A survey from 2021 found that most U.S. adults cited the access of content they want to watch online as the most important reason not to subscribe to cable or satellite TV, at 71 percent of respondents. A further 69 percent stated that they chose not to have cable or satellite television because it was too expensive.
Reasons for not subscribing to cable or satellite TV in the United States in 2021
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Pew Research Center. (March 17, 2021). Reasons for not subscribing to cable or satellite TV in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319924/reasons-not-have-cable-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons for not subscribing to cable or satellite TV in the United States in 2021." Chart. March 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319924/reasons-not-have-cable-usa/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Reasons for not subscribing to cable or satellite TV in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319924/reasons-not-have-cable-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons for Not Subscribing to Cable or Satellite Tv in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319924/reasons-not-have-cable-usa/
Pew Research Center, Reasons for not subscribing to cable or satellite TV in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319924/reasons-not-have-cable-usa/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Reasons for not subscribing to cable or satellite TV in the United States in 2021 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319924/reasons-not-have-cable-usa/