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Table 1 Magazine readership demographics

From: Health disparities and advertising content of women's magazines: a cross-sectional study

Magazines

Paid Circulationa

Issues/Yeara

Aver. Pages/Issue

% Femalec

% Whiteb

% Blackb

Median Agec

Median Household Incomec

Mainstream

        

Family Circle

4,712,548

15

173

90

89

9

48.2

$49,221

Good Housekeeping

4,527,447

12

201

87

87

11

47.3

$52,609

Ladies' Home Journal

4,100,675

12

159

94

90

8

48.0

$52, 634

Woman's Day

4,257,742

17

155

94

87

12

47.7

$50,356

African American

        

Ebony

1,785,139

12

182

61

7

93

39.4

$38,678

Essence

1,053,484

12

171

75

6

92

35.8

$40,698

Heart and Soul

308,899

10

104

85

NA

NA

37.0

$47,082

Upscale

224,649

9

124

70

NA

NA

31.0

$72,500

Hispanic American

        

Latina (English)

230,503

12

115

94

NA

NA

31.0

$45,807

Latina Style (English)

152,561

5

62

NA

NA

NA

30.0

$73,000

Cristina (Spanish)

102,194

12

103

NA

NA

NA

18–49

37% over $35,000

Vanidades (Spanish)

90,598

26

132

NA

NA

NA

25–54

54% over $35,000

  1. a Sources: SRDS Consumer Magazine Advertising Source, May 2002 and Audit Bureau of Circulations, December 2001
  2. b Source: Mediamark Fall 2000. White and Black categories include Hispanic.
  3. c Source: magazine publishers