THE AHWW POLL '97. (Section 1-4)

The AHWW Poll '97 was based on a similar poll taken in '95. The Poll was taken during the month of October by various members of the newsgroup alt.horror.werewolves. The Poll results are split into two parts due to the document size. Follow the link for the second section.

Only 25 poll results were received back in '95, so there was a better response to this year's poll. I estimate about two thirds of the group replied to the poll, so it's a very good representation of the pack. There was a total of nearly 20 thousand lines, or 571Kb, of data.

AGE:

I'm not sure why so many left the age question blank. Some might have been out of shame, but I think most missed it simply because it didn't have a box. In '95 the average age was 23.6 years so no change there.

GENDER:

LOCATION:

The Americans still maintain their majority, but at least the UK has managed to increase it's presence from 4% to 16%.

CURRENT OCCUPATION:

PHENOTYPE(S):

That makes 25 different phenotypes, 82 Animals, 1.46 phenotypes on average. Again, the wolves came out top, but the foxes are starting to show a stronger presence after the 4% showing in '95.

WERESIDE NATURE:

Most of the "others" dealt with the soul, such as an animal soul within a human body.

HAIR COLOUR:

HAIR LENGTH:

FACIAL HAIR:

No females admitted to having facial hair, so they were discounted from this question. ;) But the males show a strong preference for facial hair.

EYE COLOUR:

HEIGHT:

Males:

Females:

WEIGHT:

Males:

Females:

PHYSICAL BUILD:

Although the group has remained the same height, it seems you've been putting on weight the past two years. It was mainly the Americans that were overweight, so blame a consumerist society. :)

THE MAIN SENSES:

EYESIGHT QUALITY:

Again, the group has a large percentage of short sighted people. A kinship to the short sighted wolf, or just too much time in front of a computer screen?

COLOUR BLINDNESS:

NIGHT-VISION QUALITY:

SENSE OF SMELL:

SENSE OF HEARING:

WERE ATTRIBUTES:

The "others" included such things as physical appearance, movement, or increased animal understanding. Similar results to the '95 poll.

PERIOD IN SYNC WITH THE FULL MOON:

So much for a link between lycanthropy and PMS. :/ Still, 29% is higher than expected. Such things as oral contraceptives and artificial lighting could effect cycles. Any other suggestions as to why werewolves are monthly?

LUCID DREAMS:

Now this came as a great surprise. The average rate for lucid dreams is only supposed to be once a month. However this poll didn't take into account if the dreams are natural or induced.

RULED BY EMOTIONS:

SHOW OF EMOTIONS:

It would seem you are less emotional than you were back in '95.

MOST COMMON EMOTION:

The "others" included such emotions as curiosity, passion, hope, contentment, and disinterest. It seems some of you feel a little more lonely that you did back in '95.

GENERAL OUTLOOK:

There were a lot more optimistic people in '95.

MAKES US THE MOST HAPPIEST:

The "others" included being with friends, mentally stimulating activities, inner peace, and wandering.

WHICH WERES PREFER:

Nobody wants a fantastic sex life this year. :)

SELF-ASSESSED EDUCATION:

HIGHEST QUALIFICATION GAINED OR WORKING TOWARDS:

These results are slightly biased since some of you are still in school. But you think that you're more smarter than two years ago, though I've seen no proof of this. ;)

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