newspaper most frequently read
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newsandmediause_w9.paperm2
Question label:
Most frequent newspaper
Question text:
You said you get information about news and current affairs from newspapers. Which one do you read most frequently?
Question universe:
if NEWSOURCE = 4 | 5 (If gets news and current affairs information from National or Local newspapers)
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 20697 | 57.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 56 | 0.16% |
| don't know | -1 | 198 | 0.55% |
| (scots) daily express | 1 | 514 | 1.43% |
| (Scots) Daily Mail | 2 | 2592 | 7.19% |
| (Scots) Daily Mirror | 3 | 859 | 2.38% |
| (Welsh) Daily Star | 4 | 196 | 0.54% |
| The Sun | 5 | 1666 | 4.62% |
| Daily Telegraph | 6 | 921 | 2.55% |
| Financial Times | 7 | 208 | 0.58% |
| The Guardian | 8 | 1677 | 4.65% |
| The Times | 10 | 1230 | 3.41% |
| Daily Record | 11 | 213 | 0.59% |
| The Scotsman | 12 | 46 | 0.13% |
| The (Glasgow) Herald | 13 | 76 | 0.21% |
| (Aberdeen) press & Jnl | 14 | 81 | 0.22% |
| (dundee) courier | 15 | 49 | 0.14% |
| Western Mail | 16 | 36 | 0.1% |
| Daily Post | 17 | 82 | 0.23% |
| Irish News | 18 | 105 | 0.29% |
| The Newsletter | 19 | 82 | 0.23% |
| Belfast Telegraph | 20 | 129 | 0.36% |
| other regional daily | 21 | 882 | 2.45% |
| other regional morning | 22 | 24 | 0.07% |
| other morning daily | 23 | 1194 | 3.31% |
| Evening paper/other | 24 | 1149 | 3.19% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available for IEMB | -10 | 4615 | 10.21% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 16949 | 37.5% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| refusal | -2 | 45 | 0.1% |
| don't know | -1 | 785 | 1.74% |
| (scots) daily express | 1 | 739 | 1.64% |
| (Scots) Daily Mail | 2 | 3728 | 8.25% |
| (Scots) Daily Mirror | 3 | 1381 | 3.06% |
| (welsh) daily star | 4 | 266 | 0.59% |
| the sun | 5 | 2765 | 6.12% |
| daily telegraph | 6 | 1361 | 3.01% |
| financial times | 7 | 145 | 0.32% |
| the guardian | 8 | 1899 | 4.2% |
| the independent | 9 | 809 | 1.79% |
| the times | 10 | 1458 | 3.23% |
| daily record | 11 | 319 | 0.71% |
| the scotsman | 12 | 92 | 0.2% |
| the (glasgow) herald | 13 | 127 | 0.28% |
| (Aberdeen) press & Jnl | 14 | 98 | 0.22% |
| (dundee) courier | 15 | 65 | 0.14% |
| western mail | 16 | 57 | 0.13% |
| Daily Post | 17 | 74 | 0.16% |
| irish news | 18 | 170 | 0.38% |
| the newsletter | 19 | 99 | 0.22% |
| belfast telegraph | 20 | 192 | 0.42% |
| other regional daily | 21 | 1198 | 2.65% |
| other regional morning | 22 | 19 | 0.04% |
| other morning daily | 23 | 1146 | 2.54% |
| evening paper/other | 24 | 1462 | 3.24% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 17885 | 35.99% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 380 | 0.76% |
| (scots) daily express | 1 | 1155 | 2.32% |
| (Scots) Daily Mail | 2 | 4814 | 9.69% |
| (Scots) Daily Mirror | 3 | 2051 | 4.13% |
| (welsh) daily star | 4 | 518 | 1.04% |
| the sun | 5 | 4855 | 9.77% |
| daily telegraph | 6 | 1730 | 3.48% |
| financial times | 7 | 186 | 0.37% |
| the guardian | 8 | 2070 | 4.17% |
| the independent | 9 | 841 | 1.69% |
| the times | 10 | 1949 | 3.92% |
| daily record | 11 | 528 | 1.06% |
| the scotsman | 12 | 139 | 0.28% |
| the (glasgow) herald | 13 | 212 | 0.43% |
| (Aberdeen) press & Jnl | 14 | 169 | 0.34% |
| (dundee) courier | 15 | 85 | 0.17% |
| western mail | 16 | 98 | 0.2% |
| Daily Post | 17 | 121 | 0.24% |
| irish news | 18 | 207 | 0.42% |
| the newsletter | 19 | 136 | 0.27% |
| belfast telegraph | 20 | 275 | 0.55% |
| other regional daily | 21 | 716 | 1.44% |
| other regional morning | 22 | 58 | 0.12% |
| other morning daily | 23 | 2147 | 4.32% |
| evening paper/other | 24 | 2531 | 5.09% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 6773 | 42.89% |
| proxy | -7 | 1014 | 6.42% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| (Scottish) Daily Express | 1 | 413 | 2.62% |
| (Scottish) Daily Mail | 2 | 1140 | 7.22% |
| (Scottish) Daily Mirror | 3 | 922 | 5.84% |
| (Welsh) Daily Star | 4 | 275 | 1.74% |
| The Sun | 5 | 1740 | 11.02% |
| Daily Telegraph | 6 | 322 | 2.04% |
| Financial Times | 7 | 28 | 0.18% |
| The Guardian | 8 | 227 | 1.44% |
| The Independent | 9 | 115 | 0.73% |
| The Times | 10 | 349 | 2.21% |
| Daily Record | 11 | 444 | 2.81% |
| The Scotsman | 12 | 109 | 0.69% |
| The (Glasgow) Herald | 13 | 118 | 0.75% |
| The (Aberdeen) Presss and Journal | 14 | 155 | 0.98% |
| The Courier/Dundee Courier | 15 | 58 | 0.37% |
| Western Mail | 16 | 74 | 0.47% |
| Daily Post | 17 | 134 | 0.85% |
| Irish News | 18 | 149 | 0.94% |
| The Newsletter | 19 | 96 | 0.61% |
| Belfast Telegraph | 20 | 200 | 1.27% |
| Other S/W/Eng/NI reg/local dly am paper | 21 | 197 | 1.25% |
| Other Eng/I/W/S am regional paper | 22 | 48 | 0.3% |
| Other daily am paper | 23 | 81 | 0.51% |
| Evening paper/other | 24 | 608 | 3.85% |
| Total | 15791 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 23 | 0.21% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4304 | 38.45% |
| -7 | 365 | 3.26% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Total | 11193 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 20 | 0.21% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 3635 | 38.51% |
| -7 | 301 | 3.19% | |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Total | 9438 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 160 | 1.63% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 7906 | 80.3% |
| -7 | 386 | 3.92% | |
| Total | 9845 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 130 | 1.27% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 8568 | 83.48% |
| proxy | -7 | 352 | 3.43% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| (scottish) daily express | 1 | 109 | 1.06% |
| (scottish) daily mail | 2 | 118 | 1.15% |
| (scottish) daily mirror | 3 | 286 | 2.79% |
| (welsh) daily star | 4 | 58 | 0.57% |
| the sun | 5 | 255 | 2.48% |
| daily telegraph | 6 | 87 | 0.85% |
| financial times | 7 | 20 | 0.19% |
| the guardian | 8 | 45 | 0.44% |
| the independent | 9 | 51 | 0.5% |
| daily record | 11 | 20 | 0.19% |
| other s/w/eng/ni reg/local dly am paper | 21 | 106 | 1.03% |
| other daily am paper | 23 | 58 | 0.57% |
| Total | 10264 | 100.0% |
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