This was an interesting experiment and I would like to thank those of you who troubled yourselves to gather data for me. I had hoped for a greater response, but in the end I received data from 7 diverse units of the church and a total sample of 90 testimonies. Even though the units sampled were quite diverse, the unit sample size is small enough that we might suspect that data from additional units could change the results significantly.
What follows is the data collected with graphs to represent the results visually. The interpretation of the results can be discussed in the comments.
You can also view/download the data as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file here .
For background on this experiment see here and here .
Data gathered from testimony meetings on March 6, 2005 in 7 Church Units: 3 in Utah units; 1 west coast unit; 2 east coast units, and 1 unit outside of the U.S.
Age Distribution
12 – 17
18 – 31
32+
Total
11
41
38
90
% 12 – 17
% 18 – 31
% 32+
12.22
45.56
42.22
Gender Distribution
Female
Male
Total
38
52
90
% Female
% Male
42.22
57.78
Overall
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
47
17
26
90
Joseph Smith
20
5
65
90
Book of Mormon
23
4
63
90
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
52.22
18.89
28.89
22.22
5.56
72.22
25.56
4.44
70
Utah
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
15
5
16
36
Joseph Smith
6
1
29
36
Book of Mormon
6
1
29
36
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
41.67
13.89
44.44
16.67
2.78
80.56
16.67
2.78
80.56
Outside Utah
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
32
12
10
54
Joseph Smith
14
4
36
54
Book of Mormon
17
3
34
54
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
59.26
22.22
18.52
25.93
7.41
66.67
31.48
5.56
62.96
USA
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
38
16
25
79
Joseph Smith
14
3
62
79
Book of Mormon
15
3
61
79
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
48.1
20.25
31.65
17.72
3.8
78.48
18.99
3.8
77.22
Outside USA
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
9
1
1
11
Joseph Smith
6
2
3
11
Book of Mormon
8
1
2
11
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
81.82
9.09
9.09
54.55
18.18
27.27
72.73
9.09
18.18
Ages 12 – 17
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
2
0
9
11
Joseph Smith
2
1
8
11
Book of Mormon
2
0
9
11
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
18.18
0
81.82
18.18
9.09
72.73
18.18
0
81.82
Ages 18 – 31
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
25
10
6
41
Joseph Smith
8
2
31
41
Book of Mormon
10
1
30
41
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
60.98
24.39
14.63
19.51
4.88
75.61
24.39
2.44
73.17
Ages 32+
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
20
7
11
38
Joseph Smith
10
2
26
38
Book of Mormon
11
3
24
38
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
52.63
18.42
28.95
26.32
5.26
68.42
28.95
7.89
63.16
Female
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
17
7
14
38
Joseph Smith
7
1
30
38
Book of Mormon
9
4
25
38
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
44.74
18.42
36.84
18.42
2.63
78.95
23.68
10.53
65.79
Male
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
30
10
12
52
Joseph Smith
13
4
35
52
Book of Mormon
14
0
38
52
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
57.69
19.23
23.08
25
7.69
67.31
26.92
0
73.08
Female 12-17
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
1
0
4
5
Joseph Smith
1
0
4
5
Book of Mormon
1
0
4
5
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
20
0
80
20
0
80
20
0
80
Male 12-17
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
1
0
5
6
Joseph Smith
1
1
4
6
Book of Mormon
1
0
5
6
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
16.67
0
83.33
16.67
16.67
66.67
16.67
0
83.33
Female 18-31
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
9
4
3
16
Joseph Smith
2
0
14
16
Book of Mormon
4
1
11
16
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
56.25
25
18.75
12.5
0
87.5
25
6.25
68.75
Male 18-31
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
16
6
3
25
Joseph Smith
6
2
17
25
Book of Mormon
6
0
19
25
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
64
24
12
24
8
68
24
0
76
Female 32+
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
7
3
7
17
Joseph Smith
4
1
12
17
Book of Mormon
4
3
10
17
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
41.18
17.65
41.18
23.53
5.88
70.59
23.53
17.65
58.82
Male 32+
Direct
Oblique
None
Total
Savior
13
4
4
21
Joseph Smith
6
1
14
21
Book of Mormon
7
0
14
21
% Direct
%Oblique
% None
61.9
19.05
19.05
28.57
4.76
66.67
33.33
0
66.67