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Audience Interest By Question<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/td>\nHow interested are you in news reports on the following topics?\n

<\/p><\/strong><\/td>\n

\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nVery Interested <\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Somewhat Interested<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Not Too Interested <\/strong><\/td>\nNot At All Interested<\/strong><\/td>\nDon’t Know\/ Refused<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nIssues and activities in local government and politics\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nIssues and activities in state government and politics\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10<\/td>\nWhat ideas political candidates have to improve the performance of local schools\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nWhat ideas political candidates have to reduce health care costs\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nWhat ideas political candidates have to ensure that public places are safe from terrorism <\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates among a nationwide sample of 1,005 adults, 18 years of age or older, during the period May 6-16, 2002. Based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. For items on Form A (questions 1-3; N=249), Form B (questions 4-6; N=256), Form C (questions 7-9; N=258) or Form D (questions 10-12; N=239) the sampling error is plus or minus 7 percentage points.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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