This data analyzes the buying trends of consumers in the market of music. It includes the genre of music that is purchased, the format, the age and sex of the consumer, and how they purchased it.

The 2006 profile data represents a
combination of data collected by Peter Hart
Research and The Taylor Research &
Consulting Group, Inc. The data for the
period from the beginning of 2004 through
the end of July 2004 were collected by Peter
Hart Research, while the data from August
2004 on was gathered by The Taylor
Research & Consulting Group. Data based on telephone survey of pastmonth
music buyers. For 2006, the reliability
of the data among 1,200+ past-month music
buyers is +/- 2.8% at a 95% confidence level.
With respect to genre, consumers were
asked to classify their music purchases.

“Rap”: Includes Rap and Hip-Hop.

“R&B”: Includes R&B, Blues, Dance, Disco, Funk, Fusion, Motown, Reggae, Soul.

“Religious”: Includes Christian, Gospel, Inspirational, Religious, and Spiritual

“Other”: Includes Big Band, Broadway Shows, Comedy, Contemporary, Electronic, EMO, Ethnic, Exercise, Folk, Gothic, Grunge, Holiday Music
House Music, Humor, Instrumental, Language, Latin, Love Songs, Mix, Mellow, Modern, Ska, Spoken word, Standards, Swing, Top-40, Trip-hop.