This statistic shows the share of Americans who state they have been following the selected topics on the news most closely in March 2012. 25 percent of respondents stated they have been following the news coverage of Trayvon Martin's death and its aftermath most closely.
Public interest in news about selected top stories in the U.S. as of March 2012
Topic
Share of respondents
Death of Trayvon Martin
25%
2012 elections
16%
Economy
15%
Killings in Afghanistan
12%
NFL / N.O. Saints
8%
Killings in France
3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2TopicShare of respondents25%25%16%16%15%15%12%12%8%8%3%3%Death of Trayvon Martin2012 electionsEconomyKillings in AfghanistanNFL / N.O. SaintsKillings in France
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
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Pew Research Center. (March 27, 2012). Public interest in news about selected top stories in the U.S. as of March 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221734/public-interest-in-news-about-selected-important-topics-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Public interest in news about selected top stories in the U.S. as of March 2012." Chart. March 27, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221734/public-interest-in-news-about-selected-important-topics-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Public interest in news about selected top stories in the U.S. as of March 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221734/public-interest-in-news-about-selected-important-topics-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Public Interest in News about Selected Top Stories in The U.S. as of March 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221734/public-interest-in-news-about-selected-important-topics-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Public interest in news about selected top stories in the U.S. as of March 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221734/public-interest-in-news-about-selected-important-topics-in-the-us/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Public interest in news about selected top stories in the U.S. as of March 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 27, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221734/public-interest-in-news-about-selected-important-topics-in-the-us/
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