Coronavirus news sources UK by age 2021

A survey carried out in the United Kingdom in September 2021 revealed that the main source used for news on COVID-19 among consumers aged 16 to 24 years old was the BBC, with 51 percent saying that they went to a BBC platform for coronavirus updates in the last week. The same share of respondents in that age group also used social media for COVID-19 information, whereas older consumers were more likely to read newspapers.

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Sources used to get information and news about the coronavirus outbreak in the last week in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021, by age group

Characteristic	BBC services	Social media	Family/friends/local people	Newspapers (printed and online)	Closed groups	Other online news sources	Officials
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Release date

December 2021

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September 3 to 5, 2021

Number of respondents

2,005 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Sources used to get info/news about Coronavirus outbreak in last week Base: All respondents who are getting information/news about the Coronavirus outbreak

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