useR! 2018 Survey Stats
+ +Overview
+283 of approximately 600 responded to the survey. This section summarises the overall demographics of the survey participants.
+by age
+There were 283 participants in total. The following figure and table provide a breakdown by age categories.
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by country
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by ethnicity
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by gender
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by LGBT+ status
+Question unintentionally omitted this year.
+by disability status
+Other disabilities/impairments included a learning disability, a mobility impairment, and chronic pain. Some individuals specified more than one disability/impairment.
+The option to specify “no disability” was not an explicit option on the form (unintentionally), hence the high non-response.
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In an optional free text response, respondents highlighted the need for quiet space, chill-out space with seating and more tables during food breaks.
+by education
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by employment type
+Here salaried students are categorised as employed in academia. Other includes retired, casually employed and unemployed.
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by student status
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by employment status
+Employment here refers to any paid employment.
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by caregiver status
+Here a caregiver is anyone that has dependents.
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by time using R
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by use of R for work
+Here “fundamental” is used when the respondent said they used R for work; “supplemental” is used when the respondent said they use R when they can find an excuse to, but it’s not a requirement of their role.
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Presentations
+by age
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by ethnicity
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by gender
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by education
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by employment
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by time using R
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Special Session
+In total 55 people presentetd a speccial session.
+by age
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by ethnicity
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by gender
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by education
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by employment
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by how long they’ve been using R
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Satisfaction with the Conference
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+### by ethnicity This question is omitted from the survey this year.
+### by education
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