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The Virtues and Downsides of Online Dating

Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet.

Primary researchers

Monica Anderson, Associate Director                      Emily A. Vogels, Research Associate                         Erica Turner, Research Intern                                  

Research team

Anna Brown, Research Associate      Juliana Horowitz, Associate Director Lee Rainie, Director, Internet and Technology Research Kim Parker, Director, Social Trends Research Deja Thomas, Research Assistant Aaron Smith, Director, Data Labs Andrew Perrin, Research Analyst

Editorial and graphic design

Margaret Porteus, Information Graphics Designer Aleksandra Sandstorm, Copy Editor

Communications and web publishing

Haley Nolan, Communications Associate Reem Nadeem, Associate Digital Producer

In addition, the project benefited greatly from the guidance of Pew Research Center’s methodology team: Courtney Kennedy, Andrew Mercer, Nick Bertoni, Joshua Ferno, Nick Hatley and Arnold Lau, as well as from feedback by the following Pew Research Center staff: Jeffrey Gottfried, Baxter Oliphant, Dennis Quinn and Rachel Weisel. The Center received invaluable advice in developing the questionnaire from Amanda Lenhart, Health and Data Initiative Lead, Data & Society, and Michael J. Rosenfeld, Professor of Sociology, Stanford University.

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