Survey results

Do you run BOINC?
15428    Yes - I have been running BOINC on my computer for...	961    less than a week 611    less than a month 3985    less than a year 9635    more than a year
12149    No - I was running BOINC, but stopped because...	1498    I lost interest 2463    it was too complicated 2127    I stopped it and forgot to start again 4869    it caused problems on my computer 921    it used too much electricity 484    I switched to a non-BOINC computing project 3926    Other
5316    No - I tried running BOINC, but...	1207    the software didn't install correctly 2413    I couldn't figure out how to use the software 1013    I had network communication problems 1872    I couldn't attach to a project 1155    I attached to a project, but never got any work 1110    Other
1031    No - I never tried running BOINC, because...	242    I was concerned about security 98    I wasn't interested in any of the projects 65    I don't have permission to run it on my computer 181    No version was available for my computer 505    Other
Your participation
Where did you learn about BOINC projects?	3829    TV/radio/newspaper 5017    From friends, relatives, or coworkers 4031    Team message boards or web sites 9489    The BOINC web site 9065    Other web sites 10015    Other
Which are the most important factors when you decide whether to participate in a BOINC project?	4787    Nice-looking screensaver graphics 4355    Fair and quick granting of credit for work done 920    Getting more credit from this project than from others 1972    Helpful and friendly message boards 1804    Participation by project staff on the message boards 5450    Informative project web site 21312    The science is important and beneficial 11556    Non-profit, and results are public 6350    Personal recognition if my computer finds something 3298    Publication by the project in scientific journals 2191    Periodic email newsletters from the project 3065    Other
How many BOINC projects do you participate in?	14612    1 10595    2-5 1498    5-10 910    11+
Do you run BOINC as a screensaver?	9836    Yes 20445    No
Your usage of project messages boards:	10335    to read information 3046    to read and post information 16013    None
Where do you get information to help resolve problems with BOINC and/or BOINC projects?	9933    The project message boards 6760    The BOINC message boards 10555    The BOINC web site 690    BOINC mailing lists 2811    The Unofficial BOINC Wiki 3669    Team web sites 5265    Google or other search engines 2894    Other
Your computers
What kind of computers do you have running BOINC?	28823    Windows 2770    Macintosh 4149    Linux 938    Other
Where are they?	29406    Home 9224    Work 774    School 403    Other
How many computers?	15543    1 12794    2-4 2421    5-9 1016    10-99 79    100+
On average, how many hours per day are they powered on?	8536    0-8 9563    8-23 12859    24
You
Age	1356    0-19 14976    20-39 13710    40-59 2902    60+
Sex	30484    Male 2004    Female
Your level of computer expertise	955    Beginner 13297    Intermediate 18754    Advanced
Nationality	11130    United States 3226    Germany 121    Ireland 3168    None 433    Finland 2838    United Kingdom 278    Belgium 984    Australia 188    Norway 371    Sweden 271    Czech Republic 209    International 97    Bulgaria 1581    Canada 224    Brazil 99    Turkey 263    China 814    Japan 108    Taiwan 837    France 428    Russia 763    Netherlands 122    Croatia 57    Hong Kong 229    Austria 552    Italy 87    Slovakia 647    Poland 230    Hungary 43    Estonia 180    Portugal 149    Romania 354    Denmark 198    Switzerland 604    Spain 170    Greece 45    Puerto Rico 42    Lithuania 29    Uruguay 20    American Samoa 21    Peru 154    Argentina 57    Slovenia 113    South Africa 226    New Zealand 54    Albania 23    Luxembourg 121    India 26    Singapore 58    Algeria 59    Afghanistan 221    Mexico 95    Chile 49    Serbia and Montenegro 46    Malaysia 70    Ukraine 65    Israel 22    Philippines 53    Colombia 25    Thailand 42    Venezuela 22    Belarus 24    Korea, South 21    Iran
Comments
Please suggest ways that BOINC, and the projects that use it, could be improved:	13334    Show

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