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Our national survey on Teens & Music
is now closed!


Thanks to those who participated!
1. Do you listen to music while you are...?(check all that apply)

On the computer
In the classroom
Doing homework
Eating meals at home
Doing chores

2. If you had to choose just one type of music to listen to exclusively, which would it be?
Rock/Punk
Techno/House
Pop
Country
Jazz
Alternative
Hip-hop/rap
Christian
R & B
Other

3. If you were given $20 today, what would you most likely spend it on?
Books/magazines
Going to a movie
Music CD
Computer/video game
Clothing/jewelry
Donate to church/charity
Save it

4. Do your parents forbid you to listen to certain music?
No
Yes, and I obey them.
Yes, but I listen anyway.


5. Which of the following most influences what you listen to?
Radio
TV
Magazines
Friends
Concerts
Parents

6. How often do one of your parents borrow one of your CD's to listen to?
Never/rarely
Occasionally
Frequently

7. How often do you borrow one of your parents' CDs to listen to?
Never/rarely
Occasionally
Frequently

8. 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? (check all that apply)
Your best friend's birthday party
A school dance
An out-of-town trip
A sporting event to which you already had tickets
The opening night of a hot new movie

9. What do you think about downloading music off the Internet?
I see nothing wrong with it.
It cheats the artists and shouldn't be done.
It cheats the artists, but I still think it's OK.
I have no opinion.
I don't understand the issues surrounding it.

10. How often do you download music off the Internet?
Rarely/never
Occasionally
Frequently

11. Do you think shock rock (Marilyn Manson) and gangsta rap are partly to blame for violence such as school shootings and physical abuse?
Yes.
No.
I've never thought about it.

12. What do you think of Eminem's music?
I find it obscene and offensive and don't listen to it.
I like his music, but I don't like him.
I like his music, and I like him.
I have no opinion.

13. Do you burn your own CDs, either at home or elsewhere?
Yes
No

14. What makes you like a song most? (choose one)
The sound
The lyrics

15. Of the songs you listen to , what percentage do you know the lyrics to?
%

tell us about yourself:

My grade in school is:
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I am:
Male
Female

I consider myself:
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Multiracial
Other


What best describes the area you live in?
Rural
Suburban
Urban


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