Signs of the Times Magazine

Signs of the Times Magazine
Reader Survey

Filling out this survey will help us make Signs a better magazine for you.

tell us about yourself

1. In what country/state do you live?

2. What is your gender?

Male
Female

3. What is your age group?

Under 18
18 - 34
35-64
65 plus

4. How many people usually read
your SIGNS magazine?

5. What is/are their approximate
age/s?

eg. 15, 32, 35, 68

6. Which of the following best
describes you?

student
trades/blue-collar
professional
homemaker
retiree

7. Rank from most important (1) to least important (6), in numerical order, how you get your news and information.

	1	2	3	4	5	6
television
radio
books
newspapers
Internet
magazines

8. What publications do you
regularly purchase?

popular magazines
newspaper
news magazines
special-interest magazines

9. Do you consider yourself to be a
"religious" person?

yes
no

10. Do you have a knowledge of
Bible content?

yes
no

11. What is your attitude to biblical
Christianity?

tell us how you receive your SIGNS

12. Do you subscribe to SIGNS?

yes
no

13. If yes, does your copy of the magazine arrive timely and predictably month by month?

yes
mostly
no

14. How did you receive this copy of
SIGNS?

via regular mail
taken free from a rack
handed to me by a friend
placed in my mailbox, non-post
Other:

15. What do you do with your SIGNS
once you've read it?

share it with close friends and family
pass it on to others for redistribution
throw it in the rubbish
keep it on file

tell us what you think of SIGNS

16. How do you rate SIGNS as a magazine?

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Poor As a religious magazine, it does not impress me		Mostly OK I think it lacks in some key areas			Good I read most of it, but ignore some			Excellent I read and enjoy it according to my interests

-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	1	2	3	4	5
Too light Articles aren't detailed or deep enough to satisfy me			Generally OK A blend of serious and lighterfeatures and columns in an easy-to-read format				Too heavy Too much text and complicated content

17. What would you like to see changed in SIGNS?

18. In general, do you find SIGNS easy to read in respect to its presentation of subjects, and also style and readability?

yes
no

19. Has anything you've read in SIGNS ever influenced the way you think, what you believe or how you act in respect to the following?

personal living
health
relationships
biblical belief
spiritual awareness
social issues

20. Have you ever responded to an advertisement in SIGNS for:

a correspondence study course?
book of the month?
People With Hope/Steps to Christ offer?
Dr Wright's books?
Sanitarium Nutrition Service (SNS)?
ADRA?

21. Check those features that you tend to mostly read but also enjoy.

cover personality story
trends
Gwen's Puzzle
health
religious personal
Medical Hotline
personal stories
relationships
social issues
Web/ Book review
Lifeguide
Our Times

22. Please write your general comments in respect to the magazine here.

tell us about your use of SIGNS on the Web

23. Do you have regular access to the Internet?

yes
no

24. How many times have you visited the SIGNS OF THE TIMES web site?

first time
once or twice before only
occasionally, but irregularly
monthly, with each new issue

25. What parts of the site do you look at?

archived issues and articles
links to associated web sites
subscriptions/online offers
the month-by-month bonus features and articles

26. What else would you like to see on the web site?