Verena Maser conducted a study of Japanese "yuri" fandom demographics between September and October 2011. This study, mainly oriented towards the "Yuri Komyu!" community and the social network Mixi, received a total of 1,352 valid responses. The study found that 52.4% of respondents were women, 46.1% were men and 1.6% did not identify with either gender. The sexuality of the participants was also requested, separated into two categories: "heterosexual" and "non-heterosexual". The results were as follows: 30% were non-heterosexual women, 15.2% were heterosexual women, 4.7% were non-heterosexual men, 39.5% were heterosexual men and 1.2% identified as "other". Regarding age, 69% of respondents were between 16 and 25 years old. Maser's study reinforced the notion of the "yuri" fandom being split somewhat equally between men and women, as well as highlighting the differing sexualities within it.