Table9
Interest in information on social issues x gender
%
      Total Male Female Significance difference
Newspaper Political and economic news Read everyday 9.2 11.2 6.8 <0.05
Read 3-4 times a week 21.1 23.2 18.7
Read once a week 34.7 34.8 34.8
Never 35.0 30.8 39.6
Sports and entertainment news Read everyday 33.0 42.6 22.1 <0.05
Read 3-4 times a week 28.9 27.9 30.0
Read once a week 21.5 17.4 26.1
Never 16.7 12.1 21.8
TV programs Read everyday 82.5 84.6 80.1 _
Read 3-4 times a week 10.8 9.5 12.3
Read once a week 4.3 4.0 4.6
Never 2.4 1.9 3.0
TV news Watch everyday 55.7 57.1 54.1 _
Watch 3-4 times a week 31.6 30.2 33.2
Watch once a week 10.3 9.9 10.8
Never 2.4 2.8 1.9