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Issue Date: May 5, 2002
In this article:
 Full results: breakout of survey questions
Also:
Mandy Moore on the results
Teen guest editors on favorite music
Educators: Classroom guides
Full survey results
Tunes & 'Tudes
Here are the findings of USA WEEKEND Magazine's Teens & Music survey, published last fall. Nearly 60,000 teens responded to our poll in the magazine, at our Web site and through this year's partner, MuchMusic USA.
| Do you listen to music while you are ...? |
| Doing chores |
79% |
| On the computer |
73% |
| Doing homework |
72% |
| Eating meals at home |
33% |
| In the classroom |
18% |
| If you had to choose just one type of music to listen to exclusively, which would it be? |
| Hip-hop/rap |
27% |
| Pop |
23% |
| Rock/punk |
17% |
| Alternative |
7% |
| Christian/gospel |
6% |
| R&B |
6% |
| Country |
5% |
| Techno/house |
4% |
| Jazz |
1% |
| Other |
4% |
| If you were given $20 today, what would you most likely spend it on? |
| Save it |
33% |
| Music CD |
32% |
| Clothing/jewelry |
21% |
| Going to a movie |
5% |
| Computer/video game |
4% |
| Books/magazines |
3% |
| Donate it to church/charity 2% |
| Which of the following most influences what you listen to? |
| Radio |
43% |
| Friends |
30% |
| TV |
16% |
| Parents |
7% |
| Concerts |
3% |
| Magazines |
1% |
| Do your parents forbid you to listen to certain music? |
| Yes, and I obey them |
19% |
| Yes, but I listen anyway |
13% |
| No |
68% |
| How often do one or both of your parents borrow one of your CDs to listen to? |
| Frequently |
9% |
| Occasionally |
31% |
| Never/rarely |
60% |
| How often do you borrow one of your parents' CDs to listen to? |
| Frequently |
11% |
| Occasionally |
34% |
| Never/rarely |
55% |
| What makes you like a song most? |
| The sound |
59% |
| The lyrics |
41% |
| Suppose you had the opportunity to attend a concert by your favorite recording artist. Which of the following would you be willing to skip in order to attend? |
| The opening of a hot new movie |
78% |
| A school dance |
72% |
| A sporting event to which you already had tickets |
48% |
| An out-of-town trip |
41% |
| Your best friend's birthday party |
27% |
| What do you think about downloading music off the Internet? |
| I see nothing wrong with it |
54% |
| It cheats the artists and shouldn't be done |
10% |
| It cheats the artists, but I still think it's OK |
15% |
| I have no opinion |
16% |
| I don't understand the issues surrounding it |
5% |
| How often do you download music off the Internet? |
| Frequently |
19% |
| Occasionally |
26% |
| Never/rarely |
55% |
| Do you think shock rock (Marilyn Manson) and gangsta rap are partly to blame for violence such as school shootings or physical abuse? |
| Yes |
31% |
| No |
45% |
| I've never thought about it |
24% |
| What do you think of Eminem's music? |
| I find it obscene and offensive, and I don't listen to it |
26% |
| I like his music, but I don't like him |
20% |
| I like his music, and I like him |
32% |
| I have no opinion |
22% |
| Do you burn your own CDs? |
| Yes |
48% |
| No |
52% |
| Of the songs you listen to, to what percentage do you know the lyrics? |
| Under 25% |
4% |
| 25%-50% |
12% |
| 51%-75% |
15% |
| More than 75% |
69% |
| The national respondents are: |
67% female, 33% male
77% white, 11% black,
5% Hispanic, 2% Asian,
3% multiracial, 2% other
43% suburban, 39% rural, 18% urban |
 Our survey partner, MuchMusic USA, is the nation's only viewer-driven all-music TV network, featuring videos and live concerts in an all-music-all-the-time format. Viewers voice their opinions, influence what's on the air, participate in discovering new music and even create music video programming. Learn more at mmusa.tv.
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