Economy, Health Care Rollout Top News % following news vvery closely
About one-in-four adults (26%) closely followed news about the economy last week, while an equal share closely followed news about how the rollout of the 2010 health care law was going. A smaller percentage of the public — 17% —closely followed negotiations about a new budget deal in Congress.
A week after the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela, one-in-five (20%) very closely followed his memorial service and other news about his death. Fully 54% of non-Hispanic blacks followed news about Mandela very closely last week, compared with 14% of non-Hispanic whites.
Economy, Health Care Rollout Top News  | Interest  | % following news vvery closely  | ULS economy  | 26  | Health care rollout  | 26  | Mandela death/memorial  | 20  | Congressional agreement budget  | Congressional agreement budget  | Survey conducted Dec 12-15, 2013  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 