Event Information

Valued Information Coming from Burning Man*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Participants selected up to three options that applied.

	2014			2015			2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
BRC Events	58.0	1.0		59.1	1.2		57.8	1.4		53.2	1.2		56.4	1.2
BRC Event Preparation	43.5	1.0		42.2	1.2		40.6	1.4		40.4	1.2		40.5	1.2
Photos/Video About BRC	54.3	1.0		52.3	1.2		44.8	1.4		43.1	1.2		39.2	1.2
Stories About Burners	28.5	1.0		29.1	1.0		32.3	1.4		33.5	1.2		32.7	1.2
Regional Events	25.5	1.0		27.8	1.0		29.4	1.2		29.4	1.0		29.2	1.0
Volunteer Opportunities	22.6	0.8		21.4	1.0		22.9	1.2		25.9	1.0		27.0	1.0
Events Around the World	12.7	0.6		14.0	0.8		14.5	1.0		13.5	0.8		14.7	0.8
SF Events	17.5	0.8		15.6	0.8		14.4	1.0		13.9	0.8		14.3	0.8
Info about BMP Non-Profit Programs	8.4	0.6		6.9	0.6		11.1	0.8		13.8	0.8		13.7	0.8

Frequency of Use of Available Sources for Burning Man News and Information

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* "Burning Man Journal" was first provided as an answer option in the 2017 online survey.

	2014			2015			2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Word of Mouth
Never	4.2	0.4		4.3	0.4		4.2	0.6		4.8	0.6		3.7	0.4
Rarely	25.1	1.0		26.7	1.0		22.4	1.2		22.2	1.0		20.9	1.0
Often	70.7	1.0		69.0	1.0		73.4	1.2		73.1	1.0		75.3	1.0
Jackrabbit Speaks
Never	11.2	0.8		12.7	0.8		15.5	1.2		18.8	1.0		18.4	1.0
Rarely	11.7	0.8		12.6	0.8		14.9	1.0		18.2	1.0		17.2	1.0
Often	77.1	1.0		74.7	1.0		69.6	1.4		63.0	1.2		64.5	1.2
Social Media (Not Managed by Burning Man)
Never	18.8	0.8		13.1	0.8		15.3	1.0		16.6	1.0		15.6	1.0
Rarely	27.5	1.0		24.7	1.0		28.1	1.4		27.8	1.0		27.1	1.0
Often	53.7	1.2		62.2	1.2		56.6	1.4		55.5	1.2		57.2	1.2
Social Media (Managed by Burning Man)
Never	17.7	0.8		14.0	0.8		16.1	1.0		17.6	1.0		19.9	1.0
Rarely	28.4	1.0		27.9	1.0		31.8	1.4		30.5	1.0		31.8	1.2
Often	53.9	1.2		58.1	1.2		52.1	1.4		51.9	1.2		48.4	1.2
Burning Man Website
Never	5.3	0.6		5.0	0.6		4.5	0.6		6.0	0.6		6.5	0.6
Rarely	45.4	1.2		46.7	1.2		47.0	1.4		49.1	1.2		49.4	1.2
Often	49.3	1.2		48.3	1.2		48.5	1.4		44.9	1.2		44.2	1.2
Burning Man Journal*
Never	NA	NA		NA	NA		NA	NA		41.1	1.2		39.1	1.2
Rarely	NA	NA		NA	NA		NA	NA		37.3	1.2		38.8	1.2
Often	NA	NA		NA	NA		NA	NA		21.6	1.0		22.2	1.0
Discussion List
Never	44.8	1.2		45.2	1.2		45.6	1.4		51.4	1.2		48.9	1.2
Rarely	32.5	1.0		32.6	1.2		33.1	1.4		29.9	1.2		31.4	1.2
Often	22.7	1.0		22.2	1.0		21.3	1.2		18.7	1.0		19.7	1.0
ePlay
Never	58.7	1.2		57.6	1.2		58.8	1.4		61.8	1.2		56.9	1.2
Rarely	30.9	1.0		31.0	1.2		29.8	1.4		28.3	1.2		31.9	1.2
Often	10.4	0.6		11.5	0.8		11.4	1.0		9.9	0.8		11.2	0.8
Regional Newsletter
Never	68.0	1.0		66.4	1.2		65.6	1.4		69.8	1.2		69.5	1.2
Rarely	22.2	1.0		23.5	1.0		24.5	1.2		22.3	1.0		22.9	1.0
Often	9.8	0.6		10.1	0.8		9.9	0.8		7.9	0.6		7.6	0.6
Regional Website
Never	71.3	1.0		68.2	1.2		67.3	1.4		69.1	1.2		69.6	1.2
Rarely	23.0	1.0		25.1	1.2		25.2	1.2		23.3	1.0		24.2	1.0
Often	5.6	0.6		6.7	0.6		7.4	0.8		7.6	0.6		6.2	0.6

Participant Method(s) for Listening to BMIR*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Participants selected all options that applied, and the online survey question specifically asked about listening habits over "this year."

** The answer option, "I listened online" was left out of the online survey in 2016.

	2014			2015			2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
FM Radio in BRC	73.9	0.8		68.0	1.0		61.2	1.4		64.7	1.2		64.3	1.2
Mobile Device en Route to/from BRC	25.6	0.8		25.6	1.0		32.4	1.2		22.1	1.0		23.2	1.0
Knew About it, Did Not Listen	10.0	0.6		15.0	0.8		16.4	1.0		18.1	1.0		17.4	1.0
Loudspeakers Near Center Camp	15.9	0.8		16.0	0.8		14.2	1.0		13.3	0.8		13.7	0.8
Online**	18.0	0.8		16.3	0.8		NA	NA		11.2	0.6		11.8	0.8
Did Not Know About BMIR	1.2	0.2		2.0	0.4		2.5	0.4		2.8	0.4		2.3	0.4

Familiarity with Gate Advisory Radio Station (GARS), 95.1

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

	2015			2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Listened	11.8	0.8		54.6	1.4		60.8	1.2		64.0	1.2
Have Not Heard of It	57.4	1.2		32.3	1.4		25.7	1.0		21.5	1.0
Heard of It, Never Listened	30.8	1.0		13.1	1.0		13.5	0.8		14.5	0.8