Responses by readers of Burnt Orange Report to March 2006 political blogs reader survey, organized
by Blogads.com. Full survey responses and party breakouts available here.
1. Age?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
<14
0.00% 0
14-21
4.55% 1
21-30
40.91% 9
31-40
9.09% 2
41-50
18.18% 4
51-60
22.73% 5
61-70
4.55% 1
71+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
2. Sex
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Male
68.18% 15
Female
31.82% 7
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
3. Annual family income:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
0-$10,000
5.00% 1
$10-$20,000
5.00% 1
$20-30,000
10.00% 2
$30-$45,000
30.00% 6
$45-$60,000
5.00% 1
$60-$90,000
10.00% 2
$90-$120,000
10.00% 2
$120-$150,000
5.00% 1
$150-$200,000
10.00% 2
$200-$300,000
0.00% 0
$300-$500,000
5.00% 1
>$500,000
5.00% 1
Total Respondents 20
(skipped this question) 2
4. Household size:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1
42.86% 9
2
19.05% 4
3
19.05% 4
4
14.29% 3
5
4.76% 1
6
0.00% 0
7
0.00% 0
8+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 21
(skipped this question) 1
5. Job title:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Accountant/auditor
0.00% 0
Admin Assistant
0.00% 0
Analyst
4.55% 1
Artist/musician/entertainer
0.00% 0
Architect
0.00% 0
Associate
0.00% 0
Broker/trader/adviser
0.00% 0
CEO/Chairman/President
4.55% 1
CFO,COO,CTO,CIO
0.00% 0
Clergy
0.00% 0
Clerical worker
0.00% 0
Computer professional
0.00% 0
Consultant
9.09% 2
Director
4.55% 1
Doctor
0.00% 0
Educator
0.00% 0
Engineer
0.00% 0
Entrepreneur
4.55% 1
Government official
0.00% 0
Health care worker (other than Dr.)
0.00% 0
Homemaker
0.00% 0
Lawyer/Judge
0.00% 0
Manager
9.09% 2
Military officer
0.00% 0
Partner/principal/owner
0.00% 0
Researcher
0.00% 0
Sales
0.00% 0
Skilled labor
0.00% 0
Scientist
0.00% 0
Service provider
0.00% 0
Student
9.09% 2
Supervisor
0.00% 0
Technician
0.00% 0
Vice President
0.00% 0
Writer/editor
18.18% 4
Retired
13.64% 3
Other (please specify)
22.73% 5
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
6. Your education:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
High school graduate
0.00% 0
Some college
27.27% 6
College graduate
54.55% 12
Post-graduate degree
18.18% 4
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
7. Industry:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Accounting
0.00% 0
Agriculture
0.00% 0
Architecture, Design
0.00% 0
Arts, Entertainment
4.55% 1
Computers, Software, Tech
0.00% 0
Construction
0.00% 0
Consulting
0.00% 0
Education
0.00% 0
Engineering
0.00% 0
Finance, Banking, Brokerage
4.55% 1
Government, Diplomacy
27.27% 6
Health care
0.00% 0
Homemaker
0.00% 0
Import, Export, Trade
0.00% 0
Information Management/Library
0.00% 0
Insurance
0.00% 0
Legal
0.00% 0
Manufacturing
4.55% 1
MarCom, Advertising, PR
4.55% 1
Media
0.00% 0
Military
0.00% 0
Non-profit/Associations
13.64% 3
Pharmaceuticals
0.00% 0
Politics
13.64% 3
Real-estate
9.09% 2
Recruiting/HR
0.00% 0
Religious
4.55% 1
Retired
0.00% 0
R&D
0.00% 0
Retail
9.09% 2
Social Services
4.55% 1
Telecommunications
0.00% 0
Transport
0.00% 0
Travel, Hospitality
0.00% 0
Wholesale
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
8. Politically, you are:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Apolitical
0.00% 0
Democrat
86.36% 19
Republican
0.00% 0
Libertarian
0.00% 0
Independent
13.64% 3
Green
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
9. 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 10% (2) 19% (4) 38% (8) 10% (2) 14% (3) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 10% (2) 21
Clothes 29% (6) 19% (4) 14% (3) 14% (3) 14% (3) 0% (0) 5% (1) 0% (0) 5% (1) 21
Software 40% (8) 30% (6) 10% (2) 10% (2) 10% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 20
Music 25% (5) 30% (6) 30% (6) 10% (2) 0% (0) 5% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 20
Books 11% (2) 42% (8) 21% (4) 0% (0) 11% (2) 11% (2) 0% (0) 5% (1) 0% (0) 19
Plane tickets 27% (6) 0% (0) 9% (2) 23% (5) 5% (1) 18% (4) 9% (2) 0% (0) 9% (2) 22
Computer 65% (13) 10% (2) 5% (1) 0% (0) 5% (1) 5% (1) 5% (1) 0% (0) 5% (1) 20
Consumer electronics 45% (9) 20% (4) 5% (1) 15% (3) 0% (0) 5% (1) 0% (0) 5% (1) 5% (1) 20
Subscription to a publication 47% (9) 47% (9) 0% (0) 5% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 19
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
10. 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
86.36% 19
Attended a political rally, speech, or organized protest of any kind
95.45% 21
Attended a public meeting on town or school affairs
81.82% 18
Held or run for political office
9.09% 2
Served on a committee for some local organization
50.00% 11
Served as an officer for some club or organization
59.09% 13
Written a letter to the Editor of a newspaper or magazine or called a live radio or TV show to express an opinion
63.64% 14
Signed a petition
95.45% 21
Worked for a political party
68.18% 15
Made a speech
45.45% 10
Written an article for a magazine or newspaper
50.00% 11
Been an active member of any group that tries to influence public policy or government
72.73% 16
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
11. In an average week, how many friends and colleagues do you e-mail, IM or talk with about political news or opinions? (Please exclude web postings.)
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1-5
9.09% 2
5-10
36.36% 8
11-20
9.09% 2
21-30
13.64% 3
31-40
9.09% 2
41-50
0.00% 0
51-60
4.55% 1
61-70
0.00% 0
71-80
0.00% 0
81-100
4.55% 1
101-150
0.00% 0
151-200
0.00% 0
200+
13.64% 3
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
12. What newspapers do you read at least once a week?
  Print Online Respondents
Total
The New York Times 31% (4) 92% (12) 13
USA Today 100% (3) 0% (0) 3
The Washington Times 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
The Boston Globe 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
The Wall Street Journal 67% (2) 67% (2) 3
The Financial Times 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
The Guardian 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
The Washington Post 15% (2) 92% (12) 13
The Hill 0% (0) 100% (4) 4
The Los Angeles Times 17% (1) 100% (6) 6
The Philadelphia Inquirer 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
The Christian Science Monitor 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Roll Call 0% (0) 100% (3) 3
National Journal 0% (0) 100% (3) 3
The Jerusalem Post 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Total Respondents 18
(skipped this question) 4
13. Magazines you read regularly:
  Print Online Respondents
Total
The Advocate 100% (2) 0% (0) 2
American Rifleman 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
The American Prospect 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Atlantic Monthly 100% (4) 0% (0) 4
Barrons 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Business 2.0 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Business Week 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Christianity Today 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Depatures 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
The Economist 60% (3) 40% (2) 5
Editor & Publisher 0% (0) 100% (3) 3
Esquire 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
Forbes 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
Foreign Policy 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
Fortune 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Guidepost 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Harpers 100% (3) 0% (0) 3
Harvard Business Review 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Inc. 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
The Jerusalem report 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Money 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Mother Jones 33% (1) 100% (3) 3
National Geographic 100% (2) 0% (0) 2
The Nation 50% (2) 50% (2) 4
National Review 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
New York 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
The New Yorker 60% (3) 40% (2) 5
The New York Review of Books 50% (1) 50% (1) 2
The New Republic 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
New Scientist 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Newsweek 67% (4) 33% (2) 6
NRA Rifleman 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Onion 0% (0) 100% (9) 9
Popular Science 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Reason Magazine 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Rolling Stone 100% (2) 0% (0) 2
Scientific American 50% (1) 50% (1) 2
The Smithsonian 100% (2) 0% (0) 2
Salon 0% (0) 100% (5) 5
Slate 0% (0) 100% (7) 7
Smart Money 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Soldier of Fortune 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Time 50% (2) 50% (2) 4
The Week 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Time 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
US News & World Reports 67% (2) 33% (1) 3
Utne Reader 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Vanity Fair 100% (3) 0% (0) 3
The Washington Monthly 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Weekly Standard 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
Wired 75% (3) 25% (1) 4
Total Respondents 17
(skipped this question) 5
14. 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 10% (2) 30% (6) 35% (7) 10% (2) 15% (3) 20
Television 0% (0) 23% (5) 73% (16) 5% (1) 0% (0) 22
Radio 10% (2) 15% (3) 45% (9) 10% (2) 20% (4) 20
Newspapers (print) 10% (2) 0% (0) 19% (4) 52% (11) 19% (4) 21
Newspapers (online) 0% (0) 0% (0) 19% (4) 48% (10) 33% (7) 21
Magazines (print) 10% (2) 5% (1) 50% (10) 35% (7) 0% (0) 20
Magazines (online) 32% (6) 0% (0) 21% (4) 42% (8) 5% (1) 19
Blogs 0% (0) 0% (0) 27% (6) 32% (7) 41% (9) 22
Forums 22% (4) 22% (4) 44% (8) 6% (1) 6% (1) 18
% of total media consumption
  0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Response
Total
Word of mouth 36% (5) 50% (7) 7% (1) 7% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 14
Television 11% (2) 53% (10) 21% (4) 11% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 5% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 19
Radio 21% (3) 50% (7) 29% (4) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 14
Newspapers (print) 12% (2) 35% (6) 24% (4) 12% (2) 6% (1) 6% (1) 6% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 17
Newspapers (online) 0% (0) 58% (11) 16% (3) 16% (3) 0% (0) 5% (1) 5% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 19
Magazines (print) 24% (4) 59% (10) 12% (2) 6% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 17
Magazines (online) 29% (4) 57% (8) 14% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 14
Blogs 0% (0) 30% (6) 30% (6) 10% (2) 10% (2) 15% (3) 5% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 20
Forums 46% (6) 54% (7) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 13
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
15. Do you have your own blog?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Yes
31.82% 7
No
68.18% 15
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
16. Why do you blog?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
To influence public opinion.
57.14% 4
To let off steam.
57.14% 4
For money.
0.00% 0
For fame.
0.00% 0
To meet new people.
0.00% 0
To formulate new ideas.
57.14% 4
To stay in touch with old friends.
14.29% 1
To keep track of my thoughts.
28.57% 2
I'm not sure, but I love it.
14.29% 1
To smite my enemies.
14.29% 1
To praise my friends.
0.00% 0
Other (please specify)
28.57% 2
Total Respondents 7
(skipped this question) 15
17. When did you start blogging?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1998
0.00% 0
1999
0.00% 0
2000
0.00% 0
2001
0.00% 0
2002
0.00% 0
2003
14.29% 1
2004
14.29% 1
2005
71.43% 5
2006
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 7
(skipped this question) 15
18. How many blogs do you read daily?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1
4.55% 1
2
4.55% 1
3
0.00% 0
4
13.64% 3
5
31.82% 7
6
9.09% 2
7
4.55% 1
8
0.00% 0
9
4.55% 1
10
9.09% 2
11-15
13.64% 3
16-25
4.55% 1
26-50
0.00% 0
51-100
0.00% 0
101-200
0.00% 0
200+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
19. Do you leave comments in other people's blogs?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Yes
77.27% 17
No
22.73% 5
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
20. In an average week, roughly how many hours do you spend reading blogs?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
0
0.00% 0
1
0.00% 0
2
4.55% 1
3
13.64% 3
4
0.00% 0
5
0.00% 0
6
4.55% 1
7
9.09% 2
8
9.09% 2
9
0.00% 0
10
4.55% 1
11
0.00% 0
12
4.55% 1
13
0.00% 0
14
0.00% 0
15
18.18% 4
16
0.00% 0
17
0.00% 0
18
4.55% 1
19-24
18.18% 4
24-30
4.55% 1
30-36
4.55% 1
36+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
21. You read blogs for:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Faster news
68.18% 15
Latest trends
50.00% 11
Transparent biases
27.27% 6
Better perspective
68.18% 15
More personality
40.91% 9
More honesty
40.91% 9
News I can't find elsewhere
72.73% 16
Links
59.09% 13
Humor
68.18% 15
Other (please specify)
13.64% 3
Total Respondents 22
(skipped this question) 0
22. 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):
23. Referring blog:
24. You read blogs via RSS:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Never
75.00% 15
Occasionally
15.00% 3
Often
10.00% 2
Always
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 20
(skipped this question) 2
25. You listen to how many podcasts each week:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Never
71.43% 15
1
19.05% 4
2
0.00% 0
3
4.76% 1
4
0.00% 0
5
4.76% 1
6
0.00% 0
7
0.00% 0
8
0.00% 0
9
0.00% 0
10
0.00% 0
11-15
0.00% 0
16-25
0.00% 0
>25
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 21
(skipped this question) 1
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