The statistic presents the frequency of using tablets to get news in the United States in 2011 and 2012. In 2012, 37 percent of tablet users stated they used their tablet for that purpose at least daily.
2012: June 29 to August 8, 2012 / 2011: July15-30, 2011
Number of respondents
2012: n = 2,013 tablet users
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
The original question posed by the source was: "How often do you use your tablet to get news, including everything from the latest headlines to in-depth articles and commentary?" The source does not provide a number of respondents for 2011.
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Pew Research Center, & The Economist. (October 1, 2012). How often do you use your tablet to get news? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248437/frequency-of-using-tablets-to-get-news-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, und The Economist. "How often do you use your tablet to get news?." Chart. October 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248437/frequency-of-using-tablets-to-get-news-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, The Economist. (2012). How often do you use your tablet to get news?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248437/frequency-of-using-tablets-to-get-news-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, and The Economist. "How Often Do You Use Your Tablet to Get News?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248437/frequency-of-using-tablets-to-get-news-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center & The Economist, How often do you use your tablet to get news? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248437/frequency-of-using-tablets-to-get-news-in-the-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
How often do you use your tablet to get news? [Graph], Pew Research Center, & The Economist, October 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248437/frequency-of-using-tablets-to-get-news-in-the-us/
