Publications

• "Cell-Phone-Only Voters in the 2008 Exit Polls and Implications for Future Noncoverage Bias." Michael Mokrzycki, Scott Keeter and Courtney Kennedy. Public Opinion Quarterly, 73 (#5), 2009: 845-865. PDF | HTML

• "What's Missing from National RDD Surveys? The Impact of the Growing Cell-Only Population." Scott Keeter, Courtney Kennedy, April Clark, Trevor Tompson and Mike Mokrzycki. Public Opinion Quarterly, 71 (#5), 2007: 772-792. PDF | HTML

• "National Election Pool," in Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods, Paul J. Lavrakas, ed., Sage Publications, 2008

• 2009, Hollywood, Florida: Presented "Cell-Phone-Only Voters in the 2008 Exit Polls." With Scott Keeter and Courtney Kennedy. Paper | PowerPoint

• 2007, Anaheim, California:
  • "What's Missing From National RDD Surveys? The Impact of the Growing Cell-Only Population." With Scott Keeter, Courtney Kennedy, Trevor Tompson, and April Clark.
  • "Voters and Non-Voters in Midterm Elections." With April Clark, Robert Suls and Trevor Tompson.
  • "Consumer Confidence and the 2006 Election." With Trevor Tompson, Michael Gross and Dennis Junius.

• 2005, Miami Beach, Florida: "The Impact of Question Order on the Measurement of Party Identification." With Trevor Tompson.

• Pollster.com Election Night 2009 Live Blog. Invited panelist. Nov. 3, 2009.

• "Polling During the 2008 Election." Invited talk, Utah- Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association, Spokane, Wash., June 2008. (See one audience member's blog post)

• Vermont Public Radio interview with Mokrzycki on exit polling, March 2008.

• "Talking About Polls: How To Communicate Effectively With Journalists, Clients and Other Non-Scientists." With Nancy Belden, Belden, Russonello and Stewart; and Rich Morin, Pew Research Center. Invited panelist, professional development breakfast, American Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Anaheim, Calif., May 2007.

• "The 2004 Election Exit Polls." Invited talk, New England Associated Press News Executives Association, Concord, N.H., 2005.

• "The 2004 Presidential Primary Polls." With J. Ann Selzer, Selzer & Co., Gary Langer, ABC News, and Warren Mitofsky, Mitofsky International. Invited panel, American Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Phoenix, Ariz., May 2004.

• Cord-cutting continues at steady pace: Updated federal estimates on shift to cell-only (Pollster.com, Dec. 16, 2009)
• Can robo-calls do a better job of polling voters? (Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ, Nov. 10, 2009)
• Pro- or anti-nuke? Depends how you ask (AP, March 26, 2009)
• Okla., Utah – not NY or Calif. – lead move to cell-only (AP, March 12, 2009)
• Survey: Health care cost keeps the doctor away (AP, Feb. 26, 2009)
• Exit polls find biggest partisan shift in a generation, but not an ideological realignment (AP, Nov. 8, 2008)
• 1 in 5 voters only have cell phones, exit poll finds (AP, Nov. 7, 2008) (apparently no longer available online)
• Moderates help McCain, women aid Clinton in NH presidential primaries (AP Jan. 8, 2008)

Associated Press stories – earlier examples (somewhat random assortment, from what's available on the Web)

• OAK HARBOR, Ohio: Tornado slams nuclear power plant (July 19, 1998)
• CHICAGO: Clinton has double-digit Labor Day lead; polling history favors him in November (Aug. 30, 1996, from Democratic National Convention)
• NEW YORK: Jetliner crash revealed "microburst" wind threat (June 25, 1995)
• NEW YORK: Reconstructing life and death of soldier whose remains North Korea returned after 43 years (April 10, 1994)
• UNDATED (written from Des Moines, Iowa): "The sun shone." Hopes rise that floods will recede (July 20, 1993)
• UNDATED (written from Des Moines, Iowa): Flooding spreads to ND; major levee burst (July 17, 1993)
• DES MOINES, Iowa: Unrelenting rains worsen historic Midwest floods as Clinton visits disaster area (July 15, 1993)
• UNDATED: Democrats maintain control of nation's legislatures in 1992 elections (Nov. 4, 1992)
• PITTSBURG, N.H.: Virgin stand of forest shows natural ups and downs (Oct. 1, 1989)
• SEABROOK, N.H.: Hundreds arrested in protests against Seabrook nuclear power plant (June 5, 1989)
• LITTLETON, N.H.: Gary Hart's wife rejoins him on campaign trail amid Donna Rice controversy (May 7, 1987)

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