This statistic shows the results of a survey on the usage of information sources on EU matters in the EU 28 countries in 2019, broken down by medium and age. During the survey period, it was found that television was a popular medium for information about the EU, its institutions and its policies among Europeans in all age groups, mostly among people aged between 40 years and 54 years at 48 percent and people aged over 55 years at 55 percent.
When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?". Multiple answers possible. Internet total: aggregate of the following five items: "information websites", "institutional and official websites", "online social networks", "blogs" and "video hosting websites".
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European Commission. (March 11, 2020). When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454528/europe-sources-of-information-on-eu-matters-usage-by-age/
European Commission. "When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?." Chart. March 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454528/europe-sources-of-information-on-eu-matters-usage-by-age/
European Commission. (2020). When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454528/europe-sources-of-information-on-eu-matters-usage-by-age/
European Commission. "When You Are Looking for Information about The Eu, Its Policies, Its Institutions, Which of The following Sources Do You Use?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454528/europe-sources-of-information-on-eu-matters-usage-by-age/
European Commission, When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454528/europe-sources-of-information-on-eu-matters-usage-by-age/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use? [Graph], European Commission, March 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/454528/europe-sources-of-information-on-eu-matters-usage-by-age/
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