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DemocratSinceBirth

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14. I Believe Gallup's Likely Model Allows For New Voters,Ergo:

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #11)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 11:01 AM

Oct 2012

Younger respondents' scores are adjusted to account for their ineligibility to vote in some or all past elections. In other words, even though the model identifies voters on the basis of past voting history, younger voters are not penalized for not being of voting age in past election years.
-- If aged 18-19, their scores are converted as follows: 1=2, 2=4, 3=5, 4+=7
-- If aged 20-21, their scores are converted as follows: 1=1, 2=3, 3=4, 4=6, 5+=7

http://www.gallup.com/poll/143372/Understanding-Gallup-Likely-Voter-Models.aspx

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Gallup poll just called me [View all] cherish44 Oct 2012 OP

I am going to start answering my phone too. cheriemedium59 Oct 2012 #1

I was polled twice on Thursday. jackbenimble Oct 2012 #2

Important, did they screen you as a likely voter nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #3

I identified myself as a likely voter cherish44 Oct 2012 #7

That matters, since it changes the model nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #11

I didn't vote in the primary gollygee Oct 2012 #13

Depends on the model the company is using nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #15

How can you vote in TWO primaries? Ketsey Oct 2012 #34

Wow, that's an interesting assumption. gollygee Oct 2012 #36

I Believe Gallup's Likely Model Allows For New Voters,Ergo: DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #14

Yeah, you are correct, they do that for younger voters nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #16

In Layman's Terms If You Never Missed An Election You Would Get A 10 From Gallup DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #17

Yeah and the model also accounts for new citizens nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #18

You could answer the poll as an older white male voting for Obama curlyred Oct 2012 #20

Sorry, no, I do not play those games nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #22

If all it does is improve your "likely voter" status, then why not demwing Oct 2012 #26

When pollsters call me, and ask when the last time I voted I tell them RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #30

You are LV, don't worry. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #31

I'm getting polled a lot. All LV screened unc70 Oct 2012 #9

See post 7 nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #12

Do you have caller ID? Esse Quam Videri Oct 2012 #4

it comes up as Gallup on my caller ID cherish44 Oct 2012 #8

Bwwa ha ha ha. You would have been better off to just keep chewing your cornflakes. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #5

I chewed on my cornflakes while I answered the question :) cherish44 Oct 2012 #10

Snort. So you will then of course be interested in the outcome of the poll. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #24

I am getting polled 1-2 per day in NC unc70 Oct 2012 #6

My husband is a registered Republican, phylny Oct 2012 #29

I've had four calls from different polls, answer them! watercolors Oct 2012 #19

I always take those calls and often tblue Oct 2012 #21

Did they identify themselves as Gallup up front? Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #23

If they call me, I will, but I haven't been polled once yet. ffr Oct 2012 #25

I got polled a few times in 2008. Nothing this year, but I'm in MineralMan Oct 2012 #27

Good job. I will too. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #28

I always lie to pollsters slackmaster Oct 2012 #32

i did a poll recently barbtries Oct 2012 #33

I got polled twice this election season hrmjustin Oct 2012 #35

well hell yeah, take the call onethatcares Oct 2012 #37

Was polled at my door front today. mick063 Oct 2012 #38