Table 8

Correlations between Issue Importance and Perceived Value of Mass Media

IssueNewspapers or MagazinesTelevision or Radio ProgramsSocial Media (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp)Information Shown on the Internet
Environment and climate control   0.330***   0.276***   0.160***   0.185***
  (0.199***)  (0.049)  (0.018)  (0.049)
Immigration   0.000   0.075   0.054   0.053
(–0.067)  (0.081*)  (0.033)  (0.026)
Economy   0.028   0.012 –0.062 –0.006
  (0.039)(–0.002)(–0.069)  (0.042)
Abortion   0.114**   0.105**   0.094*   0.060
  (0.061)  (0.017)  (0.067)(–0.025)
Second Amendment (or gun control)   0.139***   0.139***   0.115**   0.123**
  (0.055)  (0.036)  (0.035)  (0.041)
Foreign policy   0.226***   0.231*** –0.003   0.019
  (0.125**)  (0.118**)(–0.051)(–0.021)
Health care   0.177***   0.196***   0.003   0.056
  (0.079*)  (0.107**)(–0.067)  (0.040)
Crime   0.051   0.116**   0.107**   0.118**
  (0.044)  (0.080*)  (0.042)  (0.061)
Terrorism   0.081*   0.086*   0.043   0.073
  (0.035)  (0.026)(–0.002)  (0.048)
The candidate’s credibility or likability   0.167***   0.188***   0.030   0.042
  (0.070)  (0.101**)(–0.018)(–0.004)

  • Note: Table entries are Pearson correlations. Partial correlations, controlling for the three remaining information sources and social desirability, are shown in parentheses.

  • ↵* p < 0.05;

  • ↵** p < 0.01;

  • ↵*** p < 0.001.