How the Rise of Cellphones Affects Surveys

… Cellphone use has become increasingly pervasive across all demographic groups, but Americans who use only a cellphone are more likely to be Hispanic, younger, renters or less affluent. By increasing the number of wireless phones dialed, pollsters get a more representative sample, one that includes all demographic groups, including those who are difficult to reach on landlines. CONT.

Megan Thee-Brenan, New York Times

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