Search results for: “polls”

featureOct 19, 2022

Quiz: Test your polling knowledge

Test your knowledge of public opinion polling by taking our 10-question quiz.
short readMar 5, 2024

Online opt-in polls can produce misleading results, especially for young people and Hispanic adults

We examine how an opt-in poll may have unintentionally misled the public about the sensitive issue of Holocaust denial among young Americans.
reportApr 19, 2023

How Public Polling Has Changed in the 21st Century

A new study found that 61% of national pollsters used different methods in 2022 than in 2016. And last year, 17% of pollsters used multiple methods to sample or interview people – up from 2% in 2016.
reportOct 31, 2022

Two Years After Election Turmoil, GOP Voters Remain Skeptical on Elections, Vote Counts

There has been a sharp decline in the share of Republican voters who are “very confident” that votes cast at polling places will be counted accurately.
short readSep 21, 2022

Does public opinion polling about issues still work?

National polls like the Center’s come within a few percentage points, on average, of benchmarks from high response rate federal surveys.
reportSep 19, 2023

Public Trust in Government: 1958-2023

Public trust in government remains low, as it has for much of the 21st century. Only two-in-ten Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (2%) or “most of the time” (19%).
short readJan 31, 2024

Q&A: How – and why – we’re changing the way we study tech adoption

With our shift to using NPORS for studying topics like the digital divide, Americans can now respond by mail or online. This change in approach sets us up to continue studying tech adoption long into the future.
short readJul 21, 2021

Q&A: A conversation about U.S. election polling problems in 2020

Here, we discuss the findings of a comprehensive report about the polling errors of 2020 and their implications for polling.
reportOct 3, 2023

National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS)

NPORS is an annual survey of U.S. adults conducted by the Pew Research Center used to to produce benchmark estimates for several topics.
reportFeb 15, 2023

Test your awareness of artificial intelligence in everyday life

Do you know when and where you might encounter artificial intelligence in daily life? Take this six-question quiz to find out.

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