Friday, March 24, 2006
Who is the Average American?
This is very interesting--it is from a study/survey from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. See if you agree...
The Average American is a U.S. or D.C. citizen, lives in the same home as five years previously, is a resident of their native state, resides in nation’s most average community, believes family is extremely or very important, is a high-school graduate, is in the paid labor force or working toward it, has at least one married couple in their home, has offspring, is regularly in bed before midnight, believes in God, is Christian, is respectful of others’ religions, attends church at least once a month, believes religion is “very important” in own life, and is respectful of all races.
The Average American is an annual moviegoer, lives in owner-occupied home, resides in one house (one-unit, detached), has direct access to one or two motor vehicles, has a home with a garage or carport, has a driver’s license, has two to four people residing in his or her home, regularly wears seat belt, who’s household has discretionary income, is in full-time paid labor force or retired from it, has at least one pet, is not trying to be nationally known, is satisfied with the way things are going in his or her personal life, supports current abortion laws, but believes the act of abortion is wrong, and supports the stricter enforcement of environmental regulations.
The Average American describes themselves as very or fairly happy, believes money can’t buy happiness, owns a home valued between $100,000 and $300,000, participates in recycling, has fired a gun, believes in the right to bear arms, is against public use of semiautomatic weapons, is in favor of registration or waiting lists for gun owners, believes gambling is an acceptable entertainment option, and has gambled with money in at least one organized game of chance in the past year.
The Average American household has a craft or hobby, donates money to charity annually, gives time to charity annually, and has a net worth between $30,000 and $300,000. They live where there is at least 0.1 inches of snow annually, and where the average annual temperature is between 45 and 65 degrees. He or she is between eighteen and fifty-three years old, spends most of their time indoors, gets moderate exercise weekly, has health insurance, walks under their own power, weighs 135 to 205 pounds, lives in urbanized and suburban America, resides on zero to two acres, and has a private lawn.
The Average American supports the U.S. troops, drinks soda, drinks coffee regularly or occasionally, has an electric coffeemaker in the home, eats bread weekly, believes music can bring family closer together, has a stereo in the home, wears glasses and/or contacts to “correct his vision,” has all five senses, can read English, and can speak English fluently. His or her community mirrors the racial/ethnic make-up of the nation, claims their life is “impacted” by drugs or alcohol, opposes legalization of marijuana for recreational use, supports the use of pot for medicinal use, has visited the ocean, lives within 100 miles of the ocean, and lives in the Eastern-most time zones.
The Average American has consumed alcohol, considers homosexuality an acceptable alternative lifestyle, has color television, and cable service, has a DVD and/or VCR, commonly watches television daily. The Average American household’s per capita income is between $15,000 and $75,000, any primary weekday destination is within five 5 miles of home, their primary mode of transportation is the privately owned motor vehicle, lives in a home with a porch and/or deck and/or balcony and/or patio, has an outdoor grill at home, eats meat (red and white), has one to three registered voters in household, lives on a local road, files federal income-tax return and state income tax return, pays sales tax in state, eats ice cream at least once a month, lives within 2 miles of a public park, and uses recreational facilities annually.
The Average American’s chief local politician is a Democrat, and their local governing council is mostly Democratic. He or she reads a local newspaper daily, has read or has started to read at least one book within the past year, uses a landline phone, uses mobile phone on a regular basis. Their home is within range of cell service, they believe friends are “extremely” or “very” important, their home has a paved parking area to the garage or carport, their favorite way to spend the evening is in the home.
The Average American’s home is between ten and fifty years old, has between four and six living-purpose rooms, grew up within 50 miles of their current home, has a kitchen, a clothes washer, a clothes dryer, an automatic dishwasher, at least one full bathroom, brushes teeth daily, visits the dentist annually, showers daily, has a Christmas tree every year, has a credit card, ATM card, and household credit-card debt.
The Average American uses the Internet, has played video or computer games over the past year, is a football fan, is a baseball fan, has political viewpoints which are three, four, or five on a scale of one to seven, owns jeans, has done better financially than parents, has at least one living parent, and has at least one living sibling. They are represented by at least one Democratic U.S. senator and a Republican U.S. House representative, takes annual vacation time, has a listed phone number, eats at McDonald’s annually, lives within 3 miles of a McDonald’s, within twenty minutes of a Wal-Mart, shops at Wal-Mart annually, is between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 10-1/2 inches in height, and lives in the middle majority of the nation’s populated areas.
The Average American is a U.S. or D.C. citizen, lives in the same home as five years previously, is a resident of their native state, resides in nation’s most average community, believes family is extremely or very important, is a high-school graduate, is in the paid labor force or working toward it, has at least one married couple in their home, has offspring, is regularly in bed before midnight, believes in God, is Christian, is respectful of others’ religions, attends church at least once a month, believes religion is “very important” in own life, and is respectful of all races.
The Average American is an annual moviegoer, lives in owner-occupied home, resides in one house (one-unit, detached), has direct access to one or two motor vehicles, has a home with a garage or carport, has a driver’s license, has two to four people residing in his or her home, regularly wears seat belt, who’s household has discretionary income, is in full-time paid labor force or retired from it, has at least one pet, is not trying to be nationally known, is satisfied with the way things are going in his or her personal life, supports current abortion laws, but believes the act of abortion is wrong, and supports the stricter enforcement of environmental regulations.
The Average American describes themselves as very or fairly happy, believes money can’t buy happiness, owns a home valued between $100,000 and $300,000, participates in recycling, has fired a gun, believes in the right to bear arms, is against public use of semiautomatic weapons, is in favor of registration or waiting lists for gun owners, believes gambling is an acceptable entertainment option, and has gambled with money in at least one organized game of chance in the past year.
The Average American household has a craft or hobby, donates money to charity annually, gives time to charity annually, and has a net worth between $30,000 and $300,000. They live where there is at least 0.1 inches of snow annually, and where the average annual temperature is between 45 and 65 degrees. He or she is between eighteen and fifty-three years old, spends most of their time indoors, gets moderate exercise weekly, has health insurance, walks under their own power, weighs 135 to 205 pounds, lives in urbanized and suburban America, resides on zero to two acres, and has a private lawn.
The Average American supports the U.S. troops, drinks soda, drinks coffee regularly or occasionally, has an electric coffeemaker in the home, eats bread weekly, believes music can bring family closer together, has a stereo in the home, wears glasses and/or contacts to “correct his vision,” has all five senses, can read English, and can speak English fluently. His or her community mirrors the racial/ethnic make-up of the nation, claims their life is “impacted” by drugs or alcohol, opposes legalization of marijuana for recreational use, supports the use of pot for medicinal use, has visited the ocean, lives within 100 miles of the ocean, and lives in the Eastern-most time zones.
The Average American has consumed alcohol, considers homosexuality an acceptable alternative lifestyle, has color television, and cable service, has a DVD and/or VCR, commonly watches television daily. The Average American household’s per capita income is between $15,000 and $75,000, any primary weekday destination is within five 5 miles of home, their primary mode of transportation is the privately owned motor vehicle, lives in a home with a porch and/or deck and/or balcony and/or patio, has an outdoor grill at home, eats meat (red and white), has one to three registered voters in household, lives on a local road, files federal income-tax return and state income tax return, pays sales tax in state, eats ice cream at least once a month, lives within 2 miles of a public park, and uses recreational facilities annually.
The Average American’s chief local politician is a Democrat, and their local governing council is mostly Democratic. He or she reads a local newspaper daily, has read or has started to read at least one book within the past year, uses a landline phone, uses mobile phone on a regular basis. Their home is within range of cell service, they believe friends are “extremely” or “very” important, their home has a paved parking area to the garage or carport, their favorite way to spend the evening is in the home.
The Average American’s home is between ten and fifty years old, has between four and six living-purpose rooms, grew up within 50 miles of their current home, has a kitchen, a clothes washer, a clothes dryer, an automatic dishwasher, at least one full bathroom, brushes teeth daily, visits the dentist annually, showers daily, has a Christmas tree every year, has a credit card, ATM card, and household credit-card debt.
The Average American uses the Internet, has played video or computer games over the past year, is a football fan, is a baseball fan, has political viewpoints which are three, four, or five on a scale of one to seven, owns jeans, has done better financially than parents, has at least one living parent, and has at least one living sibling. They are represented by at least one Democratic U.S. senator and a Republican U.S. House representative, takes annual vacation time, has a listed phone number, eats at McDonald’s annually, lives within 3 miles of a McDonald’s, within twenty minutes of a Wal-Mart, shops at Wal-Mart annually, is between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 10-1/2 inches in height, and lives in the middle majority of the nation’s populated areas.
