Reality TV - Fun Or Fundamental - Topline

Topline Results

• 293 face-to-face in-home interviews were conducted with people aged 15-24 throughout Great Britain
• Fieldwork dates 26-30 July 2001
• All data are edited and weighted to the known population profile of Great Britain
• All questions are based on all 15-24 year olds (293)
• An asterisk (*) denotes a percentage of less than 0.5% but greater than zero
• All figures are expressed in percentage terms. Where they do not sum to 100%, this will be due to either computer rounding, multiple response answers or a number of not stated answers.

I would now like to ask a few questions about Reality TV. By Reality TV I mean programs which are based on people's lives, or follow people in different situations. For example, competitions like Big Brother, Survivor, Shipwrecked, etc.; docusoaps, i.e. programmes which follow people in their everyday lives, such as Airport, Driving School, Paddington Green, etc.; and chat shows, which let people discuss their problems such as Jerry Springer, Ricki Lake, Trisha, etc.

"I am going to read out a few statements. Please can you tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each..."

Q Reality TV helps to teach people like myself about the way people interact with each other

Q I have been shocked by the way people behave towards each other on these shows

Q My friends and I spend a significant amount of time talking about programmes such as Big Brother and Survivor

Q I try to get home in time to watch programmes such as Big Brother and Survivor