Health Care Rollout Tops News Interest % following story very closely
The most closely followed story this week was the ongoing rollout of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, with 37% saying they followed reports “very closely.” Roughly equal shares of Republicans (43%) and Democrats (36%) followed health care news closely.
About one-in-three followed news about Typhoon Haiyan and the U.S. economy very closely (32% each). In its second week in the headlines, bullying accusations within the Miami Dolphins football team were followed by 14% of the public. Men (17%) are more likely than women (11%) to say they followed the story very closely.
Americans express relatively limited interest in news about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, as well as news about new guidelines for the use of statins or the FDA’s proposal to severely limit the use of artificial trans fats.
Health Care Rollout Tops News Interest  | % following story very closely  | Health care rollout  | 3  | Philippines typhoon  | 32  | USS economy  | 32  | NFL bullying  | 14  | Toronto mayor's  | 11 11  | crack admission  | Statin guidelines  | FDA trans fat ban  | 10  | Source: Pew Resea rch Center Nov. 14-17, 2013  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 