I see your point about not being overly upset that Bitcoin is not going to be easily traded in China, but it would have been helpful for the Chinese people to be able to bypass currency controls.  It would also have diminished the power of the government to control the economic lives of its citizens.  

Primer Research just completed what we believe to be the first public attempt to measure perceptions of Bitcoin among US Internet users and project the size of the Bitcoin market in the US.  Please find links to our Press Release and Report below.

Hope those involved in Bitcoin will comment on our findings and help us improve the survey by suggesting topics or areas of exploration.


http://www.v-primer.com/Bitcoin-Full-Report-Dec-2013-Primer.pdf

http://www.v-primer.com/Bitcoin-Press-Release-20131218-Primer.pdf