TouchPoints Survey

Understanding how people use media in their daily lives

We would like to welcome you to the TouchPoints survey and thank you for agreeing to take part.

Around 6,000 people aged 15 or over complete the survey each year, by filling in a diary of their activities over a week, and a separate questionnaire. Ipsos have been running this study for more than 10 years.

Getting started

Using Your Own Device(s)

If you are using your own device(s) to complete the diary, you can download the full instructions PDF below. Alternatively, you can watch our short tutorial videos from the ‘How to videos’ page.

Ipsos Supplied Device

You can download the full instructions PDF below. Alternatively, you can watch our short tutorial videos from the ‘How to videos’ page.

The Process

For each half hour over the course of your diary week, you will need to fill out a diary entry and complete a separate questionnaire.

Install the diary to your own smartphone/device(s) or if you are using one of ours, this step will be done for you.

Complete the on-boarding/set-up stage to start the diary.

Fill in your half hour timeslots for 7 full days – remember you need to be connected to the internet to send us data.

Complete the separate questionnaire.

Receive your reward.