Denmark: use of TV as news source by age 2021

According to the results of a 2021 survey, 83 percent of Danes aged 55 years or older used television as a source of news, making this group the most likely to do so. Television news consumption increased in general across adults in all age groups between 2020 and 2021, but remained lowest among those aged under 35 years old.

Share of people using television as news source in Denmark in 2020 and 2021, by age group

Characteristic	2020	2021
55 years and older	77%	83%
45-54 years	65%	74%
35-44 years	55%	62%
25-34 years	45%	47%
18-24 years	39%	47%

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Release date

December 2021

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Region

Denmark

Survey time period

2020 and 2021

Number of respondents

2020: 2,061; 2021: 2,005

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

respondents having access to the internet

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvilke, om nogen, af følgende har du brugt som kilde til nyheder i den seneste uge?/ Which, if any, of the following did you use as a source of news in the past week?"

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