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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. General information on international survey research    "
date: "2019-04-23"
authors:
  - name: "Nami Sumida"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/nami-sumida/"
  - name: "Mason Walker"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/mason-walker/"
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/04/23/france-media-attitudes-methodology/"
categories:
  - "Trust in Media"
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/"
---

# 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/).

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

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