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San Diego DMA
Ranked 22nd in population,
yet tops the nation's top DMAs
in key categories
  SAN DIEGO MARKET POSITION
Key Categories
San Diego's rank against top DMAs in the USA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
Plan to buy a cell phone in the next 12 months
3rd
Spent $75 or more on cellular bill last month
7th
 
 
COMPUTER/ONLINE
 
Household uses a cable modem
1st
Spent 10 hours or more on the Internet in an average week
5th
Spent $100 on the Internet past 12 months
8th
Household owns a computer
8th
Accessed the Internet in the last month
10th
 
 
RETAIL 
Bought a camera/accessories in the past 12 months
4th
Spent over $500 on Men’s & Women’s Clothing/Sportswear
4th
Bought a television in the past 12 months
5th
Spent over $500 on fine jewelry in the past 12 months
7th
Bought furniture in the past 12 months
9th
Bought a home stereo system in the past 12 months
11th
 
 
TRAVEL 
Traveled to Australia/New Zealand in the past three years
1st
Took at least two foreign trips, past three years
1st
Traveled to Hawaii in the past three years
2nd
Traveled to the Far East in the past three years
2nd
Bought airline tickets on the Internet in the past 12 months
4th
 
 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Plan to buy a second or vacation home in the next 12 months
1st
Attended two or more movies in the past three months
3rd
Household owns a pool or spa
7th
Household owns a second home or real estate property
8th
Spent $15 or more on a bottle of wine
11th
 
 
FINANCIAL 
Online investing/stock trading
9th
Bank Online
9th
Home Equity loan
16th
 
 
AUTOMOTIVE
Own a foreign luxury car
2nd
Own a foreign sport utility
4th
Note: Ranked by index
Source: 2006 Scarborough Multi-Market Report, Release 1; Top 25 DMAs by population