Blog reader survey 2005: Libertarians

1. Age?
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
<14
0.09%2
14-21
6.13%138
21-30
26.28%592
31-40
27.79%626
41-50
21.26%479
51-60
13.45%303
61-70
4.35%98
71+
0.71%16
Total Respondents2253
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2. Sex
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Male
86.64%1952
Female
13.36%301
Total Respondents2253
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3. Annual family income:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
0-$10,000
3.57%77
$10-$20,000
2.92%63
$20-30,000
5.70%123
$30-$45,000
9.59%207
$45-$60,000
12.14%262
$60-$90,000
20.44%441
$90-$120,000
17.70%382
$120-$150,000
9.64%208
$150-$200,000
7.69%166
$200-$300,000
4.73%102
$300-$500,000
2.69%58
>$500,000
3.20%69
Total Respondents2158
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4. Job title:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Accountant/auditor
1.20%27
Admin Assistant
0.93%21
Analyst
3.73%84
Artist/musician/entertainer
1.51%34
Architect
0.58%13
Associate
0.58%13
Broker/trader/adviser
1.24%28
CEO/Chairman/President
1.73%39
CFO,COO,CTO,CIO
0.98%22
Clergy
0.13%3
Clerical worker
0.71%16
Computer professional
11.19%252
Consultant
3.82%86
Director
2.35%53
Doctor
1.24%28
Educator
3.60%81
Engineer
6.79%153
Entrepreneur
2.04%46
Government official
1.02%23
Health care worker (other than Dr.)
1.02%23
Homemaker
1.29%29
Lawyer/Judge
4.44%100
Manager
4.17%94
Military officer
0.53%12
Partner/principal/owner
1.82%41
Researcher
2.35%53
Sales
2.62%59
Skilled labor
1.15%26
Scientist
1.91%43
Service provider
0.40%9
Student
12.56%283
Supervisor
0.27%6
Technician
2.00%45
Vice President
1.55%35
Writer/editor
4.22%95
Retired
4.31%97
Other (please specify)
8.03%181
Total Respondents2253
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5. Industry:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Accounting
0.67%14
Agriculture
0.14%3
Architecture, Design
0.77%16
Arts, Entertainment
4.07%85
Computers, Software, Tech
14.97%313
Construction
1.58%33
Consulting
4.64%97
Education
11.38%238
Engineering
4.97%104
Finance, Banking, Brokerage
8.80%184
Government, Diplomacy
3.78%79
Health care
5.07%106
Homemaker
0.77%16
Import, Export, Trade
0.43%9
Information Management/Library
1.20%25
Insurance
1.48%31
Legal
6.70%140
Manufacturing
5.16%108
MarCom, Advertising, PR
1.91%40
Media
3.92%82
Military
1.82%38
Non-profit/Associations
1.72%36
Pharmaceuticals
0.62%13
Real-estate
1.87%39
Recruiting/HR
0.05%1
Religious
0.24%5
Retired
1.39%29
R&D
1.72%36
Retail
1.82%38
Social Services
0.29%6
Telecommunications
2.77%58
Transport
1.58%33
Travel, Hospitality
1.00%21
Wholesale
0.72%15
Total Respondents2091
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6. Politically, you are:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Apolitical
0.00%0
Democrat
0.00%0
Republican
0.00%0
Libertarian
100.00%2253
Independent
0.00%0
Green
0.00%0
Total Respondents2253
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7. In the last 6 months, how much money have you spent online in each of the following categories?
Spending range
  0 $1-$100 $100-$199 $200-$499 $500-$999 $1000-$1499 $1500-$2499 $2500-$4999 $5000+ Response
Total
Contributed to a cause/campaign 47% (960) 27% (541) 11% (218) 8% (164) 4% (80) 1% (29) 1% (20) 1% (11) 1% (12) 2035
Software 37% (768) 30% (619) 15% (310) 11% (222) 4% (81) 1% (25) 1% (12) 0% (6) 0% (9) 2052
Music 34% (711) 40% (830) 15% (301) 7% (151) 2% (48) 1% (15) 0% (5) 0% (3) 0% (0) 2064
Books 13% (285) 32% (682) 24% (511) 21% (442) 8% (171) 2% (43) 1% (11) 0% (1) 0% (1) 2147
Plane tickets 37% (759) 1% (29) 2% (48) 13% (269) 19% (394) 12% (247) 8% (166) 5% (100) 3% (62) 2074
Computer 48% (975) 9% (191) 7% (141) 8% (153) 9% (180) 6% (130) 6% (120) 4% (88) 2% (34) 2012
Consumer electronics 44% (880) 13% (267) 12% (233) 15% (293) 10% (198) 3% (61) 2% (40) 1% (24) 1% (11) 2007
Subscription to a publication 49% (996) 37% (754) 9% (182) 3% (65) 1% (16) 0% (5) 0% (1) 0% (1) 0% (1) 2021
Total Respondents2217
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8. Which of the following have you done in the last twelve months:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Written or called any politician at the state, local, or national level
58.29%1055
Attended a political rally, speech, or organized protest of any kind
30.06%544
Attended a public meeting on town or school affairs
29.17%528
Held or run for political office
2.10%38
Served on a committee for some local organization
22.93%415
Served as an officer for some club or organization
24.64%446
Written a letter to the Editor of a newspaper or magazine or called a live radio or TV show to express an opinion
42.54%770
Signed a petition
60.61%1097
Worked for a political party
14.20%257
Made a speech
16.52%299
Written an article for a magazine or newspaper
20.44%370
Been an active member of any group that tries to influence public policy or government
27.24%493
Total Respondents1810
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9. Magazines you subscribe to:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Ad Age
1.20%21
Adbusters
0.97%17
American Record Guide
0.23%4
American Rifleman
7.57%132
The American Prospect
0.69%12
Analog
2.35%41
Asimov's
2.01%35
Atlantic Monthly
10.84%189
Aviation week
2.01%35
Barrons
2.41%42
Baseball Weekly
1.38%24
Baseball America
0.97%17
Blade
0.23%4
Blender
1.32%23
Bon Apetite
3.56%62
Business 2.0
4.07%71
Business Week
4.87%85
Car and Driver
3.90%68
Christianity Today
0.80%14
Computer Gaming World
1.95%34
Cosmopolitan
1.09%19
Daily Variety
0.57%10
Depatures
0.11%2
Downbeat
0.29%5
The Economist
21.04%367
ESPN Magazine
4.13%72
Entertainment Weekly
4.70%82
Esquire
3.15%55
Fast Company
2.18%38
Field and Stream
1.38%24
Forbes
7.17%125
Foreign Policy
2.92%51
Fortean Times
0.63%11
Fortune
2.87%50
Guidepost
0.23%4
Harpers
3.21%56
Harvard Business Review
1.55%27
Inc.
0.86%15
IT World
0.86%15
The Jerusalem report
0.23%4
The Jerusalem Post
1.20%21
JAMA
0.80%14
Kiplingers
1.20%21
Mac Addict
1.89%33
MacWorld
3.10%54
Maxim
4.70%82
Mens Health
2.92%51
MIT Tech Review
3.04%53
Money
1.66%29
Mother Jones
1.20%21
National Geographic
11.24%196
The Nation
2.01%35
National Review
10.21%178
New York
1.55%27
The New Yorker
10.44%182
The New York Review of Books
2.01%35
The New Republic
5.79%101
New Scientist
2.58%45
Newsweek
7.80%136
NRA Rifleman
4.19%73
Onion
5.33%93
PC Gamer
2.12%37
People
0.97%17
Popular Science
3.04%53
Playboy
4.30%75
Reader's digest
3.27%57
Real Simple
2.06%36
Reason Magazine
15.77%275
Road and Track
1.43%25
Rolling Stone
2.69%47
Scientific American
8.20%143
The Smithsonian
4.19%73
Spin
0.69%12
Sports Illustrated
5.79%101
Salon
3.10%54
Smart Money
1.32%23
Southern Living
1.89%33
Soldier of Fortune
0.29%5
Time
4.30%75
TV Guide
2.29%40
Town & Country
0.52%9
The Week
0.97%17
Time
3.27%57
US News & World Reports
4.87%85
Utne Reader
1.32%23
Vanity Fair
4.99%87
Wall Street Journal
14.56%254
The Washington Monthly
0.52%9
Weekly Standard
4.64%81
Wine Spectator
2.35%41
Wired
10.15%177
Other (please specify)
36.07%629
Total Respondents1744
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10. Please rate how well the following media provide you with news and opinion:
Usefulness
  NA Worthless Somewhat useful Useful Extremely useful Response
Total
Word of mouth 12% (223) 22% (413) 47% (896) 15% (277) 5% (96) 1905
Television 5% (110) 29% (606) 47% (977) 16% (338) 3% (53) 2084
Radio 12% (248) 14% (282) 37% (746) 27% (553) 9% (184) 2013
Newspapers (print) 12% (249) 18% (359) 39% (775) 24% (484) 7% (142) 2009
Newspapers (online) 7% (149) 5% (104) 35% (715) 36% (726) 17% (336) 2030
Magazines (print) 13% (245) 13% (251) 39% (754) 28% (537) 8% (159) 1946
Magazines (online) 18% (336) 7% (133) 36% (690) 29% (550) 10% (199) 1908
Blogs 1% (24) 1% (24) 14% (289) 36% (760) 49% (1043) 2140
Forums 37% (655) 22% (379) 23% (399) 13% (224) 5% (94) 1751
% of total media consumption
  0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Response
Total
Word of mouth 38% (584) 49% (762) 8% (122) 3% (39) 1% (14) 1% (9) 0% (3) 0% (3) 0% (2) 0% (4) 0% (4) 1546
Television 24% (433) 46% (854) 19% (344) 7% (125) 2% (37) 1% (24) 1% (17) 0% (5) 0% (0) 0% (1) 0% (2) 1842
Radio 24% (420) 40% (701) 19% (336) 8% (144) 5% (78) 2% (31) 1% (10) 0% (8) 0% (1) 0% (1) 0% (1) 1731
Newspapers (print) 31% (537) 42% (729) 15% (263) 7% (122) 2% (29) 1% (23) 0% (5) 0% (7) 0% (1) 0% (2) 0% (2) 1720
Newspapers (online) 12% (212) 42% (762) 25% (447) 11% (207) 4% (80) 3% (50) 1% (17) 1% (14) 0% (5) 0% (5) 0% (3) 1802
Magazines (print) 28% (461) 48% (787) 15% (241) 5% (85) 2% (33) 1% (11) 0% (5) 0% (4) 0% (3) 0% (2) 0% (1) 1633
Magazines (online) 24% (380) 52% (811) 16% (258) 5% (81) 1% (19) 1% (9) 0% (1) 0% (5) 0% (1) 0% (3) 0% (2) 1570
Blogs 2% (30) 16% (315) 24% (472) 21% (421) 14% (279) 12% (234) 6% (112) 4% (76) 2% (35) 1% (17) 0% (8) 1999
Forums 59% (743) 30% (377) 7% (84) 3% (34) 1% (12) 1% (7) 0% (6) 0% (1) 0% (2) 0% (2) 0% (0) 1268
Total Respondents2210
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11. How many blogs do you read daily?
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
1
6.21%140
2
7.86%177
3
11.14%251
4
9.19%207
5
12.92%291
6
6.61%149
7
3.64%82
8
3.95%89
9
0.80%18
10
11.05%249
11-15
14.56%328
16-25
6.79%153
26-50
3.28%74
51-100
1.11%25
101-200
0.71%16
200+
0.18%4
Total Respondents2253
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12. In an average week, roughly how many hours do you spend reading blogs?
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
0
0.80%18
1
3.28%74
2
7.68%173
3
7.41%167
4
7.10%160
5
9.28%209
6
4.39%99
7
6.39%144
8
5.95%134
9
1.20%27
10
17.44%393
11
0.27%6
12
5.33%120
13
0.27%6
14
5.15%116
15
4.35%98
16
0.80%18
17
0.22%5
18
1.33%30
19-24
7.28%164
24-30
2.35%53
30-36
0.67%15
36+
1.07%24
Total Respondents2253
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13. Do you have your own blog?
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Yes
28.89%651
No
71.11%1602
Total Respondents2253
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14. You read blogs for:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Faster news
63.89%1426
Latest trends
38.17%852
Transparent biases
54.21%1210
Better perspective
73.61%1643
More personality
55.82%1246
More honesty
60.30%1346
News I can't find elsewhere
72.00%1607
Other (please specify)
15.64%349
Total Respondents2232
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15. List up to ten of your favorite blogs (to make this data parsable and useful for bloggers, please put each blog name on a new row and provide at least the first full word of blog's name):
16. Referring blog:
17. You read blogs via RSS:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Never
69.60%1424
Occassionally
17.35%355
Often
7.67%157
Always
6.01%123
Total Respondents2046
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18. You listen to how many podcasts each week:
  Response
Percent		Response
Total
Never
93.22%1994
1
3.46%74
2
0.98%21
3
0.56%12
4
0.19%4
5
0.37%8
6
0.05%1
7
0.09%2
8
0.05%1
9
0.00%0
10
0.23%5
11-15
0.19%4
16-25
0.05%1
>25
0.00%0
Monthly
0.33%7
Weekly
0.09%2
Daily
0.14%3
Total Respondents2139
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