This statistic displays the frequency with which smartphone owners in the United States reported either using a local TV news app or watching local TV news on the television in the past seven days. According to StepLeader, 32 percent of smartphone owners reported using a local TV news app more than seven times in the last seven days, while 36 percent of respondents reported watching local news on TV.
Frequency with which smartphone owners watch local TV news or use a local TV news app in the United States in 2013
smartphone owners who have a local news app installed on a smartphone, tablet or connected TV
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: How many times in the last seven days have you watched local news on TV? How many times in the last sevent days have you used your local news app? The source did not provide specific information regarding the type of survey. Numbers may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The methodology was taken from here and here.
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StepLeader. (July 18, 2013). Frequency with which smartphone owners watch local TV news or use a local TV news app in the United States in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264313/local-tv-news-usage-in-the-us-by-device/
StepLeader. "Frequency with which smartphone owners watch local TV news or use a local TV news app in the United States in 2013." Chart. July 18, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264313/local-tv-news-usage-in-the-us-by-device/
StepLeader. (2013). Frequency with which smartphone owners watch local TV news or use a local TV news app in the United States in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264313/local-tv-news-usage-in-the-us-by-device/
StepLeader. "Frequency with Which Smartphone Owners Watch Local Tv News or Use a Local Tv News App in The United States in 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264313/local-tv-news-usage-in-the-us-by-device/
StepLeader, Frequency with which smartphone owners watch local TV news or use a local TV news app in the United States in 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264313/local-tv-news-usage-in-the-us-by-device/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Frequency with which smartphone owners watch local TV news or use a local TV news app in the United States in 2013 [Graph], StepLeader, July 18, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264313/local-tv-news-usage-in-the-us-by-device/
