79 percent of the Austrian population watched television news (or accessed them online) to inform themselves about the coronavirus (COVID-19) in November 2020. 56 percent also read newspapers, both printed and online. The figures are based on a survey conducted in Austria in 2020.
Which type of media did you use in the past days to inform yourself about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the developments connected to this disease?
Characteristic
March
April
May
October
November
Television (TV news or online)
88%
86%
80%
70%
79%
Newspapers (printed or online)
54%
64%
55%
56%
56%
Radio (radio news or online)
56%
51%
50%
44%
49%
Social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube etc.)
41%
28%
35%
29%
32%
Websites of local/ national authorities and organisations
41%
33%
31%
25%
30%
Online news portals such as GMX, Apple News, GoogleNews
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Das Österreichische Gallup-Institut. (November 18, 2020). Which type of media did you use in the past days to inform yourself about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the developments connected to this disease? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116884/coronavirus-covid-19-media-use-information-austria/
Das Österreichische Gallup-Institut. "Which type of media did you use in the past days to inform yourself about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the developments connected to this disease?." Chart. November 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116884/coronavirus-covid-19-media-use-information-austria/
Das Österreichische Gallup-Institut. (2020). Which type of media did you use in the past days to inform yourself about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the developments connected to this disease?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116884/coronavirus-covid-19-media-use-information-austria/
Das Österreichische Gallup-Institut. "Which Type of Media Did You Use in The past Days to Inform Yourself about The Coronavirus (Covid-19) and The Developments Connected to This Disease?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116884/coronavirus-covid-19-media-use-information-austria/
Das Österreichische Gallup-Institut, Which type of media did you use in the past days to inform yourself about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the developments connected to this disease? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116884/coronavirus-covid-19-media-use-information-austria/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Which type of media did you use in the past days to inform yourself about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the developments connected to this disease? [Graph], Das Österreichische Gallup-Institut, November 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116884/coronavirus-covid-19-media-use-information-austria/
