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title: "Methodology"
description: "About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of ORB International, Princeton Survey Research Associates International and Voices! Research & Consultancy. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific […]"
date: "2017-10-03"
authors:
  - name: "Richard Wike"
    job_title: "Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/richard-wike/"
  - name: "Caldwell Bishop"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/10/03/methodology-human-rights-organizations/"
---

# Methodology

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

Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of ORB International, Princeton Survey Research Associates International 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/)