Table 1 Seniors, men, those who are not married and those with higher incomes are frequent followers of news and current affairs

Table 1.a Frequent followers of news and current affairs, by demographic characteristics
Age
	% who follow the news daily/weekly
All respondents 19 years and older who follow the news frequently	89
19 to 24¹	79
25 to 44	87*
45 to 64	93*
65 and older	95*
Gender
Women	88*
Men¹	91
Marital Status
Married/Common-Law	91*
Other¹	86
* Significantly different than the reference group at p < 0.05.
1. Reference group.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2003.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Keeping up with the times: Canadians and their news media diet," Canadian Social Trends, catalogue number 11-008-XWE.

Table 1.b Frequent followers of news and current affairs, by work and education
Highest Level of Education
	% who follow the news daily/weekly
All respondents 19 years and older who follow the news frequently	89
No postsecondary	87*
Some Postsecondary¹	91
Occupation Type
Professional/Manager	93*
Other Occupations¹	88
Household Income
Less than $29,999¹	87
$30,000 to $59,999	89*
$60,000 and more	92*
Not Stated	87
* Significantly different than the reference group at p < 0.05.
1. Reference group.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2003.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Keeping up with the times: Canadians and their news media diet," Canadian Social Trends, catalogue number 11-008-XWE.

Table 1.c Frequent followers of news and current affairs, by immigration and language
Born in Canada
	% who follow the news daily/weekly
All respondents 19 years and older who follow the news frequently	89
Yes	89
No¹	90
Language used at home
English¹	89
French	91*
Other	87*
* Significantly different than the reference group at p < 0.05.
1. Reference group.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2003.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Keeping up with the times: Canadians and their news media diet," Canadian Social Trends, catalogue number 11-008-XWE.

Table 1.d Frequent followers of news and current affairs, by place of residence
Region
	% who follow the news daily/weekly
All respondents 19 years and older who follow the news frequently	89
Atlantic	88*
Quebec	91*
Ontario¹	90
Prairies	88*
BC	88*
Urban/rural area
Montréal	91*
Toronto	92*
Vancouver	89*
Other CMA²	89*
CA³	88*
Rural¹	87
* Significantly different than the reference group at p < 0.05.
1. Reference group.
2. Census metropolitan area.
3. Census agglomeration.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2003.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Keeping up with the times: Canadians and their news media diet," Canadian Social Trends, catalogue number 11-008-XWE.