^thx
I scored 18. But I had some of the same questions about the whole premise of the quiz as the person who wrote this in the comment section of the article:
And I further agree with him/her that aren’t we all “bubbled” in some manner – it it just a different bubble for each of us.
I think this is pretty cool. Our country is developing, shifting into a new realm that hasn’t been seen before. 
The survey was a bit weird to me as growing up, the only folks I knew in my childhood neighborhood with vehicles tended to be the wealthiest ones who had the income and NEEDED IT for their work.
The rest of us made do with public transportation or walked*. And when i say walked, I mean sometimes several miles…not merely one or two train stops.
- I still sometimes opt to walk several miles rather than spend the subway/bus fare to get somewhere even though I can well afford the current fare if the weather's good and time isn't a factor or wouldn't make a difference**.
** Sometimes after midnight, it’s actually faster to walk an hour or hour and half back home rather than take the subway which would take 2-3 hours due to lack of train coverage and/or construction related delays.
@CheddarcheeseMN too funny as there was a man with that name was also a coach…
52
- I think Dr. Phil helped me with the score. I would hate to give him up though. I think if Judge Judy was included, my score would have been higher.
The fishing question also seemed a bit “off” to me. People of all socio-economic strata go fishing. I wondered what this question was aimed at since it would be common in all bubbles.
If it had asked watching popular TV in general or included other fast food chains like McDonalds, Popeyes, Burger King…some of our scores would be much higher.
There is fishing and there is fishing - standing over a creek fishing or deep sea fishing.
Yes, but the quiz does not distinguish between the 2 so the question kind of “nets” itself out.
I think it’s meant to filter out those of us who grew up in urban areas and/or aren’t into outdoorsy/physically demanding sporting type activities.
It seems similar to another “bubble-type” survey question about whether one has ever hunted with a gun or otherwise used/fired a gun as a hobby.
I can affirmatively answer yes to that question as an elementary school classmate’s father who was a military veteran and 20+ year career retired Marine SNCO took his son and me to a gun range to fire an 1893 Mauser bolt action rifle he bought for his son’s 8th birthday. He had me give it a go though being among the very youngest for my grade(was 7 at the time) and small in stature and strength, that rifle really kicked and left a purple bruise on my shoulder which took a while to clear.
My mom loves Judge Judy. She even records it.
20; o be fair, I feel like I would’ve checked more boxes if I weren’t a teenager.
I scored 30, laughed at many of the questions, felt like I wanted to score zero. Some of the questions were “rigged”. Since moving to Charlotte NC I have become a big Jimmie Johnson fan. NOT a NASCAR fan. Jimmie Johnson is a great guy, active in the community, and a pretty good tri-athlete. A very few other questions I could answer positively by accident, for example I went fishing once, maybe 4 years ago when my older brother came for a visit. He fishes all the time - it’s one of his favorite hobbies. I fish, like, never, except when he visits and I want to entertain him.
Jimmie is the NASCAR driver, Jimmy is the Dallas Cowboy. Fans know that!
Perhaps there are “bubble” questions that are not specific to the subset of white Americans that Murray refers to:
Are more than [A] of your ** of a different [C]?
[A] is 0, 10, 25, 50 percent.
** is 50 nearest neighbors, most commonly seen coworkers, most commonly seen other social contacts
[C] is educational attainment (bachelor’s degree or not), SES, work type (blue or white collar)*, race / ethnicity, religion
- for those who are self supporting; if not, based on their parents'
50% for the majority of the year
Some times of the year 10
I spend regular time in at least three, often four, different geographic communities.
I saw all the movies but Furious 7. I scored in the teens. But my kids got Pell grants - though my score indicates upper middle class…
49, though I’m sure I’d have done better if I watched a lot of tv and ate at places that reheat frozen food.
Just a suspicion but… the questions suggest Murray might not be above yanking the true bubble people’s chains.