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* For calculating weekly points, the week begins at 4AM local on
Monday and ends the following Monday at 3:59AM local.
How to earn points toward cash
gifts and bonuses
We hope you’ll wear your Personal Meter at all times you are awake
so we can include all of your viewing and listening. To thank you for
wearing your Personal Meter wherever you go, we set up a special
bonus system.
You automatically get a $5 cash gift each month just for participating
in the TV and radio ratings. However, you can earn extra money
each week simply by wearing your Personal Meter for just over 14 hours a day (just
under 12 hours for school-age children). Your bonus is NOT based on how much or how
little you watch TV or listen to the radio.
What is the point system?
You earn points by wearing your Personal Meter wherever you go and making sure the
green light stays on. You receive one point for every 10 minutes of “green light” time.
You’ll soon see that these will easily add up.
Every week, Monday through Sunday*, the points are added up for each panelist. Each
panelist earning 600 or more points (averaging a little more than 14 hours per day) is a
bonus winner and receives an extra $2.50 for that week. School-age children (18 years
and younger) become bonus winners by earning 500 or more points (averaging a little
less than 12 hours per day). Including the monthly cash gift, each person can earn up to
$15 per month.
If you don’t earn the bonus one week, you still have the opportunity to earn the bonus
the next week and the week after that. Your Arbitron Ratings representative will be
happy to talk with you about this program.
$100 gift after 90 days!
When you’ve completed your first 90 days, each participating person in your household
gets a one-time $100 gift.