After brief plateau, telephone survey response rates have fallen again Response rate by year (%)
After stabilizing briefly, response rates to telephone public opinion polls conducted by Pew Research Center have resumed their decline.
In 2017 and 2018, typical telephone survey response rates fell to 7% and 6%, respectively, according to the Center’s latest data. Response rates had previously held steady around 9% for several years.
After brief plateau, telephone survey response rates  | have fallen again  | Response rate by year (%)  | %  | 36  | 28  | 25  | 21  | 15  | 9  | 9  | 2016 2018  | 1997  | 2001  | 2005  | 2009  | 2013  | Note: Response rate is AAPOR RR3. Only landlines sampled 1997-2006. Rates are typical for  | surveys conducted in each year.  | Source: Pew Research Center telephone surveys conducted 1997-2018.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 