Reasons not to pay for online news in the U.S. 2017

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Amy Watson,
Dec 19, 2022
The graph shows the main reasons not to pay for online news in the United States as of March 2017. During a survey, 54 percent of respondents stated that they did not pay for online news because they could find plenty of free content already.

Reasons for unwillingness to pay for online news in the United States as of March 2017

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Release date

May 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 16 to March 20, 2017

Number of respondents

2,199*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

* 1,194 who pay for a news subscription and 1,005 who do not pay for any news.

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