A thought about polling and cell phones... [View all]

[beac]

As I was reading an article about a poll in Massachusetts that specifically mentioned the pollsters called both land lines and cell phones, it occurred to me that I will never be polled about my current home state (MA) because my cell number is a Virginia one (where I lived prior to MA).

I can think of at least five people in my close family who have cell numbers that no longer correspond to the state where they currently live.

With the option to "keep your number" when you change providers, the fact that long distance fees don't come into play with cellphones (and many land lines have unlimited long distance), and more and more people getting cellphones at a younger and younger age, I can see a significant portion of the population having one cell number their whole lives, despite any moves they might make between states over the years.

These people (me included) will be completely left out of state polling (or inaccurately polled about a place they no longer live-- if they decided to participate anyway.)

So, I am curious... How many of you have a cell number with an area code that no longer matches your zip code?

And how do you think this will impact future polling, if at all?

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	My cellphone number has an area code that matches the state in which I live.
	7 (54%)
	My cellphone number's area code is from a state where I previously lived.
	5 (38%)
	I don't have a cellphone.
	1 (8%)
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