Ancestral Health (Paleo) Survey 2018: https://newpaltz.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eep2YIlJKhPx7Dv
Hey Folks! So super cool and IMPORTANT opportunity for the paleo community here…
I’d like to extend an invite to the ancestral health (paleo) community to participate in a new online survey. This survey is designed for those who are currently paleo, or who were paleo at some point in the past.
The results of this study will be compared to a previous survey from five years ago to see what changes have happened in the ancestral health world. The published results of that original 2013 study can be found here.
Specifically, this new survey seeks to accomplish three main goals:
1) Describe how the size and composition of the ancestral health movement has changed over the past five years.
2) Identify common practices and the most important motivating factors for both starting and quitting a paleo lifestyle.
3) Predict the future trajectory of the ancestral health movement.
It will only take about 3 to 5 minutes.
The more respondents the better in order to ensure a usable dataset and meaningful results.
So please feel free to share this survey link with others: https://newpaltz.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eep2YIlJKhPx7Dv
I’m excited about this chance we have to contribute to research to see where our paleo community has come in five years.
Survey being conducted by:
Hamilton M. Stapell, PhD, is Associate Professor of History at SUNY New Paltz, where he sits on the Evolutionary Studies Board (EvoS). He is also the creator of one of the first college-level courses on ancestral living: EVO 201 “Evolution and Human Health.” More information on Dr. Stapell can be found here.
Anthony J. Basile, MS, NDTR, is an evolutionary biology PhD graduate student at Arizona State University. He is a member of the Board of the Ancestral
Health Society.
Please note: The results of this survey are for academic purposes only, and all responses are anonymous. You must be 18 years old or older in order to participate in this survey. This survey has received IRB approval at SUNY New Paltz. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Dr. Hamilton M. Stapell at: [email protected].
I’ve been Paleo for @10 years,
Ready for some paleo surveys
Why does the survey feature a question with God in it? What does a person’s opinion on evolution have to do with food? Sorry, cannot see relevance to Paleo diet question, therefore cannot answer.
Well, Carol B, the ancestral health concept encompases more than food. One of the key underpinnings of the whole concept is the the notion of evolution. In past surveys this question has been asked and it is illuminating that the US has a MASSIVE difference vs other developed countries in the number of people who dismiss evolution out of hand, or who believe in some kind of supernatural intervention goosing the evolutionary process.
This has significance in that if one has an eating approach based on evolution, but a society that 68% of people do not believe in evolution, then it paints a grim picture for the likelihood of this concept (ancestral health/paleo) being broadly adopted. Conversely, those places that are not encumbered with this world view, may in fact adopt these concepts more readily.
Let me know iff that clarifies things.
This might be different in the USA, but in other countries it’s really uncomfortable to ask someones race. I am a mixed person but none of my ‘races’ could be found in the survey answers. I had the same problem with the evolution question as I do not believe in 1 God. I understand this survey was made in the USA, but it comes on as a little eurocentric.
Hi!
When will the results be published?
Thanks
Shouldn’t be too long.