Here are the questions that Jeff and I came up with. Are there any edits, or any others that people would like to see?
Originally the first question was about where people heard about the survey, but I thought if people think it is being mailed to tons of people, as opposed to a personal message, they might be less willing to complete it. Also, I took out a few of the questions unrelated to life extension, trying to keep the focus of the survey to life extension exclusively. I didn’t know if the gender, age, etc. questions should be at the first or the end, because if the survey ended with life extension questions then it might leave more of an impression in the people who take the survey’s mind.
Jeff had some questions in there as well about the X-Prize, that I removed, but perhaps they should be put back in?
TThe Ansari X Prize was a US $10 Million cash prize, offered by the X PRIZE Foundation to spur research into a non-governmental launch of a reusable manned spacecraft. The $10 Million cash prize was won on October 4, 2004, by the Tier One project with SpaceShipOne. Have you heard of this prize before?
Yes
No
The next prize being offered by the X PRIZE Foundation is the Auto X Prize. The Auto X PRIZE will focus on the creation of new fuel efficient vehicles that far exceed anything available on the market today. Would you be willing to donate to this prize within the next year to increase the amount of research that will be done?
a. Yes, Over $500
b. Yes, 200 - 500
c. Yes, 1 - 200
d. Maybe
e. I defiantly will not donate
The Methuselah Mouse Prize or Mprize is modelled after the Ansari X Prize, and is currently grown larger than $3.4 Million, all with individual donations. The purpose of the Mprize is to accelerate research into slowing and eventually reversing cellular aging and breakdown in humans.
a. Yes, Over $500
b. Yes, 200 - 500
c. Yes, 1 - 200
d. Maybe
e. I defiantly will not donate
In any event, here is what we currently have, constructive criticism welcome, and if you hit on something that there was a reason for doing, I will let you know:
CURRENT SURVEY QUESTIONS:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for helping us out by taking this survey!
1. On a level from 1 to 5, with 1 knowing nothing, and 5 being an expert, what would you judge your level of knowledge to be in the area of life extension in general?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
f. unsure
2. Do you support the use of current health practices, such as eating healthy, exercising, etc., to extend lifespans?
a. Yes
b. No
3. Do you support the current medical practices aimed at increasing lifespans? (open heart surgery, cancer treatment, defibrillators, etc.)
a. Yes
b. No
4. Keeping in mind your answer to the previous two questions, and given the fact that many experts believe that the reversal of aging will be possible sometime in the next few decades, would you be willing to use such age reversing treatments to keep yourself (and others) young and healthy?
a. Yes, Definitely
b. Yes, Maybe
c. No, Definitely not
5. Because of the recent surge in research into the elimination of aging and aging related diseases, and the fact that many top scientists in the field believe it will be possible to stop and reverse the aging process in the next few decades, when do you, personally, think it will be possible to completely stop and reverse the process of aging?
a. 0-15 years
b. 15-30 years
c. 30-45 years
d. 45-60 years
e. 60-75 years
f. longer than 75 years
6. The non-profit
Methuselah Mouse Prize (a.k.a. M-Prize), which is modeled after the highly successful X-Prize, but with the goal of conquering aging, has a current prize amount of around $3.5 million. Have you heard of this prize before? (multiple choice buttons)
a. Yes
b. No
7. Since the M-Prize is an effort supported by many experts in the field as a way to reverse the aging process, would you be willing to donate to this prize within the next year to increase the amount of anti-aging research?
a. Yes, Over $500
b. Yes, $200 - $500
c. Yes, $1 - $200
d. Maybe
e. I definitely will not donate
8. Are you aware of the existence of such sites as the
the Immortality Institute,
BetterHumans,
SENS.org, or any of the other extreme life extension or transhumanist sites on the internet?
a. Yes, visit frequently
b. Yes, I have heard of them, but do not visit frequently
c. No, I have not heard of them
9. Since lifespans will be increasing drastically in the coming decades after aging has been eliminated, and given that many of your family and friends will be living drastically longer lifespans, what lifespan would you like to live to, given the choice?
a. 70-100 years
b. 100-150 years
c. 150-200 years
d. 200-500 years
e. 500-1000 years
f. longer than 1000 years
10. Keeping in mind that when these life extension technologies become available, they will allow you to live longer healthy lifespans (in other words keeping you perpetually “young”), at what biological age would you like to stay at, if given the choice?
a. around the biological age of 20
b. around the biological age of 25
c. around the biological age of 30
d. around the biological age of 35
e. around the biological age of 40
f. older than the biological age of 40
11. What is your current age?
a. under 18
b. 19 to 25
c. 26 to 35
d. 36 to 45
e. 46 to 55
f. 56 to 65
g. 66 to 75
h. older than 75
12. What is your gender?
a. Male
b. Female
13. What is your highest level of education?
a. Some High School
b. High School Graduate or GED
c. Some College
d. College Graduate (Bachelor’s)
e. Master’s
f. Ph.D. or Doctorate
14. What is your religious affiliation? (drop down options)
a. Catholic Christian
b. Protestant Christian
c. Mormon
d. Muslim
e. Jewish
f. Hindu
g. Buddhist
h. Atheist
i. Agnostic
j. Other, Religious
k. Other, Non-Religious
15. Questions/Comments/Concerns for the creators of this survey?
(Text Box for people to fill in)
Some common FAQs on Anti-aging.
Edited by Live Forever, 24 May 2006 - 01:37 AM.
