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Research Question
Which identities have seen the strongest change over time?
Methods
- How many US adults per 10,000 would answer Yes when asked: Does
signifierdescribe you today? That number is the prevalence of the signifier. - I estimate the prevalence of
signifiersat many points in time. - I can only afford noisy daily estimates, but that's OK. Trends will reveal themselves as data accumulates.
- I use a very simple model: linear regression predicting daily change in prevalence.
Results
Trends of Highest Confidence
(A low value of p means the estimate is statistically reliable.)
| Signifier | Trend | Change | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| student | -6 | < 0.01 | |
| paleo | -20 | < 0.01 | |
| caregiver | -45 | 0.01 | |
| Aries | -19 | 0.01 | |
| technophile | -36 | 0.01 | |
| music nerd | -40 | 0.01 | |
| police officer | -11 | 0.01 | |
| The Twilight Zone fan | -25 | 0.01 | |
| singer | 27 | 0.01 | |
| housekeeper | 36 | 0.01 | |
| 🙏 | -55 | 0.02 | |
| trusting | -8 | 0.02 | |
| drone operator | -6 | 0.02 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers fan | -13 | 0.02 | |
| frequent flyer | -25 | 0.02 | |
| Houston Texans fan | -7 | 0.02 | |
| Miami Dolphins fan | -6 | 0.02 | |
| apolitical | -5 | 0.02 | |
| visionary | -35 | 0.02 | |
| Democratic Socialist | -35 | 0.02 | |
| self-reliant | 19 | 0.03 | |
| careful | 12 | 0.03 | |
| Mac user | -19 | 0.03 | |
| banker | -10 | 0.03 |
Most Extreme Trends
(Be careful; these can be driven by short-term trends or low observation count.)
| Signifier | Trend | Change | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| maga | 74 | 0.81 | |
| 🙏 | -55 | 0.02 | |
| caregiver | -45 | 0.01 | |
| music nerd | -40 | 0.01 | |
| secular | 37 | 0.03 | |
| technophile | -36 | 0.01 | |
| housekeeper | 36 | 0.01 | |
| visionary | -35 | 0.02 | |
| Democratic Socialist | -35 | 0.02 | |
| LinkedIn user | -31 | 0.06 | |
| computer geek | -31 | 0.04 | |
| mystery fan | 31 | 0.07 | |
| camper | -30 | 0.04 | |
| sarcastic | 30 | 0.06 | |
| plant parent | 30 | 0.03 | |
| opinionated | -29 | 0.03 | |
| The Beatles fan | 29 | 0.09 | |
| foodie | -28 | 0.07 | |
| amateur chef | -28 | 0.07 | |
| singer | 27 | 0.01 | |
| 😍 | 26 | 0.06 | |
| pretty | 23 | 0.15 | |
| fan | 23 | 0.15 | |
| The Rolling Stones fan | 22 | 0.08 |
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