| Q1 Do you think of yourself as part of the Free Software or as part of the Open Source community? | ||
| 547 | 100.0% | |
| Free Software | 146 | 26.7% |
| Open Source Software | 239 | 43.7% |
| I do not care | 162 | 29.6% |
| Q2 Do you think that Free Software and Open Source communities are different communities? | ||
| 547 | 100.0% | |
| Yes, it is not only a different way of thinking, it is a different way of living | 215 | 39.3% |
| Yes, but only in their principles. The way they work is the same | 181 | 33.1% |
| It does not bother me. I like just programming | 151 | 27.6% |
| Q3 Which license do you choose, if your code never depends on any other source code? | ||
| 547 | 100.0% | |
| Public Domain | 30 | 5.5% |
| BSD style | 165 | 30.2% |
| GPL compatible | 230 | 42.0% |
| Other OS/FS license | 25 | 4.6% |
| A new license made by myself | 34 | 6.2% |
| I do not care | 63 | 11.5% |
| Q4 In what year when you started OS/FS development? | ||
| 534 | 100.0% | |
| 2003 | 67 | 12.5% |
| 2002 | 83 | 15.5% |
| 2001 | 60 | 11.2% |
| 2000 | 71 | 13.3% |
| 1999 | 44 | 8.2% |
| 1998 | 36 | 6.7% |
| 1997 | 33 | 6.2% |
| 1996 | 18 | 3.4% |
| 1995 | 34 | 6.4% |
| 1994 | 17 | 3.2% |
| 1993 | 19 | 3.6% |
| 1992 | 11 | 2.1% |
| 1991 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 1990 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 11 | 2.1% |
| 1987 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 1986 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 1985 | 4 | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 1983 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 1982 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 1979 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 1975 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q5 What your age when you started OS/FS development? | ||
| 522 | 100.0% | |
| less than 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 10 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12 | 7 | 1.3% |
| 13 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 14 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 15 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 16 | 13 | 2.5% |
| 17 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 18 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 19 | 27 | 5.2% |
| 20 | 28 | 5.4% |
| 21 | 23 | 4.4% |
| 22 | 37 | 7.1% |
| 23 | 33 | 6.3% |
| 24 | 27 | 5.2% |
| 25 | 31 | 5.9% |
| 26 | 23 | 4.4% |
| 27 | 30 | 5.7% |
| 28 | 18 | 3.4% |
| 29 | 24 | 4.6% |
| 30 | 23 | 4.4% |
| 31 | 17 | 3.3% |
| 32 | 20 | 3.8% |
| 33 | 14 | 2.7% |
| 34 | 15 | 2.9% |
| 35 | 17 | 3.3% |
| 36 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 37 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 38 | 13 | 2.5% |
| 39 | 11 | 2.1% |
| 40 | 5 | 1.0% |
| 41 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 42 | 4 | 0.8% |
| 43 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 44 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 45 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 46 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 47 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 48 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 49 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 50 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 51 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 52 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 53 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 54 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 55 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 56 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 57 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 58 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 59 | 0 | 0.0% |
| more than 59 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q6 On average, how many hours per week do you work on OS/FS projects? | ||
| 539 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 46 | 8.5% |
| less than 2 hours | 151 | 28.0% |
| 2 ~ 5 hours | 136 | 25.2% |
| 6 ~ 10 hours | 85 | 15.8% |
| 11 ~ 20 hours | 56 | 10.4% |
| 21 ~ 40 hours | 37 | 6.9% |
| more than 40 hours | 28 | 5.2% |
| Q7 If you develop proprietary software: On average, how many hours per week do you work on proprietary software projects? | ||
| 540 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 253 | 46.9% |
| less than 2 hours | 53 | 9.8% |
| 2 ~ 5 hours | 31 | 5.7% |
| 6 ~ 10 hours | 30 | 5.6% |
| 11 ~ 20 hours | 29 | 5.4% |
| 21 ~ 40 hours | 81 | 15.0% |
| more than 40 hours | 63 | 11.7% |
| Q8 For which area do you primarily develop OS/FS? | ||
| 538 | ||
| Networking | 211 | 39.2% |
| Web services | 178 | 33.1% |
| Office / Business | 76 | 14.1% |
| Home & Desktop | 103 | 19.1% |
| Games | 49 | 9.1% |
| Graphics | 36 | 6.7% |
| Multimedia & Design | 36 | 6.7% |
| Audio | 20 | 3.7% |
| Wireless applications | 13 | 2.4% |
| Other | 236 | 43.9% |
| Q9 Which of the following is your favorite distribution / operating system? | ||
| 536 | 100.0% | |
| Debian GNU Linux | 81 | 15.1% |
| RedHat Linux | 100 | 18.7% |
| Turbo Linux | 10 | 1.9% |
| Mandrake | 1 | 0.2% |
| SuSE | 1 | 0.2% |
| Slackware | 1 | 0.2% |
| Vine Linux | 45 | 8.4% |
| Plamo Linux | 9 | 1.7% |
| Gentoo Linux | 6 | 1.1% |
| Other Linux | 17 | 3.2% |
| FreeBSD | 38 | 7.1% |
| NetBSD | 9 | 1.7% |
| OpenBSD | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mac OS | 28 | 5.2% |
| Windows | 167 | 31.2% |
| Be OS | 0 | 0.0% |
| Solaris | 13 | 2.4% |
| OS/2 | 1 | 0.2% |
| DOS | 1 | 0.2% |
| Other | 8 | 1.5% |
| Q10 Which of the following distribution / operating system did you use when you started programming? | ||
| 542 | 100.0% | |
| Debian GNU Linux | 11 | 2.0% |
| RedHat Linux | 19 | 3.5% |
| Turbo Linux | 9 | 1.7% |
| Mandrake | 0 | 0.0% |
| SuSE | 1 | 0.2% |
| Slackware | 15 | 2.8% |
| Vine Linux | 11 | 2.0% |
| Plamo Linux | 4 | 0.7% |
| Gentoo Linux | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other Linux | 7 | 1.3% |
| FreeBSD | 19 | 3.5% |
| NetBSD | 2 | 0.4% |
| OpenBSD | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mac OS | 21 | 3.9% |
| Windows | 87 | 16.1% |
| Be OS | 1 | 0.2% |
| Solaris | 30 | 5.5% |
| OS/2 | 1 | 0.2% |
| DOS | 121 | 22.3% |
| Other | 183 | 33.8% |
| Q11 Which of the following distribution / operating system did you use when you started OS/FS development? | ||
| 536 | 100.0% | |
| Debian GNU Linux | 37 | 6.9% |
| RedHat Linux | 61 | 11.4% |
| Turbo Linux | 16 | 3.0% |
| Mandrake | 0 | 0.0% |
| SuSE | 1 | 0.2% |
| Slackware | 33 | 6.2% |
| Vine Linux | 26 | 4.9% |
| Plamo Linux | 11 | 2.1% |
| Gentoo Linux | 1 | 0.2% |
| Other Linux | 23 | 4.3% |
| FreeBSD | 50 | 9.3% |
| NetBSD | 3 | 0.6% |
| OpenBSD | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mac OS | 20 | 3.7% |
| Windows | 144 | 26.9% |
| Be OS | 2 | 0.4% |
| Solaris | 24 | 4.5% |
| OS/2 | 1 | 0.2% |
| DOS | 34 | 6.3% |
| Other | 49 | 9.1% |
| Q12 In which tools and programming languages are you experienced in? | ||
| 542 | ||
| C | 473 | 87.3% |
| C++ | 340 | 62.7% |
| Objective C | 37 | 6.8% |
| C# | 43 | 7.9% |
| Java | 303 | 55.9% |
| Python | 49 | 9.0% |
| Perl | 351 | 64.8% |
| PHP | 179 | 33.0% |
| Unix shell | 337 | 62.2% |
| HTML | 415 | 76.6% |
| LISP(Emacs Lisp) | 153 | 28.2% |
| (La)Tex | 219 | 40.4% |
| Pascal | 168 | 31.0% |
| Fortran | 134 | 24.7% |
| COBOL | 63 | 11.6% |
| Basic | 279 | 51.5% |
| Visual Basic | 218 | 40.2% |
| JavaScript | 252 | 46.5% |
| SQL | 259 | 47.8% |
| ADA | 4 | 0.7% |
| Modula | 10 | 1.8% |
| Eiffel | 6 | 1.1% |
| Prolog | 53 | 9.8% |
| XML / SGML | 188 | 34.7% |
| Ruby | 138 | 25.5% |
| HSP | 26 | 4.8% |
| Smalltalk | 29 | 5.4% |
| Tcl | 96 | 17.7% |
| Make | 258 | 47.6% |
| Scheme | 51 | 9.4% |
| CVS | 294 | 54.2% |
| Subversion | 39 | 7.2% |
| Autotools | 101 | 18.6% |
| Other | 106 | 19.6% |
| Q13 Which of the following is your favorite desktop? | ||
| 542 | 99.6% | |
| GNOME | 94 | 17.3% |
| KDE | 50 | 9.2% |
| X + Window Manager | 104 | 19.2% |
| pure text (non-GUI) | 20 | 3.7% |
| Windows | 236 | 43.5% |
| Mac | 28 | 5.2% |
| Other | 8 | 1.5% |
| Q14 Which of the following is your favorite editor? | ||
| 541 | 100.0% | |
| vi | 118 | 21.8% |
| Emacs | 222 | 41.0% |
| Eclipse | 21 | 3.9% |
| IDE | 62 | 11.5% |
| Other | 118 | 21.8% |
| Q15 In how many Open Source / Free Software development projects have you been involved so far? | ||
| 540 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 71 | 13.1% |
| 1 | 129 | 23.9% |
| 2 | 91 | 16.9% |
| 3 | 67 | 12.4% |
| 4 | 38 | 7.0% |
| 5 | 32 | 5.9% |
| 6 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 7 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 8 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 9 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 10 | 18 | 3.3% |
| 11 ~ 15 | 37 | 6.9% |
| 16 ~ 20 | 10 | 1.9% |
| 21 ~ 30 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 31 ~ 40 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 41 ~ 50 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 51 ~ 75 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 76 ~ 100 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 101 ~ | 5 | 0.9% |
| Q16 In how many OS/FS development projects are you currently involved? | ||
| 541 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 111 | 20.5% |
| 1 | 194 | 35.9% |
| 2 | 115 | 21.3% |
| 3 | 49 | 9.1% |
| 4 | 27 | 5.0% |
| 5 | 20 | 3.7% |
| 6 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 7 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 8 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 9 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 10 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 11 ~ 15 | 10 | 1.8% |
| 16 ~ 20 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 21 ~ 30 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 31 ~ 40 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 41 ~ 50 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 51 ~ 75 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76 ~ 100 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 101 ~ | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q17 In how many Open Source / Free Software development projects have you been involved in as a leader, coordinator, or administrator? | ||
| 541 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 306 | 56.6% |
| 1 | 155 | 28.7% |
| 2 | 46 | 8.5% |
| 3 | 19 | 3.5% |
| 4 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 5 | 4 | 0.7% |
| 6 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 7 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 8 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 11 ~ 15 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 16 ~ 20 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 21 ~ 30 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 31 ~ 40 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 41 ~ 50 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 51 ~ 75 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76 ~ 100 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 101 ~ | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q18 With how many Open Source / Free Software developers do you have regular contact on an individual basis (e.g. by email or telephone)? | ||
| 543 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 188 | 34.6% |
| 1 | 29 | 5.3% |
| 2 | 34 | 6.3% |
| 3 | 42 | 7.7% |
| 4 | 26 | 4.8% |
| 5 | 50 | 9.2% |
| 6 | 14 | 2.6% |
| 7 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 8 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 9 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 10 | 24 | 4.4% |
| 11 ~ 15 | 45 | 8.3% |
| 16 ~ 20 | 25 | 4.6% |
| 21 ~ 30 | 19 | 3.5% |
| 31 ~ 40 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 41 ~ 50 | 7 | 1.3% |
| 51 ~ 75 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 76 ~ 100 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 101 ~ | 9 | 1.7% |
| Q19 Where is your base for OS/FS development activities? | ||
| 533 | 100.0% | |
| Mainly domestic community | 332 | 62.3% |
| Global community (including virtual community on the net) | 86 | 16.1% |
| Domestic and global | 115 | 21.6% |
| Q20 What roles do you play in OS/FS project? | ||
| 530 | ||
| developing main function | 276 | 52.1% |
| making patches for improvement | 178 | 33.6% |
| bugfixes | 191 | 36.0% |
| security improvement | 17 | 3.2% |
| testing | 111 | 20.9% |
| packaging | 66 | 12.5% |
| documentation | 74 | 14.0% |
| localization | 57 | 10.8% |
| document translation | 76 | 14.3% |
| providing user support | 52 | 9.8% |
| project maintainer | 54 | 10.2% |
| public relations, marketing or promoting | 21 | 4.0% |
| others | 51 | 9.6% |
| Q21 Which level is your English ability? | ||
| 544 | 99.8% | |
| I can speak fluent English, and I can write in English without dictionary | 31 | 5.7% |
| I can discuss in English mailing list, and I can do daily English conversation | 141 | 25.9% |
| I can read most English documents, but I am not good at writing and speaking | 163 | 30.0% |
| I can read English documents on technical topics in ML and WWW | 157 | 28.9% |
| I am poor at English | 51 | 9.4% |
| Q22 Which of the following OS/FS developers do you know? | ||
| 542 | ||
| Angelo Roulini | 11 | 2.0% |
| Arpad Gereoffy | 13 | 2.4% |
| Bruce Perens | 171 | 31.5% |
| Bryan@Andrews | 90 | 16.6% |
| Eric Raymond | 340 | 62.7% |
| Guenter@Bartsch | 12 | 2.2% |
| Jamie Zawinski | 73 | 13.5% |
| Joerg@Schilling | 24 | 4.4% |
| Linus Torvalds | 460 | 84.9% |
| Marco Pesanti Gritti | 30 | 5.5% |
| Martin Hoffstede | 17 | 3.1% |
| Matthias@Ettric | 32 | 5.9% |
| Miguel de Icaza | 97 | 17.9% |
| Richard Stallman | 409 | 75.5% |
| Sal Valliger | 7 | 1.3% |
| I do not know anybody | 61 | 11.3% |
| Q23 Do you use OS/FS at work or if you are studying, at university/college/school? | ||
| 546 | 100.0% | |
| Yes | 496 | 90.8% |
| No | 50 | 9.2% |
| Q24 How do you use OS/FS? | ||
| 546 | ||
| I use OS/FS applications as end user | 454 | 83.2% |
| I use OS/FS as programming tools | 449 | 82.2% |
| I am making my own programs with OS/FS components | 239 | 43.8% |
| I develop some systems on OS/FS | 286 | 52.4% |
| Other | 9 | 1.6% |
| No | 40 | 7.3% |
| Q25 Do you have any of OS/FS qualification? | ||
| 542 | ||
| LPI | 16 | 3.0% |
| RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) | 13 | 2.4% |
| TurboCE (Turbolinux Certified Engineer) | 5 | 0.9% |
| CompTIA Linux+ | 0 | 0.0% |
| SAIR Linux and GNU | 0 | 0.0% |
| ORACLE MASTER Linux+ Other | 7 | 1.3% |
| Other | 17 | 3.1% |
| I don't have | 499 | 92.1% |
| Q26 From what did you learn the knowledge of OS/FS development? | ||
| 538 | 100.0% | |
| Technical School (IT) | 4 | 0.7% |
| Technical School (other sectors) | 2 | 0.4% |
| Training Program at company | 3 | 0.6% |
| On Bussiness | 76 | 14.1% |
| University (IT) | 26 | 4.8% |
| University (sci. and tech.) | 23 | 4.3% |
| University (other sectors) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Part Time Job | 5 | 0.9% |
| Community | 46 | 8.6% |
| Seminor | 0 | 0.0% |
| Self-study | 336 | 62.5% |
| Other | 16 | 3.0% |
| Q27 What is your reason for participating in OS/FS development and/or distributing OS/FS? | ||
| 542 | ||
| to make money | 52 | 9.6% |
| because I think that software should not be a proprietary product | 81 | 14.9% |
| to limit the power of large software companies | 60 | 11.1% |
| to solve a problem that could not be done by proprietary software | 158 | 29.2% |
| to get help in realizing a good idea for a software product | 122 | 22.5% |
| to distribute not marketable software | 58 | 10.7% |
| to get a reputation in the OS/FS developers' scene | 63 | 11.6% |
| to improve OS/FS products of other developers | 135 | 24.9% |
| to improve my job opportunities | 82 | 15.1% |
| to participate in the OS/FS scene | 118 | 21.8% |
| to share my knowledge and skills | 265 | 48.9% |
| to learn and develop new skills | 352 | 64.9% |
| to participate in a new form of cooperation | 55 | 10.1% |
| I do not know | 10 | 1.8% |
| Q28 For what reason(s) do you think other developer go on with developing and/or distributing OS/FS? | ||
| 543 | ||
| to make money | 36 | 6.6% |
| because I think that software should not be a proprietary product | 142 | 26.2% |
| to limit the power of large software companies | 64 | 11.8% |
| to solve a problem that could not be done by proprietary software | 194 | 35.7% |
| to get help in realizing a good idea for a software product | 136 | 25.0% |
| to distribute not marketable software | 53 | 9.8% |
| to get a reputation in the OS/FS developers' scene | 100 | 18.4% |
| to improve OS/FS products of other developers | 155 | 28.5% |
| to improve my job opportunities | 64 | 11.8% |
| to participate in the OS/FS scene | 95 | 17.5% |
| to share my knowledge and skills | 234 | 43.1% |
| to learn and develop new skills | 222 | 40.9% |
| to participate in a new form of cooperation | 64 | 11.8% |
| I do not know | 68 | 12.5% |
| Q29 By what did you concern with OS/FS development? | ||
| 531 | 100.0% | |
| sending e-mail to the author of OS/FS | 57 | 10.7% |
| answering an user's question in ML | 56 | 10.5% |
| answering a question from your friend | 40 | 7.5% |
| posting a bug report | 56 | 10.5% |
| sending a patch | 86 | 16.2% |
| writing some documents on OS/FS | 10 | 1.9% |
| making translation on some documents on OS/FS | 32 | 6.0% |
| publishing OS/FS programs written by myself | 194 | 36.5% |
| Q30 What do you expect from other OS/FS developers? | ||
| 544 | ||
| to make money | 72 | 13.2% |
| to help limiting the power of large software companies | 42 | 7.7% |
| to solve a problem that could not be solved by proprietary software | 200 | 36.8% |
| to help in realizing ideas for software products | 181 | 33.3% |
| to distribute not marketable software | 67 | 12.3% |
| to respect them and their contributions to OS/FS | 117 | 21.5% |
| to improve OS/FS products of other developers | 114 | 21.0% |
| to provide better job opportunities | 49 | 9.0% |
| to write beautiful and aesthetic programs | 130 | 23.9% |
| to take part in the main communications and discussions | 162 | 29.8% |
| to share my knowledge and skills | 318 | 58.5% |
| to let them learn and develop new skills | 161 | 29.6% |
| to be able to cooperate in a new way | 69 | 12.7% |
| I do not know | 21 | 3.9% |
| Q3P What do you think other OS/FS developers expect from you? | ||
| 542 | ||
| to make money | 19 | 3.5% |
| to help limiting the power of large software companies | 37 | 6.8% |
| to solve a problem that could not be solved by proprietary software | 136 | 25.1% |
| to help in realizing ideas for software products | 131 | 24.2% |
| to distribute not marketable software | 66 | 12.2% |
| to respect them and their contributions to OS/FS | 103 | 19.0% |
| to improve OS/FS products of other developers | 141 | 26.0% |
| to provide better job opportunities | 33 | 6.1% |
| to write beautiful and aesthetic programs | 62 | 11.4% |
| to take part in the main communications and discussions | 173 | 31.9% |
| to share my knowledge and skills | 227 | 41.9% |
| to let them learn and develop new skills | 96 | 17.7% |
| to be able to cooperate in a new way | 56 | 10.3% |
| I do not know | 103 | 19.0% |
| Q32 If you had to describe the OS/FS scene in general, which of the statements below reflects most your opinion? The OS/FS scene is a forum... | ||
| 544 | ||
| for people looking for fun | 249 | 45.8% |
| to exchange knowledge | 326 | 59.9% |
| for career improvements | 13 | 2.4% |
| that enables more freedom in software development | 250 | 46.0% |
| for people using new forms of cooperation | 65 | 11.9% |
| for people who look for project partners | 49 | 9.0% |
| for people with the same interests | 153 | 28.1% |
| providing more variety of software | 38 | 7.0% |
| for software developers who need a toolbox | 89 | 16.4% |
| providing imitations of proprietary software products and services | 54 | 9.9% |
| for innovative breakthroughs | 58 | 10.7% |
| for a sporty competition about the best code | 26 | 4.8% |
| for an general discussion about software | 68 | 12.5% |
| I do not know | 7 | 1.3% |
| Q33 Developers contribute to the OS/FS community in different ways, and they receive many benefits from it. In general, how do you assess your balance? | ||
| 544 | 100.0% | |
| I give more than I take | 42 | 7.7% |
| I take more than I give | 266 | 48.9% |
| I give as much as I take | 38 | 7.0% |
| I do not care | 155 | 28.5% |
| I do not know | 43 | 7.9% |
| Q34 When you consider other developers of OS/FS, how do you assess their balance? | ||
| 540 | 100.0% | |
| Most give more than they take | 61 | 11.3% |
| Most take more than they give | 151 | 28.0% |
| They give as much as they take | 33 | 6.1% |
| They do not care | 62 | 11.5% |
| I do not care | 130 | 24.1% |
| I do not know | 103 | 19.1% |
| Q35 Do you mark source code you provide as OS/FS as yours, e.g. by signing your name or email address on it? | ||
| 543 | 100.0% | |
| Yes, I consider this as very important. It is important to sign by real name | 190 | 35.0% |
| Yes, I consider this as very important. It is ok to sign by nickname, and/or I do not prefer signing by real name | 149 | 27.4% |
| Yes, but it is not important to me | 160 | 29.5% |
| No | 44 | 8.1% |
| Q36 Do you earn money from OS/FS directly? | ||
| 542 | 100.0% | |
| I am paid for developing OS/FS | 61 | 11.3% |
| I am paid for supporting OS/FS | 18 | 3.3% |
| I am paid for administrating OS/FS | 31 | 5.7% |
| I do not have any job on OS/FS | 397 | 73.2% |
| I am paid directly: other reasons | 35 | 6.5% |
| Q37 Do you earn money from OS/FS indirectly? | ||
| 540 | 100.0% | |
| I got my job because of my previous OS/FS experience. | 52 | 9.6% |
| I earn money indirectly. My job description does not include OS/FS development. | 57 | 10.6% |
| I earn money indirectly. But I also develop OS/FS in my work. | 72 | 13.3% |
| I do not earn money from OS/FS. | 323 | 59.8% |
| I am paid indirectly: other reasons | 36 | 6.7% |
| Q38 Among the OS/FS projects in which you have been involved, how many received some support from a business corporaton (or consortium), private or public foundation, or other sources of funding? Within the past 2 years: | ||
| 529 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 426 | 80.5% |
| 1 | 59 | 11.2% |
| 2 | 17 | 3.2% |
| 3 | 10 | 1.9% |
| 4 | 4 | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| More than 5 | 13 | 2.5% |
| Q39 3 ~ 5 years ago | ||
| 524 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 463 | 88.4% |
| 1 | 33 | 6.3% |
| 2 | 11 | 2.1% |
| 3 | 5 | 1.0% |
| 4 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 5 | 1 | 0.2% |
| More than 5 | 9 | 1.7% |
| Q40 6 ~ 10 years ago | ||
| 524 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 512 | 97.7% |
| 1 | 5 | 1.0% |
| 2 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 3 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | 1 | 0.2% |
| More than 5 | 2 | 0.4% |
| Q41 Over 10 years ago | ||
| 524 | 100.0% | |
| 0 | 518 | 98.9% |
| 1 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 2 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| More than 5 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Q42 Who supported any of OF/FS projects in which you have been involved during the past 5 years? | ||
| 532 | ||
| Computer hardware companies | 37 | 7.0% |
| System integrator companies | 34 | 6.4% |
| Distributors of open source / free software | 24 | 4.5% |
| Makers of PDAs and other internet devices | 5 | 0.9% |
| Proprietary software vendors | 14 | 2.6% |
| Software consulting companies | 7 | 1.3% |
| Universities or schools | 23 | 4.3% |
| Grants from public foundations or government agencies | 53 | 10.0% |
| Individual donations | 32 | 6.0% |
| None of them were supported | 393 | 73.9% |
| Q43 Which of the following statements are true for you? | ||
| 539 | ||
| I work for an OS/FS foundation and get paid for my participation in OS/FS development. | 39 | 7.2% |
| My school/employer knows that I work on open source / free software. | 187 | 34.7% |
| My school/employer has assigned me to work on OS/FS on the job. | 60 | 11.1% |
| My school/employer is unaware of my involvement in OS/FS. | 220 | 40.8% |
| My school/employer does NOT want me to collaborate in OS/FS development. | 27 | 5.0% |
| Other | 69 | 12.8% |
| Q44 Which of the following situation are you looking forward to? | ||
| 537 | 100.0% | |
| My school/employer admits to working for an OS/FS foundation and to getting paid for my participation in OS/FS development. | 130 | 24.2% |
| My school/employer recognizes that I work on open source / free software. | 158 | 29.4% |
| My school/employer has assigned me to work on OS/FS on the job. | 58 | 10.8% |
| My school/employer is unaware of my involvement in OS/FS. | 63 | 11.7% |
| My school/employer does NOT want me to collaborate in OS/FS development. | 28 | 5.2% |
| Other | 100 | 18.6% |
| Q45 What is your yearly gross income relating to OS/FS projects? | ||
| 536 | 100.0% | |
| deficit ~ 0 Yen | 420 | 78.4% |
| ~ 1200 Thousand Yen | 66 | 12.3% |
| ~ 2400 Thousand Yen | 9 | 1.7% |
| ~ 3600 Thousand Yen | 8 | 1.5% |
| ~ 4800 Thousand Yen | 7 | 1.3% |
| ~ 6000 Thousand Yen | 8 | 1.5% |
| ~ 9000 Thousand Yen | 12 | 2.2% |
| ~ 12000 Thousand Yen | 2 | 0.4% |
| More than 12000 Thousand Yen | 4 | 0.7% |
| Q46 What is your gender? | ||
| 543 | 100.0% | |
| male | 532 | 98.0% |
| female | 11 | 2.0% |
| Q47 Do you have a partner? | ||
| 543 | 100.0% | |
| No, I am a single | 273 | 50.3% |
| Yes, but I am not married | 61 | 11.2% |
| Yes, I am married | 204 | 37.6% |
| Separated / Divorced | 5 | 0.9% |
| Q48 What is the highest level of education have you completed? | ||
| 542 | 100.0% | |
| High School | 122 | 22.5% |
| Career Collage / Technical School | 47 | 8.7% |
| University (Bachelors) | 191 | 35.2% |
| University (Masters) | 147 | 27.1% |
| University (PhD) | 35 | 6.5% |
| Q49 What is your profession? | ||
| 540 | 100.0% | |
| Software engineer | 222 | 41.1% |
| Engineer (other sectors) | 29 | 5.4% |
| Programmer | 54 | 10.0% |
| Consultant (IT) | 13 | 2.4% |
| Consultant (other sectors) | 4 | 0.7% |
| Manager (IT) | 12 | 2.2% |
| Manager (other sectors) | 6 | 1.1% |
| Exective (IT) | 11 | 2.0% |
| Exective (other sectors) | 3 | 0.6% |
| Marketing / Product sales (IT) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Marketing / Product sales (other sectors) | 2 | 0.4% |
| University / Research Institute (IT) | 23 | 4.3% |
| University / Research Institute (other sectors) | 19 | 3.5% |
| Student (IT) | 35 | 6.5% |
| Student (other sectors) | 43 | 8.0% |
| Other (IT) | 19 | 3.5% |
| Other (other sectors) | 45 | 8.3% |
| Q50 What is your yearly gross income? | ||
| 534 | 100.0% | |
| 0 Yen (no income) | 64 | 12.0% |
| ~ 1200 Thousand Yen | 39 | 7.3% |
| ~ 2400 Thousand Yen | 42 | 7.9% |
| ~ 3600 Thousand Yen | 70 | 13.1% |
| ~ 4800 Thousand Yen | 86 | 16.1% |
| ~ 6000 Thousand Yen | 91 | 17.0% |
| ~ 9000 Thousand Yen | 108 | 20.2% |
| ~ 12000 Thousand Yen | 21 | 3.9% |
| More than 12000 Thousand Yen | 13 | 2.4% |
| Q51 What is your nationality? | ||
| 538 | 100.0% | |
| Japan | 537 | 99.8% |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 0 | 0.0% |
| American Samoa | 0 | 0.0% |
| Andorra | 0 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 0 | 0.0% |
| Anguilla | 0 | 0.0% |
| Antartica | 0 | 0.0% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Aruba | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ascension Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 0 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 0 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 0 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bermuda | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bouvet Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.0% |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 | 0.0% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cap Verde | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 0 | 0.0% |
| China | 0 | 0.0% |
| Christmas Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 0 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic People Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic of | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cook Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cote de Ivoire | 0 | 0.0% |
| Croatia (Hrvatska) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| East Timor | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 0 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 0 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Falkland Islands (Malvina) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 0 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.0% |
| France | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 0 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guadeloupe | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guam | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guernsey | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 0 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 0 | 0.0% |
| Holy See (City Vatican State) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 0 | 0.0% |
| India | 0 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 0 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jersey | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kiribati | 0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Democratic People republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Republic of | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lao, People Democratic Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lesotho | 0 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.0% |
| Macau | 0 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 0 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 0 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maldives | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 0 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.0% |
| Marshall Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Martinique | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mayotte | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.0% |
| Micronesia, Federal State of | 0 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 0 | 0.0% |
| Monaco | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Montserrat | 0 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 0 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 0 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nauru | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 0 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.0% |
| New Caledonia | 0 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0.0% |
| Niue | 0 | 0.0% |
| Norfolk Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Palau | 0 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 0 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 0 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 0 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pitcairn Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Poland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Poland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.0% |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reunion Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Romania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 0 | 0.0% |
| Slovak Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 0 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 0 | 0.0% |
| Swaziland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 0 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tokelau | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tonga | 0 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Turkey | 0 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Turks and Ciacos Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tuvalu | 0 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.0% |
| United States | 1 | 0.2% |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0.0% |
| Western Samoa | 0 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 0 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Zaire | 0 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q52 Where do you live in? | ||
| 539 | 100.0% | |
| Japan | 525 | 97.4% |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 0.4% |
| Albania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 1 | 0.2% |
| American Samoa | 0 | 0.0% |
| Andorra | 0 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 0 | 0.0% |
| Anguilla | 0 | 0.0% |
| Antartica | 0 | 0.0% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Aruba | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ascension Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 0 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 0 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 0 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bermuda | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bouvet Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.0% |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 | 0.0% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cap Verde | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 0 | 0.0% |
| China | 0 | 0.0% |
| Christmas Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 0 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic People Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic of | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cook Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cote de Ivoire | 0 | 0.0% |
| Croatia (Hrvatska) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| East Timor | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 0 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 0 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Falkland Islands (Malvina) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 0 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.0% |
| France | 1 | 0.2% |
| Gabon | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.4% |
| Ghana | 0 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guadeloupe | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guam | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guernsey | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 0 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 0 | 0.0% |
| Holy See (City Vatican State) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 0 | 0.0% |
| India | 0 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 0 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jersey | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kiribati | 0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Democratic People republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Republic of | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lao, People Democratic Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lesotho | 0 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.0% |
| Macau | 0 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 0 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 0 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maldives | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 0 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.0% |
| Marshall Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Martinique | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mayotte | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.0% |
| Micronesia, Federal State of | 0 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 0 | 0.0% |
| Monaco | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Montserrat | 0 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 0 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 0 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nauru | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 0 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.0% |
| New Caledonia | 0 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0.0% |
| Niue | 0 | 0.0% |
| Norfolk Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Palau | 0 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 0 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 0 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 0 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pitcairn Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Poland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Poland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.0% |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reunion Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Romania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 0 | 0.0% |
| Slovak Republic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 0 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 0 | 0.0% |
| Swaziland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.0% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0.2% |
| Taiwan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 0 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tokelau | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tonga | 0 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Turkey | 0 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Turks and Ciacos Islands | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tuvalu | 0 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.0% |
| United States | 7 | 1.3% |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0.0% |
| Western Samoa | 0 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 0 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Zaire | 0 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 0 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q53 Which prefecture is your hometown? | ||
| 539 | 100.0% | |
| Hokkaido | 34 | 6.3% |
| Aomori | 4 | 0.7% |
| Iwate | 4 | 0.7% |
| Miyagi | 5 | 0.9% |
| Akita | 6 | 1.1% |
| Yamagata | 7 | 1.3% |
| Fukushima | 5 | 0.9% |
| Ibaraki | 9 | 1.7% |
| Tochigi | 5 | 0.9% |
| Gunma | 7 | 1.3% |
| Saitama | 24 | 4.5% |
| Chiba | 14 | 2.6% |
| Tokyo | 87 | 16.1% |
| Kanagawa | 40 | 7.4% |
| Niigata | 10 | 1.9% |
| Toyama | 8 | 1.5% |
| Ishikawa | 7 | 1.3% |
| Hukui | 7 | 1.3% |
| Yamanashi | 1 | 0.2% |
| Nagano | 12 | 2.2% |
| Gifu | 9 | 1.7% |
| Shizuoka | 10 | 1.9% |
| Aichi | 27 | 5.0% |
| Mie | 12 | 2.2% |
| Shiga | 2 | 0.4% |
| Kyoto | 18 | 3.3% |
| Osaka | 39 | 7.2% |
| Hyougo | 30 | 5.6% |
| Nara | 2 | 0.4% |
| Wakayama | 6 | 1.1% |
| Tottori | 4 | 0.7% |
| Shimane | 3 | 0.6% |
| Okayama | 9 | 1.7% |
| Hiroshima | 9 | 1.7% |
| Yamaguchi | 10 | 1.9% |
| Tokushima | 3 | 0.6% |
| Kagawa | 2 | 0.4% |
| Ehime | 9 | 1.7% |
| Kouchi | 0 | 0.0% |
| Fukuoka | 14 | 2.6% |
| Saga | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nagasaki | 6 | 1.1% |
| Kumamoto | 2 | 0.4% |
| Oita | 2 | 0.4% |
| Miyazaki | 2 | 0.4% |
| Kagoshima | 6 | 1.1% |
| Okinawa | 3 | 0.6% |
| Overseas | 4 | 0.7% |
| Q54 When you were(are) student, which prefecture were(are) you living in? | ||
| 538 | 99.8% | |
| Hokkaido | 32 | 5.9% |
| Aomori | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iwate | 4 | 0.7% |
| Miyagi | 17 | 3.2% |
| Akita | 2 | 0.4% |
| Yamagata | 3 | 0.6% |
| Fukushima | 1 | 0.2% |
| Ibaraki | 12 | 2.2% |
| Tochigi | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gunma | 3 | 0.6% |
| Saitama | 29 | 5.4% |
| Chiba | 17 | 3.2% |
| Tokyo | 128 | 23.8% |
| Kanagawa | 43 | 8.0% |
| Niigata | 7 | 1.3% |
| Toyama | 4 | 0.7% |
| Ishikawa | 7 | 1.3% |
| Hukui | 3 | 0.6% |
| Yamanashi | 3 | 0.6% |
| Nagano | 7 | 1.3% |
| Gifu | 2 | 0.4% |
| Shizuoka | 5 | 0.9% |
| Aichi | 28 | 5.2% |
| Mie | 6 | 1.1% |
| Shiga | 2 | 0.4% |
| Kyoto | 42 | 7.8% |
| Osaka | 40 | 7.4% |
| Hyougo | 21 | 3.9% |
| Nara | 5 | 0.9% |
| Wakayama | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tottori | 3 | 0.6% |
| Shimane | 0 | 0.0% |
| Okayama | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hiroshima | 8 | 1.5% |
| Yamaguchi | 6 | 1.1% |
| Tokushima | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kagawa | 1 | 0.2% |
| Ehime | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kouchi | 0 | 0.0% |
| Fukuoka | 17 | 3.2% |
| Saga | 1 | 0.2% |
| Nagasaki | 6 | 1.1% |
| Kumamoto | 2 | 0.4% |
| Oita | 1 | 0.2% |
| Miyazaki | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kagoshima | 0 | 0.0% |
| Okinawa | 4 | 0.7% |
| Overseas | 9 | 1.7% |
| Q55 Which prefecture are you currently living in? | ||
| 539 | 100.0% | |
| Hokkaido | 20 | 3.7% |
| Aomori | 2 | 0.4% |
| Iwate | 3 | 0.6% |
| Miyagi | 5 | 0.9% |
| Akita | 1 | 0.2% |
| Yamagata | 0 | 0.0% |
| Fukushima | 5 | 0.9% |
| Ibaraki | 10 | 1.9% |
| Tochigi | 2 | 0.4% |
| Gunma | 5 | 0.9% |
| Saitama | 33 | 6.1% |
| Chiba | 24 | 4.5% |
| Tokyo | 142 | 26.3% |
| Kanagawa | 79 | 14.7% |
| Niigata | 5 | 0.9% |
| Toyama | 3 | 0.6% |
| Ishikawa | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hukui | 5 | 0.9% |
| Yamanashi | 1 | 0.2% |
| Nagano | 6 | 1.1% |
| Gifu | 2 | 0.4% |
| Shizuoka | 8 | 1.5% |
| Aichi | 23 | 4.3% |
| Mie | 5 | 0.9% |
| Shiga | 3 | 0.6% |
| Kyoto | 28 | 5.2% |
| Osaka | 40 | 7.4% |
| Hyougo | 16 | 3.0% |
| Nara | 4 | 0.7% |
| Wakayama | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tottori | 1 | 0.2% |
| Shimane | 3 | 0.6% |
| Okayama | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hiroshima | 7 | 1.3% |
| Yamaguchi | 1 | 0.2% |
| Tokushima | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kagawa | 2 | 0.4% |
| Ehime | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kouchi | 1 | 0.2% |
| Fukuoka | 11 | 2.0% |
| Saga | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nagasaki | 7 | 1.3% |
| Kumamoto | 0 | 0.0% |
| Oita | 0 | 0.0% |
| Miyazaki | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kagoshima | 1 | 0.2% |
| Okinawa | 6 | 1.1% |
| Overseas | 10 | 1.9% |