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Demographics

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Internet radio listeners have
desirable qualitative characteristics

Age & gender: Arbitron/Edison studies indicate that Internet radio’s audience indexes well among 18-to-44-year olds. In terms of gender, its audience is approximately 65% male , 35% female.
HH income / education: Arbitron studies consistently show that Internet radio listeners are more upscale than the general population -- e.g. 41% more likely to be a college graduate or better, and 70% more likely to have a $75,000+ HH income.
Moviegoing: Internet radio listeners say they see almost twice as many movies per quarter as do the average consumers in the general population.
Consumer electronics: Internet radio listeners more interested in purchasing consumer electronics like plasma TVs , camcorders, and digital cameras than the general population.
CD purchases: There’s a clear correlation: The more frequently a consumer consumes streaming media, the more CDs they tend to buy.

Beverages: According to Scarborough and Arbitron (respectively), Internet radio listeners index on past-week consumption of imported beers at 158 and on pastweek visits to Starbucks at179.

Internet radio listeners spend money online

Internet radio listeners more money in terms of online purchases per year than the average Internet user.

Internet radio listeners tend to be import and/or luxury car owners

Audi
Saab
Isuzu
BMW
Mitsubishi
Acura
Kia
Mazda
Hyundai
Infiniti
Honda
Volvo
Saturn
Subaru
Nissan
Lexus
Jeep
Geo
Phrysler
Plymouth
Toyota
Pontiac
Mercedes
Ford
Dodge
Lincoln
GMC
Chevrolet
Mercury
Oldsmobile
Buick
Cadillac
Index
210
206
160
153
147
140
138
132
131
130
128
125
124
123
118
116
112
112
110
110
108
105
104
101
99
99
94
94
93
79
70
55
 
In other words, past-month Internet radio listeners are 53% more likely to own a BMW than the average consumer -- and are also more likely to own an Audi, Saab, or Volvo.
 
Source: Scarborough

 

 
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