Degree Project: Survey Conclusions

I got 40 responses to the survey that I sent out to the kids on the KCAI campus and to most of my friends on facebook. Here are the results:

Do you typically try to strike up a conversation with someone you do not know?
Yes (14)
No (18)
Neutral (8)

How do you typically try to strike up a conversation with a stranger?
Use something we have in common (16)
Introduce self (6)
Joke (1)
Something they're wearing (10)
An awkward look (3)
Question (11)
General greeting (5)
"I don't" (1)

What would make you more likely to strike up a conversation with someone?
Third party introduction (1)
Social event (4)
Common interest (17)
Looks (4)
My boredom (3)
Their boredom (2)
What they're wearing (3)
Alcohol (1)
Their approachability (13)
"I don't like talking to people" (2)

What would make you LESS likely to strike up a conversation with someone (try to avoid the obvious, as in, if they were carrying a gun or looked like they were on drugs)? 
Nothing in common (6)
Busy (2)
Their obvious disinterest (7)
Their arrogance (4)
Unkempt-ness (3)
They look intimidating (1)
Their general strangeness / creeper (5)
Their bad actions or attitude (16)
They look busy (4)
Shady-ness (3)

How likely are you to strike up a conversation with a stranger using social events (politics, environmental issues, policies..?) as an ice breaker on a scale of 1-10 (10 being VERY likely)?
Only 3 selected 8-10, most were in the 1-3 category

How likely are you to strike up a conversation with a stranger using a physical characteristic about the person (an article of clothing / jewelry / accessory...) as an ice breaker on a scale of 1-10 (10 being VERY likely)?
26 people selected 8-10, only 4 people were in the 1-3 category

How do people that strike up a conversation with you, typically break the ice?
Something in common in the moment / the situation (11)
Joke (2)
Comment on your appearance (18)
What you're doing (4)
General greeting (9)
"You look familiar" (4)
"People don't generally greet me" (3)

What is the first physical thing you're likely to notice about someone (clothing, hair style, accessories...)
Clothing (22)
accessories (7)

Do you typically notice when someone wears pins / buttons (on their shirt / jacket or backpack)?
Yes (32)
No (8)

Do you ever use someone's pins / buttons as a jumping point for conversation?
Yes (18)
No (22)

Do you wear pins / buttons?
Yes (9)
Sometimes / Rarely (11)
No (20)

Would you wear something that would foster others striking up conversation with you?
Yes (24)
No (10)
Maybe (6)