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reportApr 2, 2015

The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050

As of 2010, nearly a third of the world’s population identified as Christian. But if demographic trends persist, Islam will close the gap by the middle of the 21st century.
databaseApr 2, 2015

Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050

Explore the estimated religious composition of 198 countries and territories for 2010 to 2050.
short readsApr 2, 2015

What we learned about surveying with mobile apps

No research has compared app-based surveys with polls administered via Web browsers. Our new, experimental work compares the results of these two modes.
reportApr 1, 2015

Methodology: How Crimson Hexagon Works

To arrive at the results regarding the tone or frame of discussion on social media, and specifically Twitter, Pew Research often uses computer coding software provided by Crimson Hexagon. That software is able to analyze the textual content from all publicly available posts on Twitter. Crimson Hexagon (CH) classifies online content by identifying statistical patterns […]
short readsApr 1, 2015

Working-mom guilt? Many dads feel it too

Today’s working fathers are just as likely as working mothers to say that finding the right balance between their job and their family life is a challenge.
reportApr 1, 2015

References

Hektner, J. M., Schmidt , J. A., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2007). Experience Sampling Method: Measuring the Quality of Everyday Life. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Lai, J., K. Bristol, S. Duan, M. Link (2013). “From 1.0 to 2.0: Lessons Learned of Mobile Application Design for Respondent Engagement.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for […]
short readsApr 1, 2015

6 facts about Americans and their smartphones

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults own a smartphone, up from 35% in 2011. Our new report analyzes smartphone ownership and owners’ attitudes and behaviors.
reportApr 1, 2015

Conclusion

It is possible to conduct experience sampling method studies with a nationally representative survey panel. It is also possible to use an app for this purpose. App respondents can be used to represent all smartphone users both demographically and in their substantive survey responses. Apps also offer innovative features such as barcode scanning, passive data […]
reportApr 1, 2015

Discussion

The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of conducting experience sampling method surveys with a nationally representative survey panel, as well as the costs and benefits of doing so using an app vs. web-based data collection. The first research question was whether panelists would respond to an experience sampling method study given […]
reportApr 1, 2015

Results

Sizeable majorities of both the app and web groups agreed to take part in the study, and majorities of those who signed up actually participated in one or more of the individual surveys. The web group outperformed the app group in terms of cooperation rates and responses rates, both overall and to each of the […]