Mediamark Research 
Spring 2008 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+

61.4%

26.9

  18+

58.2%

32.2

Quintile II 8-14

23.3%

10.2

10-17

23.2%

12.8

Quintile III 4-7

11.4%

5.0

  5-9

12.5%

6.9

Quintile IV 1-3

3.9%

1.7

2-4

5.4%

3.0

Quintile V 0

0.1%

0.0

  0-1

0.6%

0.3

   

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy) 5+

91.4%

16.0

7+

88.7%

19.6

Bottom ½ (Light) 0-4

8.6%

1.5

  0-6

11.3%

2.5

 

 

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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+

50.1%

39.5

  25+

49.3%

36.6

Quintile II 20-24

29.4%

23.1

20-24

30.9%

22.9

Quintile III 8-19

16.9%

13.3

  6-19

16.3%

12.1

Quintile IV 1-7

3.7%

2.9

1-5

3.5%

2.6

Quintile V 0

0.0%

0.0

  0

0.0%

0.0

   

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy) 13+

90.0%

28.3

12+

90.4%

26.8

Bottom ½ (Light) 0-12

10.0%

3.2

  0-11

9.6%

2.8

 

 

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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 57+

62.0%

108.2

 

45+

64.0%

88.2

Quintile II 26-56

21.6%

37.8

 

20-44

21.0%

28.9

Quintile III 13-25

10.8%

18.9

 

11-19

10.3%

14.2

Quintile IV 5-12

5.2%

9.2

 

2-10

4.6%

6.4

Quintile V 0-4

0.4%

0.7

 

0-1

0.0%

0.1

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy) 20+

89.9%

62.9

 

14+

91.0%

50.1

Bottom ½ (Light) 0-19

10.1%

7.1

 

0-13

9.0%

5.0

 

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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 90+

45.7%

135.4

 

99+

47.7%

149.5

Quintile II 60-89

24.4%

72.4

 

62-98

24.7%

77.4

Quintile III 40-59

16.6%

49.2

 

40-61

15.9%

49.9

Quintile IV 21-39

10.4%

30.9

 

19-39

9.3%

29.2

Quintile V 0-20

3.0%

8.9

 

0-18

2.3%

7.3

   

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy) 50+

79.1%

94.0

 

50+

81.2%

 101.9

Bottom ½ (Light) 0-49

20.9%

24.8

 

0-49

18.8%

23.5

 

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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

37.6%

300.0

 

201+

49.4%

297.2

Quintile II 200-299

33.4%

266.6

 

125-200

27.6%

166.2

Quintile III 76-199

18.2%

145.5

 

75-124

13.6%

81.9

Quintile IV 43-75

8.2%

65.5

 

28-74

7.1%

43.0

Quintile V 0-42

2.5%

19.7

 

0-27

2.3%

13.6

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy) 126+

81.9%

261.3

 

76+

84.4%

203.1

Bottom ½ (Light) 0-125

18.1%

57.6

 

0-75

15.6%

37.7

 

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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 38+

40.8%

42.1

 

38+

40.6%

42.2

Quintile II 27-37

30.8%

31.8

 

27-37

30.7%

31.8

Quintile III 14-26

19.6%

20.3

 

15-26

19.7%

20.5

Quintile IV 4-13

8.2%

8.5

 

4-14

8.4%

8.8

Quintile V 0-3

0.6%

0.6

 

0-3

0.5%

0.5

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy) 21+

82.9%

34.3

 

21+

82.6%

34.3

Bottom ½ (Light) 0-20

17.1%

7.1

 

0-20

17.4%

7.2

 

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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

50.3%

140.0

 

140

52.6%

140.0

Quintile II 84-139

36.1%

100.6

 

84-139

34.6%

92.3

Quintile III 18-83

12.3%

34.2

 

18-83

11.3%

30.2

Quintile IV 1-17

1.4%

3.8

 

1-17

1.5%

4.1

Quintile V 0

0.0%

0.0

 

0

0.0%

0.0

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy) 28+

94.6%

105.5

 

28+

94.4%

100.7

Bottom ½ (Light) 0-27

5.4%

6.0

 

0-27

5.6%

5.9

 

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+

76.9%

3.7

 

2+

69.9%

4.0

Quintile II .26-1

16.6%

0.8

 

1-1.99

20.4%

1.2

Quintile III .11-.25

4.7%

0.2

 

.25-.99

6.7%

0.4

Quintile IV .05-.10

1.5%

0.1

 

.06-.24

2.5%

0.1

Quintile V 0-.04

0.3%

0.0

 

0-.05

0.5%

0.0

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top ½ (Heavy) .25+

96.1%

1.9

 

.26+

94.8%

2.2

Bottom ½ (Light) 0-.24

3.9%

0.1

 

0-.25

5.2%

0.1

Prior to the Fall 06 report, Yellow Page usage was reported in Terciles and only included those respondents who indicated using the Yellow Pages in the last 7 days.  Beginning with the Fall 06 report, Yellow Pages are reported in Quintiles and include all respondents.   MRI collects data on “times used” for those respondents who used the Yellow Pages in the last 7 days. MRI estimates “times used” (standardized on the last 7 days) for those respondents who indicated they used the Yellow Pages, but not in the last 7 days.  In addition, the Yellow Pages Media Usage Score and the estimate of Non-Users will now reflect all Yellow Page users, not just those who used the Yellow Pages in the last 7 days.

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Block Group HH Income Quintiles Median Income Range for Adults

Block Group HH Income Quintile Range - Adults


Quintile I

88,000 +

Quintile II

61,000-87,999

Quintile III

43,000-60,999

Quintile IV

28,000- 42,999

Quintile V

27,999 or less

 

 

 

Mediamark Research 
Spring 2008 Technical Guide

Definition of Media Terciles  

TV Daytime

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) 7+

62.5%

10.5

 

7+

61.4%

10.9

Tercile II (Medium) 3-6

27.4%

4.6

 

4-6

27.9%

5.0

Tercile III (Light) 1-2

10.2%

1.7

 

1-3

10.7%

1.9

Non-Viewers 0

0%

0

 

0

0%

0

Tercile codes are available for Daytime TV. For this 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.

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