Timeline of opinion polling and survey research

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This timeline covers opinion polling and survey research.

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Year Month and date (if available) Polling modality Event type 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)
1958 Organization founding Offline George Gallup consolidates all his polling operations under Gallup, Inc. United States
1975 Organization founding Offline Ipsos is founded by Didier Truchot in Paris, France.[2] France (Paris)
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.[3] 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.[4] United States
2003 Organization founding Offline Rasmussen Reports is founded by Scott Rasmussen.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] United States
2004 Organization changes Offline The Pew Research Center moves to Washington, D.C. United States (Washington, D.C.)
2012 March 29 Product launch Online Google Surveys launches as Google Consumer Surveys.[12][13] limited set of countries including United States (list of countries at launch unclear)

References

  1. "George H. Gallup, Founder: 1901-1984". Gallup. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  2. "Our history". Ipsos. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  3. "Our History". Pew Research Center. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  4. Arrington, Michael (September 8, 2009). "Survey Monkey Growing Like A Weed, Fills Out Exec Team". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 18, 2017. 
  5. Blumenthal, Mark; Edwards-Levy, Ariel (2013-08-22). "Pollster Scott Rasmussen Leaves Firm He Founded A Decade Ago". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2013. 
  6. Siegelheim, Matt. "Scott Rasmussen to Launch New Media Venture". Rasmussen Media Group. Retrieved 11 August 2013. 
  7. Prang, Allison (2013-08-22). "Founder Departs Polling Firm Rasmussen Reports". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 August 2013. 
  8. "Company Overview of Rasmussen Reports, LLC". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-06-12. 
  9. "Scott Rasmsusen". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 August 2013. 
  10. "Rasmussen Reports Announces a Change in Management". Rasmussen Reports. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 24 August 2013. 
  11. Byers, Dylan (2013-08-22). "Rasmussen founder leaves company". Politico. Retrieved 24 August 2013. 
  12. 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. 
  13. Schwarz, Barry (March 29, 2012). "Google Launches Consumer Surveys". Retrieved March 18, 2017.