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) | Event type | Polling method | Details | Geographical location |
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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) | |
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.[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 | |
2000 | Organization founding | Online | YouGov is founded | United Kingdom (London) | |
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.) | |
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.[12] | 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.[13][14] | limited set of countries including United States (list of countries at launch unclear) |
2012 | Organization founding | Online | Survata, that distributes surveys online through the "surveywall" method, launches | United States (more countries added over time) |
References
- ↑ "George H. Gallup, Founder: 1901-1984". Gallup. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Our history". Ipsos. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Our History". Pew Research Center. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ Arrington, Michael (September 8, 2009). "Survey Monkey Growing Like A Weed, Fills Out Exec Team". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ Blumenthal, Mark; Edwards-Levy, Ariel (2013-08-22). "Pollster Scott Rasmussen Leaves Firm He Founded A Decade Ago". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Siegelheim, Matt. "Scott Rasmussen to Launch New Media Venture". Rasmussen Media Group. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ Prang, Allison (2013-08-22). "Founder Departs Polling Firm Rasmussen Reports". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Rasmussen Reports, LLC". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ↑ "Scott Rasmsusen". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Rasmussen Reports Announces a Change in Management". Rasmussen Reports. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Byers, Dylan (2013-08-22). "Rasmussen founder leaves company". Politico. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "FiveThirtyEight.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Schwarz, Barry (March 29, 2012). "Google Launches Consumer Surveys". Retrieved March 18, 2017.