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From: jeh@dcs.simpact.com (Jamie Hanrahan)
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Subject: Re: NY Times Method For Conducting Phone Poll
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Date: 21 Oct 90 16:36:59 GMT
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In article <13818@accuvax.nwu.edu>, oplinger@sol.crd.ge.com (B. S.
Oplinger) writes:

> cmoore@brl.mil describes the process for a NY Times/CBS News poll:

> Is there some magic way to tell if a number is
> residential or commercial, especially the unlisted ones. Or is this
> simply a case of a newspaper article mixing facts and fiction?

I think the latter.  I was at a friend's house when they received a
survey call.  There was some confusion because this house has two
lines, one private and one business.  When the survey folks learned
that they had called the business line, they didn't want to talk
further.  In this case, they were just calling every
randomly-generated number and asking.


       Jamie Hanrahan, Simpact Associates, San Diego CA
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