Results: Did you know on your birthday you share it with 9 million others
1.
1.
What are the causes of overpopulation? Decline in the death rate
40%
•
774 votes
Better medical facilities
43%
•
825 votes
Lack of family planning
50%
•
966 votes
Technological advancement in fertility treatment
28%
•
542 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
63 votes
Not Applicable
19%
•
366 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.47% | 15 | |
| all of the above | 0.16% | 5 |
| Poverty | 0.09% | 3 |
| All the above | 0.06% | 2 |
| lack of birth control | 0.06% | 2 |
| Sex | 0.06% | 2 |
| education | 0.03% | 1 |
| Just not sure | 0.03% | 1 |
| no birth control | 0.03% | 1 |
| too many people in a certain area. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Longer life spans | 0.03% | 1 |
| Food stability | 0.03% | 1 |
| TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!! | 0.03% | 1 |
| having babies | 0.03% | 1 |
| A combination of things. Lack of family planning, Poverty & lack of resources. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Normal growth | 0.03% | 1 |
| immorality | 0.03% | 1 |
| petroleum based fertilizers | 0.03% | 1 |
| letting immagrants in to the USA | 0.03% | 1 |
| people wanting/having way too many kids | 0.03% | 1 |
| more people | 0.03% | 1 |
| Too many people coming over from other places | 0.03% | 1 |
| better nutrition | 0.03% | 1 |
| All above | 0.03% | 1 |
| to much sex | 0.03% | 1 |
| Intentional propagation | 0.03% | 1 |
| Great sex! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Intercourse | 0.03% | 1 |
| doesn't exist | 0.03% | 1 |
| babies being born | 0.03% | 1 |
| WE NEED FREE CONDOMS (no really, statistically, free birth control greatly reduces STIs, STDs, and unplanned pregnancies as well as greatly decreasing abortions, so its a win win,) | 0.03% | 1 |
| Lack of proper sex education | 0.03% | 1 |
| other countries | 0.03% | 1 |
| TOO MUCH IMMIGRATION | 0.03% | 1 |
| lack of values | 0.03% | 1 |
| Muslims breeding like cockroaches, to take over the world. | 0.03% | 1 |
| People like sex and you can't stop them | 0.03% | 1 |
| welfare | 0.03% | 1 |
| fuck you | 0.03% | 1 |
| Countries with muslim populations are having a large amount of children | 0.03% | 1 |
2.
2.
What are the effects of overpopulation? Depletion of natural resources
57%
•
1089 votes
Degradation of environment
48%
•
927 votes
Rise in unemployment
50%
•
957 votes
High cost of living
43%
•
830 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
54 votes
Not Applicable
21%
•
399 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.29% | 11 | |
| all of the above | 0.16% | 6 |
| more poverty | 0.05% | 2 |
| global warming, famine, disease | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not sure | 0.03% | 1 |
| lack of food | 0.03% | 1 |
| The muslim Invasion of Europe. | 0.03% | 1 |
| There are more assholes than in the past. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Left wing fear-mongers touting the need for more abortions to "thin out the population" in order to save resources | 0.03% | 1 |
| too many useless eaters | 0.03% | 1 |
| Greater social distance | 0.03% | 1 |
| over-extended social assistance such as healthcare | 0.03% | 1 |
| uneven population growth through the globe | 0.03% | 1 |
| CRIME AND UNREST | 0.03% | 1 |
| people not using birth control in a big way. | 0.03% | 1 |
| poverty, illiteracy, health degradation of the low income population. | 0.03% | 1 |
| increases the stupid teaching of supply and demand to make profit | 0.03% | 1 |
| People being let in from other countries | 0.03% | 1 |
| rising insurance/medical costs | 0.03% | 1 |
| more people | 0.03% | 1 |
| U don't know | 0.03% | 1 |
| Don't know | 0.03% | 1 |
| Rise in crime | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don't think their is overpopulation, just a poor distribution of resources. | 0.03% | 1 |
| see above | 0.03% | 1 |
| no housing, no food | 0.03% | 1 |
| introverts get nervous | 0.03% | 1 |
| Famine, disease, tax increases to pay for those having children who cannot afford them | 0.03% | 1 |
| poverty | 0.03% | 1 |
| lack of death penalty | 0.03% | 1 |
| Crime and homelessness | 0.03% | 1 |
| Rise of Hunger | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| sharia law , after they over populate the world. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Over crowding | 0.03% | 1 |
| climate change - duh | 0.03% | 1 |
| Overcrowding | 0.03% | 1 |
| fuck you | 0.03% | 1 |
3.
3.
Do you believe these are the solutions to overpopulation? Better Education
40%
•
771 votes
Making people aware of family planning
50%
•
969 votes
Tax benefits
21%
•
406 votes
Knowledge of sex education
43%
•
826 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
•
78 votes
Not Applicable
24%
•
471 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.43% | 13 | |
| war | 0.07% | 2 |
| Not sure | 0.07% | 2 |
| pay for sterilization or borth control BUT not including abortion. Thats out of the question. | 0.03% | 1 |
| faster answers for our personal growth-how tos' | 0.03% | 1 |
| stable economy, food security, government | 0.03% | 1 |
| Some people can't be educated, and why should people get a tax benefit for not having more kids? | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| Dividing well paying jobs | 0.03% | 1 |
| Contraceptives | 0.03% | 1 |
| sterilize everyone | 0.03% | 1 |
| Sterilization | 0.03% | 1 |
| liscencing | 0.03% | 1 |
| Castration | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above have been tried to no avail. | 0.03% | 1 |
| No idea | 0.03% | 1 |
| people are going to procreate.can't be stopped,but I personally think that people in third world countries should be sterilized because there bringing babies into this world only to starve to death.horrible . | 0.03% | 1 |
| Taking care of environment & natural resources | 0.03% | 1 |
| Extend President Trump's muslim Ban to Europe. | 0.03% | 1 |
| There is plenty for everyone. Rich must help the poor. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Doing whatever we can to raise the standard of living of the poverty stricken can decrease overpopulation. Better Healthcare leads to better Jobs and Education which Raises the standard of living and decreases overpopulation. | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above and more | 0.03% | 1 |
| disease | 0.03% | 1 |
| neuterization | 0.03% | 1 |
| stop letting those in | 0.03% | 1 |
| Cheaper birth control | 0.03% | 1 |
| Cut welfare based on the # of children, not increase it. | 0.03% | 1 |
| soylent green | 0.03% | 1 |
| less people | 0.03% | 1 |
| One must stop warring and end the devgetation of the land. | 0.03% | 1 |
| leading people to God | 0.03% | 1 |
| an educated woman has far less children | 0.03% | 1 |
| stop immigration | 0.03% | 1 |
| better distribution of resources and land | 0.03% | 1 |
| availability of birth control, fewer benefits for those having children | 0.03% | 1 |
| Population control | 0.03% | 1 |
| make The Purge a real thing. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Xx | 0.03% | 1 |
| We really don't have an overpopulation "problem" any more. Population, in general, is declining | 0.03% | 1 |
| Mars Colony | 0.03% | 1 |
| tax benefits for not having kids | 0.03% | 1 |
| Move around! | 0.03% | 1 |
| not sure what would help | 0.03% | 1 |
| and again... | 0.03% | 1 |
| "yes", stop having children | 0.03% | 1 |
| unknown | 0.03% | 1 |
| Mars! Sheesh! Lol! | 0.03% | 1 |
| birth control | 0.03% | 1 |
| FREE CONDOMS! FREE CONDOMS! FREE CONDOMS! | 0.03% | 1 |
| If it isn't broken why fix it? | 0.03% | 1 |
| Sharing the wealth | 0.03% | 1 |
| Less immigrants | 0.03% | 1 |
| lack of death penalty | 0.03% | 1 |
| eradicate poverty | 0.03% | 1 |
| Condom | 0.03% | 1 |
| Sterilization after 2 children | 0.03% | 1 |
| teach people better values | 0.03% | 1 |
| stop muslims now, before it is to late! | 0.03% | 1 |
| People will do what they want, no matter how well educated they are. | 0.03% | 1 |
| BIRTH CONTROL, NOT MORE THAN 2 CHILDREN PER FAMILY | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not over populatedwhere i live | 0.03% | 1 |
| All the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| Do not pay welfare for single parents who partners do not pay for their kids | 0.03% | 1 |
| fuck you | 0.03% | 1 |
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