{"id":87500,"date":"2024-03-19T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/03\/19\/hispanic-americans-and-news-methodology\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:14:04","slug":"hispanic-americans-and-news-methodology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/hispanic-americans-and-news-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<h4 id=\"overview\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h4>\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. Interviews are conducted in both English and Spanish. The panel is being managed by Ipsos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the data in this report is drawn from ATP Wave 138, conducted from Nov. 6 to Nov. 19, 2023, among a sample of U.S. adults who identify as Hispanic. A total of 5,078 panelists responded out of 8,720 who were sampled, for a response rate of 61% (AAPOR RR3). This included 1,524 respondents from the ATP and an additional 3,554 from Ipsos\u2019 KnowledgePanel (KP). The cumulative response rate accounting for nonresponse to the recruitment surveys and attrition is 1%. The break-off rate among panelists who logged on to the survey and completed at least one item is 3%. The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 5,078 respondents is plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The questions about how often people get news from various platforms, which platforms they prefer for getting news and which social media sites they get news from are from a different survey of 8,842 U.S. adults, including 1,193 Hispanic adults, conducted from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, 2023, entirely on the ATP (Wave 135). <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/11\/15\/social-media-and-platform-methodology\/\">Refer to the methodology for more details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This is the latest report in Pew Research Center\u2019s ongoing investigation of the state of news, information and journalism in the digital age, a research program funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, with generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"panel-recruitment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panel recruitment<\/h4>\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 whom 9,942 (50%) agreed to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-107474\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/hispanic-americans-and-news-methodology\/pj_2024-03-19_hispanic-americans-and-news_m-01a-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e8e8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-01a.png?resize=480,480 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-01a.png?resize=782,782 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-01a.png?resize=840,840 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-01a.png\" alt=\"A table showing American Trends Panel recruitment surveys\" class=\"wp-image-107474 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e8e8; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2018, the ATP switched from telephone to address-based sampling (ABS) recruitment. A study cover letter and a pre-incentive are mailed to a stratified, random sample of households selected from the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s Delivery Sequence File. This Postal Service 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. <a href=\"https:\/\/aapor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AAPOR_Report_1_7_16_CLEAN-COPY-FINAL-2.pdf\">\u201cAAPOR Report: Address-based Sampling.\u201d<\/a>] Within each sampled household, the adult with the next birthday is asked to participate. Other details of the ABS recruitment protocol have changed over time but are available upon request.[2. Email <a href=\"mailto:pewsurveys@pewresearch.org\">pewsurveys@pewresearch.org<\/a>.] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have recruited a national sample of U.S. adults to the ATP approximately once per year since 2014. In some years, the recruitment has included additional efforts (known as an \u201coversample\u201d) to boost sample size with underrepresented groups. For example, Hispanic adults, Black adults and Asian adults were oversampled in 2019, 2022 and 2023, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the six address-based recruitments, a total of 23,862 adults were invited to join the ATP, of whom 20,917 agreed to join the panel and completed an initial profile survey. Of the 30,859 individuals who have ever joined the ATP, 11,936 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 American Trends Panel never uses breakout routers or chains that direct respondents to additional surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"sample-design\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample design<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overall target population for this survey was noninstitutionalized persons ages 18 and older living in the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii who identify as Hispanic. All eligible members of the ATP and a random subsample of eligible members from Ipsos\u2019 KnowledgePanel were invited to participate in this wave.<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"questionnaire-development-and-testing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questionnaire development and testing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The questionnaire was developed by Pew Research Center in consultation with Ipsos. The web program was rigorously tested on both PC and mobile devices by the Ipsos project management team and Pew Research Center researchers. The Ipsos project management team also populated test data that was analyzed in SPSS to ensure the logic and randomizations were working as intended before launching the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"incentives\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incentives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All ATP respondents were offered a post-paid incentive for their participation. ATP respondents could choose to receive the post-paid incentive in the form of a check or a gift code to Amazon.com or could choose to decline the incentive. Incentive amounts ranged from $5 to $20 depending on whether the respondent belongs to a part of the population that is harder or easier to reach. Differential incentive amounts were designed to increase panel survey participation among groups that traditionally have low survey response propensities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ipsos operates an ongoing modest incentive program for KnowledgePanel to encourage participation and create member loyalty. The incentive program includes special raffles and sweepstakes with both cash rewards and other prizes to be won.&nbsp;Typically, panel members are assigned no more than one survey per week. On average, panel members complete two to three surveys per month with durations of 10 to 15 minutes per survey. An additional incentive is usually provided for longer surveys. For this survey, during the last few days of data collection, KnowledgePanel members who self-identified as Black were offered 10,000 points (equivalent to $10) in addition to the regular incentive program in an attempt to boost the number of responses from panel members who identified as Black American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"data-collection-protocol\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data collection protocol<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data collection field period for this survey was Nov. 6-19, 2023. Postcard notifications were mailed to all ATP panelists with a known residential address on Nov. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Invitations were sent out in two separate launches: soft launch and full launch. Sixty ATP panelists and 409 KP panelists were included in the soft launch, which began with an initial invitation sent on Nov 6. The ATP panelists chosen for the initial soft launch were known responders who had completed previous ATP surveys within one day of receiving their invitation. All remaining English- and Spanish-speaking sampled panelists were included in the full launch and were sent an invitation on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-107448\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/hispanic-americans-and-news-methodology\/pj_2024-03-19_hispanic-americans-and-news_m-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e9e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"390\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-02.png?resize=480,223 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-02.png?resize=782,363 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-02.png?resize=840,390 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-02.png\" alt=\"A table showing Invitation and reminder dates, ATP Wave 138\" class=\"wp-image-107448 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e9e9; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All panelists with an email address received an email invitation and up to four email reminders if they did not respond to the survey. All ATP panelists who consented to SMS messages received an SMS invitation and up to four SMS reminders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"data-quality-checks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data quality checks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure high-quality data, the Center\u2019s researchers performed data quality checks to identify any respondents showing clear patterns of satisficing. This includes checking for whether respondents left questions blank at very high rates or always selected the first or last answer presented. As a result of this checking, six respondents were removed from the survey dataset prior to weighting and analysis. Another four respondents were removed from the survey dataset after providing feedback that they were not Hispanic, and therefore not eligible for the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"weighting\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>Weighting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ATP data is weighted in a multistep process that accounts for multiple stages of sampling and nonresponse that occur at different points in the survey process. First, each panelist begins with a base weight that reflects their probability of selection for their initial recruitment survey. These weights are then rescaled and adjusted to account for changes in the design of ATP recruitment surveys from year to year. Finally, the weights are calibrated to align with the population benchmarks in the accompanying table to correct for nonresponse to recruitment surveys and panel attrition. If only a subsample of panelists was invited to participate in the wave, this weight is adjusted to account for any differential probabilities of selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the panelists who completed the survey, this weight is then calibrated again to align with the population benchmarks identified in the accompanying table and trimmed at the 1st and 99th percentiles to reduce the loss in precision stemming from variance in the weights. Sampling errors and tests of statistical significance take into account the effect of weighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-107454\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/hispanic-americans-and-news-methodology\/pj_2024-03-19_hispanic-americans-and-news_m-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeeeee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"724\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-03.png?resize=480,414 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-03.png?resize=782,674 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-03.png?resize=840,724 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-03.png\" alt=\"A table showing American Trends Panel weighting dimensions\" class=\"wp-image-107454 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeeeee; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\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-full is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-107459\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/hispanic-americans-and-news-methodology\/pj_2024-03-19_hispanic-americans-and-news_m-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eaeaea\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"580\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-04.png?resize=480,316 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-04.png?resize=782,515 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-04.png?resize=880,580 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-04.png\" alt=\"A table showing Sample sizes and margins of error, ATP Wave 138\" class=\"wp-image-107459 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaeaea; width:440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sample sizes and sampling errors for other subgroups are available upon request. 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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dispositions-and-response-rates\">Dispositions and response rates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-107463\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/hispanic-americans-and-news-methodology\/pj_2024-03-19_hispanic-americans-and-news_m-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f1f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1230\" height=\"1072\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-05.png?resize=480,418 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-05.png?resize=782,682 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-05.png?resize=960,837 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-05.png?resize=1200,1046 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-05.png?resize=1230,1072 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-05.png\" alt=\"A table showing Final dispositions, ATP Wave 138\" class=\"wp-image-107463 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f1f1; width:615px;height:auto\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-107468\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/hispanic-americans-and-news-methodology\/pj_2024-03-19_hispanic-americans-and-news_m-06-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeeeee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"432\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-06.png?resize=480,173 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-06.png?resize=782,282 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-06.png?resize=960,346 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-06.png?resize=1200,432 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/PJ_2024.03.19_Hispanic-Americans-and-news_M-06.png\" alt=\"A table showing Cumulative response rate as of ATP Wave 138\" class=\"wp-image-107468 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeeeee; width:600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-family-income-tiers-are-calculated&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-family-income-tiers-are-calculated\">How family income tiers are calculated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family income data reported in this study is adjusted for household size and cost-of-living differences by geography. Panelists then are assigned to income tiers that are based on the median adjusted family income of all American Trends Panel members. The process uses the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, panelists are assigned to the midpoint of the income range they selected in a family income question that was measured on either the most recent annual profile survey or, for newly recruited panelists, their recruitment survey. This provides an approximate income value that can be used in calculations for the adjustment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, these income values are adjusted for the cost of living in the geographic area where the panelist lives. This is calculated using price indexes published by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. These indexes, known as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/data\/prices-inflation\/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area\">Regional Price Parities<\/a>&nbsp;(RPP), compare the prices of goods and services across all U.S. metropolitan statistical areas as well as non-metro areas with the national average prices for the same goods and services. The most recent available data at the time of the annual profile survey is from 2021. Those who fall outside of metropolitan statistical areas are assigned the overall RPP for their state\u2019s non-metropolitan area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family incomes are further adjusted for the number of people in a household using the methodology from Pew Research Center\u2019s previous work on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2022\/04\/20\/methodology-49\/#adjusting-income-for-household-size\">the American middle class<\/a>. This is done because a four-person household with an income of say, $50,000, faces a tighter budget constraint than a two-person household with the same income.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panelists are then assigned an income tier. \u201cMiddle-income\u201d adults are in families with adjusted family incomes that are between two-thirds and double the median adjusted family income for the full ATP at the time of the most recent annual profile survey. The median adjusted family income for the panel is roughly $71,800. Using this median income, the middle-income range is about $47,900 to $143,600. Lower-income families have adjusted incomes less than $47,900 and upper-income families have adjusted incomes greater than $143,600 (all figures expressed in 2022 dollars and scaled to a household size of three). If a panelist did not provide their income and\/or their household size, they are assigned \u201cno answer\u201d in the income tier variable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two examples of how a given area\u2019s cost-of-living adjustment was calculated are as follows: the Anniston-Oxford metropolitan area in Alabama is a relatively inexpensive area, with a price level that is 16.2% less than the national average. The San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metropolitan area in California is one of the most expensive areas, with a price level that is 19.8% higher than the national average. Income in the sample is adjusted to make up for this difference. As a result, a family with an income of $41,900 in the Anniston-Oxford area is as well off financially as a family of the same size with an income of $59,900 in San Francisco.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Pew Research Center 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview 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. 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