Responses by readers of Is That Legal 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
0.00% 0
21-30
31.91% 15
31-40
25.53% 12
41-50
23.40% 11
51-60
12.77% 6
61-70
2.13% 1
71+
4.26% 2
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
2. Sex
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Male
65.96% 31
Female
34.04% 16
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
3. Annual family income:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
0-$10,000
2.22% 1
$10-$20,000
8.89% 4
$20-30,000
2.22% 1
$30-$45,000
6.67% 3
$45-$60,000
13.33% 6
$60-$90,000
35.56% 16
$90-$120,000
11.11% 5
$120-$150,000
13.33% 6
$150-$200,000
2.22% 1
$200-$300,000
4.44% 2
$300-$500,000
0.00% 0
>$500,000
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 45
(skipped this question) 2
4. Household size:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1
34.04% 16
2
34.04% 16
3
14.89% 7
4
10.64% 5
5
4.26% 2
6
2.13% 1
7
0.00% 0
8+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
5. Job title:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Accountant/auditor
0.00% 0
Admin Assistant
2.13% 1
Analyst
0.00% 0
Artist/musician/entertainer
0.00% 0
Architect
2.13% 1
Associate
2.13% 1
Broker/trader/adviser
0.00% 0
CEO/Chairman/President
0.00% 0
CFO,COO,CTO,CIO
0.00% 0
Clergy
0.00% 0
Clerical worker
0.00% 0
Computer professional
6.38% 3
Consultant
0.00% 0
Director
4.26% 2
Doctor
0.00% 0
Educator
8.51% 4
Engineer
2.13% 1
Entrepreneur
0.00% 0
Government official
2.13% 1
Health care worker (other than Dr.)
6.38% 3
Homemaker
0.00% 0
Lawyer/Judge
36.17% 17
Manager
6.38% 3
Military officer
0.00% 0
Partner/principal/owner
0.00% 0
Researcher
2.13% 1
Sales
0.00% 0
Skilled labor
0.00% 0
Scientist
0.00% 0
Service provider
0.00% 0
Student
12.77% 6
Supervisor
0.00% 0
Technician
0.00% 0
Vice President
0.00% 0
Writer/editor
2.13% 1
Retired
0.00% 0
Other (please specify)
4.26% 2
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
6. Your education:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
High school graduate
2.13% 1
Some college
6.38% 3
College graduate
19.15% 9
Post-graduate degree
72.34% 34
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
7. Industry:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Accounting
0.00% 0
Agriculture
0.00% 0
Architecture, Design
2.17% 1
Arts, Entertainment
0.00% 0
Computers, Software, Tech
6.52% 3
Construction
0.00% 0
Consulting
0.00% 0
Education
19.57% 9
Engineering
0.00% 0
Finance, Banking, Brokerage
2.17% 1
Government, Diplomacy
4.35% 2
Health care
8.70% 4
Homemaker
0.00% 0
Import, Export, Trade
0.00% 0
Information Management/Library
0.00% 0
Insurance
2.17% 1
Legal
45.65% 21
Manufacturing
0.00% 0
MarCom, Advertising, PR
0.00% 0
Media
2.17% 1
Military
0.00% 0
Non-profit/Associations
2.17% 1
Pharmaceuticals
0.00% 0
Politics
2.17% 1
Real-estate
0.00% 0
Recruiting/HR
0.00% 0
Religious
0.00% 0
Retired
0.00% 0
R&D
0.00% 0
Retail
0.00% 0
Social Services
0.00% 0
Telecommunications
2.17% 1
Transport
0.00% 0
Travel, Hospitality
0.00% 0
Wholesale
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 46
(skipped this question) 1
8. Politically, you are:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Apolitical
0.00% 0
Democrat
65.96% 31
Republican
2.13% 1
Libertarian
8.51% 4
Independent
19.15% 9
Green
4.26% 2
Total Respondents 47
(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 37% (15) 27% (11) 29% (12) 7% (3) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 41
Clothes 26% (11) 17% (7) 19% (8) 21% (9) 14% (6) 0% (0) 2% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 42
Software 32% (13) 39% (16) 15% (6) 10% (4) 5% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 41
Music 23% (10) 48% (21) 18% (8) 11% (5) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 44
Books 5% (2) 39% (17) 27% (12) 23% (10) 5% (2) 2% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 44
Plane tickets 33% (14) 0% (0) 2% (1) 12% (5) 30% (13) 9% (4) 7% (3) 5% (2) 2% (1) 43
Computer 53% (23) 7% (3) 7% (3) 2% (1) 14% (6) 5% (2) 12% (5) 0% (0) 0% (0) 43
Consumer electronics 33% (14) 14% (6) 17% (7) 14% (6) 14% (6) 5% (2) 0% (0) 2% (1) 0% (0) 42
Subscription to a publication 32% (13) 51% (21) 15% (6) 2% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 41
Total Respondents 45
(skipped this question) 2
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
67.50% 27
Attended a political rally, speech, or organized protest of any kind
45.00% 18
Attended a public meeting on town or school affairs
30.00% 12
Held or run for political office
2.50% 1
Served on a committee for some local organization
27.50% 11
Served as an officer for some club or organization
35.00% 14
Written a letter to the Editor of a newspaper or magazine or called a live radio or TV show to express an opinion
37.50% 15
Signed a petition
67.50% 27
Worked for a political party
10.00% 4
Made a speech
22.50% 9
Written an article for a magazine or newspaper
30.00% 12
Been an active member of any group that tries to influence public policy or government
37.50% 15
Total Respondents 40
(skipped this question) 7
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
51.06% 24
5-10
31.91% 15
11-20
8.51% 4
21-30
4.26% 2
31-40
0.00% 0
41-50
0.00% 0
51-60
0.00% 0
61-70
0.00% 0
71-80
0.00% 0
81-100
2.13% 1
101-150
2.13% 1
151-200
0.00% 0
200+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
12. What newspapers do you read at least once a week?
  Print Online Respondents
Total
The New York Times 24% (8) 85% (28) 33
USA Today 25% (1) 75% (3) 4
The Washington Times 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
The Boston Globe 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
The Wall Street Journal 67% (4) 50% (3) 6
The Financial Times 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
The Guardian 0% (0) 100% (7) 7
The Washington Post 4% (1) 96% (22) 23
The Hill 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
The Los Angeles Times 20% (1) 80% (4) 5
The Philadelphia Inquirer 75% (3) 25% (1) 4
The Christian Science Monitor 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Roll Call 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
National Journal 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
The Jerusalem Post 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Total Respondents 41
(skipped this question) 6
13. Magazines you read regularly:
  Print Online Respondents
Total
The Advocate 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
American Rifleman 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
The American Prospect 0% (0) 100% (8) 8
Atlantic Monthly 89% (8) 11% (1) 9
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) 100% (1) 1
Depatures 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
The Economist 86% (6) 14% (1) 7
Editor & Publisher 25% (1) 75% (3) 4
Esquire 100% (2) 0% (0) 2
Forbes 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
Foreign Policy 50% (1) 50% (1) 2
Fortune 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Guidepost 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Harpers 100% (10) 0% (0) 10
Harvard Business Review 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Inc. 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
The Jerusalem report 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Money 33% (1) 67% (2) 3
Mother Jones 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
National Geographic 100% (9) 0% (0) 9
The Nation 56% (5) 56% (5) 9
National Review 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
New York 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
The New Yorker 85% (11) 23% (3) 13
The New York Review of Books 73% (8) 36% (4) 11
The New Republic 80% (4) 20% (1) 5
New Scientist 100% (2) 0% (0) 2
Newsweek 91% (10) 9% (1) 11
NRA Rifleman 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Onion 0% (0) 100% (13) 13
Popular Science 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Reason Magazine 50% (1) 50% (1) 2
Rolling Stone 100% (1) 0% (0) 1
Scientific American 100% (6) 0% (0) 6
The Smithsonian 100% (2) 0% (0) 2
Salon 9% (1) 91% (10) 11
Slate 0% (0) 100% (11) 11
Smart Money 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Soldier of Fortune 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Time 75% (3) 25% (1) 4
The Week 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Time 33% (1) 67% (2) 3
US News & World Reports 50% (1) 50% (1) 2
Utne Reader 50% (1) 50% (1) 2
Vanity Fair 100% (3) 0% (0) 3
The Washington Monthly 14% (1) 86% (6) 7
Weekly Standard 0% (0) 100% (1) 1
Wired 88% (7) 25% (2) 8
Total Respondents 40
(skipped this question) 7
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 6% (2) 17% (6) 61% (22) 11% (4) 6% (2) 36
Television 3% (1) 28% (11) 55% (22) 15% (6) 0% (0) 40
Radio 10% (4) 8% (3) 28% (11) 25% (10) 30% (12) 40
Newspapers (print) 7% (3) 10% (4) 34% (14) 32% (13) 17% (7) 41
Newspapers (online) 3% (1) 0% (0) 32% (12) 32% (12) 32% (12) 37
Magazines (print) 5% (2) 8% (3) 24% (9) 49% (18) 14% (5) 37
Magazines (online) 17% (5) 0% (0) 40% (12) 33% (10) 10% (3) 30
Blogs 0% (0) 0% (0) 32% (14) 39% (17) 30% (13) 44
Forums 45% (13) 21% (6) 24% (7) 10% (3) 0% (0) 29
% of total media consumption
  0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Response
Total
Word of mouth 33% (10) 43% (13) 13% (4) 7% (2) 0% (0) 3% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 30
Television 18% (7) 60% (24) 10% (4) 10% (4) 0% (0) 3% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 40
Radio 14% (5) 36% (13) 28% (10) 6% (2) 3% (1) 3% (1) 6% (2) 6% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 36
Newspapers (print) 15% (6) 43% (17) 28% (11) 13% (5) 3% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 40
Newspapers (online) 11% (4) 27% (10) 32% (12) 16% (6) 5% (2) 8% (3) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 37
Magazines (print) 11% (4) 49% (17) 34% (12) 6% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 35
Magazines (online) 27% (8) 63% (19) 7% (2) 3% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 30
Blogs 0% (0) 27% (12) 31% (14) 16% (7) 9% (4) 11% (5) 4% (2) 2% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 45
Forums 52% (11) 33% (7) 10% (2) 0% (0) 5% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 21
Total Respondents 45
(skipped this question) 2
15. Do you have your own blog?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Yes
38.30% 18
No
61.70% 29
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
16. Why do you blog?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
To influence public opinion.
41.18% 7
To let off steam.
47.06% 8
For money.
11.76% 2
For fame.
5.88% 1
To meet new people.
5.88% 1
To formulate new ideas.
52.94% 9
To stay in touch with old friends.
29.41% 5
To keep track of my thoughts.
64.71% 11
I'm not sure, but I love it.
11.76% 2
To smite my enemies.
11.76% 2
To praise my friends.
11.76% 2
Other (please specify)
41.18% 7
Total Respondents 17
(skipped this question) 30
17. When did you start blogging?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1998
0.00% 0
1999
0.00% 0
2000
11.11% 2
2001
0.00% 0
2002
11.11% 2
2003
33.33% 6
2004
16.67% 3
2005
27.78% 5
2006
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 18
(skipped this question) 29
18. How many blogs do you read daily?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1
6.38% 3
2
6.38% 3
3
4.26% 2
4
10.64% 5
5
19.15% 9
6
8.51% 4
7
2.13% 1
8
4.26% 2
9
0.00% 0
10
10.64% 5
11-15
14.89% 7
16-25
8.51% 4
26-50
4.26% 2
51-100
0.00% 0
101-200
0.00% 0
200+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
19. Do you leave comments in other people's blogs?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Yes
61.70% 29
No
38.30% 18
Total Respondents 47
(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
2.13% 1
2
17.02% 8
3
8.51% 4
4
2.13% 1
5
17.02% 8
6
4.26% 2
7
6.38% 3
8
10.64% 5
9
0.00% 0
10
19.15% 9
11
0.00% 0
12
4.26% 2
13
0.00% 0
14
2.13% 1
15
2.13% 1
16
0.00% 0
17
0.00% 0
18
0.00% 0
19-24
2.13% 1
24-30
0.00% 0
30-36
2.13% 1
36+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 47
(skipped this question) 0
21. You read blogs for:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Faster news
46.81% 22
Latest trends
25.53% 12
Transparent biases
25.53% 12
Better perspective
68.09% 32
More personality
46.81% 22
More honesty
44.68% 21
News I can't find elsewhere
70.21% 33
Links
44.68% 21
Humor
57.45% 27
Other (please specify)
10.64% 5
Total Respondents 47
(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
68.89% 31
Occasionally
15.56% 7
Often
6.67% 3
Always
8.89% 4
Total Respondents 45
(skipped this question) 2
25. You listen to how many podcasts each week:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Never
76.09% 35
1
8.70% 4
2
4.35% 2
3
4.35% 2
4
4.35% 2
5
2.17% 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 46
(skipped this question) 1
Aggregate data is published under the Creative Commons Attribution License by Pressflex LLC.