---
title: "Methodology"
description: "About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of D3 Systems, Inc., ORB International, Princeton Survey Research Associates International, Kantar Public UK and Voices! Research & Consultancy. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. More […]"
date: "2017-08-01"
authors:
  - name: "Jacob Poushter"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jacob-poushter/"
  - name: "Dorothy Manevich"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/dorothy-manevich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/08/01/methodology-global-threats/"
categories:
  - "Economic Conditions"
  - "Global Economy & Trade"
  - "Global Trade"
  - "Immigration & Migration"
  - "Immigration Attitudes"
  - "International Affairs"
  - "U.S. Global Image"
  - "War & International Conflict"
---

# Methodology

About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey

Results for the survey are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of D3 Systems, Inc., ORB International, Princeton Survey Research Associates International, Kantar Public UK and Voices! Research & Consultancy. 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/methodology/international-survey-research/international-methodology/global-attitudes-survey/all-country/2017).

[Detailed information on survey methods for this report](https://www.pewresearch.org/methodology/international-survey-research/international-methodology/global-attitudes-survey/all-country/2017)

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