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title: "Methodology"
description: "About Pew Research Center’s Fall 2020 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup and Abt 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."
date: "2021-03-31"
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: "Shannon Schumacher"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/shannon-schumacher/"
  - name: "Aidan Connaughton"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/aidan-connaughton/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/03/31/political-grievances-methodology/"
---

# Methodology

#### About Pew Research Center’s Fall 2020 Global Attitudes Survey

Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup and Abt 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.](https://www.pewresearch.org/methodology/international-survey-research/international-methodology/global-attitudes-survey/all-country/2020)

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