Abstract
This study of call-in poll participants indicates that although such participants are generally similar - in socio-demographics - to the population as a whole, they are more opinionated than are telephone survey respondents. The study confirms that call-in polls and surveys of the population do not necessarily produce similar information concerning public opinion and that decision makers need to be sensitive to the intensity of opinion held by voters.
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