Survey results

Do you run BOINC?
19948    Yes - I have been running BOINC on my computer for...	2055    less than a week 973    less than a month 4799    less than a year 11921    more than a year
12563    No - I was running BOINC, but stopped because...	1527    I lost interest 2512    it was too complicated 2215    I stopped it and forgot to start again 4969    it caused problems on my computer 965    it used too much electricity 509    I switched to a non-BOINC computing project 364    Other
5530    No - I tried running BOINC, but...	1240    the software didn't install correctly 2484    I couldn't figure out how to use the software 1046    I had network communication problems 1926    I couldn't attach to a project 1195    I attached to a project, but never got any work 251    Other
1129    No - I never tried running BOINC, because...	261    I was concerned about security 101    I wasn't interested in any of the projects 68    I don't have permission to run it on my computer 196    No version was available for my computer 243    Other
Your participation
Where did you learn about BOINC projects?	4624    TV/radio/newspaper 5796    From friends, relatives, or coworkers 4824    Team message boards or web sites 10634    The BOINC web site 10613    Other web sites 612    Other
Which are the most important factors when you decide whether to participate in a BOINC project?	5462    Nice-looking screensaver graphics 5321    Fair and quick granting of credit for work done 1159    Getting more credit from this project than from others 2471    Helpful and friendly message boards 2329    Participation by project staff on the message boards 6655    Informative project web site 25301    The science is important and beneficial 14176    Non-profit, and results are public 7686    Personal recognition if my computer finds something 4224    Publication by the project in scientific journals 2574    Periodic email newsletters from the project 317    Other
How many BOINC projects do you participate in?	16576    1 12722    2-5 2060    5-10 1312    11+
Do you run BOINC as a screensaver?	11819    Yes 23561    No
Your usage of project messages boards:	12579    to read information 3760    to read and post information 18071    None
Where do you get information to help resolve problems with BOINC and/or BOINC projects?	11716    The project message boards 7979    The BOINC message boards 12210    The BOINC web site 839    BOINC mailing lists 3419    The Unofficial BOINC Wiki 4617    Team web sites 6417    Google or other search engines 328    Other
Your computers
What kind of computers do you have running BOINC?	32974    Windows 3100    Macintosh 5051    Linux 274    Other
Where are they?	33726    Home 10520    Work 952    School 260    Other
How many computers?	18124    1 14732    2-4 2842    5-9 1207    10-99 123    100+
On average, how many hours per day are they powered on?	10225    0-8 11164    8-23 14518    24
You
Age	2402    0-19 17566    20-39 15018    40-59 3168    60+
Sex	35397    Male 2240    Female
Your level of computer expertise	1598    Beginner 15282    Intermediate 21327    Advanced
Nationality	12139    United States 3778    Germany 135    Ireland 3588    None 484    Finland 3072    United Kingdom 347    Belgium 1072    Australia 206    Norway 409    Sweden 405    Czech Republic 261    International 120    Bulgaria 1748    Canada 251    Brazil 114    Turkey 491    China 915    Japan 138    Taiwan 1200    France 604    Russia 838    Netherlands 140    Croatia 70    Hong Kong 279    Austria 698    Italy 122    Slovakia 802    Poland 364    Hungary 46    Estonia 210    Portugal 175    Romania 376    Denmark 234    Switzerland 720    Spain 191    Greece 47    Puerto Rico 47    Lithuania 32    Uruguay 20    American Samoa 23    Peru 184    Argentina 67    Slovenia 131    South Africa 241    New Zealand 59    Albania 27    Luxembourg 137    India 34    Singapore 64    Algeria 63    Afghanistan 20    Latvia 249    Mexico 105    Chile 58    Serbia and Montenegro 54    Malaysia 113    Ukraine 84    Israel 26    Philippines 65    Colombia 32    Thailand 47    Venezuela 35    Belarus 27    Korea, South 27    Iran
Comments
Please suggest ways that BOINC, and the projects that use it, could be improved:	847    Show

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