The author talk about this: > ‘The year is an even circle’ is sufficient for 70 % of us. > But 28 % have entered free text. And there is a further breakdown o

The author talk about this: > ‘The year is an even circle’ is sufficient for 70 % of us. > But 28 % have entered free text. And there is a further breakdown of the other answers like ellipse, line, square, etc. So, at least in this survey, very few people view the year linearly, just 7%. Myself, I visualize the year as an ellipse.