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title: "Methodology"
description: "About Pew Research Center’s Mobile Technology and Its Social Impact Survey 2018 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. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific sample designs are available here."
date: "2020-06-16"
authors:
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
  - name: "Kat Devlin"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kat-devlin/"
  - name: "Christine Tamir"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/christine-tamir/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/06/16/diversity-emerging-economies-methodology/"
---

# Methodology

#### About Pew Research Center’s Mobile Technology and Its Social Impact Survey 2018

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. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific sample designs are [available here](http://www.pewresearch.org/methodology/international-survey-research/international-methodology/global-attitudes-survey/all-country/2018).

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