Proportion of respondents who consider information about different topics to be news – by age

On average across six countries, views of public affairs topics vary relatively little across groups, except for climate change, where views differ considerably by age, whereas larger differences emerge for topics such as entertainment, fashion, and gaming, particularly by age.

Topics. If you came across information from the following topics, to what extent, or not, would you consider it to be news? Please select an option on each row. Base: Those across six countries aged 18–24 = 1,139, 25–34 = 1,894, 35–44 = 2,179, 45–54 = 2,029, 55+ = 4,876.
Source: Changing definitions of news in a digital environment: How the public defines news across six countries
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