---
title: "Methodology"
description: "About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of 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 here. Detailed information on survey methods […]"
date: "2016-11-14"
authors:
  - name: "Richard Wike"
    job_title: "Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/richard-wike/"
  - name: "Katie Simmons"
    job_title: "Former Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katie-simmons/"
  - name: "Margaret Vice"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/margaret-vice/"
  - name: "Caldwell Bishop"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2016/11/14/methodology-36/"
categories:
  - "Global Economy & Trade"
  - "Global Trade"
---

# Methodology

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

Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of 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 here](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/international-survey-methodology/?year_select=2016).

[Detailed information on survey methods for this report](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/international-survey-methodology/?year_select=2016)

[General information on international survey research](https://www.pewresearch.org/methodology/international-survey-research/)