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Cell Phones Left Out
In order to craft the most accurate poll, political polling institutions like the Gallup Organization want their surveys to have an equal chance of reaching every U.S. adult. Because nearly every American owns a telephone, most major polls are done by phone, reports Wired] "But pollsters like Gallup's Steve Hanway are worried because a growing number of adults' only phone has no cord. The Hanways of the world don't want cell-phone users to have to pay for minutes during a survey call, and some are afraid of liability issues raised by the possibility that a cell-phone user may be driving. So outfits like Gallup and California's influential Field Poll only call land lines. And that means that because pollsters are missing out on a small -- but growing -- segment of the population, the veracity of polls purporting to represent the views of all Americans may be in question." Related: -- Conflicting polls add to election confusion - Interesting, in trying to make sense of the polls on the presidential candidates, are they way off since they're not touching cell phones? The Dallas Morning News writes "The rise of cell phones has made it harder for pollsters to track down respondents, analysts said, and a rising number of people don't want to participate at all. |
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