Buffy Demographics

[Weredog]

I was always curious on who exactly watched this show. I had assumed they were teenagers likes myself, but I've since seen pictures and footage of "Buffy" conventions and they all surprisingly ranged in ages. So needless to say, they must range in personalities as well.

So I think it'd be interesting if you could fill the survey (for lack of a better word) and answer them at the time you watched the show. And then I'll collect all the data as posters post and we'll finally see what exactly kinda fan following this show has. Now remember, answer as you did when you first watched the show, because for instance, if you were a smoker then but aren't anymore, that'd tilt the scale.

Alright, let's find out!

Age:
0-9 (2)
10-17 (8)
18-25 (2)
26-35
36-50 (1)
50+

Gender:
Male (7)
Female (6)

Citizenship:
North American (5)
South American
European (3)
African
Asian (1)
Australian (4)

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual (10)
Homosexual (1)
Bisexual (2)

Occupation:
(answer yourself - remember, when you first watched the show)

Student (10)
Part-time Retail (1)
Freelance creature shop paint and finish tech' (1)


Marital Status:
Married
Not married (13)

Cigarettes:
Smoker (1)
Non-smoker (12)

Alcohol:
Drinker (5)
Non-drinker (8)

Parents:
Married (11)
Common-law
Separated
Divorced
Widowed (1)
Single (1)

Hours Watching Television:
0-5 hours a week
6-10 hours a week (4)
11-20 hours a week (5)
20+ hours a week (3)

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Original airing (9)
Syndication (3)
DVD/VHS (1)

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
(answer yourself)

"Welcome to the Hellmouth" (6)
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" (1)
"When She Was Bad" (1)
"Halloween" (1)
"Go Fish" (1)
"Band Candy" (1)
"The Yoko Factor" (1)
"I Was Made to Love You" (1)

And just for fun...
Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes (12)
No (1)

(Updated: January 20, 2008)

[Weredog]

Okay, so the post above will calculate the results.
So, I guess I should answer it myself!

Okay, so when I first watched "Buffy"....

Age:
0-9

Gender:
Male

Citizenship:
North American

Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual

Occupation:
Student

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
Non-drinker

Parents:
Married

Hours Watching Television:
6-10 hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Original airing

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight"

And just for fun...
Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes

[KingofCretins]

I sort of hoped this would be something about demographics within the Buffyverse, actually.

When I started watching?

Age: 18-25

Gender: Male

Citizenship: United States

Sexual Orientation: heterosexual

Occupation: student

Marital status: single

Cigarettes: at the time, regular smoker

Drinking: occasional

Parents: Married

Hours watching TV: 11 - 20

First Viewing: Original broadcast

First Episode: of any kind, most of the way through? "The Wish", I think. As a full time viewer, "I Was Made To love You".

Do I read the comics? Of course, it'd be like deciding not to watch a season on TV.

[skinless]

Age:
11-17

Gender:
Male

Citizenship:
North American


Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual


Occupation:
Student

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
Non-drinker

Parents:
Married

Hours Watching Television:
0-5 hours a week
6-10 hours a week
11-20 hours a week
20+ hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Original airing
Syndication
DVD/VHS

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
Band Candy

And just for fun...
Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes- Ive read the first one but thats all.

[redrevo]

I sort of hoped this would be something about demographics within the Buffyverse, actually.

Woulda been cool to talk about the lack/evilness/"one-shot-ness" of minority characters in the show in particular. Definitely.

[NileQT87]

Age:
11-17 (was 17, now 20)

Gender:
Female

Citizenship:
North American

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual

Occupation:
college student

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
occasional

Parents:
Married

Hours Watching Television:
20+ hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Syndication

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
my entrances included pieces of go fish, i was made to love you and smashed. i was less than impressed. i started watching truly after the yoko factor and watched seasons 5-7 before i saw 1-4. the first episode of angel that i saw was when i didn't even know there was a spin-off--i spotted james marsters during hell bound (i didn't have a clue about the early seasons of the show with angel). then, i found out what the show was, but i didn't start tuning in again really until it had swung back around to season 1. and it was buffy season 5 where i started watching fervently.

Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes

[KingofCretins]

I started watching when I was 23, I'm now 29.

I meant demographics of, I don't know, Slayers or something.

[vampmogs]

Ok my turn

Age:

0-9 when I first watched, I'm now 18

Gender:

Male

Citizenship:

Australian

Sexual Orientation:

Heterosexual


Marital Status:[/B]

Not married

Cigarettes:

Non-Smoker


Alcohol:

Drinker


Parents:

Married

Hours Watching Television:

20+ hours a week


How did you first watch "Buffy":

Original airing


First "Buffy" episode you watched:

The Pilot- "Welcome to the Hellmouth"


Do you read the "Buffy" comics?

Yes

[Thomas]

Age:
11-17, though, if you take the movie into consideration, 0-9, since I was 5.

Gender:
Male

Citizenship:
North American

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual

Occupation:
Student

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
Non-drinker

Parents:
Married

Hours Watching Television:
6-10 hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Syndication

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
I can't remember. It was most likely in Season 2. I think 'Go Fish' or somewhere around it. Though, the movie was the actual first time I saw Buffy.

Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes

[Veverka]

Age:
18-25- when initially watching
26-35- now

Gender:
Female

Citizenship:
Australian

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual

Occupation:
Student, part time retail

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
Drinker

Parents:
Married

Hours Watching Television:
6-10 hours a week- it was all and only Buffy.

How did you first watch "Buffy":
DVD/VHS

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
When She Was Bad

And just for fun...
Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes

[Naia]

Age:

11-17 (currently 27)

Gender:

Female

Citizenship:

Australian


Sexual Orientation:

Heterosexual


Occupation:

High School student


Marital Status:

Not married


Cigarettes:

Non-smoker


Alcohol:

Non-drinker


Parents:

Widowed and remarried


Hours Watching Television:

11-20 hours a week


How did you first watch "Buffy":

Original airing


First "Buffy" episode you watched:

'Welcome to the Hellmouth'


Do you read the "Buffy" comics?

Yes

[vampmogs]

Oh wait was the non drinking and smoking status supposed to be at the time you first watched Buffy or now? Cause I didn't drink when I was 7 lol

[sueworld]

Age:

Oh around my early 40's at the time.

Gender:

Female

Citizenship:

UK

Sexual Orientation:

Heterosexual

Occupation:

Freelance creature shop paint and finish tech'.

Marital Status:

Not married

Cigarettes:

Non-smoker

Alcohol:

Drinker


Parents:

Married

Hours Watching Television:

11-20 hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":

Original airing

First "Buffy" episode you watched:

Welcome to the Hellmouth

And just for fun...
Do you read the "Buffy" comics?

Yes. but whether that stays that way is up in the air at the moment. The Angel comics, on the other hand I'll definitely keep with.

__________________

[Nina]

Age:
18-25 (now)
10-17 (When I've watched for the first time)

Gender:
Female

Citizenship:
European

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual

Occupation:
High School student

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
Non-drinker

Parents:
Married

Hours Watching Television:
6-10 hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Syndication and orginal airing in the Netherlands

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
Welcome to the Hellmouth

Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes, I've finally found a way.

[alexa]

Age:
11-17
18-25 (I was 17)

Gender:
Female

Citizenship:
Australian

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual

Occupation:
Student

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
Drinker - well pretty much a non-drinker at 17

Parents:
None of these options. Single mum, but she wasn't divorced or seperated etc.

Hours Watching Television:
11-20 hours a week - at that time

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Original - syndication in Australia

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
Welcome to the Hellmouth

Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes

I started watching when I was 23, I'm now 29.

you noob

[Pandora's_Box]

Age:
I was 11-17

Gender:
Male

Citizenship:
European

Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual

Occupation:
Studient

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
Non-drinker

Parents:
Married

Hours Watching Television:
20+ hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Original airing

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
Halloween

Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
No

[holypotatoes]

Age:

10-17

Gender:

Female

Citizenship:

North American

Sexual Orientation:

Heterosexual

Occupation:

Student

Marital Status:

Not married

Cigarettes:

Non-smoker

Alcohol:

Non-drinker

Parents:

Married

Hours Watching Television:

11-20 hours a week


How did you first watch "Buffy":

Original airing and Syndication. It was both since I was watching brand new episodes of season 6 but was watching reruns on the WB at the same time.

First "Buffy" episode you watched:

I think it was Anne. Not positive but pretty sure.

Do you read the "Buffy" comics?

No

[Ojuice5001]

Age: 23
Gender: Male
Citizenship: North American
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Occupation: Grocery bagger
Marital Status: Single
Cigarettes: I don't smoke
Alcohol: I don't drink alcohol
Parents: Divorced
Hours Watching TV: 11-20 hours a week
How did I first watch Buffy? Syndication
First Buffy Episode Watched: The Replacement
Do I read the Buffy comics? No.

[LaJaula]

Age:
17

Gender:
Female

Citizenship:
North American

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual

Occupation:
Student

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Non-smoker

Alcohol:
Non-drinker

Parents:
Divorced

Hours Watching Television:
6-10 hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":
DVD/VHS

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
"Welcome to the Hellmouth"

Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Erm... I read the transcripts.

[Jenni Lou]

Okay...so this is when I first watched it then. 'Cause I am 28 now!

Age:
18-25

Gender:
Female

Citizenship:
North American

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual

Occupation:
um....waitress. or unemployed. or student. I really don't remember which it was at the time. You can probably just put me down as student.

Marital Status:
Not married

Cigarettes:
Smoker

Alcohol:
Drinker

Parents:
Single, I guess. Dad is dead.

Hours Watching Television:
11-20 hours a week

How did you first watch "Buffy":
Syndication

First "Buffy" episode you watched:
oh, wow. No clue. *thinks*
Gee, I don't remember. Because I watched it in syndication I saw 2 eps a day, 5 days a week. SO it happened fast!

Do you read the "Buffy" comics?
Yes