Table 4. The percent of students who, if a science instructor were to tell a joke about a specific subject, might find the joke funny and might find the joke offensive.
| Potentially humorous subjects | % students who might find jokes about subject funny if told by a science instructor | % students who might find jokes about subject offensive if told by a science instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Science | 89.3% | 1.5% |
| College | 84.7% | 1.5% |
| Television | 75.9% | 1.3% |
| Food puns | 67.3% | 1.5% |
| Relationships | 62.3% | 8.8% |
| Cute animals | 55.9% | 3.6% |
| Dogs | 55.7% | 4.5% |
| Cats | 53.2% | 3.4% |
| Sports | 51.7% | 4.0% |
| Students | 51.5% | 16.3% |
| Politics | 48.5% | 16.4% |
| Donald Trump | 45.9% | 17.2% |
| Sex | 43.9% | 18.9% |
| Farts or poop | 33.3% | 11.4% |
| Hillary Clinton | 27.5% | 23.3% |
| Old people | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| Genitalia | 23.4% | 33.8% |
| Republicans | 23.2% | 35.2% |
| Divorce | 21.6% | 28.2% |
| Sean Spicer | 20.8% | 13.9% |
| Democrats | 20.6% | 39.7% |
| Women | 16.2% | 61.6% |
| Weight | 15.8% | 48.1% |
| Mormons | 15.5% | 45.2% |
| Christians | 15.0% | 51.1% |
| Catholics | 12.9% | 49.5% |
| Mexicans | 12.2% | 60.6% |
| Immigration/Immigrants | 12.0% | 49.4% |
| Jewish people | 11.2% | 57.1% |
| African Americans | 10.8% | 60.9% |
| Gay or lesbian people | 10.4% | 58.8% |
| Muslims | 10.1% | 62.4% |
| Transgender people | 10.0% | 59.9% |
| People with disabilities | 8.2% | 63.7% |
The table is organized by subjects that the largest percent of students might find funny to subjects that the smallest percent of students might find funny. Subjects that the majority of students might find funny are highlighted in light grey. Subjects that the majority of students might find offensive, which are all subjects related to social identities, are highlighted in dark grey. Subjects that at least 75% of students find funny and that may be considered relatively inoffensive because less than 2% of students reported that they might find the subject offensive, are bolded.