{"id":305903,"date":"2026-05-28T10:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=305903"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:16:06","slug":"methodology-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/05\/28\/methodology-brexit\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;about-pew-research-centers-spring-2026-global-attitudes-survey&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"about-pew-research-centers-spring-2026-global-attitudes-survey\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Pew Research Center\u2019s Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Results for the survey are based on a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates and Social Research Centre. 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