Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 Which source do you prefer to get your news
from, newspaper, television, or online? If a
newspaper, press 1. If television news, press
2. If online, press 3.
Newspaper……………………………………………… 31%
Television……………………………………………….. 56%
Online ……………………………………………………. 12%
Q2 What type of newspaper do you prefer to read,
a nationwide newspaper like the Wall Street
Journal or New York Times, or a local paper?
If a national newspaper, press 1. If a local
paper, press 2.
National Newspaper…………………………………. 13%
Local Newspaper …………………………………….. 87%
Q3 What type of television news outlet do you
prefer, a national network like CBS or NBC, a
national cable network like CNN, FOX News,
or MSNBC, or a local television network? If a
national broadcast network, press 1. If a
national cable network, press 2. If your local
TV news network, press 3.
Broadcast Network 23%
Cable News
Network…………….. 42%
Local TV Network.. 34%
Q4 What type of online news sources do you
prefer, websites affiliated with newspapers,
independent news sites, blogs, or other online
sources? If newspapers’ websites, press 1. If
independent news sites, press 2. If blogs,
press 3. If other, press 4.
Newspapers’
Websites …………….. 43%
Independent News
Sites…………………… 25%
Blogs………………….. 6%
Other………………….. 26%
Q5 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 48%
Man……………………………………………………….. 52%
Q6 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 48%
Republican……………………………………………… 36%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 16%
Q7 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 77%
African-American …………………………………….. 21%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%
Q8 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 15%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 26%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 40%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%
Q9
252………………………………………………………… 13%
336………………………………………………………… 20%
704………………………………………………………… 18%
828………………………………………………………… 14%
910………………………………………………………… 13%
919………………………………………………………… 23%