Is Star Trek Fandom Really Divided Across Generational Lines?

This project came from interaction in one of the Star Trek groups on Facebook. Someone posed the question as to whether or not generations play a role in our dislike or love of particular series. I went toe-to-toe with someone, with the position that generation would play a role, rather strongly or not, in which Trek people prefer. My thinking was that the first Trek you are exposed to creates the nostalgia that makes it, or series most similar to it, your preferred Trek.

The data surprised me in more than one way. My hypothesis was not completely incorrect, but it was not for the reason I anticipated nor as strongly correlated as I thought it might be. Ultimately, this survey has become a learning curve, and I have a more extensive survey already in the works to be released after Star Trek Picard wraps up in March 2020. If you would like to be informed when it is open, feel free to sign up on the mailing list to receive it in your inbox. You can access the raw data here and draw your own conclusions.

Method

I created a Google Form asking for the age range (based on commonly accepted generational divides as established by Pew Research and others), favorite and least favorite series, first series, and favorite movie. I also asked how many of the, as of this writing, nine series they had viewed completely, at least once. At the time of the poll, Star Trek Picard had only released two episodes. I also asked about their favorite movie, if they partake in…