tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post7588508199698458615..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Highlight of My WeekTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-2244539385420875022010-08-30T11:27:34.539-05:002010-08-30T11:27:34.539-05:00Well, most people who get added to our do-not-call...Well, most people who get added to our do-not-call list wouldn't likely get called again anyway, considering we use random samples and don't poll most places more than every couple months, so it has no effect on our sampling. Also, there's no way of knowing their demographic info unless we look it up based on the phone number they provide, and that just seems stalkerish.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-29136800556167816242010-08-28T23:19:03.204-05:002010-08-28T23:19:03.204-05:00This is an odd suggestion... but have you ever con...This is an odd suggestion... but have you ever considered noting the specific demographic information of the people who call/email you asking to be taken off your lists? (if they answered the polling questions in the first place, that is.)<br /><br />It would be interesting to see if that group of people is predominantly some demographic over another. And whether your sample might be slightly skewed by their exclusion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com