| Table 7-3 |
| What people read in the newspaper: 2006 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Type of news |
|
2006 |
| |
| News stories about one's city, town, or region |
|
91 |
| National news stories |
|
88 |
| International news stories |
|
84 |
| Articles on health and medicine |
|
77 |
| Articles about technology |
|
63 |
| Editorial and opinion pages |
|
60 |
| Business and financial news |
|
60 |
| Articles about food, diet, cooking |
|
55 |
| News stories and columns about religion |
|
51 |
| Consumer tips on products and services |
|
50 |
| Sports section |
|
48 |
| Entertainment news |
|
46 |
| Obituaries |
|
42 |
| Comics, puzzles, and games |
|
41 |
| Articles and reviews about travel |
|
39 |
| Advertisements |
|
35 |
| Real estate section |
|
32 |
| TV/movie/entertainment information and schedules |
|
29 |
| Personal advice columns |
|
28 |
| Society pages, weddings/engagements/births |
|
24 |
| |
NOTES: Based on respondents reading newspaper "just about every day" or "sometimes". Data reflect those saying they spent "some time" or "a lot of time" reading type of news in newspaper.
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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