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Pew Research CenterAugust 1, 2016
Moving Without Changing Your Cellphone Number: A Predicament for Pollsters

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Moving Without Changing Your Cellphone Number: A Predicament for Pollsters
Appendix: Full under-coverage and over-coverage table
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