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title: "Methodology"
description: "About Pew Research Center’s fall 2017 survey Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of SSRS and GfK. The results are based on national samples. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific sample designs are available here. Detailed information on survey methods for this report General information […]"
date: "2018-05-14"
authors:
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
  - name: "Katie Simmons"
    job_title: "Former Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katie-simmons/"
  - name: "Katerina Eva Matsa"
    job_title: "Director, News and Information Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katerina-eva-matsa/"
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
  - name: "Elisa Shearer"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
  - name: "Courtney Johnson"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/courtney-johnson/"
  - name: "Mason Walker"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/mason-walker/"
  - name: "Kyle Taylor"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kyle-taylor/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2018/05/14/media-western-europe-methodology/"
datasets:
  - name: "Fall 2017 Media and Politics in Western Europe Survey"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/fall-2017-media-and-politics-in-western-europe-survey/"
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# Methodology

About Pew Research Center’s fall 2017 survey

Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of SSRS and GfK. The results are based on national samples. 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/media-and-politics-in-western-europe/all-country/all-year/).

[Detailed information on survey methods for this report](https://www.pewresearch.org/methodology/international-survey-research/international-methodology/media-and-politics-in-western-europe/all-country/all-year/)

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

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