Mediamark Research 
Fall 2008 Technical Guide

Unweighted and Weighted Demographics

 

Adults

Men

Women

Female Principal Shoppers

Professional Managerial

Unwgt

Proj (000)

Unwgt

Proj (000)

Unwgt

Proj (000)

Unwgt

Proj (000)

Unwgt

Proj (000)

Total U.S.

26,023

223,672

13,358

108,031

12,665

115,641

11,305

98,040

7,434

52,211

Men

13,358

108,031

13,358

108,031

-

-

-

-

4,065

25,807

Women

12,665

115,641

-

-

12,665

115,641

11,305

98,040

3,369

26,403

Male Principal Shoppers

5,857

42,953

5,857

42,953

-

-

-

-

1,698

10,044

Female Principal Shoppers

11,305

98,040

-

-

11,305

98,040

11,305

98,040

3,048

23,361

Working Women

7,507

67,235

-

-

7,507

67,235

6,652

56,549

3,369

26,403

Parent

8,579

76,012

4,079

33,008

4,500

43,004

4,154

38,762

3,183

22,901

Graduated College

9,205

58,543

4,891

28,670

4,314

29,872

3,922

26,492

5,279

34,670

Attended College

8,188

60,791

3,988

27,664

4,200

33,128

3,692

27,105

1,610

11,506

Graduated High School

6,220

70,385

3,191

34,229

3,029

36,156

2,722

31,047

466

5,187

Did Not Graduate High School

2,410

33,953

1,288

17,469

1,122

16,485

969

13,396

79

846

Age 18-24

2,139

28,532

1,159

14,448

980

14,084

613

7,810

269

2,896

25-34

4,201

40,028

2,190

20,059

2,011

19,969

1,806

17,357

1,511

11,757

35-44

5,259

42,939

2,728

21,218

2,531

21,721

2,349

19,724

2,042

14,112

45-54

5,289

43,634

2,792

21,324

2,497

22,309

2,279

20,012

2,050

13,967

55-64

3,997

32,324

2,109

15,502

1,888

16,821

1,712

14,790

1,219

7,773

65 or Over

5,138

36,215

2,380

15,479

2,758

20,737

2,546

18,347

343

1,706

18-34

6,340

68,560

3,349

34,507

2,991

34,053

2,419

25,167

1,780

14,653

18-49

14,363

134,233

7,546

66,845

6,817

67,388

5,959

55,458

4,904

35,997

25-54

14,749

126,601

7,710

62,602

7,039

63,999

6,434

57,094

5,603

39,836

Working Full Time

14,599

119,607

8,855

68,922

5,744

50,685

5,136

43,285

6,572

45,892

Part-time

2,702

24,814

939

8,264

1,763

16,550

1,516

13,265

862

6,319

Not Employed

8,722

79,251

3,564

30,845

5,158

48,406

4,653

41,491

-

-

Professional

3,978

30,625

1,827

13,450

2,151

17,175

1,956

15,172

3,978

30,625

Mgmt./Bus./Finan. Ops.

3,456

21,586

2,238

12,358

1,218

9,228

1,092

8,189

3,456

21,586

Sales/Office Occs.

3,846

35,653

1,507

13,144

2,339

22,508

2,051

18,303

-

-

Nat. Res./Constr./Maint.

1,604

15,303

1,560

14,740

44

563

38

456

-

-

Other Employed

4,417

41,255

2,662

23,495

1,755

17,760

1,515

14,429

-

-

H/D Income $100,000 or More

7,176

53,541

4,251

27,579

2,925

25,961

2,508

21,454

3,851

25,996

$75,000 - 99,999

3,490

29,331

1,965

15,025

1,525

14,306

1,340

11,844

1,299

9,798

$60,000 - 74,999

2,893

24,590

1,562

12,395

1,331

12,194

1,157

10,078

828

5,927

$50,000 - 59,999

2,060

19,110

1,066

9,637

994

9,472

876

7,718

484

3,611

$40,000 - 49,999

2,642

20,909

1,307

10,529

1,335

10,380

1,197

8,692

454

2,742

$30,000 - 39,999

2,623

22,797

1,227

11,006

1,396

11,791

1,261

9,985

302

2,233

$20,000 - 29,999

2,338

22,199

980

10,026

1,358

12,172

1,264

10,755

136

951

Under $20,000

2,801

31,197

1,000

11,833

1,801

19,364

1,702

17,513

80

953

Census Region: North East

6,020

41,643

3,064

19,818

2,956

21,825

2,616

18,338

1,955

11,625

Midwest

6,191

49,841

3,157

24,120

3,034

25,721

2,753

22,249

1,577

10,644

South

8,416

81,837

4,226

39,350

4,190

42,488

3,731

36,047

2,321

18,078

West

5,396

50,350

2,911

24,743

2,485

25,607

2,205

21,406

1,581

11,864

County Size A

14,841

92,072

7,615

44,449

7,226

47,623

6,404

39,266

4,816

25,150

B

6,290

67,359

3,260

32,499

3,030

34,859

2,701

29,501

1,658

15,869

C

2,860

32,538

1,439

15,690

1,421

16,847

1,297

14,903

634

6,477

D

2,032

31,704

1,044

15,392

988

16,312

903

14,370

326

4,714

Metropolitan CBSA

23,287

186,375

11,949

89,955

11,338

96,420

10,109

81,142

6,969

46,603

Micropolitan CBSA/Unassigned

2,736

37,297

1,409

18,076

1,327

19,221

1,196

16,898

465

5,608

Never Married

5,906

56,390

3,190

30,939

2,716

25,451

2,190

17,474

1,526

9,929

Now Married

13,789

125,359

8,026

62,778

5,763

62,581

5,103

55,059

4,652

35,932

All Others

6,328

41,922

2,142

14,314

4,186

27,608

4,012

25,507

1,256

6,349

Household Size: 1 Person

6,019

31,386

2,527

13,601

3,492

17,784

3,492

17,784

1,430

5,647

2 Persons

8,786

74,158

4,880

36,800

3,906

37,357

3,368

31,910

2,372

17,138

3 or 4 Persons

8,325

81,855

4,421

40,611

3,904

41,244

3,354

34,457

2,844

22,222

5 or More Persons

2,893

36,274

1,530

17,019

1,363

19,255

1,091

13,888

788

7,203

Children By Age: Any

9,778

92,710

4,806

42,207

4,972

50,502

4,397

42,145

3,334

24,504

Under 2 Years

1,672

18,764

857

8,473

815

10,290

704

8,468

541

4,618

2-5 Years

3,366

33,622

1,680

14,944

1,686

18,678

1,493

15,854

1,126

8,627

6-11 Years

4,599

41,841

2,250

19,250

2,349

22,591

2,116

19,274

1,552

10,796

12-17 Years

4,793

44,714

2,314

20,277

2,479

24,436

2,171

19,907

1,570

11,407

White (inc. mult. class.)

19,923

171,775

10,369

82,666

9,554

89,109

8,615

77,067

5,975

43,877

Black (inc. mult. class.)

3,144

25,755

1,419

11,771

1,725

13,984

1,526

11,415

685

4,128

Other (inc. mult. class.)

3,336

28,721

1,791

15,082

1,545

13,639

1,300

10,432

869

4,771

Spanish Speaking

2,872

32,270

1,492

16,093

1,380

16,177

1,182

12,784

650

5,323

IEI $50,000 or More

7,385

47,538

5,187

32,185

2,198

15,353

1,975

13,462

4,863

29,907

$40,000 - 49,999

2,208

17,438

1,224

9,685

984

7,753

899

6,885

927

7,306

$30,000 - 39,999

2,419

21,935

1,219

11,359

1,200

10,577

1,094

9,283

729

6,468

$25,000 - 29,999

1,105

10,673

541

5,611

564

5,062

510

4,487

204

1,792

$20,000 - 24,999

1,098

11,463

465

5,157

633

6,305

562

5,227

198

1,643

$10,000 - 19,999

1,765

20,068

665

7,578

1,100

12,489

959

10,304

286

2,959

Under $10,000

1,321

15,307

493

5,611

828

9,696

653

6,901

227

2,135

Wage Earner Status: Sole

6,891

42,041

3,724

23,941

3,167

18,100

3,037

16,508

2,981

14,508

Primary

5,159

48,171

3,797

32,380

1,362

15,791

1,146

13,239

2,426

19,318

Secondary

5,251

54,209

2,273

20,865

2,978

33,344

2,469

26,802

2,027

18,385

Number of Children: 1

3,908

38,064

1,916

17,783

1,992

20,281

1,751

16,928

1,338

9,992

2

3,700

32,576

1,861

14,857

1,839

17,719

1,630

14,704

1,361

9,697

3 or More

2,170

22,070

1,029

9,568

1,141

12,502

1,016

10,513

635

4,815

Home Owned

19,033

156,971

9,982

76,071

9,051

80,900

8,001

67,894

5,967

41,955

Value of Home $500,000+

3,693

19,739

2,008

9,333

1,685

10,406

1,467

8,513

1,609

8,109

$200,000 - $499,999

8,497

63,079

4,536

31,014

3,961

32,065

3,471

26,425

2,959

20,854

$100,000 - $199,999

4,656

45,495

2,388

22,152

2,268

23,343

2,022

19,821

1,160

10,236

Under $100,000

2,187

28,658

1,050

13,572

1,137

15,085

1,041

13,135

239

2,756

 

 

 

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