Anne Landman's Collection
Prizm Fact Book Year Ending 901200
Abstract
This marketing manual prepared for the Philip Morris Tobacco Company shows who in the U.S. tends to smoke what brand of cigarettes. The manual classifies smokers into social groups, and the groups are described by nicknames assigned to them based on their "life-style clusters." The interesting part is the names given to groups of smokers:
Money and Brains Furs and Station Wagons Shotguns and Pickups Norma Rae-ville Hardscrabble Bohemian Mix God's Country Towns and Gowns Black Country Folks Public Assistance
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- Philip Morris Cos., Inc.
- Author
- Winona Market Research Bureau, Inc.
- Recipient
- Philip Morris U.S.A.
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PRIZM FACT BOOK
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1990
Prepared For:
PHILIP MORRIS U.S.A.
120 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Prepared By:
WINONA MRB, INC
8200 HumboldiAvenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55431-1486
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1990 CONSUMER TRACKING STUDY
SMOKER PROFILE
SAMPLE
POPULATION TOTAL
SMOKERS
N = 185,315,592 24,081
LIFE-STYLE CLUSTERS:
SOCIAL GROUP 1:
BLUE BLOOD ESTATES 1.3 0.2
MONEY & BRAINS 1.0 0.4
FURS & STATION WAGONS 4.2 2.0
SOCIAL GROUP 2:
POOLS & PATIOS 3.5 2.2
TWO MORE RUNGS 0.7 0.6
YOUNG INFLUENTIALS 2.7 1.5
SOCIAL GROUP 3:
YOUNG SUBURBIA 6.5 5.2
BLUE-CHIP BLUES 6.8 6.8
SOCIAL GROUP 4:
URBAN GOLD COAST 0.4 0.1
BOHEMIAN MIX 0.9 0.3
BLACK ENTERPRISE 0.8 0.8
NEW BEGINNINGS 3.7 3.8
SOCIAL GROUP 5:
GOD'S COUNTRY 3.2 2.7
NEW HOMESTEADERS 4.6 5.9
TOWNS & GOWNS 1.9 1.9
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SMOKER PROFILE
SAMPLE
POPULATION TOTAL
SMOKERS
N 185,315,592 24,081
SOCIAL GROUP 6:
LEVITTOWN, U.S.A. 2.9 3.7
GRAY POWER 2.8 1.1
RANK & FILE 1.3 1.4
SOCIAL GROUP 7:
BLUE-COLLAR NURSERY 2.4 2.4
MIDDLE AMERICA 3.2 5.7
COALBURG & CORNTOWN 1.9 3.4
SOCIAL GROUP 8:
NEW MELTING POT 0.8 0.6
OLD YANKEE ROWS 1.4 1.7
EMERGENT MINORITIES 1.7 1.3
SINGLE CITY BLUES 3.0 1.2
SOCIAL GROUP 9:
SHOTGUNS & PICKUPS 1.9 2.8
AGRI-BUSINESS 2.1 3.5
GRAIN BELT 1.3 1.2
SOCIAL GROUP 10:
GOLDEN PONDS 4.7 3.5
MINES & MILLS 2.9 2.8
NORMA RAE-VILLE 2.4 3.3
SMALLTOWN DOWNTOWN 2.0 1.9
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1990 CONSUMER TRACKING STUDY
SMOKER PROFILE
SAMPLE
POPULATION TOTAL
SMOKERS
N = 185,315,592 24,081
SOCIAL GROUP 11:
BACK-COUNTRY FOLKS 3.3 5.2
SHARE CROPPERS 3.8 4.0
TOBACCO ROADS 1.2 0.8
HARD SCRABBLE 1.5 1.1
SOCIAL GROUP 12:
HEAVY INDUSTRY 2.3 1.7
DOWNTOWN DIXIE-STYLE 3.0 2.0
HISPANIC MIX 1.8 0.7
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 2.5 1.2
CLUSTER CODE - 41 - 0.9
CLUSTER CODE - 42 - 0.1
RESIDENTIAL AREAS:
SUBURB 33.6 25.1
URBAN 22.3 15.4
TOWN 29.2 33.5
RURAL 15.0 18.6
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INDICES
SAMPLE TOTAL
POPULATION SMOKERS
LIFE-STYLE CLUSTERS:
SOCIAL GROUP 1:
BLUE BLOOD ESTATES 100 17
MONEY & BRAINS 100 44
FURS & STATION WAGONS 100 49
SOCIAL GROUP 2:
POOLS & PATIOS 100 61
TWO MORE RUNGS 100 86
YOUNG INFLUENTIALS 100 56
SOCIAL GROUP 3:
YOUNG SUBURBIA 100 79
BLUE-CHIP BLUES 100 100
SOCIAL GROUP 4:
URBAN GOLD COAST 100 28
BOHEMIAN MIX 100 37
BLACK ENTERPRISE 100 101
NEW BEGINNINGS 100 103
SOCIAL GROUP 5:
GOD' S COUNTRY 100 83
NEW HOMESTEADERS 100 129
TOWNS & GOWNS 100 100
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1990 CONSUMER TRACKING STUDY
INDICES
SAMPLE TOTAL
POPULATION SMOKERS
SOCIAL GROUP 6:
LEVITTOWN, U.S.A. 100 128
GRAY POWER 100 41
RANK & FILE 100 111
SOCIAL GROUP 7:
BLUE-COLLAR NURSERY 100 101
MIDDLE AMERICA 100 179
COALBURG & CORNTOWN 100 175
SOCIAL GROUP 8:
NEW MELTING POT 100 80
OLD YANKEE ROWS 100 118
EMERGENT MINORITIES 100 76
SINGLE CITY BLUES 100 40
SOCIAL GROUP 9:
SHOTGUNS & PICKUPS 100 146
AGRI-BUSINESS 100 171
GRAIN BELT 100 90
SOCIAL GROUP 10:
GOLDEN PONDS 100 75
MINES & MILLS 100 97
NORMA RAE-VILLE 100 139
SMALLTOWN DOWNTOWN 100 94
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1990 CONSUMER TRACKING STUDY
INDICES
SAMPLE TOTAL
POPULATION SMOKERS
SOCIAL GROUP 11:
BACK-COUNTRY FOLKS 100 156
SHARE CROPPERS 100 106
TOBACCO ROADS 100 71
HARD SCRABBLE 100 75
SOCIAL GROUP 12:
HEAVY INDUSTRY 100 74
DOWNTOWN DIXIE-STYLE 100 67
HISPANIC MIX 100 37
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 100 46
CLUSTER CODE - 41
CLUSTER CODE - 42
RESIDENTIAL AREAS:
SUBURB 100 75
URBAN 100 69
TOWN 100 115
RURAL 100 124
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1990 CONSUMER TRACKING STUDY
SMOKER PROFILE
TOTAL
SMOKERS PHILIP
MORRIS
AMERICAN BROWN &
WILLIAMSON
LIGGETT
LORILLARD R.J.
REYNOLDS
N= 24081 10513 1506 2110 570 1924 7022
LIFE-STYLE CLUSTERS:
SOCIAL GROUP 1:
BLUE BLOOD ESTATES 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 - 0.4 0.2
MONEY & BRAINS 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4
FURS & STATION WAGONS 2.0 2.2 2.5 1.6 0.9 2.7 1.7
SOCIAL GROUP 2:
POOLS & PATIOS 2.2 2.2 3.5 1.6 2.5 2.1 2.0
TWO MORE RUNGS 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.4
YOUNG INFLUENTIALS 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4
SOCIAL GROUP 3:
YOUNG SUBURBIA 5.2 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.6 4.7 4.8
BLUE-CHIP BLUES 6.8 7.6 5.2 7.2 5.8 6.3 6.1
SOCIAL GROUP 4:
URBAN GOLD COAST 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 0.0
BOHEMIAN MIX 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 - 0.3 0.3
BLACK ENTERPRISE 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.7 0.5 3.1 0.6
NEW BEGINNINGS 3.8 4.5 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.3
SOCIAL GROUP 5:
GOD'S COUNTRY 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.4
NEW HOMESTEADERS 5.9 6.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 2.9 5.8
TOWNS & GOWNS 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.6 2.5 1.6 1.8
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1990 CONSUMER TRACKING STUDY
SMOKER PROFILE
TOTAL
SMOKERS PHILIP
MORRIS
AMERICAN BROWN &
WILLIAMSON
LIGGETT
LORILLARD R.J.
REYNOLDS
N= 24081 10513 1506 2110 570 1924 7022
SOCIAL GROUP 6:
LEVITTOWN, U.S.A. 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 3.0 5.5 3.7
GRAY POWER 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.7 0.9
RANK & FILE 1.4 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.8 3.2 1.4
SOCIAL GROUP 7:
BLUE-COLLAR NURSERY 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.2 3.0 2.1 2.7
MIDDLE AMERICA 5.7 5.7 6.8 6.2 5.1 5.1 5.7
COALBURG & CORNTOWN 3.4 3.3 2.7 3.9 5.4 2.8 3.5
SOCIAL GROUP 8:
NEW MELTING POT 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.7 0.4
OLD YANKEE ROWS 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.8 3.2 1.1
EMERGENT MINORITIES 1.3 0.9 0.9 2.9 - 3.0 1.0
SINGLE CITY BLUES 1.2 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.0
SOCIAL GROUP 9:
SHOTGUNS & PICKUPS 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.5 2.2 3.0
AGRI-BUSINESS 3.5 3.6 4.4 2.8 5.3 1.5 3.9
GRAIN BELT 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.9 2.5 0.8 1.1
SOCIAL GROUP 10:
GOLDEN PONDS 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.3 4.7 2.2 3.6
MINES & MILLS 2.8 2.9 3.3 2.6 2.3 1.7 3.2
NORMA RAE-VILLE 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.6 3.4 4.2
SMALLTOWN DOWNTOWN 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.7 1.4 2.1 2.2
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1990 CONSUMER TRACKING STUDY
SMOKER PROFILE
TOTAL
SMOKERS PHILIP
MORRIS
AMERICAN BROWN &
WILLIAMSON
LIGGETT
LORILLARD R.J.
REYNOLDS
N= 24081 10513 1506 2110 570 1924 7022
SOCIAL GROUP 11:
BACK-COUNTRY FOLKS 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.6 2.2 6.2
SHARE CROPPERS 4.0 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 1.9 5.6
TOBACCO ROADS 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.1
HARD SCRABBLE 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.9 0.3 1.3
SOCIAL GROUP 12:
HEAVY INDUSTRY 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.9 3.5 1.3
DOWNTOWN DIXIE-STYLE 2.0 1.6 1.0 3.5 1.6 3.5 2.2
HISPANIC MIX 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.4
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.4 4.1 1.1
CLUSTER CODE - 41 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9
CLUSTER CODE - 42 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1
RESIDENTIAL AREAS:
SUBURB 25.1 26.7 25.7 22.3 21.2 29.3 23.0
URBAN 15.4 14.8 13.9 19.2 11.9 27.7 12.6
TOWN 33.5 34.3 32.6 31.8 36.0 26.0 35.1
RURAL 18.6 17.7 18.3 18.3 22.6 9.8 22.2
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