| Table 7-1 |
| News followed "very closely" by American public: 1996–2008 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Type of news |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
| |
| Weather |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
53 |
50 |
48 |
| Crime |
41 |
36 |
30 |
30 |
32 |
29 |
28 |
| Education |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
23 |
| Community |
35 |
34 |
26 |
31 |
28 |
26 |
22 |
| Environment |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
21 |
| Politics/Washington news |
16 |
19 |
17 |
21 |
24 |
17 |
21 |
| Local government |
24 |
23 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
20 |
| Health news |
34 |
34 |
29 |
26 |
26 |
24 |
20 |
| Sports |
26 |
27 |
27 |
25 |
25 |
23 |
20 |
| Religion |
17 |
18 |
21 |
19 |
20 |
16 |
17 |
| International affairs |
16 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
| Business and finance |
13 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
| Consumer news |
14 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
| Science and technology |
20 |
22 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
| Culture and arts |
9 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
| Entertainment |
15 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
| Celebrity news |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
7 |
| Travel |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
6 |
| |
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.
SOURCES: 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 (1996–2006); Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Audience segments in a changing news environment: Key news audiences now blend online and traditional sources (17 August 2008), p. 39, Biennial News Consumption Survey (30 April–01 June 2008), http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/444.pdf, accessed 21 September 2009.
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