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This book furnishes the first systematic examination of the highly important and widely misunderstood new methods of surveying public opinion. The studies reported were done by Princeton's Office of Public Opinion Research under the direction of Hadley Cantril, one of the leading social psychologists in the country. The book pioneers in stimulating fashion some of the many problems involved in the determination of public opinion by modern techniques.

Originally published in 1944.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. vii-xii
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. Part 1. Problems Involved in Setting the Issues
  1. pp. 18-37
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  1. II. The Wording of Questions
  2. pp. 23-50
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  1. III. The Measurement of Intensity
  2. pp. 51-65
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  1. IV. The Use and Value of a Battery of Questions
  2. pp. 66-74
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  1. Part 2. Problems Connected with Interviewing
  1. V. Secret vs. Nonsecret Ballots
  2. pp. 77-82
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  1. VI. "Trained" vs. "Untrained" Interviewers
  2. pp. 83-97
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  1. VII. The Reliability of Interviewers' Ratings
  2. pp. 98-106
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  1. VIII. Interviewer Bias and Rapport
  2. pp. 107-118
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  1. IX. Refusals As a Source of Bias
  2. pp. 119-124
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  1. Part 3. Some Problems in Sampling
  1. X. Some General Principles of Sampling
  2. pp. 127-142
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  1. XI. How Representative Are "Representative Samples"
  2. pp. 143-149
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  1. XII. The Use of Small Samples
  2. pp. 150-172
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  1. Part 4. Getting at Opinion Determinants
  1. XIII. The Use of Breakdowns
  2. pp. 175-194
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  1. XIV. Education and Economic Status As Determinants of Opinion
  2. pp. 195-208
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  1. XV. Information As a Determinant of Opinion
  2. pp. 209-219
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  1. XVI. The Use of Trends
  2. pp. 220-230
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  1. Part 5. The Polling Technique Applied to A Specific Problem
  1. XVII. The Measurement of Civilian Morale
  2. pp. 233-258
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  1. Part 6. Appendices
  2. pp. 259-315
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 316-318
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