{"id":32138,"date":"2012-06-13T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T05:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2012\/06\/13\/survey-methods-31\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T01:11:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:11:51","slug":"survey-methods-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2012\/06\/13\/survey-methods-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the 2012 Pew Global Attitudes Survey<\/strong><\/p>\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 except in China. For further details on sample designs, see below.<\/p>\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<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"e7ecef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7ecef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21432 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Methods0007.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"463\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25075\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/METHODS00.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"792\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e0e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e0e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21430 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Methods0005.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"818\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"f6f5f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f6f5f3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22953 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Methods00043.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"781\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"f7f7f6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f7f7f6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21428 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Methods0003.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"763\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"f7f7f6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f7f7f6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21427 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Methods0002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"763\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f3f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f3f3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21426 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Methods0001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"724\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"2f2d2d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #2f2d2d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21425 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Methods0000.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"483\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the 2012 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 except in China. For further details on sample designs, see below. 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