This statistic displays the result of a survey on the leading social networks used weekly for news in France in 2017. During the survey period it was found, that over 40 percent of respondents stated that they used Facebook for news.
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This statistic displays the result of a survey on the leading social networks used weekly for news in France in 2017. During the survey period it was found, that over 40 percent of respondents stated that they used Facebook for news.
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This statistic displays the result of a survey on the leading social networks used weekly for news in France in 2017. During the survey period it was found, that over 40 percent of respondents stated that they used Facebook for news.
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- Release date
- June 2017
- Region
- France
- Survey time period
- January to February 2016
- Number of respondents
- 2,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- news users.
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which, if any, of the following have you used for any purpose/for reading, watching, sharing, or discussing news in the last week? Please select all that apply. "
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- Region
- France
- Survey time period
- January to February 2016
- Number of respondents
- 2,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- news users.
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which, if any, of the following have you used for any purpose/for reading, watching, sharing, or discussing news in the last week? Please select all that apply. "
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