RESULTS

Q1) How old are you?

7

0 13-20 21-30 31-49 50+

Q2) What is your occupation?

The people who completed our questionnaire varied from managers right through to students and the unemployed, this shows us that the demographic group for Soap Operas are B, C1, C2, D and E. This shows us that Soaps are aimed at a wide variety of people of all ages and occupations.

Q3) Do you like to watch soap operas?

5%

Yes No

95%

Q4) How often do you watch soaps?

16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
All the time Occasionally Never

All the time

Occasionally

Never

Q5) What s your favourite Soap Opera ? Eastenders Coronation Street Emmerdale Hollyoaks

16% 10% 53% 21%

Q6) Eastenders came out as the most popular Soap so we asked why ? It always has exciting storylines, and the characters are always really bold also the fact that the age range of the characters varies from young to old which makes more audience members watch it.

Q7) Do you watch a range of soap operas or just stick to the same one?
The majority of the people we asked tend to watch more than one Soap Opera in the week. This normally involves the combination of Eastenders and Coronation Street , Eastenders and Hollyoaks or watch all of them. Generally it was the younger audience who watch Hollyoaks and Eastenders where as the older audience would watch Eastenders and Coronation street.

Q8) What kind of storylines do you expect to see in a Soap Opera ?

Here are a few of the answers which we received. Unexpected Storylines Marriage & Break-up & Affairs Death & Murder Pregnancy Arguments and Violence

Q9) Do you like to watch Soap Operas with your family ?

Yes

No

16%

84%
The three people who answered no said that they like to watch Hollyoaks but prefer to watch it on their own or with friends as they feel that it is a soap aimed at a younger audience and not one for the family.