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newsource

Sources of News

Datafile

Index term

Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
newsource1 Personal experience indresp
newsource2 From friends/relatives indresp
newsource3 Word of mouth indresp
newsource4 National newspapers indresp
newsource5 Local newspapers indresp
newsource6 Television indresp
newsource7 Radio indresp
newsource8 Internet or the web indresp
newsource9 Government publications indresp
newsource10 Books indresp
newsource11 School, college etc. indresp
newsource12 Somewhere else indresp
newsource96 None of these indresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

newsandmediause_w9.newsource

Question label:

Sources of News

Question text:

People get their information about news and current affairs from many sources. Of these sources, which ones provide you personally with the most information about news and current affairs?

Question interviewer instructions:

CODE ALL THAT APPLY
PROBE FOR ANY OTHERS

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

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