I still am looking for a list of which pollsters weigh by education. 538 lets you see an aggregate of polls of all polls and registered/likely voters. I want that but for polls that are weighted by education.
Do you find that people lie to telephone pollsters? I have found that the querent’s voice, tone, word choice, accent, can color the respondent’s responses. Got data?
Good question Martha. Lying isn’t so much a problem as people being socially pressured to answer Some questions certain ways. Many people over-report their income, for example, because it’s socially desirable to make more money. There are some so-called “interviewer effects” too, though they are considered to be rather small.
I still am looking for a list of which pollsters weigh by education. 538 lets you see an aggregate of polls of all polls and registered/likely voters. I want that but for polls that are weighted by education.
Hello, Elliott,
Do you find that people lie to telephone pollsters? I have found that the querent’s voice, tone, word choice, accent, can color the respondent’s responses. Got data?
Good question Martha. Lying isn’t so much a problem as people being socially pressured to answer Some questions certain ways. Many people over-report their income, for example, because it’s socially desirable to make more money. There are some so-called “interviewer effects” too, though they are considered to be rather small.