Q1. What gender do you most
closely identify with?
Q2. How old are you?
*Q2b. Which city / town and state do you live in?
*Q3b. What is your job title?
*Q3c. Have you ever worked in the following occupations, paid or unpaid?
*Q4. It is very important to our study that we include a diverse group of participants from a diverse range of backgrounds. For this reason, can you tell us which of the following bands fits your total annual household income?
*Q5. What is the highest or current level of education you are completing/have completed?
*Q8. Which of the following devices do you use or have access to?
*Q10. Which Spotify plan are you on if you use Spotify?
*Q10b/c. In a typical week, how many hours do you spend using Spotify, if applicable?
*Q11/ 11B. Which of the following music streaming services and/or social media platforms do you consider as your PRIMARY audio streaming service? Please select one.
*Q11c. Is Spotify your primary or secondary streaming streaming / listening platform?
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Q12. How long has Spotify been a primary / secondary streaming or listening platform?
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Q12b. If you mentioned Spotify is your primary / secondary music streaming provider. Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the service? Please select one answer.
*Q12c. Can you tell us your reason for feeling this way?
*Q13. Which of the following best describes your use of podcasts?
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Q14. Thinking about how you use music streaming services and/or social media platforms (eg. Apple Music, YouTube, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, Soundcloud, etc.), what percentage of the time that you spend on these platforms are you doing each of the following? Time spent across all activities should total 100%
Option 1
Actively
engaging in activities on a music streaming service and/or social media
platforms, that involve looking directly at the app. These can include:
● Watching long-form videos eg. on YouTube
● Watching short-form videos eg. on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, IG reels
● Listening to music and reading the lyrics in the same app
● Searching for new songs or playlists
● Curating playlists in a music app
● Scrolling home page or feeds to discover new artists, creators, audio content or general content
● Sharing songs, podcasts or audiobooks with friends and family
● Researching background information about artists eg. searching for behind the scenes or interviews with music artists on YouTube, reading artists biographies on Spotify
● Following stories and posts of artists, content creators, celebrities eg. following music artists on TikTok or Instagram
Option 2
Passively engaging in activities on a music streaming service and/or social media platforms with the app closed or in the background. These can
include:
● Listening to music while you are commuting, with the app not open
● Listening to a podcast whilst working out
● Watching a video in the background whilst doing other tasks (not actively watching the video) eg. studying, doing chores, working
● Playing an audiobook on a smart speaker whilst doing chores at home
● Finding a song or playlist to listen to and then closing the app
*Q14b. Which of the following, if any, do you do on music streaming services and/or social media platforms (eg. Apple music, YouTube, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, Soundcloud, etc.) and how often?
*Q14c. Which of the following, if any, do you do on Spotify and how often?
*Q15. Which of the following best
describes your relationship with music?
Q14b. How do you normally find out about and discover most of your new music?
*Q16. BE AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE: What are some of your favorite feature/s, products or tools on your primary streaming services?
*Q16B. BE AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE: If you could create a feature or product for your favorite music streaming service, what would it be?
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