Nielsen went and sent me a letter to. I ignored the first one and then a second letter came in with two dollars so I signed up.The Nielsen Consumer Survey asks about the activities you like, your shopping, travel and entertainment preferences, and your media choices. The pitch for the Nielsen survey comes with two fresh, crisp dollar bills. Nielsen Families are people who allow us to measure what they watch on TV and listen to on the radio. We take what we learn from them and produce the ratings. If you get a letter from the audience ratings company Nielsen, don't throw it awaythere's money inside. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. I got a mailer from a company identifying itself as Nielsen Surveys or something like that. It had a dollar bill and a business return envelope.