# The statistically average Doper

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-statistically-average-doper/186978>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 8, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-statistically-average-doper/186978 "2003-07-08T12:15:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![meathead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@meathead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meathead)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-statistically-average-doper/186978/41 "2003-07-09T00:39:34Z")

</div>

**Intelligent:** I doubt it (there was a thread about IQs and a link to an online test - I scored a 93)

**Politically left:** Nope, slightly right

**In his/her 30s:** Yup, 31

**Writer by profession:** Nope

**Gay:** Nope

**Underpaid:** I’d like more money, but I would have to say that I am probably overpaid

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-statistically-average-doper/186978/42 "2003-07-09T01:26:08Z")

</div>

> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by meathead \*  
> \*\ ***Intelligent:** I doubt it (there was a thread about IQs and a link to an online test - I scored a 93)  
> \*\*

The online tests aren’t too accurate.  
**Intelligent** : Technically, yes, but I’m gladly humbled by the general population on this board.

**Politically left of center (by U.S. standards)**: Yes

**In his/her 30s** Nope; 23.

**A writer by profession** : Not by profession, no.

**Gay** : No.

**Underpaid** : Yes.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-statistically-average-doper/186978/43 "2003-07-09T01:54:27Z")

</div>

Intelligent: I suppose so

Politically left: I suppose so

In his/her 30s: Just turned 30

Writer by profession: Depends on what your defintion of “profession” is. If you mean writing enough to support myself, then no. But if you mean writing as a nearly full-time hobby and making a painfully small amount of money at it then YES! 😃

Gay: No

Underpaid: See above answer to the writer question.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-statistically-average-doper/186978/44 "2003-07-09T02:43:23Z")

</div>

> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Ringo \*  
> \*\*• Heh  
> • Nope  
> • Nope  
> • Nope  
> • Nope  
> • Nope \*\*

What **Ringo** said.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-statistically-average-doper/186978/45 "2003-07-09T03:10:53Z")

</div>

> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Bill H. \*  
> \*\*I propose the average Doper is:
> 
> Intelligent  
> Politically left of center (by U.S. standards)  
> In his/her 30s  
> A writer by profession  
> Gay  
> Underpaid\*\*

I’ve taken many an online test, IQ seems to be around 120-125, but you can’t really tell online.

No, I’m fairly conservative, with a couple left ideas as well.

Turned 20 6 months ago.

Not even close; working in IT and the gov’t right now.

No again.

Wouldn’t consider myself such.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-statistically-average-doper/186978.md?page=2)