2004 University of California Undergraduate
Experience Survey
News & Information Sources
16. How well-informed do you think you are about
political and social issues at each of the following levels:
UC-Wide
UCSC
Campus issues and politics
Very well-informed
Well informed
Not that well-informed
Not at all informed
1715 (4.0%)
10297 (23.9%)
23182 (53.8%)
7935 (18.4%)
143 (4.2%)
832 (24.7%)
1848 (54.8%)
551 (16.3%)
Issues and politics in the community where I live while in
school
Very well-informed
Well informed
Not that well-informed
Not at all informed
1466 (3.4%)
9949 (23.3%)
23646 (55.2%)
7787 (18.2%)
131 (3.9%)
848 (25.2%)
1862 (55.4%)
522 (15.5%)
California state issues and politics
Very well-informed
Well informed
Not that well-informed
Not at all informed
2914 (6.8%)
15728 (36.6%)
20949 (48.7%)
3418 (7.9%)
263 (7.8%)
1383 (41.1%)
1512 (44.9%)
211 (6.3%)
National issues and politics
Very well-informed
Well informed
Not that well-informed
Not at all informed
6408 (14.9%)
16703 (38.9%)
17126 (39.8%)
2752 (6.4%)
601 (17.8%)
1427 (42.4%)
1165 (34.6%)
174 (5.2%)
International issues and events
Very well-informed
Well informed
Not that well-informed
Not at all informed
5568 (12.9%)
14170 (32.9%)
19583 (45.5%)
3748 (8.7%)
498 (14.8%)
1199 (35.6%)
1434 (42.6%)
238 (7.1%)
17. Please indicate how often you use the following
sources of news information:
UC-Wide
UCSC
National television news
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never
3960 (9.2%)
9143 (21.2%)
8075 (18.7%)
12217 (28.3%)
9722 (22.5%)
236 (7.0%)
641 (19.0%)
514 (15.2%)
953 (28.2%)
1033 (30.6%)
3412 (8.0%)
9581 (22.4%)
7839 (18.3%)
11587 (27.0%)
10429 (24.3%)
157 (4.7%)
544 (16.2%)
496 (14.8%)
945 (28.2%)
1213 (36.2%)
2759 (6.5%)
7553 (17.7%)
6550 (15.3%)
11742 (27.5%)
14136 (33.1%)
126 (3.8%)
425 (12.7%)
426 (12.7%)
934 (27.9%)
1433 (42.9%)
3551 (8.3%)
6797 (15.8%)
4926 (11.5%)
10199 (23.7%)
17478 (40.7%)
244 (7.2%)
480 (14.3%)
414 (12.3%)
820 (24.4%)
1408 (41.8%)
1660 (3.9%)
3738 (8.7%)
4016 (9.4%)
9801 (22.9%)
23625 (55.1%)
106 (3.2%)
228 (6.8%)
295 (8.8%)
732 (21.9%)
1987 (59.3%)
923 (2.2%)
3824 (8.9%)
8129 (19.0%)
13075 (30.6%)
16812 (39.3%)
56 (1.7%)
262 (7.8%)
566 (16.9%)
1012 (30.1%)
1463 (43.6%)
5759
11357
9828
10181
5946
(13.4%)
(26.4%)
(22.8%)
(23.6%)
(13.8%)
33 (1.0%)
227 (6.7%)
673 (20.0%)
1248 (37.0%)
1190 (35.3%)
3124 (7.3%)
6249 (14.6%)
6910 (16.2%)
12373 (29.0%)
14048 (32.9%)
239 (7.2%)
557 (16.7%)
574 (17.2%)
995 (29.8%)
975 (29.2%)
13681 (31.8%)
12235 (28.4%)
6431 (14.9%)
6549 (15.2%)
4135 (9.6%)
1041 (30.9%)
983 (29.2%)
491 (14.6%)
550 (16.3%)
301 (8.9%)
Local television news
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never
Public television
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never
Public Radio
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never
Talk radio
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never
Weekly news magazines
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never
Campus newspaper
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never
Other daily newspaper
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never
Internet (including online newspapers)
Everyday
Several times a week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Never