Sorry then for bringing bad mood, I hope you can still feel good 
Tragic ending sounds like a strange reason to drop a story as it kind of implies you've read to the end. 
Interesting how profanity is a larger concern than violent and racism (and... uh... weak story. Makes sense I suppose. 
) I'm surprised racism is only 1.15% because I can understand that being a clear reason to drop a story even if the writing and characters are good.
Me personally, my main reason for reading on or dropping a story right from the start is not whether the beginning is slow but whether it is interesting. If in the first chapter or two the author shows they have a good sense of humor, a lot of imagination, unique characters or just a really interesting idea, then I'll be interested to carry on reading.
I thought that was weird too, but I think the contributors might have been taking historical/classical literature into consideration (there are lots of amazing stories written decades to centuries ago, that are, sadly, racist as hell). ^^;
Indeed, not only racism but sometimes value or morality dissonance in general 
It's sometimes weird to see people mannerism in the past, or how they casually whip their children for small mistake.
Some older stories have attitude towards women that they are just a character inserted for romance or soap opera factor and nothing more, or the preachy notion about what "ideal women" should be that we think it's outdated (e.g. must be a good mother that bears many children, always obey husband, etc.), or reinforcing the idea that they're dependent and can't do anything.
Not to mention their treatment about LGBT+ people or disabled characters, mostly they don't exist or just be there as "bad example."
It is... 
But I don't know the "racism" they meant is racism as theme or rather the attitude author implied along the story. I can see how racism even as theme can be upsetting, or maybe it scored low because people think of the racism as theme of the story rather than an issue. I don't know.
Perhaps they dropped it when they sense it would be a tragic ending like in the story that is always feel there's no hope left you jump into angst fest with the character. Maybe the tragic ending of first installation of a franchise can make a reader drop the franchise altogether... I don't know.
Wow, I'm surprised at the number opposed to profanity. What prudes.
LOL
Unless they're like racial slurs or epithets targeted at specific people, then I can see how it would turn off readers.
But all in all I agree with the list.
Agree! Unless it is aimed at younger audience, I think profanities are minor nuisance especially for works tagged mature. I meant I find it more off putting when I see censored f*cking profanities in works that meant for teens or adult.
I agree that this is a reasonable cross section of readers' opinions that tell me one practical thing:
If you want people to read your novel (or comic) , then learn to write a good story and either have professional editor or a trusted person who knows good story to edit (that is find plot holes and make sure the story has clarity) read it.
Other than that I don't think the details are important because we go into the categories of taste and what turns off certain readers more than others, and that is wholly outside the author's control. And because it's outside one's control, disregard it.
First and foremost write the story and learn to write that story well. "Catering to an audience" should only go so far as knowing your genre well enough to utilize it's conventions and tropes in a unique way. Otherwise you start changing your story based on what others want, not what you want. It's a very stress inducing way to make a story, imo.
You can't control the readers taste but you can trust that there are enough readers out there that share your taste cause a writer is a reader first. That's all one need I think.
Stats are great and all but they're just a reflection of the work the author has put in and put out and they help with course corrections and future stories (maybe. Imo good stats is just a reward for executing your craft well.). But the author has to do the hard work of learning their craft first.
I only drop stories when nothing is happening, when it's not clear what's happening, when the characters are flat, and for subjective reasons of taste that regardless of objectively good writing just turns me off.
I dunno... this all is so complicated and ambiguous. The only thing, which seems undeniable, is that it is impossible to please everyone.
Some thoughts about the attached statistics:
1. It was a bit strange to see, that more than 40% of people in total drop novels with dull story and characters. Because there are a bunch of novels with dull stories and characters, which are nevertheless incredibly popular (I'd even say, unhealthy popular, in my opinion). 
2. It is interesting, why unexpected sex turns people off... Heh, for me, it honestly sounds more exciting than repulsive. (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵) But idiotic and unrealistic sex descriptions still can turn me off for sure.
3. "Difficult vocabulary" is pretty subjective thing. Different people have different vocabulary, and words, which seems complicated to one person, maybe don't seems so for another one.
Reasons why I may drop reading:
1. Nothing really going on for too long.
2. Characters are so stupid, that I start to be angry on them.
3. Characters have no line of conduct and just do random shit, or their behaviour is too contradictable without any explanations.
4. Plot is too predictable and/or cliched.
5. I meet cliche which I especially hate.
6. Novel seems to be blatant propaganda of thoughts, which I don't share and don't like.
The main reason I drop comics is that the story doesn't appeal to me. Sometimes a lot happens, but I can't connect to any of it. The characters aren't distinct and it's just events. Other times it's more subjective and I just don't care for certain topics/genres.
Sometimes I'm interested in the idea and characters and read for quite a while, but the pacing is so slow, nothing I care about seems to be happening and I end up dropping it. In these cases, either there's not enough good drama with the idea (too much untapped potential) or the plot is too melodramatic, meaning that something I don't really care about happens and the characters act like it's a really big deal.
I'm right there with dull. We were forced to read so many books (as an English BA) from renowned authors, but I just found so many of them dull, it was hard for me to go on. I also don't like when the flow feels choppy in stories. I'm picky for originality too, when it comes to books. And prefer the fiction genre. I'm way more lenient with comics/mangas though. And I prefer romances in those.
One time I was writing a fanfiction (Hannigram) where she had will say, "Awww mixed babies are always cute."
I immediately stopped reading. And the story was good thus far. One thing I won't tolerate is colorism and racism in any capacity. Especially when it's passed off as a quirky "oh my god did I just say that out loud" situation.
don't think it counts as racism tbh. like someone saying i think black women are the most hot. it's a preference.
It's not racism, it's colorism. And I won't get into "preferences" and the underlying implications of these kinds of comments, because this is a comic book forum and not a dissertation. But yeah. She obviously knew the line was offensive because she had Will then back track and apologize.
I stop reading whenever I feel I don't care about the story. The characters are most important to me and if they're not developed properly, I won't waste my time trying to learn what happens.
That's what goes through my head as I write so hopefully it works out 
Huh. Interesting breakdown. I do think some of these categories are too broad to provide any real information about reader preferences. For example, everybody has a different idea of what makes a dull character. Personally, I find most super heroes dull, but clearly there are many people who disagree with me on that. "weak story/narrative" and "confusing beginning" seem like hard to define categories as well.
It's definitely not a useless a topic though! @kainatarma
Setting aside the sheer range of things people are into, it's probably worth asking whether there are common trends in reader preference based on things like genre, age, or other demographics. But since I don't know much about "Lit World Interviews" or the kind of people who frequent that site- apart from the fact that they're apparently mostly women (according to the respondent statistics anyway) I feel like it's really hard to extrapolate based on the info here. I think a survey like this would be a lot more helpful if it was constrained to a very specific genre and demographic- for example, a survey limited to the preferences of 20-something women in Supernatural Urban Fantasy genre fiction could probably give some useful results to writers of that kind of fiction.
Also:
I definitely lose interest in somebody's work very quickly if I meet them at a con or some other creator-focused event and it turns out they're just...not a very good person x') I feel like most people would probably agree with me on that one.
@fatedmatescomic
Agree!
Even implied, or frequently shown wrapped as "preference," colorism in mass media from creative work to advertisement can have adverse effect. From casting, to something has to do with the story, casting only light skinned or Caucasian mixed, or always depicting them as more attractive to the point of fetishization; it's annoying.
@MonkeyDumpling
Thank you for your opinion
@yozhikisblue
Great idea of more specific survey as requirement and tastes of reader can be different per genre! Although I do think being too specific or niche at some points can be difficult to gain desirable result.
Reaching and listening to audience is importantI just hope in Tapas, wall announcement for creators can be more reaching, effective, and interactive that it can host polls. So many souls can be saved that way
This line is SO common in real life though! I've got friends who say it all the time (they themselves being poc) and I cringe inside every time I hear it.
I have mixed nationality: approximately 7/8 of slavic blood and 1/8 of blood of nord nations with moderately dark skin. When I was a kid, some purely white kids have insulted and called me ugly because of my a bit darker skin tone and unusual face features. And THAT was a rasism for sure. 
But when some people have told me that girls of a mixed race are beautiful, they've clearly tried to cheer me up / express the good attitude toward my appearance, by the context of speech. I have no idea how this can insult anybody. I don't think that people mean anything bad about people of more pure races by those words.