---
title: "Methodology"
description: "About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of D3 Systems, Inc. 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 […]"
date: "2018-08-21"
authors:
  - name: "Jacob Poushter"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jacob-poushter/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/08/21/russia-public-opinion-methodology/"
categories:
  - "Leaders"
  - "U.S. Global Image"
---

# Methodology

About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey

Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of D3 Systems, Inc. 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/).

[Detailed information on survey methods for this report](https://www.pewresearch.org/methodology/international-survey-research/international-methodology/global-attitudes-survey/russia/2018)

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