THE AHWW POLL '97. (Section 5-10)

RELIGION:

Most of the "others" were personal "one person" religions, or a blend of several such as Wiccan and Shaman. 56% were not religious back in '95, so a significant decrease there.

IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUALITY COMPARED TO RELIGIOUS FAITH:

THERIANTHROPY CONFLICT WITH FAITH:

It seems by this question, a couple of packmembers lost their faith...

BORN INTO THE WRONG BODY:

This question kept swinging between "yes" and "no" throughout the entire poll, much to my frustration. It was only foiled from a stalemate by someone not answering the question... Yet 72% said "no" to this back in '95.

FULL MOON EFFECT:

"Others" included what I could only term as a "Moon Buzz", causing manic or restless activity. However as a complete reversal, it caused a calmness within others. Several also expressed an urge to wander during full moon. Also there was increased creativity.

CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF WERE-NATURE:

"Others" included such bizarre pastimes as animal noises, face paints and photography. A very high percentage of you write, so let us see some more of these stories on the group!

FREQUENCY OF POSTS TO AHWW:

There is quite a high percentage of people lurking, however not all of them are newcomers to the group.

LEVEL OF EXERCISE:

MEMBER OF A NON-INTERNET INTEREST GROUP/SOCIETY:

NON-INTERNET THERIANTHROPY-LINKED INTERESTS:

SEXUAL ORIENTATION:

Compared to the '95 results, this category shows the largest change. Back in '95 there was a staggering 52% bisexual, and only 36% Hetero.

MARITAL STATUS:

VIRGIN:

We've increased virgins by 20%... :)

CURRENT SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP:

HAS OR HAD A WERE PARTNER:

Lucky thirty percent. ( Again... little change from '95. )

IMPORTANCE OF SEX:

It would seem that a lot more of you feel that sex is less important than back in '95.

THERIANTHROPIC ADVANTAGES DURING SEX:

"Others" included different styles, feelings, increased sex-appeal, and shifting ability. A massive decrease in percentages since '95, possibly helped by the increase in virgins. ( You never see figures like *that* on the Stock Exchange... )

SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO FURRY MEDIA:

ZOOSEXUAL ATTRACTION TO PHENOTYPE:

A significant reduction in zoophiles, down from 3/4 to 1/2.

NATURE OF ZOOSEXUAL ATTRACTION:

FREQUENCY OF ZOOSEXUAL EXPERIENCES:

You come across the scene of an accident, to find that there is a human and an animal who are both mortally injured. The animal is the same as your phenotype. Due to improbable circumstances you can only save one of them, no matter what you do. Which do you save?

Several people backed out of answering this question. It's a hard question, but I feel that it's realistic. You're fooling yourself if you believe that life will always offer you an easy or simple choice. One person said they'd save the human because there was more chance of a reward for it. I thought this answer was wonderfully inventive! :)

If you found yourself with the ability to physically shapeshift into either a full animal or hybrid, what would you most like to do with your new found skill?

Most of the "others" were people wanting to maintain a normal life, but shift occasionally to get away from the mundane world. Others wanted to experience the world from the animal's point of view, while some just wanted to infect one or two other people and run off. (Unfortunately there was a small fault on the first couple of webform results which I caught and corrected, hence the "Faults".)

ATTITUDE TOWARDS HUMAN SOCIETY:

As suspected, we're a pretty anti-social bunch. :)

ATTITUDE TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALITY:

ATTITUDE TOWARDS BISEXUALITY:

ATTITUDE TOWARDS ZOOPHILIA:

IS PHYSICAL SHIFTING POSSIBLE:

Now this came as a complete surprise. I was expecting people to be a lot more sceptical than this.

HUNTED WILD ANIMALS:

FEELINGS ABOUT THE PREY OF PHENOTYPES:

INVOLVEMENT WITH ANIMAL ISSUES/RIGHTS:

EATING HABITS:

Another eyebrow raiser. I would have expected a greater number of vegetarians in the group.

GET ON WELL WITH ANIMALS:

PETS AS A CHILD:

I wish I'd had the foresight to ask what that pet was. Do Canines prefer dogs, or were most of these something obscure like goldfish?

CURRENT PETS:

HAPPIER IN THE TOWN OR THE WOODS:

COMFORTABLE WITH HUMANS OR ANIMALS:

AHWW Poll'97 created by Utlah. Additional contributions to the '97 Poll by; Locandez, Lovebear, Moonchild, Running Red, The Wind King, Nightlyre and Firefox. AHWW Poll'95 created by Asikaa.

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