Public opinion research
Explore attitudes, priorities and perceptions through carefully designed surveys.
Discuss a survey ↗ALASKA RESEARCH + CONSULTING / FOUNDED 1969
Understand Alaska.
Make better
decisions.
Public opinion. Meaningful questions. Clear thinking.
Research and advice grounded in Alaska.
Independent perspective. Alaskan experience.Our story begins in 1969 ↓
A CLEARER VIEW
Good decisions start
with understanding.
Alaska presents questions that deserve more than a quick assumption. We help organizations listen, understand what people think and examine what the findings mean.
From the first conversation to the final interpretation, our focus is practical: research that helps you decide what to do next.
RESEARCH + CONSULTING
Start with the question.
Build the right research.
We shape the work around the decision you need to make.
Focus groups & qualitative research
Go beyond the headline finding to understand the language, experiences and reasoning behind an opinion.
Explore a question ↗Strategic research & advice
Connect evidence to the choices facing your organization, with interpretation rooted in the Alaska context.
Talk through a decision ↗OUR APPROACH
Listen carefully.
Ask precisely.
Think clearly.
Clarify the decision.
Begin with what you need to understand, whose perspectives matter and how you will use the findings.
Choose the right method.
Design the research around the question, with attention to wording, audience and the limits of the evidence.
Make the findings useful.
Explain what the results support, where uncertainty remains and what the findings mean for your next step.
OUR ROOTS1969
Founded in Alaska.
Focused on understanding.
THE DITTMAN LEGACY
A long view
of a changing Alaska.
Founded by Dave Dittman in 1969, Dittman Research carries forward a tradition of listening to Alaskans and helping organizations understand the state.
The questions change. The responsibility remains: ask thoughtfully, handle information with care and bring sound judgment to the findings.
Talk with our team ↗A FEW COMMON QUESTIONS
Here to help
you understand.
Have you been invited to participate in research?+
If you have a question about a research invitation, contact us at info@drc.com or 907.243.3345. Please do not send sensitive survey answers by email.
How do we get a research project started?+
Tell us about the decision you are facing, the people you need to understand and your timing. We can discuss scope and the research approach that fits.
How does Dittman Research relate to Dittman AI?+
Dittman Research is our research and consulting business. Dittman AI is a separate initiative exploring new ways to make knowledge useful. Visit dittman.ai to learn more.
What happened to DRC.com?+
Dittman Research’s web home is dittmanresearch.com. The new Data Repository Corporation initiative is at DRC.com. Our established research contact email remains info@drc.com.
START A CONVERSATION
What do you
need to understand?
Tell us the question.
We’ll help think through the research.