SurveyMonkey Audience survey, February 23, 2017 Total

Do you think we will discover life on Total 1051

the Trappist-1 planets? Yes 48%
No 52%
Do you want there to be life on the Total 1051
Trappist-1 planets? Yes 69%
No 31%
Would you consider temporarily Total 1051
moving to one of the Trappist-1 planets Yes 29%
to avoid politics for the next four
years? No 71%
Would you name the 7 planets after: Total 1051
Something else (please
specify) 42%
The 7 deadly sins 9%
The 7 dwarves 16%
The 7 Harry Potter books
11%
The 7 days of the week
23%
Which celebrity would be the best Total 1051
American ambassador to the new Amy Adams, given her
Trappist-1 planets? role in Arrival 7%
Tom Hanks, given his role
in Apollo 13 34%
William Shatner, given his
role in Star Trek 29%

Zoe Saldana, given her

role in Avatar 8%
Matt Damon, given his
role in The Martian 22%

When, if ever, do you think humans will Total 1051

be able to travel to the Trappist-1 By 2025 6%
planets?
By 2050 22%
By 2075 16%
be able to travel to the Trappist-1
planets?

By 3000 18%
After 3000 15%
Never 24%
If we discover life on one or more of the Total 1051
7 planets, should we try to Yes 80%
communicate with them?
No 20%
Do you want to see more or less Total 1051
government funding to support space More funding 49%
exploration?
Less funding 16%
Same funding as now
35%
Do you think it is more important for Total 1051
the government to fund space Space exploration 13%
exploration or climate change
research? Climate change research 53%
They are equally
important 34%
Do you think private companies should Total 1051
take the lead in funding space Yes 63%
exploration over government
agencies? No 37%
What is your age? Total 1051
Under 18 0%
18 - 29 15%
30 - 44 30%
45 - 59 28%
60+ 26%
What is your gender? Total 1051
Female 63%
Male 37%
How much total combined money did Total 1051
all members of your HOUSEHOLD earn $0 to $9,999 6%
last year?
$10,000 to $24,999 9%
$25,000 to $49,999 16%
$50,000 to $74,999 17%
$75,000 to $99,999 13%
$100,000 to $124,999 9%
$125,000 to $149,999 6%
$150,000 to $174,999 4%
$175,000 to $199,999 3%
 $200,000 and up 5%
Prefer not to answer 14%
US Region Total 1030
New England 6%
Middle Atlantic 13%
East North Central 17%
West North Central 7%
South Atlantic 17%
East South Central 4%
West South Central 8%
Mountain 9%
Pacific 19%
 Sex Age Groups
Female Male 18 - 29 30 - 44 45 - 59 60+
658 393 161 319 294 277
50% 46% 51% 48% 48% 48%
50% 54% 49% 52% 52% 52%
658 393 161 319 294 277
66% 74% 76% 69% 66% 69%
34% 26% 24% 31% 34% 31%
658 393 161 319 294 277
28% 30% 30% 34% 23% 28%
72% 70% 70% 66% 77% 72%
658 393 161 319 294 277

40% 45% 34% 41% 41% 47%

8% 11% 16% 10% 8% 6%

15% 16% 10% 18% 15% 16%

14% 6% 20% 11% 9% 7%

24% 21% 20% 20% 27% 23%

658 393 161 319 294 277

7% 7% 12% 8% 5% 6%

37% 30% 32% 33% 32% 40%

26% 33% 12% 28% 37% 30%

9% 5% 15% 8% 6% 4%

21% 24% 30% 23% 18% 21%

658 393 161 319 294 277

6% 5% 9% 6% 5% 4%
23% 19% 22% 22% 23% 19%
16% 16% 18% 15% 13% 19%
17% 20% 23% 15% 19% 17%
14% 16% 12% 16% 13% 17%
25% 23% 16% 26% 28% 23%
658 393 161 319 294 277
78% 82% 78% 76% 80% 84%
22% 18% 22% 24% 20% 16%
658 393 161 319 294 277
44% 57% 57% 49% 41% 53%
15% 17% 11% 19% 19% 10%

41% 25% 32% 32% 39% 36%

658 393 161 319 294 277

9% 21% 9% 13% 15% 14%
57% 46% 43% 55% 55% 53%

35% 32% 48% 31% 30% 33%

658 393 161 319 294 277

62% 67% 55% 67% 65% 63%
38% 33% 45% 33% 35% 37%
658 393 161 319 294 277
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
17% 13% 100% 0% 0% 0%
28% 34% 0% 100% 0% 0%
31% 24% 0% 0% 100% 0%
24% 30% 0% 0% 0% 100%
658 393 161 319 294 277
100% 0% 68% 59% 68% 58%
0% 100% 32% 41% 32% 42%
658 393 161 319 294 277
6% 6% 17% 4% 4% 2%
11% 7% 14% 8% 8% 9%
18% 12% 18% 15% 12% 18%
17% 17% 16% 17% 15% 18%
11% 15% 7% 13% 14% 14%
7% 11% 2% 12% 11% 7%
6% 6% 3% 8% 7% 4%
3% 7% 1% 4% 7% 3%
2% 3% 2% 2% 4% 2%
4% 6% 1% 8% 6% 4%
16% 11% 19% 9% 12% 18%
646 384 153 314 289 274
8% 4% 5% 4% 8% 7%
12% 14% 12% 14% 13% 12%
15% 18% 16% 18% 18% 14%
7% 8% 6% 8% 7% 6%
18% 17% 23% 15% 18% 17%
4% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4%
9% 7% 7% 11% 8% 8%
9% 8% 9% 9% 7% 11%
18% 19% 18% 17% 18% 21%