| Column,QuestionText,Note |
| collector,N/A,Respondent source |
| country,In what country do you currently reside?, |
| un_subregion,N/A,Region inferred by country location (UN region) |
| so_region,N/A,Region inferred by country location (semi-arbitrary Stack Overflow region groupings) |
| age_range,How old are you?, |
| age_midpoint,N/A,Age inferred by age range |
| gender,What is your gender?,Gender provided by respondent |
| self_identification,What do you consider yourself? (select all that apply), |
| occupation,Which of the following best describes your occupation?, |
| occupation_group,N/A,Inferred from occupation |
| experience_range,How many years of IT / programming experience do you have?, |
| experience_midpoint,N/A,Inferred from experience_range |
| salary_range,What is your annual gross earnings or salary (including bonus) in USD?, |
| salary_midpoint,N/A,Inferred from salary_range |
| big_mac_index,N/A,Jan 2016 Big Mac Index for country from: http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index |
| tech_do,Which of the following languages or technologies have you done extensive development with in the last year? (select all that apply), |
| tech_want,Which of the following languages or technologies do you WANT to work with this year? (select all that apply), |
| aliens,Do you believe in aliens?, |
| programming_ability,"On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your programming ability?", |
| employment_status,How would you describe your current employment status?, |
| industry,How would you best describe the industry you currently work in?, |
| company_size_range,What is the size of your company?, |
| team_size_range,What is the size of your team?, |
| women_on_team,How many women are on your team?, |
| remote,Do you work remotely?, |
| job_satisfaction,How satisfied are you with your current job(s)?, |
| job_discovery,How did you discover your current job?, |
| dev_environment,What development environments do you use regularly? (select all that apply), |
| commit_frequency,How frequently do you check-in or commit code?, |
| hobby,"How much time per week do you spend programming as a hobby, or working on side projects or open-source?", |
| dogs_vs_cats,Dogs or cats?, |
| desktop_os,Which desktop operating system do you use most?, |
| unit_testing,Is unit testing worth the effort?, |
| rep_range,What is your current Stack Overflow reputation?, |
| visit_frequency,How frequently do you read Stack Overflow questions or answers?, |
| why_learn_new_tech,What is your primary motivation for learning new programming languages or technologies?, |
| education,What amount of formal or professional programming training have you received? (select all that apply), |
| open_to_new_job,Are you currently looking for a job or open to new opportunities?, |
| new_job_value,When evaluating a new employment opportunity what's most important to you? (select up to 3), |
| job_search_annoyance,What annoys you most when searching for a new job?, |
| interview_likelihood,"If you applied to a job at Google, what do you think is the likelihood you would get an interview?", |
| how_to_improve_interview_process,How can companies improve the interview process? (select up to 3), |
| star_wars_vs_star_trek,Star Wars or Star Trek?, |
| agree_tech,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I love the technologies I use at work. |
| agree_notice,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,Every day I notice things that can be improved by better software. |
| agree_problemsolving,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I love problem solving. |
| agree_diversity,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,Diversity in the workplace is important. |
| agree_adblocker,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I always use an ad blocker. |
| agree_alcohol,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I occasionally drink alcohol while coding. |
| agree_loveboss,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I love my boss. |
| agree_nightcode,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I love coding late at night. |
| agree_legacy,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I work with a lot of legacy code. |
| agree_mars,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,"I want to go to Mars right now, even if there's a chance I never come back." |
| important_variety,What's important to you at work?,Working on a variety of projects |
| important_control,What's important to you at work?,Having control over product decisions |
| important_sameend,What's important to you at work?,Ending work at the same time every day |
| important_newtech,What's important to you at work?,Learning new technologies |
| important_buildnew,What's important to you at work?,Building something new |
| important_buildexisting,What's important to you at work?,Improving existing applications |
| important_promotion,What's important to you at work?,Getting promoted |
| important_companymission,What's important to you at work?,Believing strongly in my company's mission |
| important_wfh,What's important to you at work?,Working from home |
| important_ownoffice,What's important to you at work?,Having my own office |
| developer_challenges,What are the biggest challenges you face as a developer? (select up to 3), |
| why_stack_overflow,Why do you use Stack Overflow? (select all that apply), |
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