Religious oversamples shape press polls

The Pew methodology notes explicit oversamples of Muslim, Jewish and non‑Hispanic Asian adults that are later weighted back to population proportions. That practice improves precision for small groups but also means subgroup narratives in the press‑freedom story can depend heavily on sampling choices and weighting decisions. — Sampling choices (which groups are oversampled and how weights are applied) can shift who is heard in headline poll findings and therefore shape policy and media narratives about press freedom.