Before and After Black Rock City

Evaluation of Increased Open-Mindedness* After Going to Black Rock City

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* This question was first introduced in the 2018 online survey. The exact wording of this question in the online survey was, "Do you find yourself more open-minded and/or more willing to try new things after going to Black Rock City?"

	2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %
Yes	82.0	1.0
Unknown	10.2	0.8
No	7.8	0.6

Perceptions of Others

Participants were asked to use a scale to indicate the degree to which the statement below applied to them, from “Not at all like me” (1) to “Very much like me” (9) in Black Rock City and in the default world. The plot and table below represent responses for the statement:

“When people smile at me, I assume they are demonstrating that they are friendly and approachable.”

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

	Black Rock City						Default World
	2017			2018			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Not at All Like Me	0.2	0.2		0.1	0.0		1.2	0.4		0.6	0.2
2	0.1	0.2		0.1	0.2		1.4	0.4		0.7	0.2
3	0.5	0.2		0.2	0.2		3.2	0.6		2.6	0.4
4	0.6	0.2		0.4	0.2		8.0	1.0		6.5	0.8
5	2.6	0.6		2.1	0.4		15.1	1.2		14.7	1.0
6	5.5	0.8		4.2	0.6		16.9	1.2		17.7	1.2
7	13.4	1.2		10.8	0.8		16.8	1.2		16.2	1.0
8	14.0	1.2		12.8	1.0		9.5	1.0		7.9	0.8
Very Much Like Me	63.1	1.6		69.3	1.4		28.0	1.4		33.1	1.4

Perceptions of Others

Participants were asked to use a scale to indicate the degree to which the statement below applied to them, from “Not at all like me” (1) to “Very much like me” (9) in Black Rock City and in the default world. The plot and table below represent responses for the statement:

“When people smile at me, I assume they are feeling happy about something.”

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

	Black Rock City						Default World
	2017			2018			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Not at All Like Me	0.5	0.2		0.6	0.2		0.8	0.2		0.8	0.2
2	0.3	0.2		0.3	0.2		1.0	0.4		1.1	0.4
3	1.0	0.4		0.7	0.2		4.1	0.6		2.9	0.4
4	2.1	0.4		1.4	0.4		6.8	0.8		5.7	0.6
5	7.0	0.8		6.4	0.6		17.3	1.2		15.3	1.0
6	9.9	1.0		8.5	0.8		18.2	1.2		17.9	1.0
7	13.2	1.2		13.5	1.0		15.7	1.2		16.1	1.0
8	14.4	1.2		14.0	1.0		10.0	1.0		10.5	0.8
Very Much Like Me	51.5	1.6		54.7	1.4		25.9	1.4		29.7	1.2

Perceptions of Others

Participants were asked to use a scale to indicate the degree to which the statement below applied to them, from “Not at all like me” (1) to “Very much like me” (9) in Black Rock City and in the default world. The plot and table below represent responses for the statement:

“When people smile at me, I assume they are trying to control me and put me in my place.”

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

	Black Rock City						Default World
	2017			2018			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Not at All Like Me	83.4	1.2		84.5	1.0		56.7	1.6		60.4	1.4
2	9.1	1.0		9.8	0.8		12.5	1.0		12.3	1.0
3	4.5	0.6		3.2	0.4		10.6	1.0		10.4	0.8
4	1.0	0.4		1.1	0.2		7.5	1.0		6.2	0.8
5	0.7	0.4		0.6	0.2		6.4	0.8		6.5	0.8
6	0.5	0.2		0.2	0.2		3.1	0.6		2.3	0.4
7	0.2	0.2		0.3	0.2		1.8	0.4		1.2	0.4
8	0.1	0.0		0.1	0.2		0.7	0.4		0.4	0.2
Very Much Like Me	0.4	0.2		0.3	0.2		0.8	0.4		0.5	0.2

Emotional Expression

Participants were asked to use a scale to indicate the degree to which the statement below applied to them, from “Not at all like me” (1) to “Very much like me” (9) in Black Rock City and in the default world. The plot and table below represent responses for the statement:

“When I want to express an emotion, I can easily do so.”

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

	Black Rock City						Default World
	2017			2018			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Not at All Like Me	1.4	0.4		0.8	0.2		4.1	0.6		2.5	0.4
2	1.2	0.4		0.7	0.2		3.9	0.6		3.0	0.4
3	3.2	0.6		2.0	0.4		10.8	1.0		8.1	0.8
4	4.3	0.6		3.5	0.6		13.6	1.2		12.4	1.0
5	8.8	1.0		8.4	0.8		17.5	1.2		18.0	1.0
6	13.2	1.0		12.0	1.0		15.6	1.2		17.1	1.0
7	16.5	1.2		16.7	1.0		12.3	1.0		13.8	1.0
8	12.7	1.2		12.8	1.0		6.0	0.8		7.0	0.8
Very Much Like Me	38.8	1.6		43.0	1.4		16.1	1.2		18.1	1.0

Default World Status

Participants were asked to use a scale to indicate the degree to which the statement below applied to them, from “Not at all like me” (1) to “Very much like me” (9) in Black Rock City and in the default world. The plot and table below represent responses for the statement:

“I feel that my status in the Default World (education, job, social standing) matters in my relations with people I meet.”

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

	Black Rock City						Default World
	2017			2018			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Not at All Like Me	42.2	1.6		41.9	1.4		10.1	1.0		11.1	0.8
2	14.1	1.2		15.1	1.0		2.9	0.6		3.0	0.4
3	13.4	1.2		13.6	1.0		5.6	0.8		6.4	0.6
4	8.0	1.0		8.1	0.8		6.8	0.8		7.5	0.8
5	8.3	1.0		8.2	0.8		13.7	1.2		14.7	1.0
6	4.6	0.8		4.4	0.6		16.7	1.2		16.4	1.0
7	3.5	0.6		3.3	0.6		18.6	1.2		17.9	1.2
8	1.8	0.4		1.5	0.4		10.4	1.0		9.0	0.8
Very Much Like Me	4.1	0.6		4.0	0.6		15.2	1.2		14.0	1.0