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Originally Posted by diogeron
Yes, I get that. I was talking generally about polling data, not the specific Newsweek poll.
Another issue that polling organizations are having to deal with is that a lot of younger adults don't have land line phones. Neither of our kids do and both are politically savvy and active and have never failed to vote in an election. They won't be on the polling list, so this cohort is under represented in polling, just like folks with no phones were under represented in the famous "Dewey beats Truman" race.
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The way you initially responded to my post did not make clear you appreciated the difference between some polls that account for education levels, and the Newsweek one that clearly did not.
According to the methodology of the Gallup poll you cited, they do take into account the use of land-lines and cell phones; they just don't describe how.
Interviews are conducted with respondents on land-line telephones (for respondents with a land-line telephone) and cellular phones (for respondents who are cell-phone only).