---
title: "Methodology"
description: "About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on face-to-face and telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International, TNS BMRB and ORB International. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific […]"
date: "2016-10-24"
authors:
  - name: "Richard Wike"
    job_title: "Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/richard-wike/"
  - name: "Janell Fetterolf"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/janell-fetterolf/"
  - name: "Bridget Parker"
    job_title: "Former Research Assistant"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/bridget-parker/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2016/10/24/methodology-34/"
categories:
  - "Democracy"
  - "Political & Civic Engagement"
  - "Voter Participation"
---

# Methodology

About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey

Results for the survey are based on face-to-face and telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International, TNS BMRB and ORB International. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific sample designs are available on our [website](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/international-survey-methodology/?year_select=2016).

For more detailed information on survey methods for this report, see here: [https://www.pewresearch.org/global/international-survey-methodology/?year_select=2016](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/international-survey-methodology/?year_select=2016)

For more general information on international survey research, see here: [https://www.pewresearch.org/methodology/international-survey-research/](https://www.pewresearch.org/methodology/international-survey-research/)