{"id":95930,"date":"2009-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2009\/10\/21\/methodology-89-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:13:52","slug":"methodology-89-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2009\/10\/21\/methodology-89-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;fall-tracking-survey&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"fall-tracking-survey\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall Tracking Survey<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans&#8217; use of the internet. Unless otherwise noted, the results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research International between August 18 to September 14, 2009, among a sample of 2,253 adults, 18 and older. The survey was conducted on landline and cell phones. Interviews were conducted in both English (n=2,179) and Spanish (n=74). For results based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.\u00a0For results based on internet users (n=1,698), the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.\u00a0 In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting telephone surveys may introduce some error or bias into the findings of opinion polls. The response rate to the survey was 15.6%.<\/p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>September Tracking Survey 2009<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Princeton Survey Research Associates International\u00a0for the Pew Internet &amp; American Life Project <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sample: n= 2,253 national adults, age 18 and older, including 560 cell phone interviews <br>Interviewing dates: 08.18.09 \u2013 09.14.09 <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points for results based on Total [n=2,253] <\/li>\n<li>Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on internet users [n=1,698] <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <b>Q6a<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?<br><b>Q6b<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?[9.numoffset=&#8221;9&#8243; Prior to January 2005, question wording was \u201cDo you ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive email?\u201d]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"67\" alt=\"Do you use the internet?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/125806AD127C4451B9185BE285B0662E.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <b>WEB1<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 Please tell me if you ever use the internet to do any of the following things. \u00a0Do you ever use the internet to&#8230;\/Did you happen to do this <b>yesterday<\/b>, or not?[10. Prior to January 2005, question wording was \u201cPlease tell me if you ever do any of the following when you go online. Do you ever&#8230;?\/Did you happen to do this yesterday, or not?\u201d]<\/p>\n\n<p>[N=1,698]<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn.com<\/strong>[11. In August 2006, item wording was \u201cUse an online social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or Friendster\u201d. Prior to August 2006, item wording was \u201cUse online social or professional networking sites like Friendster or LinkedIn\u201d]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"151\" alt=\"Do you use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn.com?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/99C13617AF694DAD8E28483A48D7E344.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use Twitter or another service to share updates about yourself or to see updates about others<\/strong>[12. In August 2008, item wording was \u201cUse Twitter or another \u201cmicro-blogging\u201d service to share updates about yourself or to see updates about others\u201d]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"168\" alt=\"Do you use Twitter or another service to share updates about yourself or to see updates about others?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/C4B253CFB7704DE984740D7AD5202BD5.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <em>For more information on survey design, please see:\u00a0<\/em> <a title=\"Twitter Data Memo FAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Commentary\/2009\/October\/The-Twitter-Question.aspx\"><strong><em>The Twitter Question<\/em> <\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall Tracking Survey This report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans&#8217; use of the internet. 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