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**robindch** · 15-06-2011, 23:14

And one more poll!

Another topic that came up at the conference last week was the ratio of posters with kids to posters without. While I'd like to give some of the background to this poll, I suspect it may bias the results, so I'll wait until a reasonable sample of votes are cast (say, over 100 votes or a week's time, whichever comes first), then provide the context.

Thanks all!

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ScienceNerd · 15-06-2011, 23:25

Not now and not any time soon hopefully!

ShooterSF · 15-06-2011, 23:30

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Originally Posted by ScienceNerd

Not now and not any time soon hopefully!

Ditto.

**Ickle Magoo** · 15-06-2011, 23:31

2 kids - neither parent theistic...

**Galvasean** · 15-06-2011, 23:37

Sounds like A&A is having it's won census...

**rainbow kirby** · 15-06-2011, 23:53

No kids, which is probably a good thing

bnt · 16-06-2011, 00:07

As if parents with kids have the time to hang out here ... a bit of self-selection is inevitable, I think.

**Galvasean** · 16-06-2011, 00:14

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Originally Posted by bnt

As if parents with kids have the time to hang out here ... a bit of self-selection is inevitable, I think.

Er, both of the moderators have kids...

**Jernal** · 16-06-2011, 00:19

So yer might as well do a single/taken/marrield poll while yer at it.

strobe · 16-06-2011, 00:21

I think polls like this (unless they are done for fun, or just to get to know people) are pointless in here. The subject sample is far too small to draw any kinds of conclusions from about atheists in general.

**robindch** · 16-06-2011, 01:12

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Originally Posted by strobe

The subject sample is far too small to draw any kinds of conclusions from about atheists in general.

It's not about atheists in general, but boards atheists

smokingman · 16-06-2011, 09:23

One little fella under two and two more on the way before September.
....and each one of them will take turns to be master of the secular universe

nozzferrahhtoo · 16-06-2011, 09:30

I have no citations or links for this, maybe someone else does, but I have heard second hand that there are statistics out there showing that most users of online debate forums such as this are male and i think also often childless.

I wonder if such a thing is true does it risk skewing your poll and diluting the usefulness of it for whatever the intention is?

Also statistically when interpreting your results it would be worth noting, at least in the back of your mind, that the poll does not allow for people who came here and have been posting a long time without children, but have recently had some. My own child is 10 months old. I have been posting here for some years however.

**bluewolf** · 16-06-2011, 09:31

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Originally Posted by strobe

I think polls like this (unless they are done for fun, or just to get to know people) are pointless in here. The subject sample is far too small to draw any kinds of conclusions from about atheists in general.

I think it's interesting

Malari · 16-06-2011, 10:30

Not now, not ever!

View Poll Results: Breakdown by gender + kids
I'm atheist or agnostic and male, with one or more kids	25	16.67%
I'm atheist or agnostic and female, with one or more kids	12	8.00%
I'm atheist or agnostic and male, without kids	97	64.67%
I'm atheist or agnostic and female, without kids	16	10.67%
Voters: 150. You may not vote on this poll

15-06-2011, 23:14	#1
robindch Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 15,354 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Atheism & Agnosticism, Irish Skeptics	Public Poll: Parents versus non-parents And one more poll! Another topic that came up at the conference last week was the ratio of posters with kids to posters without. While I'd like to give some of the background to this poll, I suspect it may bias the results, so I'll wait until a reasonable sample of votes are cast (say, over 100 votes or a week's time, whichever comes first), then provide the context. Thanks all! . Last edited by robindch; 15-06-2011 at 23:54.

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15-06-2011, 23:25	#2
ScienceNerd Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 9,282 Adverts \| Friends	Not now and not any time soon hopefully!

15-06-2011, 23:31	#4
Ickle Magoo Ach, stick it up yer trakkens Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ragnar�kkr Posts: 15,769 Adverts \| Friends CMod: Personal Issues, Phobias, Soc, Soc Mods	2 kids - neither parent theistic...

15-06-2011, 23:37	#5
Galvasean Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hell's Creek Posts: 32,284 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Transformers	Sounds like A&A is having it's won census...

15-06-2011, 23:53	#6
rainbow kirby Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cracking the skye. Posts: 23,428 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Ladies' Lounge Private, The Ladies' Lounge	No kids, which is probably a good thing

16-06-2011, 00:07	#7
bnt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,422 Adverts \| Friends	As if parents with kids have the time to hang out here ... a bit of self-selection is inevitable, I think.

16-06-2011, 00:19	#9
Jernal Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pale Blue Dot. Posts: 10,438 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Atheism & Agnosticism	So yer might as well do a single/taken/marrield poll while yer at it.

16-06-2011, 00:21	#10
strobe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,815 Adverts \| Friends	I think polls like this (unless they are done for fun, or just to get to know people) are pointless in here. The subject sample is far too small to draw any kinds of conclusions from about atheists in general.

16-06-2011, 09:23	#12
smokingman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: LV-426 Posts: 2,342 Adverts \| Friends	One little fella under two and two more on the way before September. ....and each one of them will take turns to be master of the secular universe

16-06-2011, 09:30	#13
nozzferrahhtoo Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Aschaffenburg Posts: 3,084 Adverts \| Friends	I have no citations or links for this, maybe someone else does, but I have heard second hand that there are statistics out there showing that most users of online debate forums such as this are male and i think also often childless. I wonder if such a thing is true does it risk skewing your poll and diluting the usefulness of it for whatever the intention is? Also statistically when interpreting your results it would be worth noting, at least in the back of your mind, that the poll does not allow for people who came here and have been posting a long time without children, but have recently had some. My own child is 10 months old. I have been posting here for some years however.

16-06-2011, 10:30	#15
Malari Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,809 Adverts \| Friends	Not now, not ever!