I. Annual Volume of Music That Is Home Taped: Americans tape the equivalent of 564 million albums of music annually. II. Annual Sales of Recordings Lost Home taping results in lost sales of records and pre-recorded tapes equivalent to 325 million albums annually. III. Minimum Percentage of Home At least 84 percent of blank tapes are used to record music. 1. How much music is home taped annually, from which sources? DETAILED Respondents kept a detailed record of all their taping activities for a one-month period. They also identified the source of the material taped. The bar chart on the facing page shows the annual volume of music home taped, with a breakdown by source of material. Note: These figures have been extrapolated from the respon dents to the population at large (aged 10 and over) by using standard statistical methods. |