Cultural diversity
Interest in political news

Occupying oneself with politics and current affairs - More than half an hour per day in newspapers

Definitions/comments: Educational levels: low: ISCED 0–2 (compulsory schooling, pre-vocational education); intermediate: ISCED 3–4 (apprenticeship, matura); high: ISCED 5–6 (university, other tertiary). Economic activity: Persons who indicated that they are mainly economically active.

Question wording: ‘On an average weekday, how much time, in total, do you spend reading the newspapers? And how much of this time is spent reading about politics and current affairs? ‘

Answer categories: ‘no time at all’, ‘less than ½ hour’, ‘½ hour to 1 hour’, ‘more than 1 hour’, up to 1 ½ hours’, ‘more than 1 ½ hours’, ‘up to 2 hours’, ‘more than 2 hours’, ‘up to 2 ½ hours’, ‘more than 2 ½ hours’, ‘up to 3 hours’, ‘more than 3 hours’. Percentages correspond to respondents reading about politics and current affairs in the newspaper for over half hour on an average weekday.

Sample size: ESS 2006: 1804–2916; weighted data.

Source: ESS 2006.

Data for the indicator or in excel.

Description and explanation in the corresponding chapter of the Social Report 2008.