Mediamark Research 
Fall 2006 Technical Guide

Definition of Media Quintiles

Magazines

Number of reported magazines for which respondent read the average issue, computed on a monthly basis (weeklies weighted by 4, monthlies weighted by 1, and so forth).

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Quintile I

15+

61.6%

25.9

 

17+

56.5%

28.4

Quintile II

7-14

23.8%

10.0

9-16

24.2%

12.2

Quintile III

3-6

11.1%

4.7

 

5-8

13.1%

6.6

Quintile IV

1-2

3.5%

1.5

2-4

5.6%

2.8

Quintile V

0

0.0%

0.0

 

0-1

0.6%

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy)

5+

92.0%

15.5

7+

88.4%

17.8

Bottom ½ (Light)

0-4

8.0%

1.3

 

0-6

11.6%

2.3

 

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Newspapers

Number of newspapers read in an average 28-day period developed from a weighted average of the number of daily newspapers read in a week (weighted by 4) and the number of Sunday papers read in 4 weeks (weighted by 1), based on the number of issues of newspapers respondent reported reading for each of the two periods.

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Quintile I

25+

50.0%

38.8

 

25+

48.8%

34.2

Quintile II

20-24

29.9%

23.1

 

17-24

32.3%

22.5

Quintile III

8-19

16.6%

12.9

 

5-16

15.7%

11.0

Quintile IV

1-7

3.4%

2.7

 

1-4

3.2%

2.3

Quintile V

0

0.0%

0.0

 

0

0.0%

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy)

13+

90.2%

27.9

 

12+

91.0%

25.5

Bottom ½ (Light)

0-12

 9.8%

3.0

 

0-11

9.0%

2.5

 

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Radio

Number of half hours listened to per week, developed from a weighted average of the number of half hours listened to on an average day.

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Quintile I

55+

61.8%

102.8

 

42+

64.2%

88.3

Quintile II

25-54

22.3%

37.0

 

21-41

21.0%

28.9

Quintile III

13-24

10.9%

18.2

 

11-20

10.6%

14.6

Quintile IV

3-12

4.9%

8.1

 

1-10

4.2%

5.8

Quintile V

0-2

0.1%

0.2

 

0

0.0%

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy)

19+

90.5%

60.2

 

15+

91.4%

50.3

Bottom ½ (Light)

0-18

9.5%

6.3

 

0-14

8.6%

4.7

 

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TV - Total

Number of half hours viewed per week for all time periods, developed from a weighted average of the number of half hours viewed on an average day.

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Quintile I

82+

46.3%

124.1

 

87+

48.0%

133.3

Quintile II

54-81

24.7%

66.1

 

56-86

24.9%

69.3

Quintile III

35-53

16.5%

44.2

 

35-55

16.0%

44.6

Quintile IV

18-34

 9.9%

26.5

 

16-34

9.1%

25.3

Quintile V

0-17

2.6%

6.8

 

0-15

2.0%

5.6

Top ½ (Heavy)

45+

80.2%

85.8

 

45+

81.8%

91.0

Bottom ½ (Light)

0-44

19.8%

21.3

 

0-44

18.2%

20.3

 

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Outdoor

Number of miles driven in town, city or suburb as driver or passenger in a car or truck in the past week.

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Quintile I

300+

36.1%

300.0

 

300+

46.1%

300.0

Quintile II

201-299

34.1%

282.7

 

126-299

30.6%

199.0

Quintile III

125-200

19.2%

159.5

 

75-125

14.1%

91.5

Quintile IV

43-124

8.2%

67.8

 

28-74

7.2%

46.6

Quintile V

0-42

2.4%

19.9

 

0-27

2.1%

13.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy)

126+

81.9%

271.8

 

76+

85.0%

221.2

Bottom ½ (Light)

0-125

18.1%

60.1

 

0-75

   15.0

39.2

 

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TV Prime Time

Number of half hours viewed per week for the daypart.

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Quintile I

37+

41.9%

41.4

 

36+

43.1%

41.2

Quintile II

26-36

30.9%

30.5

 

25-35

31.0%

29.7

Quintile III

14-25

19.4%

19.2

 

13-24

18.5%

17.7

Quintile IV

3-13

7.5%

7.5

 

3-12

7.1%

6.8

Quintile V

0-2

0.2%

0.2

 

0-2

0.2%

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy)

20+

84.1%

33.3

 

18+

85.0%

32.5

Bottom ½ (Light)

0-19

15.9%

6.3

 

0-17

15.0%

5.7

 

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Internet

Number of times used in a typical month.

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Quintile I

140+

60.1%

140.0

 

85+

60.1%

134.3

Quintile II

29-139

32.3%

75.1

 

29-84

31.4%

70.1

Quintile III

2-28

7.6%

17.6

 

6-28

8.2%

18.3

Quintile IV

          1

0.1%

0.2

 

1-5

0.3%

0.6

Quintile V

0

0.0%

0.0

 

0

0.0%

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy)

19+

97.6%

90.9

 

19+

96.9%

86.5

Bottom ½ (Light)

0-18

2.4%

2.2

 

0-18

3.1%

2.8

Beginning with the Spring 04 report, Internet quintiles are based on total adults. Prior to Spring 04, Internet quintiles were based on Internet users.

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Yellow Pages

Number of times referred to Yellow Pages (at home, work, or elsewhere) in past 7 days.

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Quintile I

2+

76.2%

4.1

 

3+

69.2%

4.7

Quintile II

.26-1

17.3%

0.9

 

1-2

20.5%

1.4

Quintile III

    .25

 4.6%

0.3

 

.25-.99

 7.4%

0.5

Quintile IV

.05-.24

1.5%

0.1

 

.06-.24

2.4%

0.2

Quintile V

0-.04

0.3%

0

 

0-.05

0.4%

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy)

.25+

95.8%

2.1

 

.26+

95.3%

2.6

Bottom ½ (Light)

0-.24

4.2%

0.1

 

0-.25

4.7%

0.1

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Mediamark Research 
Fall 2006
Technical Guide

Definition of Media Terciles  

TV Daytime

Tercile codes are available for Daytime TV. For each medium the appropriate quantitative measure was developed, and respondents with a zero value (i.e. non-viewers or non-users) were excluded. Respondents with a non-zero value were divided into three equal terciles, requiring the random assignment of a single frequency level into two adjacent terciles. Terciles were developed separately for men and women. Also shown is the share of Volume and average Penetration for each tercile

Number of half hours viewed in an average weekday between 9am and 4pm.

 

Men

Women



Range Share of Volume Average Penetration Range Share of Volume Average Penetration






Tercile I (Heavy)

6+

63.8%

9.8

 

7+

61.5%

9.9

Tercile II (Medium)

3-5

25.8%

4.0

 

3-6

27.8%

4.5

Tercile III (Light)

1-2

10.5%

1.6

 

1-2

10.8%

1.7

Non-Viewers

0

0%

0

 

0

0%

0

 

 

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Zip HH Income Quintiles Median Income Range for Adults

Zip HH Income Quintile Range - Adults


Quintile I

76,000+

Quintile II

59,000 – 75,999

Quintile III

47,000 – 58,999

Quintile IV

38,000 – 46,999

Quintile V

37,999 or less

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