Single Source
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Roy Morgan Single Source is a lofty goal based on a simple premise: ask questions to get answers; ask everyone everything to get the truth.
Single Source delivers an atlas of truthful, concrete networks between and within target customers. Connect purchase behaviour to media preference. Put ad awareness in the context of lifestyle goals. Correlate specific product attitudes to credit cards, technology adoption, or ‘no junk mail’ stickers. Explore. Discover. Know.
When researchers all over the world are giving up face-to-face interviewing in favour of cheaper telephone and internet surveys, we have increased our commitment to the proven accuracy of personal interviewing. It isn’t easy, simple or quick. But it’s worth the long, difficult climb. Because the best view is from the summit.
An exact science
In Australia we interview over 50,000 people per year, plus large samples in New Zealand and Indonesia and targeted research in the UK and USA.
We ask everyone about lifestyle and attitudes, media consumption habits, brand and product usage, purchase intentions, retail visitation, service provider preferences, financial information and even recreation and leisure activities to obtain fully rounded customer profiles, accurate and up-to-date industry currencies, and a rock-solid base for further research.
No shortcuts. No guesswork. No assumptions. No hybrid statistics. No fusion.
Roy Morgan Single Source research is thorough, consistent and accurate. Through detailed evaluation and correlation across hundreds of metrics, Single Source helps us understand individual consumers, target markets and populations.
The world’s most extensive single source market research
After we systematically weight our samples against population averages, the information derived from the fieldwork provides governments, businesses, marketers and advertisers with:
- The market – size, demographics, geo-demographics and lifestyle
- The reasons why people act and think the way they do – across different Roy Morgan Values Segments*
- The way people absorb information when and where they obtain it
- The products, brands and services people will buy – across many product categories
- The places people will buy these products and services – by retailer or service provider
There is only one
Nowhere in the world is there a research product that matches the accuracy, integrity, flexibility and sheer power of Roy Morgan Single Source.
Single Source research is used to generate:
- Industry Currency Reports
- Customer Satisfaction Reports
- Target Audience Profiles
- Morgan Target Mapping
- The Roy Morgan Readership Survey
See also:
- Single Source Fact Sheets (see below)
- Accuracy Summaries (see below)
*Devised by Michele Levine of Roy Morgan Research and Colin Benjamin of the Horizons Network.
Indonesia is the world’s fourth-largest country and the second-fastest growing G-20 nation. Since it became a democracy in 1998, the country has seen some major social changes, and the Roy Morgan Single Source survey has captured many of them. Today we are regarded as the ‘voice of the people’ -widely recognised as neutral and independent.
Roy Morgan Single Source covers more than 30 industries, over 150 product categories and 1500-plus brands, connecting them to core data such as the demographics, income and expenditure, attitudes and opinions, sports and leisure, lifestyle and media consumption of more than 26,000 respondents.
For example, as part of our telecommunications coverage, our Cellular Network category comprises in-depth, up-to-date information on market share, switching, satisfaction, profitability, intentions and more. Not surprisingly, this Single Source category has gained ‘currency’ status within the telecommunications industry, with sector leaders regularly acting on its insights.
Adding another dimension to Single Source, Roy Morgan Values Segments* combine attitudinal insights with demographics. This enables marketers to map society as a whole or identify a brand’s traction among distinct socio-economic segments.
Accurate and reliable
Representing almost 90% of the Indonesian population aged 14 years and over, Single Source is the country’s largest consumer database. Random sampling is conducted in the 22 major cities, 23 smaller towns and their rural hinterland, before being projected back on the population using census data. This insistence on accuracy and reliability means we can provide the most precise profile of your target market.
Key Facts
Sample size: n = 2,165 per month (n=26,000 per year)
Coverage: 17 Provinces
22 top cities and 22 other urban centres and rural areas
(Covers around 90% of the population aged 14+)
Frequency: Weekly (48 weeks per year)
Two visits per interviews, one week apart
Households: Indonesian residents in private households
(excludes servants and visitors) aged 14+
Sampling: In urban areas, each city/town is divided into municipalities (Kotamadya) and Kelurahans are randomly selected within each municipality dependent on sample size for each city/town. Within each selected Kelurahan a number of RT’s (Rumah Tangga (Household)) are randomly selected, on an interval basis, dependent on the sample size required.
Weighting: Quarterly by: Geography, Age, Sex, Education, Household size
*Devised by Michele Levine of Roy Morgan Research and Colin Benjamin of the Horizons Network.
Download Accuracy Summary
ABS Changes to areas and population estimates
November 2017 Summary:
Newly revised population adjustments from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will be incorporated by Roy Morgan in Single Source data from November 2017 onwards.
Some population differences are noticeable and will result in changes to estimates of readership, product consumption and other data.
Previously released data will not be amended. Phasing in of the new ABS population changes will minimise their impact.
Most noticeable population changes have occurred with:
- Increases in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane and in the 25-34 age group.
- Decreases in Perth and in the country areas of New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
- Small decreases in the Male 14-24 and 50-64 age groups.
Application of the ABS Labour Force Survey population adjustments to Roy Morgan Single Source Weighting.
Background:
The November 2017 edition of the Labour Force Survey – 6202.0 Labour Force, Australia – published by the ABS 14/12/2017 included revised population benchmarks from the 2016 Census. The ABS revises the population benchmarks used in the Labour Force Survey every five years following the Census of Population and Housing; this is a preliminary revision with the final revision to be undertaken in December 2018.
Roy Morgan population estimates are calculated on trends in ABS published Statistical Area 2 (SA2) population estimates, supported by other ABS published information including the Labour Force Survey. We have carefully reviewed the revised population estimates and will be incorporating changes resulting from this ABS revision into the November 2017 processing of Roy Morgan Single Source.
In incorporating the revised population benchmarks from the ABS Labour Force Survey, we can report that the new national population estimate for people 14+ has increased by approximately 61,900 from 20,193,000 people in October 2017 to 20,254,900 people in November 2017, up 0.3%.
Roy Morgan will not be revising already published figures. These changes will have only a minimal initial impact as only two months out of twelve in the next quarterly report will be weighted according to the revised figures. There will then be a progressive – but still small – effect as an increasing proportion of the ‘latest twelve months’ is based on the new figures.
Male population benchmarks have been revised upward by approximately 19,600 men to 9,954,000 (up 0.2%) with the female population increasing by 42,400 to 10,300,900 (up 0.4%). Benchmarks for younger age groups have generally decreased with those under 25 decreasing by approximately 4,400 people (down 0.1%). In contrast, middle age groups such as those between 25-49 increased by 60,500 (up 0.7%).
At the capital city level, population benchmarks for Melbourne increased by 94,300 (up 2.3%), whilst Sydney increased by 49,600 (up 1.1%), Brisbane increased by 22,600 (up 1.1%) and Perth decreased by 28,300 (down 1.7%).
In Victoria country a decrease in population of 260 was marginal whilst in New South Wales the population of the remainder of the State (including the ACT) decreased by 37,800 (down 2.4%) to result in an overall increase in New South Wales of 11,800, to 6,846,200 (up 0.2%). Queensland country decreased by 14,500 (down 0.7%) to result in an overall increase in Queensland of 8,100, to 4,028,900 (up 0.2%). Western Australia country decreased by 24,200 (down 5.6%) to result in an overall decrease in Western Australia of 51,500 (down 2.5%).
These new projections apply to Roy Morgan Single Source data relating to November 2017 and following months.
