OM Pulse

Each month, Ocala Magazine will showcase the tastes, opinions and desires of its readers through its online survey. For May, we discovered these inclinations:

48%

OF OM RESPONDENTS WILL SPEND THIS SUMMER VISITING A BEACH/TROPICAL LOCALE AND RELAX AT HOME.

Mint Chocolate Chip

38% will visit friends out of town this summer while 33% will enjoy local lakes and rivers. Only 19% said they will visit an amusement park.

MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP IS THE FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM AMONG 24% OF OM RESPONDENTS.

Coffee and Cookies and Cream were listed as favorites among 10% of respondents.

Ariel IS THE FAVORITE DISNEY PRINCESS AMONG 29% OF OM RESPONDENTS.

Cinderella is favorite among 19% of respondents while Snow White, Belle and Anna are favorites 38% OF OM RESPONDENTS 62% among 10%.

WILL WATCH EVERY TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACE OF OM RESPONDENTS SAY THEY RECYCLE ON A REGULAR BASIS

52%

OF OM RESPONDENTS prefer hard cover

AS READING MEDIUM OF CHOICE.

29% prefer paperback while 19% prefer digital copy.

38% of OM respondents say they volunteer at local charities “from time to time.”

24% say they seldom volunteer while 19% say they volunteer often. 14% of respondents say they never volunteer.

38%

OF OM RESPONDENTS NEVER LISTEN TO PODCASTS.

29% listen to podcasts several times a week, 19% seldom listen to podcasts while 14% listen to podcasts every day.

The Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich

is the runaway favorite among national fast food chain sandwiches. McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Subway’s BMT and Arby’s Beef and Cheddar also received prominent mention.

Classical and Pop

ARE THE FAVORITE MUSICAL GENRES AMONG 19% OF OM RESPONDENTS.

Rock was favorite among 14% while Country and R&B were favorites among 10%.