Quiz: Test your polling knowledge
Test your knowledge of public opinion polling by taking our 10-question quiz.
Test your knowledge of public opinion polling by taking our 10-question quiz.
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Here, we address some of the most common questions we receive about the nuts and bolts of taking a U.S.-focused Pew Research Center poll.
The gender gap in party identification remains the widest in a quarter century.
While survey research in the United States is a year-round undertaking, the public’s focus on polling is never more intense than during the run-up to a presidential election.
While the notion that polls should include equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats makes some sense, it’s based on a misunderstanding of what polling is intended to do.
Polling in different parts of the world can be very challenging, because what works in one country may not work in a different country.
How does the way a poll is conducted influence the answers people give?