Readers Digest/Zogby International survey of Iranians
Publisher: Zogby International
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Utica, N.Y.
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Public opinion
Other titles: 2006 Iran poll; 2006 Iran Poll Dataset
Notes: Title from PDF title page of report.

Data collected May 18 to June 1, 2006.

Respondents were all Farsi-speaking Iranians, living within Iran’s national borders. The sample was drawn from all individuals with a landline or mobile phone. The telephone poll employed Random-Digit-Dialing (RDD); RDD is used to pre-select Area codes and exchanges, then uses a randomizer to select the last 3 or 4 digits. This CATI system has the advantage of including unlisted numbers, which would be missed if numbers were drawn from a telephone book. Additionally, this is the only possible method of conducting telephone surveys in Iran, in the absence of a published telephone directory (white pages) there.

The theoretical margin of error for a sample of this size is +/- 3.46% for a 95% confidence level.

The sample of 810 adults comprises 470 men (58% of the total) and 340 women (42%). As would be expected in a population with a relatively young age structure, 38% of respondents are aged 18-29 years, 42% are aged 30-49 years, and 20% are aged 50 or more years. This is quite close to the actual percentages for Iranians over the age of 18, of whom about 43% are aged 18-29, 37% aged 30-49 and 20% are aged 50 or above.