Share of people aware of selected pieces of news in the U.S. 2021-2022

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Amy Watson,
Jan 4, 2024
Between August 21, 2021, and March 31, 2022, around 88 percent of people aged 17 years and older in the United States said they had seen, read, or heard about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony. The same share of respondents stated that they knew about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The episode at the Oscars led actor Will Smith's popularity to plummet by 30 percentage points between January 2020 and March 2022.

Level of awareness of selected events in the United States between August 2021 and March 2022

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Release date

April 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 21, 2021 to March 31, 2022

Number of respondents

2,200**

Age group

17 years and older

Special properties

*indicates a survey conducted among registered voters

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

**Average number of respondents.

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