Table 1
Frequency at which people follow news and current affairs, 2003 and 2013

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Table 1:
Frequency at which people follow news and current affairs, 2003 and 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Frequency at which people follow news and current affairs Daily, Several times a month or several times a week, Rarely or never, 2003 and 2013, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Daily Several times a month or several times a week Rarely or never
2003 2013 2003 2013 2003 2013
percentage
Total 68 60Note † 25 27Note † 7 13Note †
Men (ref.) 72 63Note † 23 25Note † 6 12Note †
Women 65Note * 57Note * Note † 27Note * 30Note * Note † 8Note * 14Note * Note †
Age group  
15 to 34 years (ref.) 48 37Note † 41 42 11 21Note †
35 to 54 years 73Note * 60Note * Note † 22Note * 28Note * Note † 6Note * 12Note * Note †
55 years and older 88Note * 81Note * Note † 8Note * 13Note * Note † 4Note * 6Note * Note †
Province of residence  
Newfoundland and Labrador 70 61Note † 25 25 6 14Note †
Prince Edward Island 67 61 23 24 11Note * 15
Nova Scotia 65Note * 62 26 24 9Note * 14Note †
New Brunswick 64Note * 56Note * Note † 26 26 10Note * 18Note * Note †
Quebec 72Note * 63Note † 22Note * 25Note † 6 12Note †
Ontario (ref.) 69 61Note † 25 27Note † 7 12Note †
Manitoba 64Note * 55Note * Note † 27 28 9Note * 17Note * Note †
Saskatchewan 63Note * 56Note * Note † 29Note * 30 8 14Note †
Alberta 65Note * 53Note * Note † 27Note * 32Note * Note † 7 15Note * Note †
British Columbia 66Note * 58Note * Note † 27Note * 31Note * Note † 7 11Note †
Level of education (people 25 to 54 years)  
Less than a high school diploma 61Note * 49Note † 26 26Note * 13Note * 25Note * Note †
High school diploma (ref.) 64 52Note † 28 31Note † 7 17Note †
Postsecondary diploma or certificate 67Note * 54Note † 27 32Note † 6Note * 14Note * Note †
University degree 75Note * 60Note * Note † 22Note * 31Note † 3Note * 9Note * Note †
Level of education (people 55 years and older)  
Less than a high school diploma 84Note * 79Note † 10Note * 12Note † 6Note * 10Note * Note †
High school diploma (ref.) 90 81Note † 8 13Note † 3 7Note †
Postsecondary diploma or certificate 89 81Note † 9 14Note † 2Note E: Use with caution 5Note * Note †
University degree 93Note * 84Note * Note † 6 13Note † 2Note * Note E: Use with caution 3Note *
E use with caution
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Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Significantly different from 2003 (p < 0.05)

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Sources: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2003 and 2013.
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