Reply #18: NEP poll answer method [View All]

[liam_laddie]

SFAIK, based on E/M's letter to the BoE Directors, the polling
was to be NONverbal. In my book, this means the pollster asks who wishes to respond, (guideline is every 5th/6th voter, I think,) hands a clipboard with question form to voter, voter fills in answers, hands board back to pollster. Forms used were either one- or two-pages, depending on purpose. There wasn't supposed to be any "face-to-face" questioning. Seems to reduce the embarrassment factor re: misleading answers.
The completion rate might be affected by those voting early, hurrying on way to work. Any possibility?

There is a non-response rate of around 50%, and some non-completion factor as well. In any case, I'm studying one precinct, with a high red-shift, in some detail... Of (431) votes cast at the poll, (31) exit poll samples were recorded by E/M. This would indicate about every 7th voter here was asked, and about half of those were completed. I believe the target was about 40-45 per precinct. I mention this to assist those who don't have a "picture" of the polling technique, as I understand it. HTH.