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Pew Research CenterSeptember 11, 2017
How People Approach Facts and Information

Appendix: Details on information engagement and other metrics across groups

By John B. Horrigan
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Complete Report PDF Topline Questionnaire Sept. 29-Nov. 6, 2016 – Information Engaged and Information Wary Dataset

Table of Contents

How People Approach Facts and Information 1. The elements of the information-engagement typology 2. Americans fall along a spectrum when it comes to information engagement 3. People’s varying wish lists for information aids that might help them make decisions
Appendix: Details on information engagement and other metrics across groups
Acknowledgments Methodology

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