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title: "Methodology"
description: "About the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of D3 Systems Inc., Kantar Public UK, Kantar Public Korea and Langer Research Associates. The results are based on national samples unless otherwise noted. More details about our international survey […]"
date: "2019-04-29"
authors:
  - name: "Richard Wike"
    job_title: "Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/richard-wike/"
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
  - name: "Alexandra Castillo"
    job_title: "Former Research Methodologist "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/alexandra-castillo/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/04/29/global-views-democracy-methodology/"
categories:
  - "Democracy"
  - "Politics & Policy"
  - "Trust in Government"
---

# Methodology

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

Results for the survey are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted under the direction of D3 Systems Inc., Kantar Public UK, Kantar Public Korea and Langer Research Associates. 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](http://www.pewresearch.org/methods/interactives/international-methodology/global-attitudes-survey/all-country/all-year).

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