{"id":47552,"date":"2020-03-18T09:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T14:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2020\/03\/18\/coronavirus-methodology\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:13:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:13:29","slug":"coronavirus-methodology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/03\/18\/coronavirus-methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;the-american-trends-panel-survey-methodology&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-american-trends-panel-survey-methodology\">The American Trends Panel survey methodology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. The panel is being managed by Ipsos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/03\/18\/coronavirus-methodology\/pp_2020-03-18_coronavirus_m-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebebeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebebeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-01.png?resize=480,348 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-01.png?resize=782,567 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-01.png?resize=850,616 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"304\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-01.png?w=850\" alt=\"American Trends Panel recruitment surveys\" class=\"wp-image-59952 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data in this report is drawn from the panel wave conducted March 10 to March 16, 2020. A total of 8,914 panelists responded out of 11,028 who were sampled, for a response rate of 81%. This does not include four panelists who were removed from the data due to extremely high rates of refusal or straightlining. The cumulative response rate accounting for nonresponse to the recruitment surveys and attrition is 4.5%. The break-off rate among panelists who logged on to the survey and completed at least one item is 2.2%. The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 8,914 respondents is plus or minus 1.6 percentage points. The subsample from the ATP consisted of 11,028 ATP members that responded to the Wave 57 survey and were still active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ATP was created in 2014, with the first cohort of panelists invited to join the panel at the end of a large, national, landline and cellphone random-digit-dial survey that was conducted in both English and Spanish. Two additional recruitments were conducted using the same method in 2015 and 2017, respectively. Across these three surveys, a total of 19,718 adults were invited to join the ATP, of which 9,942 agreed to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2018, the ATP switched from telephone to address-based recruitment. Invitations were sent to a random, address-based sample (ABS) of households selected from the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s Delivery Sequence File. In each household, the adult with the next birthday was asked to go online to complete a survey, at the end of which they were invited to join the panel. For a random half-sample of invitations, households without internet access were instructed to return a postcard. These households were contacted by telephone and sent a tablet if they agreed to participate. A total of 9,396 were invited to join the panel, and 8,778 agreed to join the panel and completed an initial profile survey. The same recruitment procedure was carried out on August 19, 2019, from which a total of 5,900 were invited to join the panel and 4,720 agreed to join the panel and completed an initial profile survey. Of the 23,440 individuals who have ever joined the ATP, 15,437 remained active panelists and continued to receive survey invitations at the time this survey was conducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Postal Service\u2019s Delivery Sequence File has been estimated to cover as much as 98% of the population, although some studies suggest that the coverage could be in the low 90% range.[1. AAPOR Task Force on Address-based Sampling. 2016. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapor.org\/Education-Resources\/Reports\/Address-based-Sampling.aspx\">AAPOR Report: Address-based Sampling<\/a>.\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-200-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/03\/18\/coronavirus-methodology\/pp_2020-03-18_coronavirus_m-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e8e8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e8e8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-02.png?resize=408,1036 408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"508\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-02.png?w=403\" alt=\"Weighting dimensions\" class=\"wp-image-59956 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"weighting\">Weighting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The ATP data was weighted in a multistep process that begins with a base weight incorporating the respondents\u2019 original selection probability. The next step in the weighting uses an iterative technique that aligns the sample to population benchmarks on the dimensions listed in the accompanying table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sampling errors and test of statistical significance take into account the effect of weighting. Interviews are conducted in both English and Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following table shows the unweighted sample sizes and the error attributable to sampling that would be expected at the 95% level of confidence for different groups in the survey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/03\/18\/coronavirus-methodology\/pp_2020-03-18_coronavirus_m-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebebeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebebeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-03.png?resize=480,119 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-03.png?resize=782,194 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-03.png?resize=960,238 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-03.png?resize=1032,256 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"104\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/PP_2020.03.18_coronavirus_M-03.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59959 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sample sizes and sampling errors for other subgroups are available upon request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Pew Research Center, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Trends Panel survey methodology The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. 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