PEW 2003 Methodology Study

The Pew Research Center 2003 Methodology Study consists of two major survey efforts conducted to compare standard survey practices with a more rigorous survey design.

Standard 5-day Survey: N=1,000, fielded June 4–8, 2003.

Results were released as part of the June 2003 News Interest Index report: “66% Expect Bush Victory, But Democrats More Optimistic Than In ’91” (June 12, 2003).

In this dataset, the weight for replicating those results is slightly different (variable name WTNII).

Standard Extended Survey: N=370, fielded June 9–Sept 29, 2003.

Supplement to the Standard survey sample.

Rigorous Survey: N=1,089, fielded June 4–Oct 30, 2003.

Designed with a more methodologically intensive approach.

The combined dataset includes all three groups. Use the variable GROUPS to distinguish survey type.