# The Definitive 2005 SDMB Demographics Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2005, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423 "2005-06-08T07:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/121 "2005-06-09T08:38:31Z")
Ethnicity: Scots-Irish, German, Dutch, Melungeon Nationality: American Residence: Baltimore Sex: F Age: 20 Status: In a relationship Children: None Education: 3 semesters of college Occupation: Currently unemployed Religion: Atheist ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/122 "2005-06-09T08:50:25Z")
Ethnicity: German Nationality: German Residence: Netherlands (near Utrecht) Sex: M Age: 38 Status: married Children: two sons (10 and 8 years old) Education: bachelors degree in Chemical Enginering, MCSE Occupation: Technical Support Engineer for application and RDBMS vendor Religion: Lutheran ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/123 "2005-06-09T17:08:56Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > Updated Statistics: > . > . > . > Male Age Range: 17 to 66 years (one unknown age) Don’t forget this guy… > [@David Simmons](#): > > Etnicity: Scot & Irish > Nationality: USA > Residence: California desert > Sex: M > Age: **82** > Status: Married > Children: 2 > Education: BSEE. Three postgrad semesters (widely separated in time). > Occupation: Retired (1981) > Religion: None He da Grampappy of the SD… ---
**Author:** ![trupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/124 "2005-06-09T17:16:47Z")
**Ethnicity** : 7/8 French Canadian, 1/8 Scottish **Nationality** : Canadian **Residence** : Calgary **Sex** : M **Age** : 37 **Status** : happily married to **Serious Lark** **Children** : 1 son (almost 3) **Education** : B.Eng.(_Mechanical_), MBA **Occupation** : Product Manager, soon to be stay-at-home-Dad / Resource Coordinator for our ASD Son **Religion** : practicing (_'till I get it right_) Catholic Christian ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/125 "2005-06-09T17:49:04Z")
Ethnicity\*: Mennonite Nationality: Canada Residence: Manitoba Sex: M Age: 34 Status: Married Children: Two (m, 14) (f, 13)) Education: College Occupation: Application Developer Religion: Atheist (weak) ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/126 "2005-06-09T18:06:34Z")
Ethnicity: Jamaican and Brit Nationality: American Residence: Queens, New York Sex: F Age: 16 Status: Unmarried Children: None Education: Currently in high school. Occupation: None. Religion: Escaped Protestant, now an atheist. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/127 "2005-06-09T18:10:31Z")
Ethnicity\*: Russian & Hillbilly (English, Dutch, Irish, Cherokee) Nationality: United States Residence: Novi, Michigan Sex: F Age: 35 Status: single now, divorced for 11 yrs Children: 0 Education: College - starting my last year, thank God, in Nutrition & Food Science Occupation: Investigations Religion: Pacifist Christian/uncommitted Mennonite ---
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/128 "2005-06-09T18:17:23Z")
Ethnicity: Korean Nationality: Canadian Residence: Toronto, Canada Sex: F Age: 15 Status: Happily single Children: Er, none. Education: Currently in high school (just finished 10th grade) Occupation: Student Religion: Non-committal Christian ---
**Author:** ![serious\_lark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@serious\_lark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/serious_lark)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/129 "2005-06-09T18:22:07Z")
Ethnicity: (East) Indian Nationality: Canadian Residence: Calgary Sex: Female Age: 36 Status: Married to the wonderful **trupa** Children: One little boy known to Dopers as **trusquirt** Education: aside from life experience, have collected a B.Sc (honours) in biochemistry and an MD degree Occupation: radiation oncologist Religion: Christian - Syrian Orthodox ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/130 "2005-06-09T18:31:42Z")
Ethnicity: An huge mix of various Euro so American Nationality: American Residence: NYC Sex: Male Age: 40 Status: Married but seperated, getting divorced someday Children: none Education: Some College Occupation: Exhibitor Services (marketing) Religion: no thank you but raised Roman Catholic ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/131 "2005-06-09T18:42:55Z")
Ethnicity: White, non-Hispanic Nationality: USAian Residence: NorCal Sex: M Age: 36 Status: Perpetually Single Children: Zero (0) Education: B.A., Biology (emphases in Paleontology & Evolutionary Biology) Occupation: Database Analyst Religion: N/A ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/132 "2005-06-09T18:51:36Z")
Ethnicity: Caucasian (English, Irish, German, possible Cherokee Indian) Nationality: American Residence: Indianapolis, IN Sex: F Age: 25 Status: Married (4 years 6/16) Children: Zero (gonna try later this year) Education: HS graduate, two tries at college (neither very long) Occupation: Office Drone Religion: none ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/133 "2005-06-09T19:22:37Z")
Ethnicity: East Indian Nationality: U.S. Residence: Bay Area, CA Sex: Male Age: 26 Status: Single Children: none Education: BS in Journalism and Media Studies, some Graphic Design education Occupation: Technical Writer, Web Developer, Illustrator Religion: Hindu/Buddhist Meditation and Spirituality ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/134 "2005-06-09T19:31:22Z")
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish Nationality: American Residence: Nashville, TN Sex: M Age: 22 Status: Single Children: No, thank you Education: BA in broadcasting Occupation: freelance videographer Religion: No, thank you ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/135 "2005-06-09T19:32:24Z")
Ethnicity: American Mutt Nationality: American Residence: Kansas, USA Sex: F Age: 38 Status: Not married, but in a committed relationship Children: none Education: Associates Degree Occupation: Drafter Religion: Pagan ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/136 "2005-06-09T19:36:25Z")
Ethnicity: White Nationality: U.S. Residence: Florida Sex: Female Age: 34 Status: Divorced, engaged Children: Two; 13 y.o. female and 8 y.o. male Education: HS grad, a speck of college Occupation: Medical secretary Religion: nada ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/137 "2005-06-09T19:41:50Z")
Ethnicity: mutt Nationality: U.S. Residence: N. Richland Hills TX Sex: Female Age: 41 Status: married Children: none Education: B.A. (English) Occupation: Child Protective Services Investigator Religion: LDS Christian ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/138 "2005-06-09T20:09:07Z")
Ethnicity: Mostly German & Swiss, with a smattering of English/Scottish/Irish thrown in there (pretty WASP-y) Nationality: USA Residence: Missoula, Montana, USA Sex: M Age: 36 Status: Divorced (once), now in a serious relationship (sort of an engaged-to-be-engaged sort of thing) Children: None, unless you count dogs & cats Education: In order since high school: BA physics, one year of physics grad school, most of an M.Ed (minus the student teaching), MS computer science Occupation: Computer programmer Religion: Raised Episcopalian & Presbyterian (divorced parents with different religions), now atheist (to the extent that that can be considered a religion) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/139 "2005-06-09T20:38:46Z")
Ethnicity\*: English Nationality: British Residence: CA, USA Sex: M Age: 36 Status: Single (never married) Children : None Education: Postgraduate Occupation: DBA Religion: Christian (CofE) ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/140 "2005-06-09T21:31:41Z")
here i gooo Ethnicity\*: White/English Nationality: Candian Residence: Newfoundland Sex: M Age: 21 Status: in a (amazing) relationship Children: zip Education: currently doing undergrad Occupation: Percussionist/orchestral musician Religion: Christian…i think [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423.md?page=8)