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Main source of information about events in the news
Variable:
newsfrom
Module:
Science Knowledge & Attitudes
Subject:
Science
Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
We are interested in how people get information about events in the news. Where do you get most of your information about current news events – newspapers, magazines, the Internet, books or other printed materials, TV, radio, government agencies, family, friends, colleagues, or some other source?
Year Availability
Available in 7 of 32 years total.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Newspapers |
| 2 | Magazines |
| 3 | The internet |
| 4 | Books other printed material |
| 5 | Tv |
| 6 | Radio |
| 7 | Government agencies |
| 8 | Family |
| 9 | Friends colleagues |
| 10 | Other |
| 98 | Dont know |
| 99 | No answer |
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446 | 286 | 45 | 121 | 134 | 110 | 79 |
| 20 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 253 | 310 | 62 | 299 | 420 | 601 | 539 |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 916 | 741 | 144 | 476 | 550 | 532 | 422 |
| 131 | 93 | 19 | 54 | 75 | 65 | 69 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 30 |
| 33 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 22 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2646 | 518 | 1761 | 972 | 1299 | 1477 | 1173 |
Summary Statistics
| Valid cases | 7260 |
| Missing cases | 55206 |