Mediamark Research
Spring 2008 Technical Guide

Table of Contents

Definitions and Detailed Tables

Sample Completion

Spanish Speaking Population

New Race Classification

New Occupation Classification
Comparison of Sample Distribution Before and After Balancing
Distribution of Final Weights (Waves 57 and 58)
Magazine Group Composition
Frequency of Publication

Newspaper Carriers for Supplements

Definitions of Media Quintiles

Magazine
Newspaper
Radio
TV Total
TV Prime Time 
Outdoor

Internet

Yellow Pages

Block Group HH Income

Definitions of Media Terciles

TV Daytime

Unweighted and Projected Audiences and Estimated Tolerances

Median Age, HH Income and IE Income

In-Home/Primary Audiences

Audiences by Wave

Unweighted and Weighted Demographics

Sample Allocation - Top Ten Markets

Data Adjustment Procedures

Effective Sample Size

Statistical Efficiency of Key Demographics

Demo/Media Data Ascription

Turnover Adjustment Original Screen Levels

Product Booklet Ascription

Psychographic Ascription


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