Has anyone actually ever been called for a political opinion poll? Who do these news organizations call?

Answer 1

Folks working for Time called me for a Clinton scandal poll. I took it only because I felt like people like me never take them. Then they got into the questions and I couldn't answer, other than to say didn't know--the answers from which I could choose didn't at all refelct my opinions on the subject. For example: "What would you do if you saw Ken Starr on the street?

"Would you: give him the cold shoulder

"Shake his hand..."etc

My answer, had I been able to give one, would have been, "not even friggin notice in the first place" or "continue doing what I was doing while thinking I recognized him."

so...such was my experience

Answer 2

I was called prior to the 2004 elections by Quinnipiac University, one of the major polling organizations.

I was asked about my views on mostly National Issues as opposed to local stuff... I was asked about the Presidential and Congressional Races (both House and Senate).

There was one other time when we missed a call from the same organization, but it showed up on our caller ID...

I've been voting for over 25 years, and have had the same phone number for the last 23 years, but that was the only time I've spoken to a telephone pollster.

Answer 3

Yes. I've been called several times. I guess most of the time it's because I vote in primaries and the Rs want to know my opinion.

I did get called by a major news service once (at least that's what they said they were).

They generally call 4000-5000 people before they get about 1000 responses. So, if there are 1000 surveys per year that would be about 4-5 million people contacted. You have about 2% chance each year to be called to answer one of these surveys.

Answer 4

By quite random selection, a TV network sponsored news poll agency may call your home, set to ask you many questions on your view of current world event issues and personal political views.

Most of the time, the asker is a college student....but you might get "lucky" and respond to an automated service.

As long as they don't ask for your SSN or solicit for $$$$, you should feel confident such "surveys" are legit.

Answer 5

Opinion polls are BS. I have finished them contained in the previous, so I might want to comprehend. the topic matters... #a million they are all finished on landlines, and many are called in the course of the day. this suggests they are commonly previous human beings, and under no circumstances a magnificent representative pattern. previous human beings are the in hardship-free words ones who've time/favor to sit down down with the aid of a 20-40 minute survey on the phone. youthful children, college children, are very below-represented because they do no longer have land strains. #2 The democrats in hardship-free words call democratic voters. The republicans in hardship-free words call the republican voters. in case you probably did not vote very last time, your opinion purely isn't requested. you're astonishing in assuming that if you're no longer registered as a repub or dem, you in hardship-free words isn't called. #3 The questions are skewed to get particular consequences. they are requested in the variety of thanks to illicit a particular reaction. #4 now and again they ask for particular demographics, which may also skew the outcomes. (women human beings democratic voters who're age 35 or older... as an social gathering.) #5 The activities settlement out businesses who try this for them, and they do it only for that diverse social gathering. those businesses will also use particular callers to call particular elements. (Black human beings call black communities... as an social gathering.) #6 they do no longer carry out sufficient polls to get an precise reaction.

Answer 6

I have. The calls are random. They only call 2,000 people out of the whole country, and so the odds are pretty small that you'll get called.

Answer 7

I was called earlier this year for a poll on Bush's performance and how it affects my views on local elections.

Answer 8

Yes

Pew research center call me in 2004

Answer 9

the calls are random and you have to be a registered voter

Answer 10

I have.......n't