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Title: The Twilight of Landline Interviewing: Survey data quality tends to be at least as good when all interviewing is done with cellphones

Citation Type: Miscellaneous

Publication Year: 2016

Abstract: Now that over 90% of U.S. adults have cellphones,1 survey researchers are considering whether it is necessary to continue dialing landline numbers in random-digit-dial (RDD) telephone polls. A new Pew Research Center study finds that, for polls already conducting a substantial share of interviews with cellphones, the answer is generally “no” – at least if data quality is the only issue of concern. According to the study, poll results look nearly identical whether based only on those adults reached on cellphones or on a combination of cellphone and landline respondents. Analysis of more than 250 survey questions shows that . . .

Url: https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Twilight-of-Landline-Interviewing-FINAL-for-web.pdf

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Authors: Kennedy, Courtney; Mcgeeney, Kyley; Keeter, Scott

Publisher: Pew Research Center

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other

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