Silent Generation: media consumption habits 2012

Media consumption habits of the Silent Generation in the United States in 2012

CharacteristicCharacteristic
Percent more likely than other U.S. adults to live in a household that subscribes to cable (and have not yet embraced more digitized options for television viewing) 10%
Percent more likely than other U.S. adults to read a newspaper (print or e-edition) 56%
Share of the Silent Generation who used the internet in the last 30 days to read national news 15%
Share of the Silent Generation who visited a newspaper or television website in the last 30 days 11%
Share of the Silent Generation who live in a household that owns a high-definition television 63%
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Release date

February 2013

Region

United States

Survey time period

2012

Supplementary notes

Scarborough defines the Silent Generation as those aged 65 and over at the time of the study.

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