LIBRARY USERS

TABLE 24

PusLic LiBrary Users aAmonNg OpINION AND COMMUNITY
LrApERS AND NONLEADERS, ADAPTED FROM VARIOUS STUDIES

Study

Berelson, 1945
Opinion leaders
Nonleaders

Hodgson, 1946°
In library areas
Community leaders
Nonleaders
In nonlibrary areas
Community leaders
Nonleaders

Turbeville, 1948
Leaders
Nonleaders

Schuler and Turbeville, 1948*
Member of two or more
organizations
Member of one organization
Member of no organizations

Berelson, 1948
Opinion leaders
Nonleaders

Bureau of Applied Social Research

(forthcoming)®
Opinion leaders
Nonleaders

  

  

certainly hold for the latter).

   

     
 

*Cases represent families, not individuals.
*Percentages refer to book readers, not to library users (but would almost

Percentage
Who Are
Library Users

33
21

48
41

38
14

25
10

35
25

42
28

Total Number
of Cases

101
368

29
150

57

150

100
289

83
95
109

168
853

171
681