{"id":30964,"date":"2013-08-28T11:06:27","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T16:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/08\/28\/nato-topline-and-methods\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:53:10","slug":"nato-topline-and-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/08\/28\/nato-topline-and-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Topline and Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"survey-topline\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Survey Topline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Georgia\">Survey results are based on a national sample.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Georgia\">Due to rounding, percentages may not total 100%. The topline \u201ctotal\u201d columns show 100%, because they are based on unrounded numbers.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Georgia\">Not all questions included in the Spring 2013 survey are presented in this topline. Omitted questions have either been previously released or will be released in future reports.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/08\/28\/nato-topline-and-methods\/nato04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d0d0d1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d0d0d1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"824\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO04.png?resize=480,596 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO04.png?resize=664,824 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO04.png?w=640\" alt=\"NATO04\" class=\"wp-image-40930 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"survey-methods\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Survey Methods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the 2013 Spring Pew Global Attitudes Survey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Results for the survey are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Survey results are based on national samples. For further details on sample designs, see below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The descriptions below show the margin of sampling error based on all interviews conducted in that country. For results based on the full sample in a given country, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus the margin of error. In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/08\/28\/nato-topline-and-methods\/nato03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0f0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"448\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO03.png?resize=480,344 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO03.png?resize=625,448 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO03.png?w=625\" alt=\"NATO03\" class=\"wp-image-40937 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/08\/28\/nato-topline-and-methods\/nato02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f1f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f1f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"663\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO02.png?resize=480,512 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO02.png?resize=621,663 621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO02.png?w=621\" alt=\"NATO02\" class=\"wp-image-40947 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/08\/28\/nato-topline-and-methods\/nato01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"838\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO01.png?resize=480,648 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO01.png?resize=621,838 621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO01.png?w=621\" alt=\"NATO01\" class=\"wp-image-40957 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/08\/28\/nato-topline-and-methods\/nato00-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0f0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"648\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO00.png?resize=480,495 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO00.png?resize=628,648 628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/08\/NATO00.png?w=628\" alt=\"NATO00\" class=\"wp-image-40919 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survey Topline Survey Methods About the 2013 Spring Pew Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Survey results are based on national samples. For further details on sample designs, see below. 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