A Survey of Adult Communication Activities

Abstract

The present survey investigated the communication activities of a general adult population. Particular attention was given to speaking and listening activities. The study includes a broad spectrum of occupations.Questionnaires containing a communication log were mailed to four hundred randomly selected adults in the San Diego area. (One hundred and seventy-three logs were returned.) The logs, divided into fifteen minute segments, contained the following categories: sleep, no communication, conversation, television, reading, listening, speaking. Brief definitions for each of these categories were contained in a cover letter.Results, in general, indicated: 1 ) that administrators, salesmen, students, teachers and professionals rank as high communicators; 2 ) approximately three-fourths (72.8%) of our waking time is given over to communication activities.

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