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18 June
How the Citizens Were Selected
In May and June of this year Ipsos MRBI conducted the fieldwork element of a research project that is being undertaken by We the Citizens. This survey was conducted amongst a nationally representative sample of 1,001 adults aged 18yrs+, via telephone. A random digit dialling (RDD) approach was employed and listed, unlisted and mobile phone numbers were used in order to ensure that all segments of the population were included. The sample was quota controlled using the latest CSO estimates for age, gender and region.
Upon completion of the survey, every respondent was asked if he or she would be interested in participating in the Citizens Assembly. All of those who expressed an interest and asserted their availability for the weekend of 24th - 26th June were then advised that they would receive a further call, in the weeks ahead, to advise on further details, outline the weekend’s events and to reconfirm their availability. These follow-up calls were managed as a separate recruitment phase within the overall research project. Within this phase also, targets were set in order to ensure that participants attending the Citizens Assembly were nationally representative. All of those contacted were given equal opportunity to express their interest in and willingness to attend the Assembly.
