| Table
9 |
| WHICH SOURCE IS BELIEVED?
(1) |
| |
| "Let's say that
you read in a daily newspaper that interest rates were going to rise by
2 percentage points by June. That evening, you heard on the evening news
that interest rates were going to rise by only 1 point by June. Which news
report would you be more likely to believe?" |
| |
| |
Total Public |
|
Television
|
40% |
|
Newspaper
|
31 |
|
Both
|
1 |
|
Neither
|
16 |
|
It depends
|
5 |
|
Don't know
|
7 |
| |
| "Why would you tend
to believe that source more?" (multiple responses accepted) |
| |
| |
Believe TV |
Believe Newpaper |
| Better facts (net) |
46% |
50% |
| Had more time to investigate |
19 |
41 |
| Got later, more up-to-date news/things
could have changed |
24 |
7 |
| It was a better informed reporter |
3 |
2 |
| Personal faith in source (net) |
47% |
46% |
| Just trust that source more |
22 |
25 |
| Just my instinct/hunch/knowledge |
10 |
9 |
| They're more careful with facts/have
more reliable sources |
8 |
5 |
| It's in print |
- |
5 |
| Just habit |
4 |
2 |
| They have more comprehensive
coverage |
3 |
- |
|
Evidence (net)
|
3% |
1% |
| Matched another report I saw/heard |
3 |
1 |
| Don't Know |
8 |
8 |
