MUSIC MAGAZINE

SURVEY ANALYSIS
 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.
 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.
 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.
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 shouldnt really matter too much
about the gender of the people who took
the survey.
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. The third most
popular option was rock followed by other then by classic
rock. However on the responses for other one of the answers
isnt really relevant so I will ignore that response. Despite it
being the least popular I will do my magazine on classic rock
as it is the genre I know most about.
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 arent
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.
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
werent 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.
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.
WHAT KIND OF MUSIC
MAGAZINE DO YOU MOST
OFTEN READ?
Five of the people who took the survey skipped
the question. This is probably because they
dont 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.