Q1. Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female
3 = Prefer to use another term
4 = Prefer not to say
5 = Don't know

Q2. Age (Range)
1 = 16-17
2 = 18-24
3 = 25-34
4 = 35-44
5 = 45-54
6 = 55-64
7 = 65+
8 = Refused

Q3. Which of the following describes where you live?
1 = Scotland
2 = North East
3 = North West
4 = Yorkshire and the Humber
5 = West Midlands
6 = East Midlands
7 = Wales
8 = East of England
9 = London
10 = South East
11 = South West
12 = Northern Ireland
13 = Refused

Q4. SEG
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C1
4 = C2
5 = D
6 = E
7 = Refused

Q5. How often, if at all, do you listen to any of the following? A radio station that plays music (e.g. BBC Radio 2, Heart, Classic FM)
1 = Several times a day
2 = About once a day
3 = Several times a week
4 = About once a week
5 = Several times a month
6 = About once a month
7 = Less often
8 = Never
9 = Don't know

NEWQ1. Have you ever listened to a podcast in the past?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know

NEWQ2. Why did you stop listening to podcasts? - I do not have enough time to listen to podcasts
0 = No
1 = Yes

NEWQ5. Which, if any, of these do you think best describes a podcast?
1 = Audio content with the word podcast in the title
2 = Short, speech-based audio content that I can listen to at my convenience
3 = A series of audio programmes about a particular topic
4 = Audio content I can subscribe to and get notifications when a new episode is available
5 = YouTube video clips from the same provider published on a regular basis
6 = Catch-up radio programmes (just the same as they were broadcast on the radio)
7 = Catch-up radio programmes (cut-down to a shorter length)
8 = Other
9 = Don't know

Q10a. How long have you been listening to podcasts for?
1 = Less than 6 months
2 = Less than a year but more than 6 months
3 = 1-2 years
4 = 3-4 years
5 = 5 or more years
6 = Can't remember

Q10b. Compared to when you first started listening to podcasts, would you say you currently listen to...?
1 = More podcasts than when you first started listening
2 = About the same amount
3 = Fewer podcasts than when you first started listening
4 = Don't know

Q11. On average, how many individual podcast do you listen to in a week? (Ranges)
1 = None
2 = 1-2
3 = 3-5
4 = 6-10
5 = 11-20
6 = 21+
7 = Don't know

Q14. In general, what proportion of individual podcast episodes you subscribe to do you actually get round to listening to?
1 = All of them
2 = Most of them
3 = Some of them
4 = None of them
5 = Don't know

Q17. Which of these is your favourite?
1 = Arts or music discussion
2 = Other music
3 = Business
4 = Comedy
5 = Education
6 = Entertainment
7 = Discussion and Talk Shows
8 = Fiction / drama
9 = Food
10 = Politics
11 = Health and Wellbeing
12 = Hobbies
13 = News and Current Affairs
14 = Science and Technology
15 = Society and Culture
16 = Football
17 = Other sports
18 = Travel
19 = True Crime
20 = TV and Film
21 = Professional Development
22 = Podcasts specifically about Covid-19
23 = Don't know

Q19b. Which of these do you use most often?
1 = Apple podcasts/ iTunes
2 = Google Podcasts
3 = Spotify (free service, includes advertising)
4 = Spotify premium (paid for, with no ads)
5 = Spotify Premium (on a free trial, with no ads)
6 = Pocket Casts
7 = BeyondPod
8 = DoggCatcher
9 = Stitcher
10 = Podcast Addict
11 = Overcast
12 = Castbox
13 = Website or app of the podcast itself
14 = BBC Sounds (website or app)
15 = RadioPlayer
16 = Globalplayer (website or app)
17 = Websites/apps of non-BBC radio stations (e.g. Heart, Classic, Kiss)
18 = Planetradio
19 = TuneIn (free service with advertising)
20 = TuneIn (paid for version)
21 = Newspaper site/app (e.g. The Guardian, The Times)
22 = YouTube
23 = Soundcloud
24 = Deezer
25 = Tidal
26 = Amazon Prime Music
27 = Amazon Music Unlimited
28 = Others
29 = Don't know

Q19c(ii). How many websites/apps of non-BBC radio stations (e.g. Heart, Classic, Kiss) do you use for listening to podcasts? (Range)
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6-10
7 = 11+
8 = Don't know

Q20a. Thinking about the ways in which you can access podcasts, how important, if at all, are the following? Range of podcasts
1 = Very important
2 = Quite important
3 = Neither important nor unimportant
4 = Not very important
5 = Not at all important
6 = Don't know

Q20b. You said you use Apple podcasts/ iTunes to access podcasts. How good or bad, are they on each of the following? Range of podcasts
1 = Very good
2 = Quite good
3 = Neither good nor poor
4 = Quite poor
5 = Very poor
6 = Don't know

Q22. Do you do more or less of these other activities as a result of your podcast listening? Listening to radio
1 = A lot more
2 = A little more
3 = About the same
4 = A little less
5 = A lot less
6 = Don't know

Q23. How strongly would you say you agree or disagree with the following? I find it easy to find podcasts I might enjoy
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Slightly agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Slightly disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = Don't know

To which of the following ethnic groups do you consider you belong?
1 = White
2 = Mixed
3 = Asian
4 = Black
5 = Chinese
6 = Other ethnic group
7 = Prefer not to answer
8 = Don't know

Which of the following best describes where you live?
1 = Urban - Population over 10,000
2 = Town and Fringe
3 = Village
4 = Hamlet & Isolated Dwelling
5 = Refused