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title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Research team Andrew Mercer, Senior Research MethodologistArnold Lau, Research Methodologist Communications and editorial&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rachel Drian, [&hellip;]"
date: "2023-09-07"
authors:
  - name: "Andrew Mercer"
    job_title: "Principal Methodologist"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/andrew-mercer/"
  - name: "Arnold Lau"
    job_title: "Research Methodologist"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/arnold-lau/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2023/09/07/benchmarking-acknowledgments/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

#### Research team

Andrew Mercer, *Senior Research Methodologist*
Arnold Lau, *Research Methodologist*

#### Communications and editorial

Rachel Drian, *Associate Director, Communications*
Nida Asheer, *Senior Communications Manager *
Talia Price, *Communications Associate*
Anna Jackson, *Editorial Assistant*

#### Graphic design and web publishing

Bill Webster, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*
Janakee Chavda, *Assistant Digital Producer*
Beshay Sakla, *Associate Digital Producer*

#### Methodology

Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Panel Manager[]*

In addition, this project benefitted greatly from feedback by the following Pew Research Center Staff: Courtney Kennedy and Scott Keeter.

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