Responses by readers of Right Wing News 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
8.02% 38
21-30
20.04% 95
31-40
21.52% 102
41-50
26.79% 127
51-60
17.30% 82
61-70
5.49% 26
71+
0.84% 4
Total Respondents 474
(skipped this question) 1
2. Sex
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Male
88.40% 419
Female
11.60% 55
Total Respondents 474
(skipped this question) 1
3. Annual family income:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
0-$10,000
3.70% 17
$10-$20,000
3.26% 15
$20-30,000
3.91% 18
$30-$45,000
11.09% 51
$45-$60,000
13.26% 61
$60-$90,000
23.91% 110
$90-$120,000
19.57% 90
$120-$150,000
8.70% 40
$150-$200,000
6.96% 32
$200-$300,000
2.83% 13
$300-$500,000
1.74% 8
>$500,000
1.09% 5
Total Respondents 460
(skipped this question) 15
4. Household size:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1
21.84% 102
2
29.34% 137
3
16.27% 76
4
18.20% 85
5
9.85% 46
6
2.57% 12
7
1.07% 5
8+
0.86% 4
Total Respondents 467
(skipped this question) 8
5. Job title:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Accountant/auditor
1.48% 7
Admin Assistant
1.05% 5
Analyst
1.90% 9
Artist/musician/entertainer
0.21% 1
Architect
0.21% 1
Associate
0.00% 0
Broker/trader/adviser
2.11% 10
CEO/Chairman/President
1.05% 5
CFO,COO,CTO,CIO
0.21% 1
Clergy
0.42% 2
Clerical worker
1.05% 5
Computer professional
13.29% 63
Consultant
1.90% 9
Director
1.48% 7
Doctor
0.42% 2
Educator
2.95% 14
Engineer
7.81% 37
Entrepreneur
2.11% 10
Government official
2.74% 13
Health care worker (other than Dr.)
1.27% 6
Homemaker
2.32% 11
Lawyer/Judge
2.11% 10
Manager
6.33% 30
Military officer
1.48% 7
Partner/principal/owner
1.90% 9
Researcher
0.42% 2
Sales
3.59% 17
Skilled labor
1.48% 7
Scientist
2.53% 12
Service provider
1.27% 6
Student
12.24% 58
Supervisor
0.84% 4
Technician
2.74% 13
Vice President
1.05% 5
Writer/editor
2.11% 10
Retired
4.64% 22
Other (please specify)
9.28% 44
Total Respondents 474
(skipped this question) 1
6. Your education:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
High school graduate
6.44% 30
Some college
31.12% 145
College graduate
40.77% 190
Post-graduate degree
21.67% 101
Total Respondents 466
(skipped this question) 9
7. Industry:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Accounting
0.92% 4
Agriculture
0.92% 4
Architecture, Design
0.69% 3
Arts, Entertainment
0.92% 4
Computers, Software, Tech
11.44% 50
Construction
3.20% 14
Consulting
2.29% 10
Education
7.32% 32
Engineering
5.49% 24
Finance, Banking, Brokerage
8.70% 38
Government, Diplomacy
5.49% 24
Health care
3.89% 17
Homemaker
1.60% 7
Import, Export, Trade
0.23% 1
Information Management/Library
0.46% 2
Insurance
2.06% 9
Legal
3.66% 16
Manufacturing
8.70% 38
MarCom, Advertising, PR
0.46% 2
Media
2.06% 9
Military
5.95% 26
Non-profit/Associations
2.29% 10
Pharmaceuticals
1.83% 8
Politics
0.92% 4
Real-estate
1.37% 6
Recruiting/HR
0.00% 0
Religious
0.92% 4
Retired
2.97% 13
R&D
1.14% 5
Retail
3.89% 17
Social Services
0.46% 2
Telecommunications
3.43% 15
Transport
1.83% 8
Travel, Hospitality
0.92% 4
Wholesale
1.60% 7
Total Respondents 437
(skipped this question) 38
8. Politically, you are:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Apolitical
2.15% 10
Democrat
1.93% 9
Republican
75.32% 351
Libertarian
9.44% 44
Independent
11.16% 52
Green
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 466
(skipped this question) 9
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 60% (252) 22% (91) 9% (36) 5% (23) 3% (13) 1% (5) 0% (1) 0% (1) 0% (0) 422
Clothes 45% (191) 19% (79) 10% (44) 16% (67) 7% (31) 2% (9) 1% (6) 0% (0) 0% (0) 427
Software 43% (184) 29% (125) 16% (67) 7% (29) 1% (6) 2% (7) 1% (3) 0% (2) 0% (1) 424
Music 46% (198) 40% (175) 8% (35) 4% (16) 2% (7) 0% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 433
Books 20% (89) 44% (193) 19% (83) 12% (54) 3% (13) 1% (3) 0% (2) 0% (0) 0% (1) 438
Plane tickets 52% (226) 2% (8) 1% (5) 12% (53) 16% (69) 7% (29) 4% (18) 3% (13) 3% (11) 432
Computer 55% (235) 10% (41) 5% (22) 8% (35) 8% (34) 5% (22) 5% (20) 3% (12) 1% (6) 427
Consumer electronics 47% (201) 17% (74) 11% (48) 10% (45) 8% (34) 3% (12) 1% (6) 2% (8) 1% (4) 432
Subscription to a publication 61% (256) 32% (135) 4% (18) 2% (8) 0% (1) 0% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (1) 421
Total Respondents 457
(skipped this question) 18
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
61.56% 237
Attended a political rally, speech, or organized protest of any kind
24.68% 95
Attended a public meeting on town or school affairs
29.35% 113
Held or run for political office
3.12% 12
Served on a committee for some local organization
17.66% 68
Served as an officer for some club or organization
20.78% 80
Written a letter to the Editor of a newspaper or magazine or called a live radio or TV show to express an opinion
41.82% 161
Signed a petition
65.97% 254
Worked for a political party
16.36% 63
Made a speech
12.99% 50
Written an article for a magazine or newspaper
9.87% 38
Been an active member of any group that tries to influence public policy or government
23.90% 92
Total Respondents 385
(skipped this question) 90
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
52.59% 244
5-10
31.90% 148
11-20
9.91% 46
21-30
2.16% 10
31-40
1.29% 6
41-50
1.08% 5
51-60
0.22% 1
61-70
0.22% 1
71-80
0.00% 0
81-100
0.00% 0
101-150
0.00% 0
151-200
0.00% 0
200+
0.65% 3
Total Respondents 464
(skipped this question) 11
12. What newspapers do you read at least once a week?
  Print Online Respondents
Total
The New York Times 20% (17) 87% (75) 86
USA Today 42% (24) 60% (34) 57
The Washington Times 7% (9) 95% (129) 136
The Boston Globe 12% (3) 92% (24) 26
The Wall Street Journal 27% (51) 78% (147) 189
The Financial Times 15% (4) 89% (24) 27
The Guardian 5% (2) 100% (39) 39
The Washington Post 8% (8) 93% (97) 104
The Hill 3% (1) 97% (29) 30
The Los Angeles Times 10% (4) 90% (37) 41
The Philadelphia Inquirer 50% (7) 71% (10) 14
The Christian Science Monitor 4% (1) 96% (23) 24
Roll Call 4% (1) 96% (22) 23
National Journal 0% (0) 100% (23) 23
The Jerusalem Post 2% (1) 98% (55) 56
Total Respondents 279
(skipped this question) 196
13. Magazines you read regularly:
  Print Online Respondents
Total
The Advocate 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
American Rifleman 95% (55) 7% (4) 58
The American Prospect 22% (2) 89% (8) 9
Atlantic Monthly 75% (9) 42% (5) 12
Barrons 75% (3) 25% (1) 4
Business 2.0 57% (4) 43% (3) 7
Business Week 53% (10) 47% (9) 19
Christianity Today 25% (2) 75% (6) 8
Depatures 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
The Economist 59% (20) 47% (16) 34
Editor & Publisher 0% (0) 100% (3) 3
Esquire 100% (2) 0% (0) 2
Forbes 55% (16) 52% (15) 29
Foreign Policy 31% (4) 69% (9) 13
Fortune 65% (11) 41% (7) 17
Guidepost 100% (5) 0% (0) 5
Harpers 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Harvard Business Review 100% (3) 0% (0) 3
Inc. 33% (1) 67% (2) 3
The Jerusalem report 20% (1) 80% (4) 5
Money 75% (9) 25% (3) 12
Mother Jones 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
National Geographic 87% (41) 17% (8) 47
The Nation 0% (0) 100% (7) 7
National Review 38% (52) 72% (98) 137
New York 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
The New Yorker 100% (3) 0% (0) 3
The New York Review of Books 33% (1) 67% (2) 3
The New Republic 33% (4) 75% (9) 12
New Scientist 33% (2) 83% (5) 6
Newsweek 79% (22) 29% (8) 28
NRA Rifleman 85% (34) 15% (6) 40
Onion 25% (13) 80% (41) 51
Popular Science 77% (36) 30% (14) 47
Reason Magazine 57% (8) 50% (7) 14
Rolling Stone 43% (3) 57% (4) 7
Scientific American 75% (21) 39% (11) 28
The Smithsonian 93% (13) 7% (1) 14
Salon 17% (1) 83% (5) 6
Slate 5% (1) 95% (18) 19
Smart Money 50% (3) 50% (3) 6
Soldier of Fortune 71% (5) 29% (2) 7
Time 81% (25) 26% (8) 31
The Week 75% (3) 25% (1) 4
Time 85% (11) 23% (3) 13
US News & World Reports 65% (24) 46% (17) 37
Utne Reader 0% (0) 0% (0) 0
Vanity Fair 67% (2) 33% (1) 3
The Washington Monthly 0% (0) 100% (2) 2
Weekly Standard 23% (24) 85% (88) 103
Wired 60% (12) 40% (8) 20
Total Respondents 302
(skipped this question) 173
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 15% (57) 21% (83) 51% (198) 12% (47) 2% (7) 392
Television 2% (9) 30% (134) 46% (206) 21% (95) 2% (8) 452
Radio 9% (42) 6% (28) 28% (124) 39% (172) 17% (77) 443
Newspapers (print) 12% (50) 36% (150) 37% (156) 13% (55) 2% (9) 420
Newspapers (online) 9% (39) 12% (52) 49% (207) 26% (111) 3% (14) 423
Magazines (print) 21% (84) 26% (103) 36% (147) 15% (59) 2% (10) 403
Magazines (online) 22% (87) 14% (56) 36% (142) 21% (82) 6% (23) 390
Blogs 0% (1) 1% (5) 10% (46) 37% (172) 52% (238) 462
Forums 36% (135) 15% (55) 28% (106) 18% (66) 3% (13) 375
% of total media consumption
  0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Response
Total
Word of mouth 38% (118) 49% (153) 10% (32) 2% (7) 0% (1) 1% (3) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 314
Television 20% (81) 45% (183) 19% (76) 9% (36) 4% (16) 3% (12) 1% (3) 0% (1) 0% (0) 0% (1) 0% (0) 409
Radio 13% (51) 35% (136) 22% (85) 17% (66) 6% (25) 4% (17) 2% (6) 1% (2) 0% (1) 1% (5) 0% (0) 394
Newspapers (print) 38% (125) 44% (147) 11% (38) 4% (14) 1% (3) 2% (5) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 332
Newspapers (online) 19% (68) 52% (187) 18% (63) 8% (30) 1% (5) 1% (2) 0% (1) 0% (1) 1% (2) 0% (1) 0% (0) 360
Magazines (print) 40% (121) 48% (143) 9% (28) 2% (6) 0% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 299
Magazines (online) 29% (86) 53% (156) 12% (36) 4% (11) 1% (2) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (1) 0% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 293
Blogs 1% (5) 11% (49) 20% (86) 18% (80) 15% (66) 14% (61) 8% (36) 7% (29) 3% (11) 3% (12) 1% (3) 438
Forums 47% (124) 39% (103) 8% (21) 3% (9) 1% (2) 2% (5) 0% (0) 0% (1) 0% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 266
Total Respondents 470
(skipped this question) 5
15. Do you have your own blog?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Yes
16.03% 76
No
83.97% 398
Total Respondents 474
(skipped this question) 1
16. Why do you blog?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
To influence public opinion.
38.67% 29
To let off steam.
58.67% 44
For money.
4.00% 3
For fame.
6.67% 5
To meet new people.
6.67% 5
To formulate new ideas.
36.00% 27
To stay in touch with old friends.
20.00% 15
To keep track of my thoughts.
52.00% 39
I'm not sure, but I love it.
26.67% 20
To smite my enemies.
18.67% 14
To praise my friends.
6.67% 5
Other (please specify)
12.00% 9
Total Respondents 75
(skipped this question) 400
17. When did you start blogging?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1998
0.00% 0
1999
1.33% 1
2000
1.33% 1
2001
6.67% 5
2002
2.67% 2
2003
9.33% 7
2004
29.33% 22
2005
37.33% 28
2006
12.00% 9
Total Respondents 75
(skipped this question) 400
18. How many blogs do you read daily?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
1
5.26% 25
2
8.00% 38
3
12.00% 57
4
7.37% 35
5
16.63% 79
6
7.16% 34
7
3.37% 16
8
4.63% 22
9
0.63% 3
10
11.58% 55
11-15
13.68% 65
16-25
6.74% 32
26-50
2.11% 10
51-100
0.42% 2
101-200
0.42% 2
200+
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 475
(skipped this question) 0
19. Do you leave comments in other people's blogs?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Yes
53.08% 250
No
46.92% 221
Total Respondents 471
(skipped this question) 4
20. In an average week, roughly how many hours do you spend reading blogs?
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
0
0.00% 0
1
2.11% 10
2
6.53% 31
3
6.74% 32
4
6.32% 30
5
9.47% 45
6
4.84% 23
7
7.37% 35
8
5.47% 26
9
1.89% 9
10
16.63% 79
11
1.05% 5
12
4.00% 19
13
0.21% 1
14
3.58% 17
15
8.00% 38
16
0.84% 4
17
0.63% 3
18
0.84% 4
19-24
9.26% 44
24-30
3.16% 15
30-36
0.42% 2
36+
0.63% 3
Total Respondents 475
(skipped this question) 0
21. You read blogs for:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Faster news
62.50% 295
Latest trends
22.46% 106
Transparent biases
50.85% 240
Better perspective
83.05% 392
More personality
39.62% 187
More honesty
70.34% 332
News I can't find elsewhere
79.03% 373
Links
47.03% 222
Humor
64.41% 304
Other (please specify)
6.14% 29
Total Respondents 472
(skipped this question) 3
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
72.41% 315
Occasionally
19.77% 86
Often
4.37% 19
Always
3.91% 17
Total Respondents 435
(skipped this question) 40
25. You listen to how many podcasts each week:
    Response
Percent		 Response
Total
Never
83.73% 386
1
8.03% 37
2
3.47% 16
3
1.30% 6
4
1.30% 6
5
1.08% 5
6
0.43% 2
7
0.00% 0
8
0.00% 0
9
0.00% 0
10
0.22% 1
11-15
0.43% 2
16-25
0.00% 0
>25
0.00% 0
Total Respondents 461
(skipped this question) 14
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