When you were young, did you read comic books you bought for yourself? (As opposed to reading your brothers' comics or getting them from a parent or relative.)
Answer
Count
Percent
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1.
Yes
301
68.41%
2.
No
139
31.59%
Total
440
100%
Mean : 1.316
Confidence Interval @ 95% : [1.272 - 1.359]
Standard Deviation : 0.465
Standard Error : 0.022
What kind of comic books did you buy most (Choose One)?
Answer
Count
Percent
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1.
Superhero
263
60.60%
2.
Romance
7
1.61%
3.
Horror
10
2.30%
4.
War
0
0.00%
5.
Manga
97
22.35%
6.
Other
57
13.13%
Total
434
100%
Mean : 2.613
Confidence Interval @ 95% : [2.416 - 2.810]
Standard Deviation : 2.092
Standard Error : 0.100
Thinking about your favorite character from the comic books you read (or *a* favorite character) were they
Answer
Count
Percent
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1.
Female
255
58.49%
2.
Male
181
41.51%
Total
436
100%
Mean : 1.415
Confidence Interval @ 95% : [1.369 - 1.461]
Standard Deviation : 0.493
Standard Error : 0.024
Still thinking about your favorite character, were they special because of
Answer
Count
Percent
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1.
Something they had (a magical object or talisman)
12
2.74%
2.
Something they were (A Princess, a God, an Alien, etc.)
58
13.24%
3.
Something they did (fought bad guys, solved mysteries)
151
34.47%
4.
Some innate quality (a beloved icon, a charismatic leader, a furious fighter, a persistent snoop, etc.)
217
49.54%
Total
438
100%
Mean : 3.308
Confidence Interval @ 95% : [3.233 - 3.383]
Standard Deviation : 0.802
Standard Error : 0.038
Thinking about that favorite character, or any characters you liked the most what description below would best describe them? (Choose all that apply)
Answer
Count
Percent
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1.
Voluptuous
52
1.76%
2.
Hard-bodied
101
3.41%
3.
Outgoing/Friendly
194
6.55%
4.
Tactiturn
75
2.53%
5.
Idealized
92
3.11%
6.
Realistic
161
5.44%
7.
Popular
76
2.57%
8.
Loner
168
5.67%
9.
Ambitious
167
5.64%
10.
Laid-back
86
2.90%
11.
Princely
14
0.47%
12.
Princessly
37
1.25%
13.
Heroic
281
9.49%
14.
Damsel in Distress
16
0.54%
15.
Chaste
25
0.84%
16.
Sensual
104
3.51%
17.
Weak
16
0.54%
18.
Strong
333
11.24%
19.
Driven by Emotion
215
7.26%
20.
Driven by Reason
169
5.71%
21.
Fighting for Justice
308
10.40%
22.
Fighting for Revenge
89
3.00%
23.
Fighting to Save Humanity
183
6.18%
Total
2962
100%
Mean : 13.397
Confidence Interval @ 95% : [13.149 - 13.644]
Standard Deviation : 6.872
Standard Error : 0.126
Thinking about comics you read now, are you likely to seek out the same kinds of characters as you described above?