{"id":96451,"date":"2007-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2007\/02\/25\/methodology-and-questions\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:14:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:14:14","slug":"methodology-and-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2007\/02\/25\/methodology-and-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodology and Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;methodology&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"methodology\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Methodology<\/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. The results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between November 30 to December 30, 2006, among a sample of 2,373 adults, 18 and older.\u00a0 For results based on the total sample, <a name=\"OLE_LINK2\"><\/a><a name=\"OLE_LINK1\">one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 2.3<b> <\/b>percentage points<\/a>.\u00a0 For results based Internet users (n=1623), 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.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approximately half the sample received questions pertaining to wireless internet use, or 798 internet users. For results based on the sample of 798 internet users, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 3.8<b> <\/b>percentage points.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sample for this survey is a random digit sample of telephone numbers selected from telephone exchanges in the continental United States. The random digit aspect of the sample is used to avoid \u201clisting\u201d bias and provides representation of both listed and unlisted numbers (including not-yet-listed numbers). The design of the sample achieves this representation by random generation of the last two digits of telephone numbers selected on the basis of their area code, telephone exchange, and bank number. The final response rate is 27 percent.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;december-2006-tracking-survey&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"december-2006-tracking-survey\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 2006 Tracking Survey<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <em>Final Topline, 1\/5\/07<\/em> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Data for November 30 \u2013 December 30, 2006<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet &amp; American Life Project\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sample: n = 2,373 adults 18 and older<br>Interviewing dates: 11.30.06 \u2013 12.30.06<\/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 sample [n=2,373]<\/li>\n<li>Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on total internet users [n=1,623]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <b>MODEMB<\/b> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What kind of internet connection do you have at home?\u00a0 Do you use a dial-up telephone line, or do you have some other type of connection, such as a DSL-enabled phone line, a cable TV modem, a wireless connection, or a T-1 or fiber optic connection?<b><\/b><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"252\" alt=\"MODEMB What kind of internet connection do you have at home? Do you use a dial-up telephone line, or do you have some other type of connection, such as a DSL-enabled phone line, a cable TV modem, a wireless connection, or a T-1 or fiber optic connection?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/0D7D5D37F6DE41C5BAC2680EEABCA2C4.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <b>NETH<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you happen to have a computer network that links your computers at home together, whether through a network cable or a wireless network?\u00a0 <b>(If yes:) <\/b>Is it through a network cable or wireless?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"238\" alt=\"NETH Do you happen to have a computer network that links your computers at home together, whether through a network cable or a wireless network? (If yes:) Is it through a network cable or wireless?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/4C8C3162319B4F2585D6D2910DCC8410.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <b>GAD1<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you happen to have\u2026?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"189\" alt=\"GAD1 Do you happen to have\u2026?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/A9B03A9C4F0041848A746E392745E9F9.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <b>LAP1<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is your laptop computer able to connect to the internet using a WIRELESS network, or not?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"83\" alt=\"LAP1 Is your laptop computer able to connect to the internet using a WIRELESS network, or not?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/4726C00C2AAE46E7BCE23064A29F4283.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <b>LAP2<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you ever use your laptop to connect to\u2026?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"222\" alt=\"LAP2 Do you ever use your laptop to connect to\u2026?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/5CA2667CE8AF44D49C43D551BF900A3A.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>LAP3<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When you use your laptop to connect to your wireless network at home, do you generally use it in one place in your home, or do you move it around with you and use it in different parts of your home? <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"126\" alt=\"LAP3 When you use your laptop to connect to your wireless network at home, do you generally use it in one place in your home, or do you move it around with you and use it in different parts of your home?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/147A3401BA1D46FCB493BB4B8FD935EA.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GAD2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Do you happen to have\u2026?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"130\" alt=\"GAD2 Do you happen to have\u2026?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/73E6C210527B40DF805D9E1A5E324B71.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CP1<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you ever use your cell phone to access the internet or email\u2026?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"157\" alt=\"CP1 Do you ever use your cell phone to access the internet or email\u2026?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/2224C6732D4241F283E310C7ADF650C6.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>PDA1<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you ever use your PDA to access the internet or email\u2026?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"157\" alt=\"PDA1 Do you ever use your PDA to access the internet or email\u2026?\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/media\/BA04664BE9274C4FB24FEC8888CF7AE8.jpg\"><\/figure><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Methodology This report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans&#8217; use of the Internet. 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