SSC Survey
Welcome to the 2014 SSC survey.

This survey is very closely related to the 2014 LW survey. If you already took the LW survey and marked that you read SSC, there is no need to take this one.

This survey is long. Feel free to skip the boring parts.

Warning: on the last part ("Digit Ratio") you will be asked to measure something using a ruler and a copy machine/scanner. You may want to have one ready. Or you can just skip that part.
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Part One: Basic Demographics
Age
Please write only your age in years, with no other text or characters. For example, 18
Country
If multiple possible answers, please choose the one you most identify with. Ten popular answers are given below; otherwise please write your country into "Other" in the same format as the answers given
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State
(If American) What state do you live in?
Race
With what race do you most identify? "Hispanic" is a term mostly used in the US referring to people whose ethnic background is from Mexico, Central America, and South America.
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Part Two: Sex, Gender, Relationships
Sex
What sex were you assigned at birth?
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Gender
With what gender do you primarily identify?
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Sexual Orientation
What is your sexual orientation?
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Relationship style
What is your preferred relationship style?
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Relationship Status
Don't give up now, almost done with this part!
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Part Three: Work and Education
Work Status
What do you currently do?
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Profession
In what area do you currently work or study? If more than one, please choose most important.
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Degree
What is your highest degree earned?
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Part Four: Religious Views
Religious Views
How would you describe your religious views?
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Religious Denomination
Which best describes the religion you believe? If you do not believe any religion, skip this question.
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Religious Background
What is your family's religious background, as of the last time your family practiced a religion?
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Moral Views
With which of these moral philosophies do you MOST identify?
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Part Five: Numbers That Purport To Measure Your Intelligence
IQ
Please give the score you got on your most recent PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC IQ test - no Internet tests, please! All tests should have the standard average of 100 and stdev of 15.
SAT scores out of 1600
American students take the SATs before going to college. In olden days, the test was scored out of 1600. if you have an SAT score out of 1600, please put it here; otherwise leave blank.
SAT scores out of 2400
American students take the SATs before going to college. Nowadays, the test is scored out of 2400. If you have an SAT score out of 2400, please put it here; otherwise leave blank.
Part Six: SSC
Length of Time
How many months have you been following SSC? (hint: if you've been here since it started, that was 21 months ago)
Comment
Have you commented on SSC?
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Referrals
How did you find SSC?
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Blog Referrals
If you were referred here by another blog or website, please name the site. Otherwise, please leave this blank.
Post Referrals
If you were referred here by a link to a specific post, what post was it?
Favorite post
What is your favorite post on SSC?
Favorite blog
What is your favorite other blog?
Part Seven: Community Identification
LW ID
Do you identify as a Less Wronger or "aspiring rationalist"?
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H+ ID
Do you identify as a transhumanist or singularitarian?
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SJ ID
Do you identify as a feminist or a member of the social justice community?
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NRx ID
Do you identify as a neoreactionary ?
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EA ID
Do you identify as an effective altruist?
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Part Eight: Politics
Affiliation
With which of these political descriptions do you most identify? Please don't complain about descriptions, they're meant to match the ones on the LW survey and can't be changed at this point.
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Political Spectrum
Where do you think you fall on a classic political spectrum?
Far left
Far right
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American Parties
If you are an American, what party are you registered with?
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Political Interest
On a scale from 1 (not interested at all) to 5 (extremely interested), how would you describe your level of interest in politics?
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Global Warming
How would you describe your opinion on anthropogenic climate change?
Requires strong action
Does not require action
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Immigration
How would you describe your opinion on immigration?
Should be stricter
Should be more open
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Minimum Wage
How would you describe your opinion on minimum wage laws?
Should be lower or eliminated
Should be higher
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Gay Marriage
How would you describe your opinion on gay marriage?
Should not be legally recognized
Should be legally recognized
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Feminism
How would you describe your opinion of feminism?
Very unfavorable
Very favorable
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Human Biodiversity
How would you describe your opinion of the idea of "human biodiversity", as you understand the term?
Very unfavorable
Very favorable
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Basic Income
How would you describe your opinion of a Basic Income Guarantee in your country? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Income_Guarantee for more information.
Strongly oppose
Strongly support
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Part Nine: Charity
Income
What is your approximate annual income in US dollars (non-Americans: convert at www.xe.com)? Obviously you don't need to answer this question if you don't want to. Please don't include commas or dollar signs.
Charity
How much money, in number of dollars, have you donated to charity over the past year? (non-Americans: convert to dollars at http://www.xe.com/ ). Please don't include commas or dollar signs in your answer. For example, 4000
MIRI/CFAR
How much money have you donated to MIRI or CFAR in the past year?
MIRI Mission
On a scale of one to five, rate how much you agree with this statement: "MIRI's mission of doing mathematical research relevant to friendly self-improving artificial intelligence is very important."
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
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MIRI Effectiveness
On a scale of one to five, rate how much you agree with this statement: "Whether or not I agree with MIRI's goals, I believe MIRI is a well-run organization that pursues its goals effectively."
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
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Market Research I
Amazon 1
Have you read the little text + link on the sidebar asking you to purchase products through an Amazon link to support SSC?
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Amazon 1.5
How often do you buy things off Amazon?
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Amazon 2
Have you purchased products from Amazon using the affiliate link?
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Market Research II
Bay Area
Do you live in the San Francisco Bay Area?
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Psychiatric
Do you have a psychiatric illness such as anxiety, depression, et cetera?
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Patient
If I move to the Bay Area in a few years and set up a psychiatric practice there, would you be likely to attend as a patient?
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Right Hand
What is your digit ratio on your right hand?
Extra Credit: Digit Ratio
You don't have to do this part if you don't want, but the results should be REALLY fun

(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio for a good explanation of why)

In exchange for doing this annoying thing, you will be entered into a drawing to win a monetary prize, as below.

Please measure your digit ratio according to the following instructions adopted from the University of Cambridge:

1. Place your right hand firmly on the plate of a photocopier or scanner with fingers straight. Close cover of place a sheet of paper over your hand to prevent glare from overhead lights. Ensure that the bottom crease and finger tip can be clearly seen in the photocopy.

2. Use a ruler or calipers to measure the distance from the middle of the bottom crease to the tip of the finger to the nearest hundredth of a centimeter.

3. Once you have the measures for both your ring and index finger, then divide the length of your index finger by the length of your ring finger. The result is 2D:4D (2nd digit divided by 4th digit).

If possible, please give three digits - for example, 0.915. Some people may have digit ratios slightly greater than 1, which is okay.
Left Hand
What is your digit ratio on your left hand?
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