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From: David Stodolsky <>
Subject: Re: FDGD 2006 Survey Analysis/Commentary (LONG)
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:01:42 +0200

On 20 Mar 2006, at 22:37, Kennita Watson wrote:

>
> Frozen Dead Guy Days 2006
> Cryonics Awareness/Attitudes Survey
>
> Questions About Grandpa Bredo
> 1) Do you think Grandpa Bredo has been properly cryopreserved?   12
> _Yes  30 _No  38 _Don't know

Yes/No difference is significant, as is Yes/No/Maybe difference.




>
> 2) What do you think the chances are that science will ever allow us
> to revive Grandpa Bredo?
> 0%     10%     20%     30%     40%     50%     60%     70%     80%
>      90%     100%
> 38 from 0-10%
> 14 20-40%
> 13 50% (the "I don't know" answer)
> 8 60-80%
> 5 90-100%

Mean value of 28% is sig. different from 50%.


>
>
> 3) If >0%, how many years do you think it will be before he is  
> revived?
> 4 _<20
> 16 _20-50
> 15 _50-100
> 13 _100-200
> 1 _200-500
> 2 _>500

Sig.


>
>
> 4) Do you think Grandpa Bredo should be: (choose one)
> 27 _ left where he is?
> 4 _ removed from dry ice and buried or cremated?
> 7 _ taken to a cryonics facility and stored in liquid nitrogen?
> 1 _ moved to a more prominent and easy-to-reach location?
> 33 _ handled however the family wants?
> 2 _ other
> (specify)
>       .?
> 5 _ no opinion

Sig.


>
>
> Questions About Frozen Dead Guy Days

>
>
> 5) The Frozen Dead Guy Days trivialize cryonics and make it look
> ridiculous. 2 Yes / 56 No / 22 Maybe

Yes/No sig. different.

>
>
> 6) People serious about cryonics might attend the Frozen Dead Guy
> Days.   45 Yes / 8 No / 27 Maybe

Yes/No sig dif.

>
>
> 7) I feel more positive towards cryonics with a cryonicist here to
> explain it.   37 Yes / 16 No / 27 Maybe

Yes/No sig. dif.

>
>
> 8) The media will use the Frozen Dead Guy Days to give cryonics a bad
> name. 12 Yes / 43 No / 23 Maybe

Yes/No sig. dif.

>
>
> 9) Cryonics patients and the Frozen Dead Guy are pretty much the
> same.   15 Yes / 42 No / 20 Maybe

Yes/No sig. dif.

>
>
> 10) The Frozen Dead Guy Days are a good place to do cryonics
> outreach.   43 Yes / 13 No / 23 Maybe

Yes/No sig. dif.

>
>
> Questions About Cryonics
> 11) Do you think science will ever allow us to revive anyone
> currently cryonically preserved?
> no way!
> maybe
> probably
> of course!
> 0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8       
> 9      10

NS dif. from 5

>
>
> 12) If so, how many years would you guess it will be before the first
> successful revival?
> 6 _<20
> 23 _20-50
> 20 _50-100
> 15 _100-200
> 3 _200-500
> 3 _>500

Sig.


>
>
> 13) If not, how many years do you think it will be before we are able
> to cryonically preserve
> people so that they can be revived at some later date?
> 5 _<20
> 13 _20-50
> 12 _50-100
> 7 _100-200
> 1 _200-500
> 2 _>500
> 5 _Never

Sig.


>
> 14) Before Frozen Dead Guy Days 2006, did you know that cryonics is
> accessible to the general
> public (for example, payable by means of a life insurance policy)?
> 36 _Yes   43 _No

NS

>
>
> Questions About You
> 16) What is your current age?
> 7 _<18
> 11 _18-25
> 18 _26-35
> 17 _36-45
> 16 _46-55
> 9 _56-65
> 2 _66-75
> 0 _>75

Sig.

>
>
> 17) You are: 35_Male      44_Female

NS


>
> 18) How much would you say you enjoy life overall now?
> Not at all
> some
> pretty well
> very much!
> 0     1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
> 9       10

Mean 8.3 is sig. dif. from 5

>
>
> 19) Till what age would you like to live if you could be in good
> health the entire time? (circle one)
> 5 <70,   20 70-90,   24 90-120,   3 120-150,   5 150-200,   3
> 200-300,   1 300-500,   2 500-1000,   0 >1000,   14 no limit

Sig. dif.

>
>
>
> 20) What do you guess the world will be like in the far future,
> compared to today?
> 5 _much worse
> 22 _ worse
> 18 _about the same
> 21 _ better
> 10_much better

Sig. dif.


>
>
> 21) If money were no object, would you consider cryonic preservation
> for yourself (and, if you
> like, for people you care about)?     9 _Yes   48 _No   21 _Maybe
> Last year there were 30 Yes, 46 No, 3 Maybe

Yes/No Sig.
If money were no object, most would not consider cryonic preservation.


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David Stodolsky    Skype: davidstodolsky

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