Are there many young people here on DU?

[Smith_3]

I am curious to know how the ages are distributed here on DU. Are there more old or more young people or is it about even?

[murielm99]

1. There are polls about it every once in awhile.

I am not sure how accurate they are. Large numbers of DUers may not happen to see or respond to those polls.

What is your definition of old and young?

IIRC, the age distribution was fairly even between all groups, but there were only a few under 18 and over 75 responding. Maybe someone else remembers better than I, or can find a recent poll and post the link for you.

[Smith_3]

2. That would be great to know.

:)

[chknltl]

3. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3169791
Not everyone in DU added to this poll but the distribution is likely accurate.

[Smith_3]

4. Wow. Impressive.

So DU is peaked right around the hippie generation or slightly after.

[murielm99]

5. It looks like a bell curve.

What is the hippie generation?