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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 D3 Systems, Inc. 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 here. Detailed […]"
date: "2017-12-11"
authors:
  - name: "Janell Fetterolf"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/janell-fetterolf/"
  - name: "Jacob Poushter"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jacob-poushter/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/12/11/methodology-middle-east/"
---

# 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 D3 Systems, Inc. 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 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/)