This is my analysis of the results of my music magazine survey.

1. MUSIC MAGAZINE SURVEY
ANALYSIS

2. HOW OFTEN DO YOU BUY
MUSIC MAGAZINES?
This is the first question in my
survey and was answered by all the
people who took my survey. Half of
the people asked said that they
never buy music magazines so in
order to sell mine I will have to
make it appeal to the majority.
37.50% of the people asked said
they buy magazines every few
months whilst 12.50% said they buy
a magazine every month. My
magazine will be published monthly
as this makes the most sense as
whilst the majority never buy music
magazines the other said they do so
every few months or every month.

3. HOW MUCH IS THE MOST YOU
WOULD SPEND ON A MUSIC
MAGAZINE?
43.75% said that the most they would
spend on a magazine would be £2. If I
where to publish my magazine every
month it would mean that it would cost
about £4 as its not published as often. I
would include more articles and interviews
than a magazine that is published every
month. Even though the majority of
people asked said that the most they
would spend is £2 if the magazine is to be
published monthly like the majority of
people who bought music magazines said
then the magazine would cost in-between
£3 or £4 as there would be more on offer
than if it were a weekly magazine.

4. HOW OLD ARE YOU?
81% of the people asked said that they where
between 16 and 20 years old. This means that
when I make my magazine I should aim it at a
younger audience as the majority of people who
answered the survey and in-between 16 years of
age and 20. The second most popular option
was under 16 years with 12.50% of those asked
choosing that option whilst 6.25% of those
asked where between 40 and 50.

5. WHAT IS YOUR GENDER?
75% of the people who answered the
survey are female whilst 25% of those
asked where male. This wont affect how I
produce my magazine much as music
magazines tend not to be aimed at either
males specifically or females specifically
so it shouldn’t really matter too much
about the gender of the people who took
the survey.

6. WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN
TO?
37.50% of the people asked said that they listen to pop music the
most. When I make my magazine I wont do it on pop music
despite it being the most popular option its not one I know a lot
about. The face that pop music is the most popular makes sense
as the majority of those asked in the survey where between 16
and 20 years of age or younger than 16 and stereotypically the
younger generation enjoys pop music more than the older. The
second most popular answer with 25% of people asked choosing it
was Indie. My magazine will be on mostly indie music as it is a
genre I know more about than pop. The third most popular option
was rock followed by other then by classic rock. However on the
responses for other one of the answers isn’t really relevant so I
will ignore that response.

7. WHAT ATTRACTS YOU TO A
MAGAZINE?
46.67% of the people asked said that they where interested in
the band that is featured in the magazine so in order to draw
attention to my magazines cover page I will make sure that the
featured band is in the centre and clearly visible. The second
most popular choices where genre of the magazine, posters and
other. In the other section the responses apply to options that
are already there and so can be ignored as they aren’t helpful to
my survey. In my magazine I will have posters as my magazine
will be aimed at a younger audience as the majority if the
people asked are between 16 and 20 so posters will appeal to
them more than they would if the magazine was aimed at the
older generation. Articles and Freebies are the third most
popular choices with 6.67% of the people asked choosing them.
I will not include a freebie with my magazine however I will
include articles as they are vital to the magazine.

8. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
FEATURE OF THE MUSIC
MAGAZINE?
80% of the people asked said that they thought the
most important part of the magazine is the
interviews with bands. Interviews with bands are a
fairly important element of a music magazine so I
will include them anyway. The second option
chosen with 20% of the people choosing it is the
pictures used throughout. Even though they
weren’t the most important feature according to
the survey I will still include articles, posters and
competitions as they help inform the reader and
keep them interested. I will include posters as my
magazine will be aimed at a younger audience.

9. HOW DO YOU LISTEN TO
MUSIC?
Unlike the other questions in the survey this one
was a multiple choice and so I can get a broader
idea of how the people who answered listen to
music. The most popular option was YouTube with
81.82% of people choosing it and the second most
popular option was Spotify or other music
downloader sites with 54.55% of the people asked
choosing it. This shows that as the majority of
people asked where between 16 years and 20 that
the younger generation listen to music online
instead of through the radio. I will use this when I
make my magazine so that I can make the magazine
more appealing to the audience. CDs and Vinyl
where the third most popular choices with 27.27%
of people choosing them and radio and tv being the
least popular ways with just 9.09% of people who
took the survey saying they listened to music this
way.

10. WHAT KIND MUSIC MAGAZINE DO
YOU MOST OFTEN READ?
5 of the people who took the survey skipped
the question. This is probably because they
don’t know many of the magazines listed.
45.45% of people asked said that they read
NME the most often. NME is usually associated
with pop music and as pop music was the
most popular choice when asked what music
people listen to the most. The second most
popular choice was no music magazines and
the third choice was Q. Again Q is associated
with pop and modern music which makes
sense as pop was the most popular genre
chosen. The fourth choice was KERRANG! With
18.18% of people choosing it.