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| 2012 || March 29 || Product launch || Online || [[wikipedia:Google Surveys|Google Surveys]], that distributes surveys online through the "surveywall" method, launches as Google Consumer Surveys.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.adweek.com/digital/google-unveils-new-revenue-option-web-publishers-139261/|title = Google Unveils New Revenue Option for Web Publishers. Microsurvey product to provide an alternative to paywalls|publisher = ''[[wikipedia:AdWeek|AdWeek]]''|date = March 29, 2012|last = Shields|first = Mike|accessdate = March 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://marketingland.com/google-consumer-surveys-9008|title = Google Launches Consumer Surveys|last = Schwarz|first = Barry|date = March 29, 2012|accessdate = March 18, 2017}}</ref> || limited set of countries including [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] (list of countries at launch unclear)
 
| 2012 || March 29 || Product launch || Online || [[wikipedia:Google Surveys|Google Surveys]], that distributes surveys online through the "surveywall" method, launches as Google Consumer Surveys.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.adweek.com/digital/google-unveils-new-revenue-option-web-publishers-139261/|title = Google Unveils New Revenue Option for Web Publishers. Microsurvey product to provide an alternative to paywalls|publisher = ''[[wikipedia:AdWeek|AdWeek]]''|date = March 29, 2012|last = Shields|first = Mike|accessdate = March 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://marketingland.com/google-consumer-surveys-9008|title = Google Launches Consumer Surveys|last = Schwarz|first = Barry|date = March 29, 2012|accessdate = March 18, 2017}}</ref> || limited set of countries including [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] (list of countries at launch unclear)
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| 2012 || || Product launch || Phone (via SMS) || GeoPoll launches as part of Mobile Accord, Inc. and does SMS surveys of Tunisian youth in the wake of the [[wikipedia:Arab Spring|Arab Spring]] as well as a SMS survey for the [[wikipedia:African Development Bank|African Development Bank]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://knowledge.geopoll.com/afdb-goes-mobile-for-research-data-with-partner-mobile-accord|title = AfDB Goes Mobile for Research Data with Partner Mobile Accord|publisher = GeoPoll}}</ref>
 
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| 2012 || || Organization founding || Online || [[Wikipedia:Survata|Survata]], that distributes surveys online through the "surveywall" method, launches || [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] (more countries added over time)
 
| 2012 || || Organization founding || Online || [[Wikipedia:Survata|Survata]], that distributes surveys online through the "surveywall" method, launches || [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] (more countries added over time)

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This timeline covers opinion polling and survey research.

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Year Month and date (if available) Event type Polling method Details Geographical location
1935 Organization founding Offline George Gallup founds the American Institute of Public Opinion, one of the main predecessors to Gallup, Inc.[1] United States
1941 Organization founding Offline NORC at the University of Chicago is founded as the National Opinion Research Center. United States (Chicago)
1947 May Organization founding Offline The Gallup International Association is formed. It is an association of polling organizations around the world Switzerland (Zurich)
1948 Periodic survey Offline The first set of surveys listed under the American National Election Studies (ANES) is conducted. ANES includes pre-election and post-election surveys; initially conducted every presidential election season, and later conducted every national election season.[2] United States
1958 Organization founding Offline George Gallup consolidates all his polling operations under Gallup, Inc. United States
1972 Periodic survey In-person (occasionally, phone) The General Social Survey, a survey conducted every 1 or 2 years by the NORC at the University of Chicago, is conducted for the first time.[3] GSS would become the second-most cited survey in United States social science research, after the United States Census.(citation needed)
1973 September Periodic survey In-person The semi-annual Eurobarometer survey is conducted for the first time. Europe
1975 Organization founding Offline Ipsos is founded by Didier Truchot in Paris, France.[4] France (Paris)
1981 Periodic survey In-person (occasionally, phone) The World Values Survey is conducted for the first time, initially limited to Europe and called the European Values Survey. The Survey would subsequently expand to almost 100 countries around the world.[5] Sweden (Stockholm) (headquarters; conducts surveys worldwide)
1988 Organization founding Offline An informal polling operation begins at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. This would later morph into the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. United States (Hamden, Connecticut)
1990 Organization founding Offline The Times Mirror Company founds the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press to conduct polls on politics and policy. This would later become the Pew Research Center.[6] United States
1996 Organization changes Offline The Times Mirror Center for the People & Press becomes the Pew Research Center for the People & Press, as a result of the Pew Charitable Trusts becoming its primary sponsor. United States
1997 Organization founding Offline Harris Interactive, an opinion polling company, is created as a result of a merger between the Gordon Black Corporation and Louis Harris & Associates. United States
1999 Organization founding Online Online survey tool company SurveyMonkey is founded by Ryan Finley.[7] United States
2000 Organization founding Online YouGov is founded United Kingdom (London)
2002 Periodic survey Offline The first round of the European Social Survey is conducted. The survey would be conducted once every two years since 2002.[8] Europe
2003 Organization founding Offline Rasmussen Reports is founded by Scott Rasmussen.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] United States
2004 Organization changes Offline The Pew Research Center moves to Washington, D.C. United States (Washington, D.C.)
2006 Periodic survey Offline The Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) is conducted for the first time by a consortium of 39 universities, and managed by a team at Harvard University. The CCES includes a mix of standard questions (included in all surveys) (called "Common Content") and custom questions requested by researchers, which are administered to different subsets of the participants (called "Team Content"). The CCES is conducted on 1000 people.[16]
2008 March 7 Organization founding N/A The website FiveThirtyEight is launched by Nate Silver. The website performs analyses of opinion polling results and also generally discusses predictions in politics, sports, and other domains.[17] United States (primary focus)
2012 March 29 Product launch Online Google Surveys, that distributes surveys online through the "surveywall" method, launches as Google Consumer Surveys.[18][19] limited set of countries including United States (list of countries at launch unclear)
2012 Product launch Phone (via SMS) GeoPoll launches as part of Mobile Accord, Inc. and does SMS surveys of Tunisian youth in the wake of the Arab Spring as well as a SMS survey for the African Development Bank.[20]
2012 Organization founding Online Survata, that distributes surveys online through the "surveywall" method, launches United States (more countries added over time)

References

  1. "George H. Gallup, Founder: 1901-1984". Gallup. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  2. "ANES Data Center". Retrieved March 19, 2017. 
  3. "GSS Frequently Asked Questions". GSS Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved March 19, 2017. 
  4. "Our history". Ipsos. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  5. "History of the WVSA". World Values Survey. Retrieved March 19, 2017. 
  6. "Our History". Pew Research Center. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  7. Arrington, Michael (September 8, 2009). "Survey Monkey Growing Like A Weed, Fills Out Exec Team". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  8. "Data and Documentation by Round/Year". European Social Survey. Retrieved March 19, 2017. 
  9. Blumenthal, Mark; Edwards-Levy, Ariel (2013-08-22). "Pollster Scott Rasmussen Leaves Firm He Founded A Decade Ago". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2013. 
  10. Siegelheim, Matt. "Scott Rasmussen to Launch New Media Venture". Rasmussen Media Group. Retrieved 11 August 2013. 
  11. Prang, Allison (2013-08-22). "Founder Departs Polling Firm Rasmussen Reports". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 August 2013. 
  12. "Company Overview of Rasmussen Reports, LLC". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-06-12. 
  13. "Scott Rasmsusen". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 August 2013. 
  14. "Rasmussen Reports Announces a Change in Management". Rasmussen Reports. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 24 August 2013. 
  15. Byers, Dylan (2013-08-22). "Rasmussen founder leaves company". Politico. Retrieved 24 August 2013. 
  16. "Welcome to the Cooperative Congressional Election Study!". Retrieved March 19, 2017. 
  17. "FiveThirtyEight.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
  18. Shields, Mike (March 29, 2012). "Google Unveils New Revenue Option for Web Publishers. Microsurvey product to provide an alternative to paywalls". AdWeek. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  19. Schwarz, Barry (March 29, 2012). "Google Launches Consumer Surveys". Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  20. "AfDB Goes Mobile for Research Data with Partner Mobile Accord". GeoPoll.