Survey Results

Experience machine (would you enter?): yes or no?


1642 respondents
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What the percentages mean: "Accept or lean toward P: 50% (40%)" means that 50% of respondents endorsed this answer inclusively (including multiple-answer endorsements) and 40% endorsed this answer exclusively (excluding multiple-answer endorsements).

These results should not be used for comparison to 2009 results due to different populations and parameters. For meaningful longitudinal comparisons, see the longitudinal analysis section.

Accept or lean towards:
yes
13.34% (13.34%)
Reject or lean against:
yes
0.06% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
no
76.86% (76.86%)
Reject or lean against:
no
0.06% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
0.06%
Accept an alternative view
1.04%
The question is too unclear to answer
4.26%
There is no fact of the matter
0.37%
Agnostic/undecided
3.59%
Other
0.49%
N = 1642, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (143 respondents)
Alternative Views

24 target respondents indicated that they accept or lean toward an alternative view. The words used in their responses cluster as follows. These results are not filtered by AOS, region, etc.

  • LIFE (7): life (6) lifetime (1)
  • DEPE (6): depends (6)

Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: -0.34
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 35 78
Reject 449 224
n: 786
p < 0.0001
r: 0.32
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 39 75
Reject 63 608
n: 785
p < 0.0001
r: -0.26
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 30 148
Reject 469 579
n: 1226
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 82 105
Reject 256 900
n: 1343
p < 0.0001
r: -0.24
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 100 88
Reject 926 269
n: 1383
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 34 169
Reject 51 1185
n: 1439
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 97 96
Reject 867 349
n: 1409
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 66 51
Reject 184 433
n: 734
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 21 57
Reject 48 424
n: 550
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 104 86
Reject 364 784
n: 1338
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 104 86
Reject 317 789
n: 1296
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 11 112
Reject 189 500
n: 812
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 5 89
Reject 124 462
n: 680
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 136 43
Reject 517 461
n: 1157
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 54 138
Reject 507 584
n: 1283
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 63 121
Reject 598 541
n: 1323
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 14 103
Reject 234 512
n: 863
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 55 21
Reject 195 250
n: 521
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 55 38
Reject 545 143
n: 781
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 38 82
Reject 128 599
n: 847
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 128 46
Reject 555 455
n: 1184
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 152 50
Reject 1085 149
n: 1436
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 76 136
Reject 692 522
n: 1426
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 9 74
Reject 134 399
n: 616
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 59 55
Reject 199 510
n: 823
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 30 87
Reject 273 344
n: 734
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 59 119
Reject 180 854
n: 1212
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 18 99
Reject 35 712
n: 864
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 22 56
Reject 225 250
n: 553
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 24 69
Reject 71 617
n: 781
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 17 98
Reject 152 462
n: 729
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 7 116
Reject 24 780
n: 927
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 138 53
Reject 665 520
n: 1376
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 15 40
Reject 168 216
n: 439
p: 0.0005
r: 0.16
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 50 151
Reject 120 1128
n: 1449
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 32 63
Reject 71 469
n: 635
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 24 68
Reject 56 381
n: 529
p: 0.0003
r: -0.16
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 23 189
Reject 273 962
n: 1447
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 34 80
Reject 127 547
n: 788
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 94 80
Reject 412 643
n: 1229
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 11 44
Reject 29 355
n: 439
p: 0.0015
r: 0.15
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 132 6
Reject 688 142
n: 968
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 136 71
Reject 993 243
n: 1443
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 72 58
Reject 490 244
n: 864
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 6 112
Reject 66 568
n: 752
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 121 2
Reject 795 9
n: 927
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 45 145
Reject 453 695
n: 1338
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 102 21
Reject 521 228
n: 872
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 66 57
Reject 322 482
n: 927
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 59 19
Reject 241 188
n: 507
p: 0.0029
r: 0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 8 85
Reject 30 658
n: 781
p: 0.0003
r: 0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 29 94
Reject 88 600
n: 811
p: 0.0002
r: -0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 101 22
Reject 715 89
n: 927
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 20 62
Reject 185 316
n: 583
p: 0.0021
r: -0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 20 82
Reject 195 465
n: 762
p: 0.0005
r: -0.13
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 108 15
Reject 751 53
n: 927
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 18 182
Reject 265 983
n: 1448
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 25 76
Reject 195 357
n: 653
p: 0.003
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 42 68
Reject 144 508
n: 762
p: 0.0016
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 20 63
Reject 55 478
n: 616
p: 0.0046
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 25 41
Reject 70 318
n: 454
p: 0.0156
r: -0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 35 60
Reject 243 299
n: 637
p: 0.0046
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 98 81
Reject 404 645
n: 1228
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 44 31
Reject 184 277
n: 536
p: 0.01
r: -0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 17 140
Reject 171 703
n: 1031
p: 0.0004
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 70 47
Reject 259 377
n: 753
p: 0.0026
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 16 187
Reject 85 1152
n: 1440
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 17 156
Reject 47 1002
n: 1222
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 91 121
Reject 412 802
n: 1426
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 15 68
Reject 131 402
n: 616
p: 0.0078
r: -0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 5 118
Reject 65 625
n: 813
p: 0.0023
r: -0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 5 90
Reject 55 486
n: 636
p: 0.0073
r: -0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 36 140
Reject 317 716
n: 1209
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 82 41
Reject 350 327
n: 800
p: 0.0027
r: -0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 29 84
Reject 258 478
n: 849
p: 0.0027
r: 0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 61 113
Reject 290 758
n: 1222
p: 0.0003
r: -0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 6 89
Reject 46 496
n: 637
p: 0.01
r: -0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 110 91
Reject 823 377
n: 1401
p: 0.0002
r: -0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 150 53
Reject 945 216
n: 1364
p: 0.0003
r: 0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 47 56
Reject 242 419
n: 764
p: 0.0076
r: 0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 32 62
Reject 126 457
n: 677
p: 0.0121
r: -0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 22 148
Reject 199 826
n: 1195
p: 0.0009
r: 0.1
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 34 96
Reject 107 580
n: 817
p: 0.0063
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 14 109
Reject 57 747
n: 927
p: 0.0047
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 121 56
Reject 575 460
n: 1212
p: 0.0013
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 51 77
Reject 228 538
n: 894
p: 0.0061
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 29 88
Reject 249 518
n: 884
p: 0.0067
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 66 63
Reject 464 301
n: 894
p: 0.0067
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 155 57
Reject 760 454
n: 1426
p: 0.0007
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 33 59
Reject 196 239
n: 527
p: 0.0463
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 15 101
Reject 17 596
n: 729
p: 0.0192
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 18 98
Reject 86 664
n: 866
p: 0.0115
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 13 61
Reject 109 416
n: 599
p: 0.0374
r: -0.08
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 18 112
Reject 163 520
n: 813
p: 0.0175
r: -0.08
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 57 138
Reject 426 740
n: 1361
p: 0.0021
r: -0.08
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 65 124
Reject 501 649
n: 1339
p: 0.0024
r: -0.08
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 38 82
Reject 254 443
n: 817
p: 0.0192
r: 0.08
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 32 84
Reject 156 596
n: 868
p: 0.019
r: 0.08
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 86 78
Reject 441 563
n: 1168
p: 0.0066
r: -0.08
Experience machine: yes Accept Reject
Accept 29 139
Reject 237 780
n: 1185
p: 0.0065

Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)

r: 0.15
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 50 112
Reject 152 782
n: 1096
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 32 185
Reject 305 977
n: 1499
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 20 142
Reject 196 738
n: 1096
p: 0.0003
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 17 145
Reject 49 885
n: 1096
p: 0.0003
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 34 183
Reject 127 1155
n: 1499
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 89 118
Reject 668 544
n: 1419
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 5 157
Reject 6 928
n: 1096
p: 0.0012
r: 0.1
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 12 150
Reject 26 908
n: 1096
p: 0.0016
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 15 147
Reject 151 783
n: 1096
p: 0.0023
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 172 41
Reject 1117 153
n: 1483
p: 0.0005
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 101 114
Reject 780 534
n: 1529
p: 0.0006
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 6 209
Reject 7 1307
n: 1529
p: 0.0006
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 8 209
Reject 115 1167
n: 1499
p: 0.0008
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 5 157
Reject 8 926
n: 1096
p: 0.0044
r: 0.08
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 18 195
Reject 58 1212
n: 1483
p: 0.0012
r: 0.08
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 26 181
Reject 81 1131
n: 1419
p: 0.0017
r: 0.08
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 45 170
Reject 177 1137
n: 1529
p: 0.0012
r: 0.08
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 32 185
Reject 119 1163
n: 1499
p: 0.0028
r: 0.08
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 7 155
Reject 15 919
n: 1096
p: 0.0121
r: 0.08
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 7 155
Reject 9 925
n: 1096
p: 0.0129
r: -0.07
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 21 196
Reject 199 1083
n: 1499
p: 0.0049
r: 0.07
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 10 143
Reject 29 898
n: 1080
p: 0.0177
r: 0.07
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 49 158
Reject 217 995
n: 1419
p: 0.0069
r: 0.07
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 11 206
Reject 43 1239
n: 1499
p: 0.0092
r: 0.07
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 11 142
Reject 38 889
n: 1080
p: 0.0319
r: 0.06
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 19 134
Reject 76 851
n: 1080
p: 0.0351
r: 0.06
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 6 201
Reject 14 1198
n: 1419
p: 0.0167
r: -0.06
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 38 179
Reject 317 965
n: 1499
p: 0.0149
r: -0.06
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 35 182
Reject 293 989
n: 1499
p: 0.0177
r: 0.06
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 13 204
Reject 35 1247
n: 1499
p: 0.0178
r: 0.05
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 9 208
Reject 34 1248
n: 1499
p: 0.0342
r: 0.05
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 7 210
Reject 27 1255
n: 1499
p: 0.0343
r: -0.05
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 32 185
Reject 230 1052
n: 1499
p: 0.0418
r: 0.05
Experience machine: yes Yes No
Accept 13 204
Reject 32 1250
n: 1499
p: 0.0459