Two Polls Assignment
Poll #1: Use of the Internet at Major Life Moments
1. Kommers, Nathan. Rainie, Lee. (2008, May 8). Use of the Internet at Major Life Moments. Pew Internet and American Life Project. Retrieved April, 2013, from http://pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2002/PIP_Major_Moments_Report.pdf.pdf. 2. The people who conducted this poll were Lee Rainie (Director) and Nathan Kommers (Research Assistant). 3. Pew Internet and American Life Project funded this poll. The purpose of conducting the poll was to see how many Americans utilize the Internet when trying to make major life decision. These decisions may include education and job training, investments and big-ticket purchases as well as health care for themselves and their families. Also, the content that is available online concerning places to live and new job opportunities, which are very important to a lot of people. 4. This poll was conducted between January 3rd, 2002 and January 31st, 2002. 5. The sample size of this poll is 2,391 adults age 18 and older. At least 10 attempts were made to complete a phone interview at every household included in the sample. The calls were scattered over different times of the day and different days of the week in order to maximize the chances of speaking with a potential respondent. 6. The results based on the total sample, Pew Internet and American Life Project can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 2 percentage points. 7. The respondents were chosen by a random-digit sample of telephone numbers that were selected telephone exchanges in the United States. This random-digit aspect of the sampling was used to avoid “listing” bias and to provide a representation of listed and non-listed numbers alike. They achieved this representation by a random generation of the last two numbers of telephone numbers selected by area code, telephone exchange and bank number. 8. This
1. Kommers, Nathan. Rainie, Lee. (2008, May 8). Use of the Internet at Major Life Moments. Pew Internet and American Life Project. Retrieved April, 2013, from http://pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2002/PIP_Major_Moments_Report.pdf.pdf. 2. The people who conducted this poll were Lee Rainie (Director) and Nathan Kommers (Research Assistant). 3. Pew Internet and American Life Project funded this poll. The purpose of conducting the poll was to see how many Americans utilize the Internet when trying to make major life decision. These decisions may include education and job training, investments and big-ticket purchases as well as health care for themselves and their families. Also, the content that is available online concerning places to live and new job opportunities, which are very important to a lot of people. 4. This poll was conducted between January 3rd, 2002 and January 31st, 2002. 5. The sample size of this poll is 2,391 adults age 18 and older. At least 10 attempts were made to complete a phone interview at every household included in the sample. The calls were scattered over different times of the day and different days of the week in order to maximize the chances of speaking with a potential respondent. 6. The results based on the total sample, Pew Internet and American Life Project can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 2 percentage points. 7. The respondents were chosen by a random-digit sample of telephone numbers that were selected telephone exchanges in the United States. This random-digit aspect of the sampling was used to avoid “listing” bias and to provide a representation of listed and non-listed numbers alike. They achieved this representation by a random generation of the last two numbers of telephone numbers selected by area code, telephone exchange and bank number. 8. This