HOW MANY LISTENERS
Sir.-With regard to the reported statements of Mr. Scrimgeour as to the percentage of listeners who listen in to Parliamentary broadcasts, boxing ‘matches, etc., I would like to ask if there is any method of ascertaining these facts? I have often wondered if a lecturer, preacher, or entertainer of any kind ‘has any idea whether he is addressing thousands of listeners or talking to empty air. I cannot think of any way in which he could find out. In any case, I think Mr. Scrimgeour’s estimate of the percentage who listen to Parliament is much too high. My husband and I listen in, ‘but we know few others who do. Cer‘tainly very few young people do so,
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(Gate Pa).
various kinds a little more; but percentages are (Inquiry provides some information; tests of invariably bold guesses.-Ed. ). : ;
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 327, 28 September 1945, Page 5
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140HOW MANY LISTENERS New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 327, 28 September 1945, Page 5
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