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Survey stats and stuff...

I've now put all the AN Member Location Surveys in one spot.

Click here to see them. This link will be in my signature.

[editor's note, by FormerHuntsvilleStar: We've hit the 400 mark in responses! Thanks! Also, Portland, OR has now surpassed New York City for the most ANers responded from a non-California city. Not bad for supposedly Mariners country! ;) ]

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I made a page for each survey, plus a page with everyone's responses. So far through Wednesday, 370 responded to survey 1 (Where do you live now?) and 178 for survey 2 (Where are you from?).

So far, only 46 percent of those responding said they are from the Bay Area. Of course, this is a small sample size. :)

As always, if you see any corrections to be made, let me know. If you haven't answered the surveys yet and want to, please post below:

  1. where you live now
  2. where do you consider to be your original hometown
Thank you very much to all who participated! This has been very interesting and fun for me - I hope it has been for you too. And it seems a number of AN members have gotten to know a little bit more about each other too.

And as a gift for your participation, I'll refrain from singing "It's A Small World After All." :)

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More than half core fans...
live outside the bay area?  No wonder attendance sucks.
Okay, let the bashing begin fot that comment...but it is true.

by easyraider on Jul 13, 2005 2:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Keep in mind...
...this is not scientific. Considerating the population of the Bay Area and how small a percentage 370 of that is, I would definitely not call this a true representative sample.

Besides, this only covers A's fans on AN who bothered to take this survey. I think only about 1/8 of all registered screen names have taken this survey.

In other words, this survey would not be admissible evidence to any relocation committee because, everybody say it with me...

SMALL...SAMPLE...SIZE... :)

AN Member Location Surveys: Results | Take part

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jul 14, 2005 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

ok
1- i live in Amherstview Ontario

2- i am from Christchurch New Zealand

the mind is a terrible thing to taste.

by easyrichboy on Jul 13, 2005 2:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Amherstview is pretty much Kingston,
so i should have said Kingston which i think i did before
the mind is a terrible thing to taste.

by easyrichboy on Jul 13, 2005 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

You did...
...which is just as well as I couldn't find Amherstview. :)
AN Member Location Surveys: Results | Take part

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jul 14, 2005 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

A native Kiwi...
...cool. Every time I think of New Zealand now I think of U.S. Open champ Michael Campbell, who won the tournament about an hour away from Raleigh. Heard that was HUGE news down there.
AN Member Location Surveys: Results | Take part

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jul 14, 2005 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

CHCH
cool town.  I will be back through there in December.  

by ak_A on Jul 15, 2005 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thank you FHS...
for this incredible undertaking. Quite the research project and I commend you on the work you put into this project.
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson

by lansfords1 on Jul 13, 2005 2:38 PM PDT reply actions  

HB
Hey, who else lives in Huntington Beach?

by easyraider on Jul 13, 2005 2:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Or I could just click the Response link
Chris in So Cal, going to go to any games in Anaheim next week?

by easyraider on Jul 13, 2005 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm from
Fremont CA (add one to the bay area!)

and I was raised in Fair Oaks CA

Thanks for getting all the stats!

by tina on Jul 13, 2005 4:37 PM PDT reply actions  

not a LAAoA fan!
Santa Barbara, Ca

hometown of Hollister, Ca

by frink on Jul 13, 2005 5:46 PM PDT reply actions  

hometown...
hometown.... Humboldt, Iowa...

by Andy907 on Jul 13, 2005 7:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Born in Cedar Falls, IA...
Lived in Elgin, IA, until going to Iowa State.
Moved to LA, CA after grad, then to the Bay Area about seven years ago.

by NotJohnnyDamon on Jul 17, 2005 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

From a baseball wasteland
Living in York (the original, in England), born in Scotland. Season ticket holder for 2004, section 206. Miss the Net badly, Thank God for broadband, KFRC and afternoon games. My bobblehead collection is now dated (Miggy's MVP, Zito's Cy Young, Mulder and Ramon).

Oh, and the current fashion in the UK is for Skankies baseball hats. Every joker under the sun has one, nothing to do with baseball, they're just supposed to be 'fashionable'. I despair.

by SeanEBoy on Jul 18, 2005 10:04 AM PDT reply actions  

I've noticed that...
It MUST be a fashion thing. Aren't the Dallas Cowboys also "popular" over there?

As long as there's folks on our side over there such as yourself, though, I am glad. :)

AN Member Location Surveys: Results | Take part

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jul 20, 2005 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Born in Orlando, FL
However ...
  1. I was raised in Miami, FL
  2. I live in Pinole

by angus hanger on Jul 20, 2005 9:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Lived most of my life in the Bay Area, but...
  1. Live in San Diego now
  2. Orange, Ca is my hometown

by Jean on Jul 22, 2005 10:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Survey
  1. I live in Fresno, CA
  2. I consider Los Banos, CA to be my original hometown

by roverta2000 on Jul 24, 2005 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Well..
I live in Hayward now and I grew up in Oakland.

by anA on Jul 24, 2005 9:13 PM PDT reply actions  

NE
the answer to both of those would be Columbus Nebraska...im only 13, i guess i havent gotten out much. But my dad did get job offers in Half Moon Bay and Roseville (both in Cali) which would be cool if we did move (but i highly doubt it)

by paige20 on Jul 25, 2005 9:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow...
...I wouldn't expect Columbus, Nebraska to have TWO A's Nation folks, but there are. You and ropeinthegap.
AN Member Location Surveys: Results | Take part

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jul 29, 2005 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Another from the UK
  1. Live in London
  2. Born just outside London in a small town no-one else will have heard of - stick with London!
A's my first, and so far only, live baseball game - back in July (I think) 2002, although I do play in a friendly league here.

by bmul on Jul 27, 2005 11:34 AM PDT reply actions  

CA to PA
Philadelphia PA currently
Novato CA originally

by Athletic Phanatic on Jul 28, 2005 8:39 AM PDT reply actions  

My turn
  1. Stanford, CA
  2. Eugene, OR

by NP15 on Jul 30, 2005 2:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Burnone lives in el cerrito
but i was born in newport beach, ca and raised since is was 2 1/2 in walnut creek, ca.  a's fan since '85 or so.  20 years of a's fandom, whoda thunkit.  
"Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think." ~ Zito

by burnone on Aug 3, 2005 10:27 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm from Belmont, Ca...
I currently live in Moscow, Idaho.

by Elvez on Aug 3, 2005 11:08 AM PDT reply actions  

about me
  1. I live in Buena Park, CA
  2. I grew up in San Leandro, CA
Missing the ol' Coliseum view.

by Plunkage @ Athletics Nation on Aug 5, 2005 10:30 AM PDT reply actions  

Survey
  1. Modesto, California
  2. Manteca, CA

by jav on Aug 6, 2005 3:02 PM PDT reply actions  

survey
  1. San Diego
  2. Castro Valley

by onslaughtj on Aug 6, 2005 5:26 PM PDT reply actions  

survey
  1. New York City
  2. Lafayette

by blue moon on Aug 6, 2005 6:04 PM PDT reply actions  

survey
I'm in Montreal
I'm from Oakland

by natsirt on Aug 9, 2005 8:28 PM PDT reply actions  

survey
  1. Virginia Beach, VA
  2. Castro Valley, CA

by nee97 on Aug 12, 2005 11:01 AM PDT reply actions  

late response
  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Pasadena, CA
"Meanwhile, Kirk Gibson's a coach with Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame.'" - Dennis Eckersley

by El Payo on Aug 19, 2005 7:13 PM PDT reply actions  

way late here
  1. San Francisco
  2. San Jose
 
Mom, ...meatloaf!--Will Ferrell!

by davestewart on Aug 19, 2005 9:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Late as well.
But I'm relatively new, so you'll have to forgive my oh-so naive self.

1.Reno, Nv
2.Eugene, Or

by RenoTy on Aug 19, 2005 9:21 PM PDT reply actions  

Addendum
l.Reno, Nv
2.Reno, Nv

by RenoTy on Aug 19, 2005 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Part 2
Jerry's hometown is Buffalo, NY; "The Queen City of the Great Lakes" (which is stretching it a bit)

Kim's hometown is Lynbrook, Long Island, NY.

by kimnjerry on Aug 24, 2005 12:55 PM PDT reply actions  

what's up, lynbrook!
i'm from RVC!
"Baseball is 90% mental - the other half is physical." - Yogi Berra

by rockit on Dec 9, 2005 3:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Las Vegas
  1. LV, NV
  2. Plattsburgh, NY

by vegAsfan on Aug 24, 2005 5:15 PM PDT reply actions  

survey
  1. Portland, OR
  2. Glendive, MT
"Mattingly....shave those sideburns!!"

by nofx42025 on Aug 24, 2005 6:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Danish for breakfast
  1. Copenhagen, Denmark
  2. Same
"Everything they do, they do it right." ~ Pudge

by anAfromfaraway on Aug 25, 2005 12:38 AM PDT reply actions  

Transplanted
  1. Portland, Oregon
  2. Sunnyvale, CA

by PDXAthleticsfan on Aug 26, 2005 5:31 PM PDT reply actions  

bay area short timer
Small town Idaho farm boy spent several years on and off in bay area after college

Now live in Portland, OR

Always liked Seattle M's but never lived there, felt the SF fans were just pathetic Cubs/Red Sox wannabes

by portoakland on Aug 26, 2005 11:42 PM PDT reply actions  

survey...
1.) i live in branford, connecticut
2.) i was born in new haven, connecticut
i'm not very well-traveled, am i?
my radio is the holy grail

by baseballfreak on Aug 27, 2005 8:08 AM PDT reply actions  

Bay Area
  1. Oaktown
  2. Palo Alto
"It's better to live rich than die rich" -- The Fat Lady

by geogrman on Aug 27, 2005 9:04 AM PDT reply actions  

This is really cool that you do this
  1. I live in Santa Cruz, Ca
  2. From Squaw Valley, Ca

by shamrockeyes on Aug 27, 2005 11:42 AM PDT reply actions  

Late on this
  1. San Leandro, CA
  2. San Leandro, CA (although I spend a lot of my time in Oakland and was born there)
"I speak fluent clown, it's not easy." ~Bobby Crosby~

by Cassandra on Aug 29, 2005 6:05 PM PDT reply actions  

great idea for get this data!
  1. Redding, CA
  2. Reno, NV
A's fan from over the hill (Reno, NV)

by spovich on Aug 29, 2005 9:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Go P'town!
  1. Seattle, WA
  2. Portland, OR
Marinerssuckass.

by goldglovercf on Aug 30, 2005 7:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Our first respondant from Oklahoma!
Welcome!

Sooners on the board, but still trail the Huskers 5-1 here...

AN Member Location Surveys: Results | Take part

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Sep 9, 2005 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

far and away...
stuttgart, germany
zagreb, croatia

by elcroata on Aug 31, 2005 11:07 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm from:
  1.  Williamsburg, VA
  2.  Aberdeen, SD

by atomopawn on Sep 5, 2005 1:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Survey stuff
  1. I live in Pleasanton (duh)
  2. I'm from Plano, TX

by Pleasanton fan on Sep 6, 2005 12:19 AM PDT reply actions  

Location
  1. I live in Columbia, Missouri.
  2. I grew up in Western Mass. But I never went to a ballgame until I moved to Oakland, so I'll say Oakland is my baseball birthplace.

by meow meow meow on Sep 16, 2005 9:55 AM PDT reply actions  

Really hot here
in Tucson, where I live. Am from Columbus, Oh.

by tresselfan on Sep 23, 2005 8:23 AM PDT reply actions  

Survey
 1.Modesto Ca.
 2.Lynwood, Ca.

by Graybeard on Oct 3, 2005 10:50 AM PDT reply actions  

eastern europe
very late response, but what the hey:
  1. I currently live in Tallinn, Estonia
  2. Originally from Oakland, CA
any other european dwellers on here?
"You can't get any more 'Oakland' than the Coliseum. Get any more 'Oakland' and you're in San Leandro!" -Random Drunk Bum at Game

by rungood on Oct 10, 2005 6:04 AM PDT reply actions  

Survey
1-I'm in Fremont, CA.
2-I'm from Manila, Philippines.

by gawker on Nov 7, 2005 12:21 PM PST reply actions  

Survey
1 - I'm in Sacramento (GO CATS!!!)
2 - I'm from Sacramento
------ 84.6% of all statistics are made up.

by gallopingael on Nov 18, 2005 10:53 AM PST reply actions  

el cerrito in the hizouse
1 - live in el cerrito, ca
2 - originally from strong island, ny
"Baseball is 90% mental - the other half is physical." - Yogi Berra

by rockit on Dec 9, 2005 3:55 PM PST reply actions  

Placerville
originally from San Leandro, Ca now in Placerville CA

by rustwarrior on Dec 22, 2005 1:43 PM PST reply actions  

Born and raised
in Philadelphia, PA, but I've got Israeli and American citizenship ;-)

by Alon on Jan 18, 2006 4:39 AM PST reply actions  

kinda late
i'm in fremont, ca and originally from milpitas, ca

by suprjo on Jan 21, 2006 12:56 AM PST reply actions  

are we still checking this?
  1. Oakland
  2. originally from the east coast, but I moved to Oakland when I turned 18 and haven't looked back once. I consider Oakland my home.
Live forever or die trying.

by oaklandpete on Jan 30, 2006 3:41 PM PST reply actions  

Occasionally...
Not as often as I should. :P

I'll probably check more often when the season gets cranking.

AN Member Location Surveys: Results | Take part

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jan 30, 2006 4:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Finally getting around to this....
  1. San Francisco / Jelm, WY
  2. Laramie, WY

by Mission1929 on Feb 1, 2006 4:20 PM PST reply actions  

Add another state
  1. Louisville, KY
  2. Louisville, KY

by LizardKing51 @ Athletics Nation on Feb 1, 2006 5:24 PM PST reply actions  

yay!
  1. I live in Eugene
  2. I was born in auburn cali.
"If people don't know who he is, they'd better turn on the television and check him out."

by jacobo2u on Feb 1, 2006 5:47 PM PST reply actions  

I live in....
  1. I live in Livermore, CA
  2. I was born in Fremont, CA
"What an ending. Who would have thought that? A's win with a bunt." ~Macha on Ramon's Winning bunt in the '03 playoffs

by NvrFrgtRamon55 on Feb 1, 2006 6:04 PM PST reply actions  

checking in
4th member to live in santa rosa, ca
thanks

by oakath on Feb 1, 2006 6:51 PM PST reply actions  

I live in
  1. I live in State College, Pa
  2. I suppose my orginal hometown would be Hershey, Pa
Representing Happy Valley.

by dbeach13 on Feb 1, 2006 8:01 PM PST reply actions  

why not
  1. was SF
  2. now Arcata, CA
...takes a while to get through the Redwood Curtain, I guess...
Something big crashes in the clubhouse.

by SF Geoff on Feb 1, 2006 11:04 PM PST reply actions  

Out East
1 - Raised in Alamo, CA.
2 - Now Fairfax, VA.

Married an O's fan (she took me to Camden Yards with her dad's tickets for our second date).  We have twin daughters and one has decided she's an A's fan so the other naturally declared herself an O's fan.  We have a third now who will eventually have to break the tie in the family (right now she's only 2).

by NovA'sFan on Feb 2, 2006 6:01 AM PST reply actions  

Long Road

1 - Brooklyn, NY
2 - Concord, CA

And it sucks to have to go to Yankerstad and give them $30 to see the A's. This year, all but the bleachers for one game were sold out on all 6 games before New Years. Luckily, my thoughtful partner decided to give me a pair of tickets for Christmas. It's just not right to have to think about all the games you want to go to for the whole season about a month after the World Series.

Oh well. One game's not gonna do it, though. Looks like I'll be making a trip to Baltimore.  

by broaklyn on Feb 2, 2006 7:20 AM PST reply actions  

Booya says...
That Booya is from:
  1. SF, CA
  2. Piedmont, CA

by booya on Feb 2, 2006 9:13 AM PST reply actions  

EasT bAY livin
  1. Hayward,CA
  2. Daly City,CA
"Who wouldn't look great wearing Green and Gold?"- Ray Fosse

by OakAs33 on Feb 2, 2006 11:46 AM PST reply actions  

Albuquerque is A's country
  1.  Albuquerque, NM
  2.  Honolulu, HI
I go to the University of New Mexico, you would not believe all the Athletics hats, jerseys, shirts etc. I see on campus.  Best fans in baseball. No bandwagoners allowed. Once an A's fan always an A's fan!

by lanceblankenshipfan66 on Feb 2, 2006 11:53 PM PST reply actions  

From the mean streets of Newark!
California that is...

Born and raised in Newark (you know, that little town squished in the bosum of Fremont. I have also lived in Moore, OK, and Mountain View, CA. for short times. Newark is a town that no matter where you move, you always end up coming back.

by ChickenStanley on Feb 3, 2006 11:24 PM PST reply actions  

Coastal
I was born and raised in West Oakland.
Lived in San Diego for quite a while.
Now residing in Monterey, Ca.
Lou Brock was a great base stealer, but today, I am the greatest! - Rickey Henderson

by haren4prez on Feb 6, 2006 10:52 AM PST reply actions  

Sorry I took so long
  1. Live in SF.
  2. Born and raised in San Jose.
I'm not sober.

by white rob on Feb 23, 2006 2:14 PM PST reply actions  

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