| Do you think there's life outside Earth? (99737 responses) | |
| Yes |  94.19% |
| No | 1.47% |
| Not sure | 4.33% |
| Should Earth send a signal for aliens to hear? (99506 responses) | |
| Yes | 78.19% |
| No | 10.40% |
| Not sure | 11.40% |
| Are aliens likely to be friendly or hostile towards us? (99437 responses) | |
| Friendly | 36.20% |
| Hostile | 5.51% |
| Not sure | 58.30% |
| What's your age range? (99529 responses) | |
| 0-12 | 0.29% |
| 13-19 | 12.41% |
| 20-39 | 61.47% |
| 40-59 | 23.66% |
| 60+ | 2.17% |
| What's your gender? (99311 responses) | |
| Male | 92.70% |
| Female | 7.30% |
| How many computers do you have running SETI@home? (99533 responses) | |
| 1 | 58.60% |
| 2-4 | 33.76% |
| 5-9 | 5.59% |
| 10-99 | 1.93% |
| 100+ | 0.13% |
| Should the U.S. government fund SETI research? (99255 responses) | |
| Yes | 79.69% |
| No | 11.52% |
| Not sure | 8.79% |
| What's your main reason for running SETI@home? (97274 responses) | |
| Find ET for the good of humanity | 58.38% |
| Find ET to become famous | 3.01% |
| Keep my computer productive | 16.22% |
| Get my name on a top 100 list on the web site | 2.30% |
| Other | 20.10% Examples
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| How many hours is your computer running on a typical day? (99413 responses) | |
| Less than 24 | 37.03% |
| 24, because of SETI@home | 34.47% |
| 24, but not because of SETI@home | 28.49% |
| When do you think humans will detect the first ET signal? (98314 responses) | |
| Within the next 2 years | 8.35% |
| Within the next 10 years | 38.53% |
| Within the next 100 years | 42.10% |
| More than 100 years from now | 7.40% |
| Never | 3.62% |
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