# What is the average age of SDMB users? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 3, 2012, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740 "2012-05-03T11:21:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gvozd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gvozd/32/7301_2.png) [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/1 "2012-05-03T11:21:24Z")
Greetings Exalted Ones, Has there been any survey conducted or any knowledge concerning the average of SDMB users? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/2 "2012-05-03T11:22:51Z")
42 ---
**Author:** ![gvozd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gvozd/32/7301_2.png) [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/3 "2012-05-03T11:26:59Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > 42 Source? ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/4 "2012-05-03T11:27:12Z")
[Yes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554352), there has. And I’d say 42 would be pretty close to the mark. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/5 "2012-05-03T11:33:12Z")
> [@gvozd](#): > > Greetings Exalted Ones, > > Has there been any survey conducted or any knowledge concerning the average of SDMB users? There have been several threads asking one’s age, year of birth, etc. [What Dopers were born in the same year? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=458574) What Dopers were born in the same year? 03-05-2008, 04:41 PM Asimovian Here are a couple of summaries from a couple of the “How old are you?” threads: ```auto View Poll Results: What age range do you fall into? 13-20 7 2.09% 21-30 70 20.90% 31-40 99 29.55% 41-50 97 28.96% 51-60 40 11.94% 61-70 19 5.67% 71-80 2 0.60% 81-90 0 0% 91-100 1 0.30% Voters: 335. View Poll Results: How old are you? 13-19 years 6 1.00% 13-20 7 2.09% 20-29 years 136 22.67% 21-30 70 20.90% 30-39 years 150 25.00% 31-40 99 29.55% 40-49 years 159 26.50% 41-50 97 28.96% 50-59 years 110 18.33% 51-60 40 11.94% 60-69 years 34 5.67% 61-70 19 5.67% 70-79 years 2 0.33% 71-80 2 0.60% 80-89 years 2 0.33% 81-90 0 0% 90 years and older 1 0.17% 91-100 1 0.30% Voters: 600 Voters: 335. ``` It might be time for a new poll/thread with a different approach… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/6 "2012-05-03T12:10:09Z")
One poll that’s still open for voters is [How old are you?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610944) started by **Anaamika** 06-02-2011, 03:33 PM and with latest post #180 on 04-25-2012, 06:43 PM by **samclem** You might want to read [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13875364&postcount=95) and/or [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13876354&postcount=104) for more details. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/7 "2012-05-03T12:14:20Z")
> [@gvozd](#): > > Source? Hitchhikers Guide To the Galaxy. So long, so long and thanks for all the fish! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/8 "2012-05-03T14:52:43Z")
I’m thirty-bottle-of-water. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/9 "2012-05-03T14:59:08Z")
Oh good I’m in the range. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-sdmb-users/620740/10 "2012-05-03T18:18:28Z")
My average age is 40, but occassionally I’m younger and often I’m older.