Formydigitalmediaproject,Iconductedasurveywithaseriesof8questions.Thegoal ofthissurveywastouserealpeopletodiscoverwhether,thepeoplewhorespondedtoit,iftheir kidsarelikelytobetwins,basedontheresponsestheygave.Resultscan'tbecompletely accuratebecauseitwasmostlystudentswhotookit,sowedon'tknowatwhatagetheywill havetheirkids,orhowmanykidstheywillhave,whicharetwodeterminingfactorsofwhether thechildrenwillbetwinsornot. Thesurveywasseeingwhatthelikelihoodoftheparticipantskidsbeingtwinswouldbe, basedonthese6factors:heredity,age,historyoftwins,numberofpregnancies,race, andbodytype.(HistoryoftwinsandnumberofpregnanciesareconsideredN/Atoallstudents whotookthesurvey). Whatdidtheanswersmean? Ihaveputwhatthequestionswere,thepossiblechoicesforeachquestion,andwhatthe answersthatyouchose,mean.Theanswersingreenmeanthattheyarepositiveattributesfor havingtwins,andyourchancesarehigher. 1.Whatisyourgender?

? MaleIfamalesspermiscontributingtothebirthoftwins,itwontmatterasmuchasifa femaleiscompatiblewithhavingtwins. FemaleThefemaleseggismoredominant.Iftheirgenesaremorecompatiblewithhigher chancesoftwins,itwillmattermorethanifamaleiscompatible. 2.Howoldareyou? 1015 1620Youngparentsarelesslikelytohaveasetoftwins,duetolowFSH. 2125 26orolderIfyoureovertheageof35,youwillproducemorefolliclestimulatinghormone* (FSH)thanyoungerwoman.
*FSHhashigherlevelstosignaldecliningfertility.But,itsalsowhatcausesaneggtomatureinpreparation forovulationeachmonth,andwomenwhoproducemoreFSH(olderwomen)aremorelikelytoreleasemore thanoneegginasinglecycle,increasingthechancesoffertilizingmoreeggs,andresultinginmorethan onechild.

3.Areyouatwin,orarethereanytwinsinyourimmediatefamily? YesIfyouareatwin,orthereareasetoftwinsinyourimmediatefamily,youreactuallymore likelytohaveasetoftwinsyourself. NoYoucanstillhavetwins,butyourchancesdecreasebynearly25%ifyouarentdirectlya twin,ordirectlyrelatedtoatwin. 4.Arethereanytwinsinyourextendedfamily?(ex.cousins,aunts,uncles,etc.) YesChancesaremuchhigherifYOUareatwin,orifoneofyourimmediatefamilymembersis atwin.But,ifsomeoneinyourextendedfamilyisatwin,yourchancesareincreasedby10%

NoBynotbeingrelatedtoanyonewhoisatwin,youarelesslikelytohavetwins,becausethee genesarentcommonlyinyourfamilieshistory. 5.Haveyoueverhadkidsofyourown? YesIfyouvehadkidsbefore,youhaveagreaterchanceofhavingtwins.Ifyourehavingyoure 4thkid,chancesincrease. NoWhenyoudohaveyourfirstkid,youwillmostlikelynothavetwinsthefirsttime. 6.Ifyouansweredyestothepreviousquestion,wereanyofyourkidstwins? YesIfyouvehadtwinsbefore,you'retwiceaslikelytohaveanothersetinfuturepregnancies. No 7.Whatisyourrace? WhiteWhitepeoplearenotunlikelytohavetwins,buttheydontreallystandoveranyofthe otherraces.Theylikelihoodofhavingtwinsifyourewhiteisinthemiddle. HispanicPeopleofhispanicoriginarerightbeforeasians,andaresecondleastunlikelyto haveasetoftwins. AfricanAmericanTwinsaremostcommoninAfricanAmericans. AsianAsianshavethelowestlikelihoodofhavingasetoftwins. 9.Pickwhatbestdescribesyou:(couldchoosemorethanoneresponse)Peoplewhoare tall,big,oroverweightaremorelikelytohavetwinsthanpeoplewhoareskinny,small,andshort. Tall Short Big Slim

 Results 1.Male29% Female71% 2.101586% 16200% 21250% 26orolder14% 3.Yes0% No100% 4.Yes57% No43% 5.Yes14% No86% 6.Yes0% No14% N/A86% 7.White100% Hispanic0% AfricanAmerican0% Asian0% 8.Tall57% Short43% Big0% Slim57% Linktosurvey:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PW9H5RW