02 July 2012, 020712, daily news, news websites, Newspapers, online news websites
Q. And how often do you visit news websites?
|
Total |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
Read news |
Read news |
Read news |
Read news |
Never read news |
|
| Daily |
39% |
39% |
39% |
38% |
54% |
38% |
34% |
33% |
26% |
| A few times a week |
23% |
25% |
25% |
18% |
19% |
31% |
29% |
16% |
15% |
| About once a week |
11% |
10% |
10% |
12% |
8% |
6% |
18% |
12% |
7% |
| Less often |
18% |
18% |
17% |
20% |
11% |
19% |
13% |
32% |
15% |
| Never |
10% |
8% |
9% |
12% |
8% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
37% |
39% said they visited news websites daily and 73% visit at least once a week.
Visiting news websites was similar across age groups but a little higher for those on higher incomes – 44% of those earning $1,600+ pw compared to 33% of those earning under $600 pw.
Those who read newspapers frequently also visit news websites more frequently – 54% of those reading newspapers daily also visit news websites daily.
Note that as this is an online survey, all respondents have access to the Internet.