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News Interest Index, October 2003 - Analysis

TVNEWS2 (Weighted by WEIGHT)

[ASK ONLY IF GETNEWS1= 1 OR GETNEWS2= 1] Do you get most of your news about national and international issues from… [second response]
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Local news programming12.7%12.7%
2) ABC Network news16.3%29.0%
3) CBS Network news12.7%41.7%
4) NBC Network news14.2%56.0%
5) CNN Cable news25.2%81.2%
6) MSNBC Cable news6.7%87.9%
7) The Fox News Cable Channel12.0%99.8%
Missing1365
Total Unweighted N = 150





Age (I-AGE)

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+MissingTotal
Local news programming0.0%9.5%27.0%12.3%6.1%9.4%013.1%
ABC Network news25.0%9.5%12.7%15.4%27.3%11.3%115.8%
CBS Network news4.2%28.6%17.5%13.8%3.0%9.4%012.7%
NBC Network news20.8%0.0%11.1%26.2%12.1%9.4%014.7%
CNN Cable news50.0%28.6%17.5%26.2%12.1%28.3%025.1%
MSNBC Cable news0.0%4.8%4.8%1.5%9.1%17.0%06.6%
The Fox News Cable Channel0.0%19.0%9.5%4.6%30.3%15.1%112.0%
Missing131238274285200219136718
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 148

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Local news programming4.7%21.0%14.0%5.6%21.1%0.0%112.5%
ABC Network news20.9%24.2%9.3%16.7%18.4%0.0%017.1%
CBS Network news18.6%8.1%9.3%22.2%0.0%23.5%012.8%
NBC Network news9.3%12.9%20.9%16.7%7.9%5.9%113.2%
CNN Cable news25.6%25.8%25.6%16.7%31.6%41.2%025.7%
MSNBC Cable news2.3%3.2%7.0%11.1%0.0%29.4%06.6%
The Fox News Cable Channel18.6%4.8%14.0%11.1%21.1%0.0%012.1%
Missing220346192253215122136717
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 148

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high school graduateHigh school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)Some college, no 4-year degree (or technical or vocational school)College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a Master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)MissingTotal
Local news programming10.5%15.1%12.7%13.3%0.0%012.9%
ABC Network news0.0%15.1%23.8%17.8%41.7%016.7%
CBS Network news0.0%14.2%14.3%15.6%16.7%012.5%
NBC Network news26.3%11.3%14.3%11.1%16.7%014.4%
CNN Cable news26.3%32.1%19.0%22.2%8.3%025.4%
MSNBC Cable news18.4%4.7%1.6%6.7%8.3%06.4%
The Fox News Cable Channel18.4%7.5%14.3%13.3%8.3%111.7%
Missing10337937533516913664
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 149

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Local news programming13.4%12.3%012.8%
ABC Network news16.1%16.9%016.5%
CBS Network news12.5%13.0%012.8%
NBC Network news13.4%14.9%014.3%
CNN Cable news21.4%27.3%024.8%
MSNBC Cable news7.1%6.5%06.8%
The Fox News Cable Channel16.1%9.1%012.0%
Missing64272313650
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 150

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Local news programming20.3%5.8%11.0%312.0%
ABC Network news20.3%18.6%15.9%018.2%
CBS Network news12.2%14.0%14.6%113.6%
NBC Network news5.4%18.6%15.9%213.6%
CNN Cable news24.3%26.7%22.0%424.4%
MSNBC Cable news1.4%4.7%13.4%16.6%
The Fox News Cable Channel16.2%11.6%7.3%111.6%
Missing4304393951377101
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 138

Race (I-RACE)

 White, not HispanicBlack, not HispanicHispanic or otherMissingTotal
Local news programming11.2%16.0%21.2%012.9%
ABC Network news17.1%16.0%12.1%016.3%
CBS Network news11.2%20.0%15.2%012.5%
NBC Network news14.6%16.0%6.1%113.7%
CNN Cable news23.9%32.0%30.3%025.5%
MSNBC Cable news8.8%0.0%0.0%06.8%
The Fox News Cable Channel13.2%0.0%15.2%012.2%
Missing1064134152136615
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 149

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