Independent responses to blog reader survey May 17-19, 2004

Here are more reader results from Blogads' survey of 17,159 blog readers May 17-19, 2004, this time broken out by party affiliation. This page contains the results for the Independents, see this page for Democrats, this page for Republicans, this page for Libertarians and this page for Greens.

To recap: here's the aggregate survey. Here's the breakout of women and men.


1. Age?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  <14
0%1
  14-18
0.7%25
  19-24
8.3%282
  25-30
17.1%578
  31-40
31.1%1052
  41-50
23%778
  51-60
15.2%514
  61-70
3.4%115
  71+
1.3%43
Total Respondents  3388
(filtered out)  13758
(skipped this question)  13
2. Sex
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Male
77.9%2639
  Female
22.1%749
Total Respondents  3388
(filtered out)  13758
(skipped this question)  13
3. Annual family income:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  0-$10,000
2.8%92
  $10-$20,000
4.6%148
  $20-30,000
7.4%239
  $30-$45,000
11.6%376
  $45-$60,000
14.2%460
  $60-$90,000
22.4%726
  $90-$120,000
17.1%554
  $120-$150,000
7.3%236
  $150-$200,000
5.9%192
  $200-$300,000
4%129
  $300-$500,000
1.5%47
  >$500,000
1.2%40
Total Respondents  3239
(filtered out)  13155
(skipped this question)  765
4. Job title:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Accountant/auditor
1.1%37
  Admin Assistant
2.1%71
  Analyst
2.7%93
  Artist/musician/entertainer
2.2%74
  Architect
0.3%11
  Associate
0.9%29
  Broker/trader/adviser
0.7%25
  CEO/Chairman/President
1.9%64
  CFO,COO,CTO,CIO
0.8%27
  Clergy
0.2%8
  Clerical worker
0.7%25
  Computer professional
12.2%413
  Consultant
3.6%122
  Director
2%69
  Doctor
1%33
  Educator
5.3%178
  Engineer
6.8%229
  Entrepreneur
2.2%74
  Government official
1.1%38
  Health care worker (other than Dr.)
1.5%51
  Homemaker
1.6%55
  Lawyer/Judge
3.7%127
  Manager
4%135
  Military officer
0.7%23
  Partner/principal/owner
1.5%50
  Researcher
2.2%76
  Sales
2%69
  Skilled labor
1.2%40
  Scientist
2%69
  Service provider
0.7%24
  Student
8.1%275
  Supervisor
0.7%25
  Technician
1.9%64
  Vice President
1.1%37
  Writer/editor
6.1%207
  Retired
3.9%131
  Other (please specify)
9.1%310
Total Respondents  3388
(filtered out)  13758
(skipped this question)  13
5. Industry:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Accounting
0.8%25
  Agriculture
0.5%17
  Architecture, Design
1.4%46
  Arts, Entertainment
5%159
  Computers, Software, Tech
15.5%493
  Construction
1.5%47
  Consulting
4.4%139
  Education
13%415
  Engineering
3.1%99
  Finance, Banking, Brokerage
4.9%155
  Government, Diplomacy
5.1%164
  Health care
5.1%162
  Homemaker
1.1%35
  Import, Export, Trade
0.5%15
  Information Management/Library
1.7%53
  Insurance
1.3%42
  Legal
6.1%193
  Manufacturing
3.5%111
  MarCom, Advertising, PR
2.2%71
  Media
6.1%195
  Military
1.6%50
  Non-profit/Associations
2.4%75
  Pharmaceuticals
1.1%35
  Real-estate
1%32
  Recruiting/HR
0.2%5
  Religious
0.4%14
  Retired
1.2%38
  R&D
1.8%58
  Retail
1.8%56
  Social Services
0.7%22
  Telecommunications
2.4%78
  Transport
1.3%42
  Travel, Hospitality
0.9%29
  Wholesale
0.5%16
Total Respondents  3186
(filtered out)  12693
(skipped this question)  1280
6. Friends would describe you as:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  One of the guys/gals
24.3%794
  An opinion maker
40.5%1323
  A lone wolf
35.2%1151
Total Respondents  3268
(filtered out)  13129
(skipped this question)  762
7. Politically, you are:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Apolitical
0%0
  Democrat
0%0
  Republican
0%0
  Libertarian
0%0
  Independent
100%3388
  Green
0%0
Total Respondents  3388
(filtered out)  13399
(skipped this question)  372
8. Country of residence:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  US
90%3031
  Canada
3.4%113
  Mexico
0.2%8
  United Kingdom
1.7%56
  Brazil
0.4%15
  Germany
0.5%18
  France
0.3%11
  Spain
0.1%5
  Italy
0.1%3
  Other (please specify)
3.1%106
Total Respondents  3366
(filtered out)  13530
(skipped this question)  263
9. State of residence:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  AL
0.7%23
  AK
0.3%10
  AZ
1.9%61
  AR
0.5%15
  CA
12.8%414
  CO
2.1%67
  CT
1.7%54
  DE
0.4%13
  DC
1.6%52
  FL
2.8%89
  GA
2.5%80
  GU
0%0
  HI
0.5%17
  ID
0.2%8
  IL
4.4%143
  IN
0.8%27
  IA
0.7%23
  KS
0.7%21
  KY
0.6%19
  LA
0.8%25
  ME
0.4%13
  MD
2.2%72
  MA
5.8%186
  MI
2.7%86
  MN
2.4%78
  MS
0.3%9
  MO
1.4%45
  MT
0.3%11
  NE
0.4%13
  NV
0.4%12
  NH
0.6%20
  NJ
2.5%79
  NM
0.5%16
  NY
7.8%250
  NC
2.5%80
  ND
0.1%2
  OH
2.5%79
  OK
0.5%15
  OR
2.1%68
  PA
2.5%79
  PR
0.2%5
  RI
0.5%15
  SC
0.8%26
  SD
0%0
  TN
1.8%58
  TX
6.6%214
  UT
0.5%17
  VT
0.7%24
  VA
3.4%108
  WA
4.7%150
  WV
0.1%4
  WI
2%63
  WY
0.2%5
  Non-US
5%160
Total Respondents  3223
(filtered out)  13076
(skipped this question)  860
10. In the last 6 months, how much money have you spent online in each of the following categories?
 Spending range
0$1-$19$20-$49$50-$99$100-$199$200-$499$500-$999$1000-$1499$1500-$2499