| Table 7-2 |
| News followed very closely by American public: 1996–2006 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Type of news |
|
1996 |
|
1998 |
|
2000 |
|
2002 |
|
2004 |
|
2006 |
| |
| Weather |
|
NA |
|
NA |
|
NA |
|
NA |
|
53 |
|
50 |
| Crime |
|
41 |
|
36 |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
32 |
|
29 |
| Community |
|
35 |
|
34 |
|
26 |
|
31 |
|
28 |
|
26 |
| Health |
|
34 |
|
34 |
|
29 |
|
26 |
|
26 |
|
24 |
| Sports |
|
26 |
|
27 |
|
27 |
|
25 |
|
25 |
|
23 |
| Local government |
|
24 |
|
23 |
|
20 |
|
22 |
|
22 |
|
20 |
| Washington news |
|
16 |
|
19 |
|
17 |
|
21 |
|
24 |
|
17 |
| International affairs |
|
16 |
|
16 |
|
14 |
|
21 |
|
24 |
|
17 |
| Religion |
|
17 |
|
18 |
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
20 |
|
16 |
| Science and technology |
|
20 |
|
22 |
|
18 |
|
17 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
| Business and finance |
|
13 |
|
17 |
|
14 |
|
15 |
|
14 |
|
14 |
| Entertainment |
|
15 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
14 |
|
15 |
|
12 |
| Consumer news |
|
14 |
|
15 |
|
12 |
|
12 |
|
13 |
|
12 |
| Culture and arts |
|
9 |
|
12 |
|
10 |
|
9 |
|
10 |
|
9 |
| |
NA = not available, question not asked
NOTES: Data reflect respondents who said they followed type of news "very closely." Table includes all years for which data collected.
SOURCE: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Online papers modestly boost newspaper readership: Maturing Internet news audience broader than deep (30 July 2006), Biennial News Consumption Survey (27 April'22 May 2006), http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=282, accessed 26 April 2007. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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