Total Participants:
211 from 40 states and nine countries (does not include spouses and other family members)

Age:
14% -- 20's
37% -- 30's
32% -- 40's
14% -- 50's
  3% -- 60's

Gender:
70% -- Female
30% -- Male

Marital Status:
64% -- Married or in a long-term relationship
36% -- Single

Children:
61% -- No children living at home
39% -- One or more children living at home

Educational Background:
  8% -- High School Graduate
19% -- Some College
19% -- Undergraduate Degree
54% -- Postgraduate Work

Income:
  8% -- Less than $10,000
19% -- $10,000 to $25,000
39% -- $26,000 to $50,000
16% -- $51,000 to $75,000
  7% -- $76,000 to $100,000
11% -- Over $100,000

Work Hours:
25% -- 20 hours or less
25% -- More than 20 hours, fewer than 40
40% -- 40 to 45 hours
10% -- More than 45 hours

Geographic Location:
17% -- Rural area
15% -- Small town (under 20,000 pop.)
22% -- Suburban or bedroom community (less than 100,000 pop.)
18% -- Medium sized urban area (100,000 to 500,000 pop.)
28% -- Large city (over 500,000 pop.)

Home Ownership:
62% -- Own
38% -- Rent

Home Size:
60% -- Two or fewer bedrooms /1300 square feet or less
21% -- Three bedrooms or 1400 to 2000 square feet
19% -- More than 2000 square feet or four or more bedrooms

Automobiles:
60% -- One per adult
24% -- One car for two adults
12% -- No cars in family
  4% -- More than one car per adult

Diet:
32% -- Vegetarian or vegan
51% -- Some meat, emphasis on fresh, unprocessed foods
17% -- Typical American diet

Community Involvement:
45% -- None, or very infrequent involvement
29% -- Occasional involvement, nothing regular
26% -- Frequent involvement in community activities

Concern for the Earth's Resources:
18% -- Little or no interest in the earth and its resources
37% -- Moderate interest in the earth (typically including recycling, reusing products and avoiding the purchase of new products)
45% -- Strong interest in the earth and its resources (belief that concern for the earth is an essential element of simple living)

Time Spent in Nature:
37% -- Little or no time
33% -- Some time
30% -- A lot of time

Level of Self-sufficiency:
41% -- Little or no self-sufficiency
36% -- Moderate level of self-sufficiency
23% -- High level of self-sufficiency

Spiritual Practices:
70% -- Regular part of life
30% -- Not a regular part of life

Support from Others:
35% -- Generally supportive
40% -- Mixed, some supportive, others don't understand
25% -- Generally disapproving, often thinks the participant is nuts!

TV Viewing:
27% -- Watched no TV
26% -- Watched TV less than five hours a week
24% -- Watched TV between six and ten hours a week
23% -- Watched TV over ten hours a week

Motivating Factors:
  6% -- Serious illness or injury
  5% -- Death of a loved one
26% -- Stress (generally, or in connection with a job, or due to a pace of life that is much too fast)
20% -- Desire to spend higher quality time with family
13% -- Concern about the earth
23% -- Worry about money, or burdened with too much debt
11% -- Burdened by too much stuff, wanting to reduce the role of consumption and materialism
15% -- A higher quality of life, generally. Time and energy to stop and smell the roses
27% -- Process of inner growth and/or spiritual leanings
15% -- Reading one or more books that made a substantial impact
21% -- Desire for freedom and autonomy
  7% -- Loss of a job
  8% -- Has always lived simply (either because of family upbringing or values developed as a young adult)