International Surveys

Partnering with a global roster of carefully vetted, highly qualified local vendors, we produce rigorous, probability-based surveys and qualitative research projects across the world. From a single-country project to complex cross-national assignments, our international surveys are custom-made to the highest standard.

Recent assignments include projects in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Crimea, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Moldova, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand and the U.K.

We offer:

  • Trusted local partners in more than 50 countries
  • In-depth quantitative and qualitative studies
  • Extensive methodological and analytical expertise
  • Deep experience in questionnaire design with a focus on cultural competence
  • Full transparency: Clients are welcome to engage at all stages

Our services:

  • Develop and consult on survey instruments. Summarize relevant literature, draft and review questionnaires, conduct pretests and cognitive interviews.
  • Oversee translation with extensive verification processes.
  • Develop survey designs, from establishing population parameters to sampling and weighting regimens.
  • Oversee all aspects of data collection from interviewer training to multi-layer quality assurance and control procedures. Process, clean, weight the data for delivery in preferred formats.
  • Analyze data, including statistical modeling as warranted, and produce clear, actionable reports that directly answer our clients’ questions.
  • Write publishable editorial products and employ an accomplished graphic designer.

Past performance:

  • Survey management for the Pew Research Center, with more than 80 international projects completed since 2018, including face-to-face and random-digit-dialed telephone surveys in North and South America, Europe, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
  • A seven-year series of surveys in Iraq and Afghanistan, recognized in two News Emmy awards and cited in the 2010 Policy Impact Award of the American Association for Public Opinion Research as “a stellar example of high-impact public opinion polling at its finest.” Results were cited by a wide range of high-level policymakers, including in a presidential address, congressional testimony and parliamentary debate, as well as in news, think-tank, academic and military publications.
  • Ongoing work for multiple U.S. government agencies, including monitoring and evaluation studies for U.S. Agency for International Development and NGO partners in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
  • Vetting and inclusion of surveys from more than 40 countries in the open-access SEAN COVID-19 survey archive, supported by the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
  • Presentations of our international research results and methodology at venues including the ESOMAR World Congress, the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington and annual conferences of the World Association for Public Opinion Research and the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

For details, contact our international projects director, Yulia Baskakova, Ph.D.