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title: "Methodology"
description: "About 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 […]"
date: "2018-01-11"
authors:
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
  - name: "Katie Simmons"
    job_title: "Former Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katie-simmons/"
  - name: "Katerina Eva Matsa"
    job_title: "Director, News and Information Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katerina-eva-matsa/"
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/01/11/methodology-global-media-habits/"
categories:
  - "Digital Divide"
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Media Industry"
  - "Mobile"
  - "News Coverage"
  - "News Media Trends"
  - "News Platforms & Sources"
  - "Newspapers"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Social Media & the News"
  - "Trust in Government"
  - "Trust in Media"
datasets:
  - name: "Spring 2017 Survey Data"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2017-survey-data/"
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# Methodology

About 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/)

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