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We are interested in how people get information about events in the news. Where do you get most of your information about current news events " newspapers, magazines, the Internet, books or other printed materials, TV, radio, government agencies, family, friends, colleagues, or some other source?
Main source of news information · Asked in 7 waves, 2006–2018 · 8,458 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,175 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,390 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,239 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,002 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 283 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,505 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,864 |
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.
| Group | Newspaper | Magazines | The internet | Books/other printed material | Tv | Radio | Government agencies | Family | Friends/colleagues | Other | n | MoE |
|---|
| All respondents | 6% | 0% | 47% | 0% | 35% | 6% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 1175 | ±4 | |
| Democrats | 8% | – | 45% | 0% | 38% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 376 | ±6 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 5% | 0% | 49% | 0% | 31% | 6% | – | 5% | 3% | 0% | 498 | ±5 | |
| Republicans | 5% | – | 41% | 1% | 43% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 0% | – | 248 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2018 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.