A Poll: click your birth year/month/decade Inspired obviously by the birth year poll, I’ve placed a poll here as a column to determine by completely non-scientific random sample the average and mode ages of Dopers. Please select the 2 year range in... THIS IS THE DOPER YEAR/MONTH/DECADE OF BIRTH POLL (ignore all others) 03-13-2010, 11:24 AM Sampiro ```auto View Poll Results: Please choose 3: The Year (range), Decade, and Month of your birth Year: On or before December 31, 1929 2 0.66% 0.66% Year: 1930-1931 0 0% Year: 1932-1933 0 0% Year: 1934-1935 0 0% Year: 1936-1937 1 0.33% 0.99% Year: 1938-1939 0 0% Year: 1940-1941 1 0.33% 1.32% Year: 1942-1943 0 0% Year: 1944-1945 4 1.32% 2.64% Year: 1946-1947 1 0.33% 2.97% Year: 1948-1949 6 1.98% 4.95% Year: 1950-1951 4 1.32% 6.27% Year: 1952-1953 3 0.99% 7.26% Year: 1954-1955 10 3.30% 10.56% Year: 1956-1957 12 3.96% 14.52% Year: 1958-1959 12 3.96% 18.48% Year: 1960-1961 15 4.95% 23.43% Year: 1962-1963 8 2.64% 26.07% Year: 1964-1965 14 4.62% 30.69% Year: 1966-1967 16 5.28% 35.97% Year: 1968-1969 20 6.60% 42.57% Year: 1970-1971 24 7.92% 50.49% Year: 1972-1973 15 4.95% 55.44% Year: 1974-1975 11 3.63% 59.07% Year: 1976-1977 14 4.62% 63.69% Year: 1978-1979 19 6.27% 69.96% Year: 1980-1981 23 7.59% 77.55% Year: 1982-1983 31 10.23% 87.78% Year: 1984-1985 11 3.63% 91.41% Year: 1986-1987 16 5.28% 96.69% Year: 1988-1989 5 1.65% 98.34% Year: 1990-1991 2 0.66% 99.00% Year: 1992-1993 2 0.66% 99.66% Year: 1994-1995 0 0% Year: 1996-1997 1 0.33% 99.99% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 303 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Beelzebubba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/33 "2013-04-12T07:18:37Z")
I was born in Feb 1975, just four weeks after my mom turned 20! Mom was a big fan of Olivia Newton-John and she listened to “Let Me Be There” and “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)” constantly while she was pregnant with me… I was the ONLY kid in the 1st grade (or in the state of Georgia, probably) who had a Xanadu lunchbox! And those old ONJ songs always put me in a good mood even now… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/34 "2013-04-13T15:50:58Z")
It may still be too early to make any definitive statements about the “average age” of SDMB participants, but here are a couple ways to look at it: ```auto View Poll Results: In which 5-year period were you born? 1936-1940 1 0.40% 1941-1945 7 2.80% 1946-1950 9 3.60% 1951-1955 16 6.40% 1956-1960 30 12.00% 1961-1965 38 15.20% 1966-1970 51 20.40% 1971-1975 29 11.60% 1976-1980 26 10.40% 1981-1985 27 10.80% 1986-1990 13 5.20% 1991-1995 1 0.40% 1996-2000 1 0.40% 2001-2005 0 0% 2006-2010 1 0.40% Voters: 250 Count Mvng 15 Yr Mvng 25 Yr Average Average 1936-1940 1 1941-1945 7 6 1946-1950 9 11 13 1951-1955 16 18 20 1956-1960 30 28 29 1961-1965 38 40 33 1966-1970 51 39 35 1971-1975 29 35 34 1976-1980 26 27 29 1981-1985 27 22 19 1986-1990 13 14 14 1991-1995 1 5 8 1996-2000 1 1 3 2001-2005 0 1 2006-2010 1 Voters: 250 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/35 "2013-04-13T17:29:52Z")
1961 here. From the statistical distribution of this limited sample, if this is representative of The Dope then I’m older than most here and will continue to be so. ---
**Author:** ![snailboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/36 "2013-04-14T06:27:34Z")
1. I’m surprised that about 85% of the people here are older than me. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/37 "2013-04-14T07:04:49Z")
**snailboy** , you were born 2 years after I graduated high school. Enjoy these next 20 years. They’ll go by fast enough, God willing, and before you know it you’ll be 50 ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/38 "2013-04-14T14:03:37Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Given that you have to be at least 13 to sign up for this board, I don’t think you are going to get many answers that list 2006-2010. (Or 2001-2005 for that matter.) I’m always amused when I go to view a videogame trailer, and the company wants to know my date of birth (usually because the game contains “mature content”), and the popup list of years starts with 2012 (or whatever last year happened to be. Yup, I’m sure there are a lot of 1-year-olds wanting to watch these videos… Anyway, I was born in the 1966-1970 group. Interesting to see that’s the largest group so far. ---
**Author:** ![Weeping\_Wyvern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@Weeping\_Wyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weeping_Wyvern)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/39 "2013-04-14T16:05:16Z")
1. I’m such a small child. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333/40 "2013-04-16T17:42:32Z")
Here’s how things have changed over the course of the latest 50 votes: ```auto 1936-1940 1 0.40% 1936-1940 1 0.33% -0.07% 1936-1940 -0.07% 1941-1945 7 2.80% 1941-1945 7 2.33% -0.47% 1941-1945 -0.47% 1946-1950 9 3.60% 1946-1950 10 3.33% -0.27% 1946-1950 -0.27% 1951-1955 16 6.40% 1951-1955 19 6.33% -0.07% 1951-1955 -0.07% 1956-1960 30 12.00% 1956-1960 40 13.33% 1.33% 1956-1960 1.33% 1961-1965 38 15.20% 1961-1965 43 14.33% -0.87% 1961-1965 -0.87% 1966-1970 51 20.40% 1966-1970 60 20.00% -0.40% 1966-1970 -0.40% 1971-1975 29 11.60% 1971-1975 30 10.00% -1.60% 1971-1975 -1.60% 1976-1980 26 10.40% 1976-1980 30 10.00% -0.40% 1976-1980 -0.40% 1981-1985 27 10.80% 1981-1985 37 12.33% 1.53% 1981-1985 1.53% 1986-1990 13 5.20% 1986-1990 18 6.00% 0.80% 1986-1990 0.80% 1991-1995 1 0.40% 1991-1995 3 1.00% 0.60% 1991-1995 0.60% 1996-2000 1 0.40% 1996-2000 1 0.33% -0.07% 1996-2000 -0.07% 2001-2005 0 0.00% 2001-2005 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001-2005 0.00% 2006-2010 1 0.40% 2006-2010 1 0.33% -0.07% 2006-2010 -0.07% Voters: 250 Voters: 300 ``` Scroll right to see the percentage changes by themselves. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333.md?page=3)