News topics consumers follow closely in the U.S. 2017, by age

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Amy Watson,
Dec 13, 2017
The graph shows the news topics followed most closely by consumers in the United States as of March 2017, sorted by age group. During a survey, 77 percent of respondents aged 65 years and older stated that they followed national politics/government topics most closely.

News topics followed most closely by consumers in the United States as of March 2017, by age

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Release date

May 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 16 to March 20, 2017

Number of respondents

2,199*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Here are some common news and information topics. Which of these news topics do you follow most often or closely? Select up to three of the following."
* 1,194 who pay for a news subscription and 1,005 who do not pay for any news.

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