Who are we?

ggalanti · 11-29-2004, 12:34 AM

I've been reading through a lot of the posts, and noticed that most of the posts are made by men. Do we have any stats on the percentage of female PriusChat members?

IsrAmeriPrius · 11-29-2004, 12:52 AM

According to the little symbol which identifies the gender of the message author, there is a fair number of androgynous posters here.

BobA · 11-29-2004, 01:18 AM

my symbol is male... but the owner of my car is female.. my wife the LOVELY Sherry.. :mrgreen:

Bob Andersen

Batavier · 11-29-2004, 04:50 AM

Yep, male. My GF doesn't want to drive the Prius. But apart from that, she's perfect!!

daniel · 11-29-2004, 08:04 AM

I am male. And single. But if I had a wife I'd buy her a Prius, or any other car she wanted. Well, within reason, that is. Maybe not a Hummer or a Ferrari. But then, a woman who wanted a Hummer probably would not want to marry a tree-hugging anti-war socialist like me.

ggalanti · 11-29-2004, 10:57 AM

I don't doubt that many Prius drivers [b] are female; I was just noticing that not many members of this chat room are female.

BobA · 11-29-2004, 11:10 AM

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I don't doubt that many Prius drivers [b] are female; I was just noticing that not many members of this chat room are female.

sad :cry: I guess you'll have to start a thread 'Prius Girls Unite'... I know there are lots of lady owners or wait-ers... they will show up... maybe bashful about saying anything...

Bob Andersen

flyingprius · 11-29-2004, 11:15 AM

Actually....
I don't know the statistics for the 2004/5 Prius, but I read about the statistics for the 2001/2003 Prius in a University of Toyota handout...
I don't have the specific numbers, but I recall that the average Prius driver is 52 years old, by a slight margin is a woman, has a 65% chance of having a child over 18 years old, is likely to be married, is 80% likely to have a college degree, and makes around 85,000 dollars a year.

I am not sure if this has changed much for the 2004/5 Prius. I can tell you that these numbers are very similar to the average Toyota consumer; however, the Prius driver on average has more education and makes more money.

I believe the reason we see more men on Priuschat.com is that more men tend to use computers and internet chat rooms...**DISCLAIMER**
(that's just my experience... that's not necessarily the truth, but just my observation....)
It goes without saying the Prius drivers are savvier and cooler than other drivers too :wink:

techogurl · 11-29-2004, 11:21 AM

<------ ME!

Seriously though, most women who do own Prius are most likely also the type that wouldn't be interested in a group like this.

I don't really fall into the classification. Hmm... 24 single with college degree.

bnlfanmatt · 11-29-2004, 11:24 AM

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Yep, male. My GF doesn't want to drive the Prius. But apart from that, she's perfect!!

I don't know about you, but doesn't the fact that she doesn't want to drive it make her perfect? There's been "spousal arguments" about MPG and such, and I'm one of those that only likes myself to drive my car.

11-29-2004, 12:34 AM	#1
ggalanti Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Venice, California Posts: 69 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Who are we? I've been reading through a lot of the posts, and noticed that most of the posts are made by men. Do we have any stats on the percentage of female PriusChat members?

11-29-2004, 01:18 AM	#3
BobA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver CO Posts: 728 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Who are we? my symbol is male... but the owner of my car is female.. my wife the LOVELY Sherry.. :mrgreen: Bob Andersen

11-29-2004, 10:57 AM	#6
ggalanti Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Venice, California Posts: 69 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Who are we? I don't doubt that many Prius drivers [b] are female; I was just noticing that not many members of this chat room are female.

11-29-2004, 11:15 AM	#8
flyingprius Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 150 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Who are we? Actually.... I don't know the statistics for the 2004/5 Prius, but I read about the statistics for the 2001/2003 Prius in a University of Toyota handout... I don't have the specific numbers, but I recall that the average Prius driver is 52 years old, by a slight margin is a woman, has a 65% chance of having a child over 18 years old, is likely to be married, is 80% likely to have a college degree, and makes around 85,000 dollars a year. I am not sure if this has changed much for the 2004/5 Prius. I can tell you that these numbers are very similar to the average Toyota consumer; however, the Prius driver on average has more education and makes more money. I believe the reason we see more men on Priuschat.com is that more men tend to use computers and internet chat rooms...DISCLAIMER (that's just my experience... that's not necessarily the truth, but just my observation....) It goes without saying the Prius drivers are savvier and cooler than other drivers too :wink:

11-29-2004, 12:52 AM	#2
IsrAmeriPrius Progressive Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,335 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	According to the little symbol which identifies the gender of the message author, there is a fair number of androgynous posters here.

11-29-2004, 04:50 AM	#4
Batavier Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 431 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yep, male. My GF doesn't want to drive the Prius. But apart from that, she's perfect!!

11-29-2004, 08:04 AM	#5
daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 9,151 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I am male. And single. But if I had a wife I'd buy her a Prius, or any other car she wanted. Well, within reason, that is. Maybe not a Hummer or a Ferrari. But then, a woman who wanted a Hummer probably would not want to marry a tree-hugging anti-war socialist like me.

11-29-2004, 11:21 AM	#9
techogurl Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 227 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	<------ ME! Seriously though, most women who do own Prius are most likely also the type that wouldn't be interested in a group like this. I don't really fall into the classification. Hmm... 24 single with college degree.