Two widely followed surveys “significantly overestimated” how many American adults got their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine last spring, says an article in the scientific journal Nature that was published online on Wednesday. The surveys have large numbers of participants but nevertheless aren’t representative of the U.S. adult population, […] Read more »
MPs earn up to £350 an hour for taking surveys
MPs are earning up to £350 an hour to take surveys for polling companies, according to BBC research. Firms such as YouGov and Ipsos Mori regularly question MPs on behalf of businesses and charities to find out the opinions of policy makers. … They are not breaking conduct rules if […] Read more »
Selection in Surveys
We evaluate how nonresponse affects conclusions drawn from survey data and consider how researchers can reliably test and correct for nonresponse bias. To do so, we examine a survey on labor market conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic that used randomly assigned financial incentives to encourage participation. We link the survey […] Read more »
Biden ran on bringing people together. He’s failed so far
President Joe Biden ran on a campaign of bringing people together. But nearly a year into his administration, Biden has been overwhelmed by the long-term trend of polarization. He sports the lowest approval rating among the opposition party at this point in a presidency in at least 68 years, while […] Read more »
Retirements as Cause or Effect?
With news Monday that yet another House Democrat, Rep. Tom Suozzi, is declining to run for reelection, there was a new onset of shivers down the spines of Democrats on Capitol Hill. The New York member, who represents a Democratic-leaning Long Island district, is the 18th Democrat to declare that […] Read more »
Who *doesn’t* have an opinion about Roe v Wade?
Given its prominence in political and legal debate for nearly 50 years, you might think everyone has an opinion about Roe v Wade. But there is variation in opinion holding that may surprise you. Most telephone surveys ask about Roe without offering a “Don’t know” option, though if the respondent […] Read more »