Teen newspaper readers make more civically active adults
By Erina Lin, Monday 17 December 2007 at 23:33 :: Young Reader :: #986 :: rss
U.S. adults who read newspapers at an early age tend to be more civically active, according to new research from the Newspaper Association of America Foundation.
NAA found that about 75 percent of U.S. adults who read newspapers in school as teenagers donated money to a civic group last year, compared with 51 percent of those who did not read newspapers as teens.
Those surveyed who read papers in their youth also tend to volunteer more – 48 percent verses 26 percent of those who did not read papers. They also served on more committees, 16 percent compared to 8 percent.
"The research provides strong evidence that reading youth content and using newspapers as part of one's school curriculum makes teens more likely to perform community service and donate money to worthy causes later in life," Margaret Vassilikos, senior vice president of the NAA Foundation, said in a statement.
NAA surveyed 1,500 adults between ages 25 and 34 by phone. The data, which are built on these numbers released by the Foundation in the fall, revealed that 62 percent of adults who read a newspaper in their youth volunteered or did community service compared with 37 percent, Editor & Publisher reported.
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