4  Perspectives on Burning Man

4.1 Burner Identity and the 10 Principles

4.1.1 Do you identify as a Burner?

2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
No 4.1% (3.5%, 4.7%) 3.8% (3.3%, 4.3%) 3.8% (3.4%, 4.3%) 3.7% (3.3%, 4.2%) 3.6% (3.2%, 4.1%) 5.2% (4.6%, 5.9%)
Sort of 23.4% (22.3%, 24.6%) 22.6% (21.6%, 23.7%) 21.4% (20.5%, 22.4%) 19.3% (18.3%, 20.2%) 18.4% (17.5%, 19.4%) 21.0% (19.8%, 22.3%)
Yes 72.5% (71.2%, 73.7%) 73.6% (72.5%, 74.7%) 74.7% (73.7%, 75.8%) 77.0% (76.0%, 78.0%) 78.0% (77.0%, 79.0%) 73.8% (72.4%, 75.1%)

4.1.2 Practicing the 10 Principles in everyday life?

2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Radical Self-reliance 54.8% (53.4%, 56.1%) 55.9% (54.8%, 57.0%) 55.9% (54.8%, 57.1%) 55.7% (54.5%, 56.9%) 54.9% (53.7%, 56.0%) 54.2% (52.7%, 55.6%)
Leave No Trace 40.7% (39.4%, 42.0%) 40.8% (39.7%, 42.0%) 41.2% (40.1%, 42.4%) 42.0% (40.8%, 43.1%) 40.3% (39.2%, 41.5%) 40.6% (39.1%, 42.1%)
Radical Inclusion 37.6% (36.2%, 38.9%) 37.2% (36.1%, 38.3%) 36.7% (35.6%, 37.8%) 37.3% (36.1%, 38.4%) 38.1% (36.9%, 39.3%) 38.3% (36.8%, 39.8%)
Immediacy 25.5% (24.3%, 26.7%) 26.5% (25.5%, 27.6%) 27.6% (26.6%, 28.7%) 27.9% (26.9%, 29.0%) 26.4% (25.4%, 27.5%) 25.8% (24.5%, 27.1%)
Gifting 26.9% (25.7%, 28.1%) 27.1% (26.1%, 28.1%) 24.7% (23.7%, 25.7%) 24.2% (23.2%, 25.3%) 25.7% (24.6%, 26.7%) 24.7% (23.5%, 26.1%)
Civic Resposibility 24.4% (23.2%, 25.5%) 22.9% (21.9%, 23.8%) 24.8% (23.8%, 25.8%) 24.9% (23.9%, 26.0%) 24.0% (23.0%, 25.0%) 23.6% (22.4%, 24.9%)
Communal Effort 19.2% (18.2%, 20.3%) 19.5% (18.7%, 20.4%) 19.8% (18.9%, 20.7%) 21.7% (20.8%, 22.7%) 22.0% (21.0%, 23.0%) 23.8% (22.6%, 25.1%)
Radical Self-expression 22.3% (21.1%, 23.4%) 22.1% (21.1%, 23.0%) 22.2% (21.2%, 23.2%) 20.9% (20.0%, 21.9%) 23.9% (22.9%, 25.0%) 23.9% (22.7%, 25.2%)
Participation 23.1% (22.0%, 24.3%) 21.4% (20.5%, 22.3%) 22.3% (21.3%, 23.2%) 22.3% (21.3%, 23.3%) 20.3% (19.4%, 21.3%) 21.1% (19.9%, 22.4%)
Decommodification 9.8% (9.0%, 10.6%) 10.0% (9.3%, 10.7%) 9.6% (8.9%, 10.3%) 9.4% (8.7%, 10.1%) 9.3% (8.7%, 10.1%) 8.3% (7.5%, 9.1%)

2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Decommodification 47.0% (45.6%, 48.3%) 40.4% (39.3%, 41.5%) 55.0% (53.8%, 56.1%) 56.4% (55.2%, 57.5%) 58.9% (57.7%, 60.1%) 57.9% (56.4%, 59.4%)
Radical Self-expression 25.2% (24.1%, 26.4%) 20.8% (19.9%, 21.8%) 29.4% (28.3%, 30.4%) 30.5% (29.5%, 31.6%) 28.8% (27.7%, 29.9%) 30.5% (29.1%, 31.9%)
Immediacy 26.6% (25.5%, 27.8%) 22.9% (21.9%, 23.8%) 28.6% (27.6%, 29.6%) 30.7% (29.6%, 31.8%) 31.0% (29.9%, 32.1%) 32.5% (31.1%, 33.9%)
Gifting 14.6% (13.7%, 15.6%) 11.3% (10.5%, 12.0%) 16.1% (15.3%, 17.0%) 17.0% (16.1%, 17.9%) 16.9% (16.0%, 17.8%) 17.7% (16.6%, 18.9%)
Leave No Trace 15.6% (14.6%, 16.6%) 12.1% (11.4%, 12.9%) 16.4% (15.6%, 17.3%) 18.4% (17.5%, 19.3%) 16.0% (15.1%, 16.9%) 18.2% (17.0%, 19.4%)
Radical Inclusion 19.1% (18.1%, 20.2%) 17.1% (16.3%, 18.0%) 19.4% (18.5%, 20.3%) 19.3% (18.3%, 20.2%) 15.1% (14.3%, 15.9%) 15.4% (14.3%, 16.5%)
Communal Effort 12.7% (11.8%, 13.6%) 10.7% (10.0%, 11.5%) 12.6% (11.8%, 13.4%) 12.8% (12.0%, 13.6%) 14.3% (13.5%, 15.2%) 12.6% (11.7%, 13.7%)
Civic Resposibility 11.0% (10.2%, 11.9%) 10.7% (10.1%, 11.4%) 11.1% (10.4%, 11.9%) 10.3% (9.6%, 11.0%) 12.4% (11.6%, 13.2%) 10.2% (9.3%, 11.1%)
Participation 12.9% (12.0%, 13.8%) 11.1% (10.4%, 11.9%) 12.4% (11.7%, 13.2%) 12.0% (11.2%, 12.8%) 12.4% (11.7%, 13.3%) 12.2% (11.3%, 13.2%)
Radical Self-reliance 9.6% (8.8%, 10.5%) 6.4% (5.9%, 7.0%) 8.0% (7.4%, 8.7%) 7.6% (7.0%, 8.3%) 7.9% (7.3%, 8.6%) 8.9% (8.0%, 9.8%)

4.1.3 Importance of the 10 Principles

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Not important 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%) 1.4% (1.1%, 1.7%) 1.2% (1.0%, 1.5%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.2%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.1%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.3%)
Slightly important 1.9% (1.6%, 2.2%) 3.6% (3.1%, 4.1%) 4.0% (3.6%, 4.5%) 2.6% (2.3%, 3.0%) 2.4% (2.0%, 2.8%) 2.5% (2.2%, 2.9%) 2.6% (2.2%, 3.1%)
Moderately important 10.2% (9.6%, 10.9%) 15.7% (14.8%, 16.8%) 16.0% (15.1%, 16.9%) 13.7% (12.8%, 14.5%) 10.8% (10.1%, 11.6%) 12.3% (11.6%, 13.1%) 12.0% (11.1%, 13.0%)
Important 39.7% (38.6%, 40.8%) 44.3% (42.9%, 45.6%) 42.5% (41.3%, 43.7%) 40.9% (39.8%, 42.1%) 38.8% (37.7%, 40.0%) 40.1% (38.9%, 41.2%) 39.2% (37.8%, 40.7%)
Very important 47.4% (46.3%, 48.5%) 35.1% (33.8%, 36.4%) 36.3% (35.1%, 37.4%) 41.9% (40.7%, 43.0%) 47.2% (46.0%, 48.4%) 44.2% (43.0%, 45.4%) 45.2% (43.7%, 46.7%)

4.1.4 10 Principles essential to creating an authentic Burning Man experience

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Not essential 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.5% (0.4%, 0.7%) 0.5% (0.4%, 0.8%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.8%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.8%)
Slightly essential 1.1% (0.9%, 1.3%) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.5%) 1.2% (1.0%, 1.4%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.0%) 0.8% (0.7%, 1.1%) 0.8% (0.7%, 1.1%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%)
Moderately essential 4.7% (4.3%, 5.2%) 4.0% (3.5%, 4.5%) 4.0% (3.6%, 4.5%) 3.5% (3.1%, 4.0%) 3.3% (2.9%, 3.7%) 3.4% (3.0%, 3.8%) 5.1% (4.5%, 5.8%)
Essential 23.9% (22.9%, 24.8%) 20.7% (19.6%, 21.8%) 21.0% (20.0%, 22.0%) 17.4% (16.5%, 18.2%) 16.2% (15.3%, 17.1%) 18.9% (18.0%, 19.8%) 24.1% (22.9%, 25.4%)
Very essential 69.8% (68.8%, 70.8%) 73.5% (72.3%, 74.7%) 73.4% (72.3%, 74.4%) 77.9% (76.9%, 78.8%) 79.2% (78.2%, 80.1%) 76.3% (75.3%, 77.2%) 69.4% (68.0%, 70.8%)

4.1.5 Incorporation of the 10 Principles in daily life

2023
Not applicable 2.8% (2.3%, 3.4%)
No, I am not 8.6% (7.7%, 9.5%)
Yes, I have modeled my business or professional activity on them 8.4% (7.6%, 9.2%)
Yes, I try to practice them in my daily life 80.2% (79.0%, 81.4%)

4.2 Children at Burning Man

4.2.1 Bringing children under 18 years old

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
No, but I would 59.4% (58.4%, 60.3%) 63.6% (62.5%, 64.7%) 57.5% (56.1%, 58.8%) 61.0% (59.8%, 62.2%) 61.9% (60.7%, 63.1%) 61.6% (60.4%, 62.9%) 57.4% (56.2%, 58.6%) 56.4% (54.9%, 57.9%)
No, and I would never 36.4% (35.5%, 37.4%) 33.6% (32.5%, 34.7%) 39.3% (37.9%, 40.6%) 35.6% (34.4%, 36.8%) 34.7% (33.5%, 35.9%) 34.2% (33.0%, 35.4%) 38.7% (37.5%, 39.8%) 40.8% (39.4%, 42.3%)
Yes, and I would again 3.9% (3.5%, 4.3%) 2.7% (2.3%, 3.1%) 3.1% (2.7%, 3.6%) 3.3% (2.9%, 3.7%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.6%) 4.0% (3.5%, 4.5%) 3.8% (3.4%, 4.2%) 2.6% (2.3%, 3.0%)
Yes, but I would not again 0.4% (0.3%, 0.5%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.4%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%)

4.2.2 Age restriction of participants

2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
No, all ages 63.4% (62.1%, 64.8%) 68.7% (67.5%, 69.8%) 70.1% (69.0%, 71.2%) 70.8% (69.6%, 71.9%) 67.1% (66.0%, 68.2%) 63.1% (61.7%, 64.6%)
Yes, only 18+ 17.7% (16.6%, 18.7%) 13.7% (12.9%, 14.6%) 12.2% (11.5%, 13.1%) 12.7% (11.8%, 13.5%) 13.9% (13.1%, 14.8%) 16.5% (15.4%, 17.6%)
No opinion 18.9% (17.8%, 20.0%) 17.6% (16.7%, 18.6%) 17.6% (16.7%, 18.6%) 16.6% (15.6%, 17.5%) 19.0% (18.0%, 19.9%) 20.4% (19.2%, 21.6%)

4.3 Burning Man Project’s Nonprofit Activities

4.3.1 Familiarity with programs and affiliates of the nonprofit Burning Man Project

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Black Rock Labs (formerly Black Rock Solar) - Heard of it 26.3% (25.3%, 27.3%) 24.5% (23.4%, 25.7%) 21.9% (21.0%, 22.9%) 23.8% (22.9%, 24.8%) 25.2% (24.1%, 26.2%) 27.3% (26.2%, 28.3%) 23.7% (22.5%, 24.9%)
Black Rock Labs (formerly Black Rock Solar) - No 38.5% (37.4%, 39.6%) 47.6% (46.2%, 48.9%) 51.8% (50.6%, 52.9%) 56.9% (55.7%, 58.0%) 52.2% (51.0%, 53.4%) 53.1% (51.9%, 54.2%) 64.0% (62.6%, 65.4%)
Black Rock Labs (formerly Black Rock Solar) - Yes 35.3% (34.2%, 36.4%) 28.0% (26.8%, 29.1%) 26.3% (25.4%, 27.3%) 19.3% (18.4%, 20.2%) 22.7% (21.7%, 23.6%) 19.7% (18.8%, 20.6%) 12.3% (11.5%, 13.1%)
Burners Without Borders - Heard of it 37.9% (36.8%, 39.0%) 39.2% (37.9%, 40.5%) 33.1% (32.1%, 34.2%) 36.1% (34.9%, 37.2%) 32.8% (31.7%, 33.9%) 36.7% (35.5%, 37.8%) 39.1% (37.6%, 40.6%)
Burners Without Borders - No 13.0% (12.3%, 13.8%) 14.7% (13.7%, 15.8%) 13.1% (12.3%, 14.0%) 11.5% (10.7%, 12.3%) 11.5% (10.8%, 12.3%) 10.3% (9.6%, 11.1%) 20.3% (18.9%, 21.7%)
Burners Without Borders - Yes 49.1% (48.0%, 50.2%) 46.1% (44.8%, 47.4%) 53.7% (52.6%, 54.8%) 52.4% (51.3%, 53.6%) 55.7% (54.5%, 56.8%) 53.0% (51.8%, 54.2%) 40.6% (39.2%, 42.0%)
Burning Man Arts - Heard of it 34.0% (32.9%, 35.1%) 33.4% (32.1%, 34.7%) 32.0% (31.0%, 33.1%) 33.9% (32.8%, 35.0%) 31.9% (30.8%, 33.0%) 34.2% (33.0%, 35.3%) 34.4% (33.0%, 35.9%)
Burning Man Arts - No 25.1% (24.1%, 26.1%) 29.8% (28.5%, 31.1%) 29.6% (28.6%, 30.7%) 24.8% (23.8%, 25.8%) 24.6% (23.6%, 25.6%) 26.5% (25.4%, 27.6%) 35.6% (34.1%, 37.1%)
Burning Man Arts - Yes 40.9% (39.8%, 42.1%) 36.8% (35.6%, 38.1%) 38.3% (37.3%, 39.4%) 41.3% (40.2%, 42.5%) 43.5% (42.3%, 44.7%) 39.4% (38.2%, 40.5%) 30.0% (28.8%, 31.3%)
Burning Man HIVE - Heard of it -- -- -- -- -- -- 30.1% (28.8%, 31.5%)
Burning Man HIVE - No -- -- -- -- -- -- 54.4% (52.9%, 55.9%)
Burning Man HIVE - Yes -- -- -- -- -- -- 15.4% (14.5%, 16.5%)
Burning Man Regional Network - Heard of it 35.3% (34.2%, 36.4%) 37.1% (35.7%, 38.4%) 34.9% (33.8%, 36.0%) 35.4% (34.3%, 36.5%) 33.3% (32.2%, 34.4%) 35.9% (34.7%, 37.0%) 35.0% (33.6%, 36.5%)
Burning Man Regional Network - No 22.2% (21.3%, 23.2%) 25.3% (24.0%, 26.5%) 28.1% (27.1%, 29.2%) 28.2% (27.1%, 29.3%) 26.0% (25.0%, 27.1%) 25.7% (24.7%, 26.9%) 32.1% (30.6%, 33.7%)
Burning Man Regional Network - Yes 42.5% (41.4%, 43.6%) 37.7% (36.4%, 39.0%) 37.0% (35.9%, 38.0%) 36.4% (35.3%, 37.5%) 40.7% (39.5%, 41.8%) 38.4% (37.2%, 39.5%) 32.8% (31.5%, 34.2%)
Fly Ranch Project - Heard of it -- -- -- 27.4% (26.4%, 28.4%) 27.3% (26.3%, 28.4%) 30.6% (29.5%, 31.7%) 27.8% (26.5%, 29.1%)
Fly Ranch Project - No -- -- -- 41.2% (40.0%, 42.3%) 36.4% (35.2%, 37.5%) 31.2% (30.1%, 32.4%) 48.4% (46.9%, 49.9%)
Fly Ranch Project - Yes -- -- -- 31.5% (30.4%, 32.5%) 36.3% (35.2%, 37.5%) 38.2% (37.0%, 39.3%) 23.8% (22.8%, 24.9%)
Philosophical Center - Heard of it -- -- -- -- -- 14.0% (13.2%, 14.9%) 11.6% (10.8%, 12.6%)
Philosophical Center - No -- -- -- -- -- 79.8% (78.9%, 80.8%) 84.2% (83.1%, 85.1%)
Philosophical Center - Yes -- -- -- -- -- 6.2% (5.6%, 6.7%) 4.2% (3.7%, 4.7%)

4.3.2 The Burning Man Project involvement in year-round activites

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Yes 51.5% (50.4%, 52.7%) 64.3% (63.0%, 65.6%) 62.2% (61.0%, 63.4%) 61.3% (60.1%, 62.4%) 63.3% (62.1%, 64.5%) 62.6% (61.4%, 63.8%) 61.1% (59.6%, 62.5%)
No 19.3% (18.4%, 20.2%) 14.8% (13.8%, 15.8%) 15.7% (14.8%, 16.7%) 16.6% (15.7%, 17.5%) 15.9% (15.0%, 16.8%) 16.2% (15.3%, 17.2%) 17.3% (16.1%, 18.5%)
I don't care 29.2% (28.2%, 30.2%) 20.9% (19.8%, 22.0%) 22.1% (21.1%, 23.1%) 22.1% (21.1%, 23.2%) 20.8% (19.8%, 21.8%) 21.2% (20.2%, 22.1%) 21.6% (20.5%, 22.8%)

4.3.3 Donating $1000 to the programs of the nonprofit Burning Man Project

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
BRC art $20 ($20, $21) $13 ($12, $13) $8 ($7, $8) $164 ($159, $170) $128 ($123, $133) $133 ($127, $140) $16 ($15, $16)
Sustainability efforts $9 ($9, $10) $17 ($16, $18) $3 ($2, $3) $67 ($63, $71) $121 ($117, $126) $115 ($109, $120) $13 ($12, $13)
BRC planning and infrastructure $16 ($15, $16) $15 ($14, $15) $16 ($15, $16) $153 ($147, $158) $91 ($87, $95) $101 ($95, $108) $18 ($17, $18)
Low income ticket program $13 ($12, $13) $9 ($8, $9) $6 ($6, $7) $142 ($137, $147) $85 ($81, $89) $81 ($76, $86) $15 ($15, $16)
Disaster relief and community building $18 ($17, $18) $3 ($3, $4) $15 ($14, $15) $167 ($161, $173) $75 ($71, $78) $68 ($64, $73) $7 ($6, $7)
Public art in the US $15 ($15, $16) $17 ($17, $18) $14 ($13, $14) $127 ($123, $132) $61 ($57, $64) $63 ($58, $67) $2 ($2, $2)
Public art abroad $7 ($6, $7) $10 ($10, $11) $17 ($16, $17) $62 ($58, $65) $60 ($57, $63) $59 ($55, $64) $16 ($16, $17)
Other $2 ($2, $2) $17 ($17, $18) $13 ($13, $14) $78 ($75, $82) $42 ($39, $44) $35 ($33, $38) $12 ($12, $13)
BRC multimedia $16 ($16, $17) $14 ($14, $15) $6 ($6, $6) $34 ($31, $38) $57 ($53, $61) $74 ($68, $80) $15 ($14, $16)
R.I.D.E. efforts $12 ($12, $13) $17 ($17, $18) $8 ($8, $8) $150 ($145, $155) $134 ($128, $140) $20 ($20, $21) $13 ($12, $13)
Regional network $15 ($14, $16) $13 ($12, $13) $2 ($1, $2) $131 ($126, $136) $136 ($130, $141) $9 ($9, $10) $17 ($16, $18)

4.4 Sustainability

4.4.1 Sustainability projects in Black Rock City

2022 2023
More solar power and battery technologies at camps 41.4% (40.2%, 42.5%) 42.4% (41.0%, 43.9%)
The solar-powered Man 28.7% (27.7%, 29.8%) 25.7% (24.4%, 27.0%)
Camps reducing their environmental impact 22.4% (21.5%, 23.5%) 24.7% (23.4%, 26.0%)
More art projects with ecological or sustainability-related conceptual themes 21.3% (20.3%, 22.3%) 18.2% (17.1%, 19.3%)
Honoraria and other art projects reducing their environmental impact 16.2% (15.3%, 17.0%) 16.3% (15.3%, 17.3%)
Fewer gas and diesel generators around the city 14.4% (13.6%, 15.3%) 15.0% (14.1%, 16.0%)
I heard or was engaged in more conversations around environmental sustainability than previous years 13.8% (13.0%, 14.6%) 10.9% (10.1%, 11.8%)
Solar-powered trailers in staff locations 11.8% (11.1%, 12.6%) 13.0% (12.1%, 14.0%)
More MOOP sweeps 10.5% (9.8%, 11.3%) 14.5% (13.5%, 15.6%)
More educational programming from camps or projects about sustainability 9.4% (8.7%, 10.1%) 9.6% (8.7%, 10.5%)
More electric mutant vehicles 8.3% (7.6%, 9.0%) 6.9% (6.2%, 7.7%)
Other 3.3% (2.9%, 3.7%) 2.6% (2.2%, 3.1%)
I didn't notice anything new 22.0% (21.0%, 23.0%) 21.5% (20.3%, 22.8%)

4.4.2 How did you (and your camp or project) begin to address sustainability in Black Rock City?

2022 2023
I brought my aluminum cans to Recycle Camp 24.8% (23.8%, 25.9%) 20.6% (19.5%, 21.8%)
I took Burner Express Bus or Air 11.1% (10.4%, 11.9%) 14.3% (13.2%, 15.4%)
I have a container with the BRC storage program or store camp materials close to BRC in another location 14.1% (13.3%, 15.0%) 11.4% (10.6%, 12.3%)
I actively helped others learn to reduce their environmental impact 11.5% (10.8%, 12.3%) 10.1% (9.3%, 11.0%)
I am a member of a camp that creates sustainability-related content for other participants to experience 5.2% (4.7%, 5.8%) 3.8% (3.4%, 4.4%)
How did you begin to address sustainability in Black Rock City? 4.0% (3.5%, 4.5%) 3.3% (2.8%, 3.8%)
I participated in the resource-sharing system HUBS (Humans Uniting for Better Sustainability) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.4%) 2.6% (2.3%, 3.1%)
I purchased carbon offsets to offset my travel to and from BRC 2.8% (2.4%, 3.2%) 2.1% (1.7%, 2.5%)
Other 2.1% (1.8%, 2.5%) 1.6% (1.3%, 1.9%)
I am a member of the Green Theme Camp Community 1.0% (0.8%, 1.3%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.6%)
I haven't done any of this 3.4% (3.0%, 3.8%) 4.3% (3.7%, 5.0%)

4.4.3 How important to you is it that the Burning Man Project visibly engages in best practices in environmental sustainability?

2022 2023
Essential 59.6% (58.4%, 60.8%) 62.0% (60.5%, 63.4%)
Very important 29.6% (28.5%, 30.7%) 26.1% (24.8%, 27.4%)
Somewhat important 8.6% (8.0%, 9.3%) 9.6% (8.8%, 10.5%)
Not important 2.2% (1.9%, 2.6%) 2.3% (1.9%, 2.8%)

4.5 Radical Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (R.I.D.E.)

4.5.1 R.I.D.E. in Black Rock City

2022 2023
I saw a more diverse BRC citizenry 45.8% (44.6%, 46.9%) 38.0% (36.6%, 39.4%)
I saw more art projects related to diversity and Radical Inclusion or led by Artists of Color 39.1% (38.0%, 40.3%) 20.4% (19.3%, 21.5%)
I saw new content from theme camps centering or celebrating Burners of Color, Queer Burners, Burners with diverse mobility and access needs, and other communities 36.5% (35.4%, 37.7%) 28.4% (27.1%, 29.7%)
I saw camps, art projects, or mutant vehicles be more accessible for Burners with diverse mobility and access needs 15.4% (14.6%, 16.3%) 13.1% (12.2%, 14.1%)
I was engaged in or noticed more conversations related to R.I.D.E. 14.0% (13.2%, 14.8%) 8.9% (8.1%, 9.7%)
Other 3.2% (2.8%, 3.6%) 3.2% (2.7%, 3.8%)
I didn't notice anything new or different 22.0% (21.0%, 23.0%) 28.4% (27.1%, 29.8%)

4.5.2 Creating a more diverse and welcoming Black Rock City

2022 2023
Off-playa, I support diversity and inclusion in my home community 49.2% (48.0%, 50.4%) 45.9% (44.4%, 47.4%)
The camp or project(s) I am involved in welcomed new BIPOC participants or members of under-represented groups 28.4% (27.4%, 29.5%) 26.8% (25.5%, 28.1%)
I visited the expanded queerborhoods in the 4:30 and 7:30 sectors 24.0% (23.1%, 25.1%) 25.4% (24.1%, 26.6%)
I was engaged in or noticed more conversations related to R.I.D.E. 13.9% (13.1%, 14.7%) 9.7% (8.8%, 10.6%)
My camp or project offers financial assistance to low-income Burners or other under-represented groups 11.4% (10.7%, 12.2%) 11.7% (10.8%, 12.6%)
I attended events on topics related to diversity and Radical Inclusion 9.0% (8.3%, 9.7%) 6.2% (5.6%, 6.9%)
I visited the Multicultural People of Color Neighborhood at 6:30+C/D 7.4% (6.8%, 8.0%) 6.2% (5.5%, 7.0%)
I made my camp more accessible for Burners with mobility and access needs 6.3% (5.8%, 6.9%) 5.9% (5.3%, 6.6%)
My camp, art collective, or group organized a R.I.D.E.-related event on playa 4.3% (3.8%, 4.8%) 3.2% (2.7%, 3.8%)
Other 2.6% (2.3%, 3.1%) 2.1% (1.7%, 2.5%)
I did not do this 17.3% (16.4%, 18.2%) 18.1% (16.9%, 19.3%)