American Attitudes towards Islam

and MethodologyThe American Muslim Council poll was conducted from 16-23 Mamh1993 by the John Zogby Group International, Inc., of New Hartfod, NewYork. A total of 905 adults were contacted by telephone by trained canvassersfrom the Zogby Group offices. The random sample was stmtifiedto ensure a equitable distribution of Fespondents by region.The sample was selected by a ptocectUre of random digiting in orderto give listed and unlisted residential numbers an equal chance of selectionAll area codes in the contiguous forty-eight states were mpmented,and each state was represented in the total sample accotding to its proportionof the total population. Calls wee made from 4:OO pm to 9:OO pmin all time zones on weeknights, from 1O:OO am to 5:OO pm on Saturday,and from 5:OO pm to 9:OO pm on Sunday. Three callbacks were made toeach household where there was no initial contact.Sample characteristics are described below: ...