TY - JOUR AB - The main objective of this study is to identify the determinants of TV ads avoiding behavior between light and heavy avoiders in greater Cairo. To achieve the study objective, five hypotheses have been developed and tested by such statistical techniques as discriminant analysis, t‐tests, MannWhitney tests, and Chi Square tests. A questionnaire has been designed to collect data from a systematic random sample of adults in social clubs and shopping centers in greater Cairo. The number of usable questionnaires in data analysis was 364. The study findings show that all respondents except 3 were doing one or more of TV ads avoiding behavior. Cognitive avoiding represents the most frequently used avoiding behavior by light and heavy TV ads avoiders. The results also demonstrate that perceptions, attitudes toward advertising, and some motives were determinants of TV ads avoiding behavior. On the other hand, it was found that all demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, except types of channels, were not determinants of TV ads avoiding behavior between light and heavy TV ads avoiders. The study concludes with a number of academic and practical recommendations. VL - 19 IS - 1 SN - 1026-4116 DO - 10.1108/10264116200300003 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/10264116200300003 AU - Ismail El‐Adly Mohammed PY - 2003 Y1 - 2003/01/01 TI - Ads Avoiding Behavior: A Study of the Determinants of TV Ads Avoiding Between Light and Heavy Avoiders in Greater Cairo T2 - Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 1 EP - 2 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -