MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY - SURVEY OF WHO IS PAYING ATTENTION

The present effort was devoted to an examination of numerous sociodemographic, possession, cost, purchase, recording, listening habits and preferences, and background and talent variables associated with music listening and listeners. Subjects (N= 170) were representative of persons aged at least 13 years from a Southeastern U. S. Urbanized Area. The analysis of this community sample was conducted to address a considered deficiency previously extant in the sociology of music. Specifically, virtually all previous similar research has been completed only with samples of high school or college youth. Findings are discussed and suggestions for further research are noted. © 1979 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.