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tl;dr at bottom
Disclaimer: Treat this data as more of an analysis of indicative trends, not hard facts.
Less than 20% of the community responded. So I did some guesswork. If you look at the articles (which no one does tbh), it shows this:
"Primary regions: Europe (40%) and North America (34.9%), followed by Asia (17.7%)" This will serve as a foundation (of sorts) for the data predictions seen later in this thread. Anyways, according to the poll and extra information gathered in its comments, the demographics follow this trend:
Among 33 (smh) respondents, the largest self-identified group was White / European, which was a little less than 40% of the community. But this category is internally heterogeneous, and it's my fault for not realizing this earlier. Multiple ppl commented and clarified that White / European is far too broad of a category, including English, Italian, half Italian/Spanish hybrid, Mediterranean, distant mixed ancestry, etc etc. And what that information suggests is that the White / European category is over-aggregated and masks ethnic diversity. Overt neglect on my end tbh.
And I think at least partially as a result of this, both the Mixed / Multiracial and Other categories were elevated. Like I said before, the comments can mostly explain this. Central Asians didn't have a clear category to choose; Mediterranean and Hispanics were caught between ambiguous racial and ethnic labels; and at least one black respondent was socially perceived as mixed.
But what I found interesting was that Asian representation was notably high (stfu anime gooners.) The poll revealed these stats:
If you look at the numbers this is actually really interesting. If the data is scaled to the active community of 170-200+ users, Asian-identifying respondents actually rival or exceed White / European representation (when overlap is considered.)
Black (12%), Mena (12%), Indigenous (6%), and Pacific islander (6%) respondents are also present in smaller but non-trivial numbers.
Compared to general internet demographics:
***on second thought nowhere near 95% CI but i'm too lazy to fix it***
Notes / Interpretation:
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Disclaimer: Treat this data as more of an analysis of indicative trends, not hard facts.
Less than 20% of the community responded. So I did some guesswork. If you look at the articles (which no one does tbh), it shows this:
"Primary regions: Europe (40%) and North America (34.9%), followed by Asia (17.7%)" This will serve as a foundation (of sorts) for the data predictions seen later in this thread. Anyways, according to the poll and extra information gathered in its comments, the demographics follow this trend:
Among 33 (smh) respondents, the largest self-identified group was White / European, which was a little less than 40% of the community. But this category is internally heterogeneous, and it's my fault for not realizing this earlier. Multiple ppl commented and clarified that White / European is far too broad of a category, including English, Italian, half Italian/Spanish hybrid, Mediterranean, distant mixed ancestry, etc etc. And what that information suggests is that the White / European category is over-aggregated and masks ethnic diversity. Overt neglect on my end tbh.
And I think at least partially as a result of this, both the Mixed / Multiracial and Other categories were elevated. Like I said before, the comments can mostly explain this. Central Asians didn't have a clear category to choose; Mediterranean and Hispanics were caught between ambiguous racial and ethnic labels; and at least one black respondent was socially perceived as mixed.
But what I found interesting was that Asian representation was notably high (stfu anime gooners.) The poll revealed these stats:
- East Asian (18%)
- South Asian (15%)
- Southeast Asian (6%)
If you look at the numbers this is actually really interesting. If the data is scaled to the active community of 170-200+ users, Asian-identifying respondents actually rival or exceed White / European representation (when overlap is considered.)
Black (12%), Mena (12%), Indigenous (6%), and Pacific islander (6%) respondents are also present in smaller but non-trivial numbers.
Compared to general internet demographics:
- White representation is lower than average (typically around ~60–70%, which I found really surprising)
- Asian representation is significantly higher
- Mixed/Other responses are dramatically higher
- The distribution is more globally skewed and less Anglo-centric
| category | estimated # of users | (# of users) |
|---|---|---|
| White / European | 71 | 41 – 101 |
| Black / African | 22 | 5 – 49 |
| East Asian | 33 | 9 – 56 |
| South Asian | 27 | 5 – 52 |
| Southeast Asian | 11 | 2 – 36 |
| Middle Eastern / North African | 22 | 5 – 49 |
| Native American / Alaska Native | 11 | 2 – 36 |
| Pacific Islander | 11 | 2 – 36 |
| Mixed / Multiracial | 49 | 23 – 79 |
| Other | 27 | 5 – 52 |
***on second thought nowhere near 95% CI but i'm too lazy to fix it***
Notes / Interpretation:
- White / European: Still the largest single group, but could realistically be anywhere from ~40 to 100 users. Also includes Italian, Mediterranean, half Italian/half Spanish, English, etc. Very internally diverse group, should've accounted for that in original poll.
- Asian: Combined ~71 (east + south + southeast), similar to White / European in representation. Much higher than typical internet spaces, I wonder why. Self-selection bias? Underrepresentation? In any case, the number is at least moderate, as shown in official demographics.
- Mixed / Other: Combined ~76, bc of ambiguous identities; Central Asian, Hispanic, etc. Huge overlap possible.
- Smaller groups (Black, MENA, Pacific, Indigenous) minor but still visible; ranges are wide due to low sample size.
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