Perspectives on Burning Man
The 10 Principles
How Important are the 10 Principles to You?
Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | ||||
| Not important | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | |||
| Slightly important | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | |||
| Moderately important | 10.2 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 1.0 | 15.9 | 0.8 | 13.7 | 0.8 | |||
| Important | 39.7 | 1.2 | 44.3 | 1.4 | 42.4 | 1.2 | 40.9 | 1.2 | |||
| Very important | 47.4 | 1.2 | 35.1 | 1.4 | 36.3 | 1.2 | 41.9 | 1.2 | |||
How Essential are the 10 Principles to Creating an Authentic Burning Man Experience?
Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | ||||
| Not important | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||
| Slightly important | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |||
| Moderately important | 4.8 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.4 | |||
| Important | 23.9 | 1.0 | 20.7 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 0.8 | |||
| Very important | 69.8 | 1.0 | 73.5 | 1.2 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 77.9 | 1.0 | |||
Principles Practiced Most Frequently in Everyday Life*
Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.
* Participants selected up to three principles.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | |||
| Radical Self-reliance | 54.9 | 1.4 | 56.0 | 1.2 | 55.9 | 1.2 | ||
| Leaving No Trace | 40.6 | 1.4 | 40.8 | 1.2 | 41.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Radical Inclusion | 37.5 | 1.4 | 37.1 | 1.2 | 36.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Immediacy | 25.7 | 1.2 | 26.6 | 1.0 | 27.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Civic Responsibility | 24.3 | 1.2 | 22.9 | 1.0 | 24.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Gifting | 26.8 | 1.2 | 27.1 | 1.0 | 24.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Participation | 23.3 | 1.2 | 21.4 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Radical Self-expression | 22.4 | 1.2 | 22.1 | 1.0 | 22.2 | 1.0 | ||
| Communal Effort | 19.1 | 1.0 | 19.6 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Decommodification | 9.6 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0.8 | ||
Principles Most Difficult to Practice in Everyday Life*
Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.
* Participants selected up to three principles.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | |||
| Decommodification | 47.5 | 1.4 | 40.5 | 1.2 | 55.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Radical Self-expression | 25.5 | 1.2 | 20.9 | 1.0 | 29.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Immediacy | 26.9 | 1.2 | 22.9 | 1.0 | 28.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Radical Inclusion | 19.2 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Leaving No Trace | 15.8 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Gifting | 14.8 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 16.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Communal Effort | 12.8 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Participation | 12.9 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Civic Responsibility | 11.1 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Radical Self-reliance | 9.7 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.6 | ||
Are You Incorporating Any of the 10 Principles in Your Workplace?
Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | Percent | MoE +/- % | |||
| No | 29.2 | 1.2 | 28.5 | 1.2 | 28.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes, I try to practice these principles at my workplace | 64.4 | 1.4 | 64.2 | 1.2 | 63.3 | 1.2 | ||
| Yes, I have modeled my business or professional activity on these principles | 6.4 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 0.6 | ||