I asked this question on Facebook and everyone who answered said no.

I don't have caller ID & no, I don't answer the phone unless I am expecting a call.

 

Who answers the phone?  Almost every phone call in my house is for my nephew.  Whether its video, mobile or landline.

If I'm near a computer I Google the number to see who it is.

^ Same here.  I won't answer then quickly type it into google.  90% of the time, I'm glad I've used this method.  The other 10% is usually a friend who got a new phone or an automatic reminder from a doctors office.

The consensus, everywhere I've posted, is 80 - 90% of respondents don't answer the phone if they don't know who is calling.

 

It wasn't that long ago, maybe 5 or 6 years ago, that I would occasionally be told that it was "rude" to do that.  Now it's the consensus.

 

Couldn't this affect the accuracy of the electoral polls?

 

Indeed, if the polls are off this time around, I suspect we'll hear a lot about this growing trend.

The consensus, everywhere I've posted, is 80 - 90% of respondents don't answer the phone if they don't know who is calling.

 

It wasn't that long ago, maybe 5 or 6 years ago, that I would occasionally be told that it was "rude" to do that.  Now it's the consensus.

 

Couldn't this affect the accuracy of the electoral polls?

 

Indeed, if the polls are off this time around, I suspect we'll hear a lot about this growing trend.

 

Someone once said and I have held it as my phone mantra for anything non-work related:

 

"My phone is there for my convenience, not the caller's."

The consensus, everywhere I've posted, is 80 - 90% of respondents don't answer the phone if they don't know who is calling.

 

It wasn't that long ago, maybe 5 or 6 years ago, that I would occasionally be told that it was "rude" to do that.  Now it's the consensus.

 

Couldn't this affect the accuracy of the electoral polls?

 

Indeed, if the polls are off this time around, I suspect we'll hear a lot about this growing trend.

 

Someone once said and I have held it as my phone mantra for anything non-work related:

 

"My phone is there for my convenience, not the caller's."

 

That person would be my grandfather.

I was barraged by unknown cell phone callers on Sunday, and couldn't figure out who all these people were, until I realized it was Super Sunday for the Federation (the day when everyone at the Federation calls for donations). You can run, but you can't hide...

As I said when you raised this a few times in the current events threads, THE POLLSTERS ACCOUNT FOR THIS ISSUE in their adjustments and final projections.  Regardless, you can usually gauge responsiveness and willingness to participate in surveys by gauging any enthusiasm gap.  If there would be a bias or lean due to the polling organizations failing to account for your concern, then the lean is going to go to the more enthusiastic segment of society.  Either way, not the answer you were looking for.

 

I, personally, am probably different than many.  Due to the 24/7 nature of my job, and the fact that I get calls I need to answer at any time of morning, day or night for immediate and urgent assistance, I can't ignore calls no matter whether the numbers showing on my caller ID are known or unknown.  But if a live person is not on the line when I pick up, such as with an automated call or a robo-call in which the operator only picks up after you answer, I hang up immediately.  For probably 90% of unknown callers, there is nobody on the line when I pick up.

Sometimes I will. I guess it depends on my mood. I mean, most people, if they're calling from a different number, they'll leave a voicemail explaining who they are and I'll know to call them back.