Word of mouth
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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:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 18 | 0.05% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 98 | 0.27% |
| don't know | -1 | 108 | 0.3% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 26234 | 72.76% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 8504 | 23.58% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available for IEMB | -10 | 4615 | 10.21% |
| missing | -9 | 7 | 0.02% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| refusal | -2 | 49 | 0.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 112 | 0.25% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 27340 | 60.5% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 9940 | 22.0% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 131 | 0.26% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 24 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 87 | 0.18% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 34181 | 68.79% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 11439 | 23.02% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
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