---
"title": "Methodology"
"description": "About Pew Research Center’s Mobile Technology and Its Social Impact Survey 2018 Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of D3 Systems, Inc. The results are based on national samples. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific sample designs are available here."
"date": "2020-06-16"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Laura Silver"
    "job_title": "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/laura-silver/"
  -
    "name": "Kat Devlin"
    "job_title": "Former Research Associate"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/kat-devlin/"
  -
    "name": "Christine Tamir"
    "job_title": "Former Research Analyst"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/christine-tamir/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/race-and-ethnicity/2020/06/16/diversity-emerging-economies-methodology/"
"categories":
  - "Discrimination & Prejudice"
  - "Immigration Attitudes"
  - "International Affairs"
  - "Racial Bias & Discrimination"
  - "Refugees & Asylum Seekers"
"datasets":
  -
    "name": "Mobile Technology and Social Impact 2018"
    "url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/dataset/mobile-technology-social-impact-2018/"
---

# Methodology

#### About Pew Research Center’s Mobile Technology and Its Social Impact Survey 2018

Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of D3 Systems, Inc. The results are based on national samples. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific sample designs are [available here](http://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/methodology/international-survey-research/international-methodology/global-attitudes-survey/all-country/2018).

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