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. 2016 May 30;2(1):e27. doi: 10.2196/publichealth.5623

Table 2.

Demographic insights into a Facebook ad campaign

Demographic variablea Michigan FBc users 18-64 years
Audience
N=5.3 million
%
Michigan FB users 18-64 years
Ad reach
N=1.88 million
%
Michigan FB users 18-64 years
Page likes
N=~9200d
%
Michigan populationb (all ages)
N=9.9 million
%
Race/ethnicity



African American 13 NRe ~17 14
Hispanic (all) 4 NR ~16 4
All other 83 NR ~67 82
Sex



Female 53 57 ~70 51
Male 45 42 ~30 49
Age, years



18-64 100 100 ~100 63
18-24 23 28 ~13 10
25-34 26 29 ~24 12
35-44 19 22 ~20 13
45-64 30 20 ~41 28
Household income



Less than US $50 K 70 NR NR 51
US $50-$100 K 20 NR ~26 30
More than US $100 K 12 NR NR
(n<1000)
19
Families



Child in home NR NR ~33 29
Parents (all) 32 NR ~71 NR
Education



Less than diploma NR NR NR 11
High school diploma 23 NR ~29 30
Some college NR NR NR 24
Bachelor’s or associate’s degree 42 NR ~58 24
Advanced degree 5 NR ~12 10

aThe table presents results from a Facebook ad campaign raising awareness about Michigan’s newborn screening and biobanking programs among Michigan Facebook users aged 18-64 years. Facebook’s ad creation tool is the source of information on the Facebook audience, Michigan Facebook users aged 18-64 years. Facebook’s ad management tool breaks down ad campaign reach by sex and age groupings. All figures are rounded.

bMichigan population source: US Census Bureau – State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits. Last revised: Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 16:11:42 EST.

cFB: Facebook

dFacebook’s “Audience Insights” tool provides information about monthly active Facebook users who have liked a page, provided that the population of a given category is greater than 1000. The N and percentages in this category are presented as estimates because the N is variable over time, owing to changes in user activity.

eNR: not reported.