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How many days in the past week did you read a daily newspaper? [2012: During a typical week, how many days do you read news in a printed newspaper, not including sports?]
Days read a newspaper in past week · Asked in 12 waves, 1984–2008 · 21,237 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 9 in 1992. NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 9 in 2008. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Actual number of days coded.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | None | One day | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 2008 Time Series Study | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 1,155 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043019. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,212 |
| ANES 2002 Time Series Study Source variable: V023004. | 2002-09-18 to 2002-12-06 | phone | 1,511 | 1,511 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000335. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,807 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980202. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960246. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940125. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923203. |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
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| All respondents | 40% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 19% | 1155 | ±4 | |
| Democrats | 41% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 20% | 476 | ±6 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 40% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 16% | 456 | ±6 | |
| Republicans | 36% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 24% | 203 | ±8 |
ANES 2008 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 |
| mixed |
| 2,485 |
| 2,309 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900071. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880130. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860069. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840112. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |