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Preferred Types of Televison Programs and Television Station by
Age (First Preferences)
In comedy, the older person is often depicted as irritable, dependant
and childlike. In drama the older person is often there as a token,
expendable character and is rarely depicted as vital to the plot,
if they are represented at all. The large proportion of older people
that choose news and current affairs as their preferred program
type may do so because these programs reflect their life experience
and their continued involvement and interest in the world around
them. Could it be that older people choose not to watch comedy,
drama and soap operas because of the representations of old age
within these programs?
 18
- 25
| News |
14.4 |
| Films |
21.2 |
| Humour |
24.3 |
| Sport |
9.9 |
| Quality Drama |
3.3 |
| Documentaries |
1.9 |
| Soap Operas |
10.7 |
| Family Sitcoms |
10.4 |
| WATCH |
ABC
|
7/ 9/ 10
|
SBS
|
| Mainly |
3.1
|
63.8
|
1.3
|
| Regularly |
15.5
|
21.9
|
7.5
|
| Sometimes |
66.4
|
12.8
|
40.4
|
| Don't |
15.0
|
1.5
|
32.6
|
| service not available |
|
|
18.2
|
26 - 35
| News |
37.4 |
| Films |
15.3 |
| Humour |
14.8 |
| Sport |
8.2 |
| Quality Drama |
4.6 |
| Documentaries |
4.6 |
| Soap Operas |
3.2 |
| Family Sitcoms |
4.2 |
| WATCH |
ABC
|
7/ 9/ 10
|
SBS
|
| Mainly |
9.7
|
55.9
|
1.8
|
| Regularly |
30.6
|
28.4
|
8.4
|
| Sometimes |
53.2
|
14.9
|
41.1
|
| Don't |
6.5
|
0.8
|
26.6
|
| service not available |
|
|
22.1
|
36 - 45
| News |
58.8 |
| Films |
9.2 |
| Humour |
7.2 |
| Sport |
6.9 |
| Quality Drama |
6.3 |
| Documentaries |
3.6 |
| Soap Operas |
0.9 |
| Family Sitcoms |
0.9 |
| WATCH |
ABC
|
7/ 9/ 10
|
SBS
|
| Mainly |
18.2 |
36.2 |
3.4 |
| Regularly |
29.0 |
35.3 |
11.2 |
| Sometimes |
48.6 |
26.5 |
42.3 |
| Don't |
4.2 |
2.0 |
21.6 |
| service not available |
|
|
21.5 |
46 - 59
| News |
67.9 |
| Films |
6.0 |
| Humour |
3.7 |
| Sport |
5.3 |
| Quality Drama |
3.4 |
| Documentaries |
4.1 |
| Soap Operas |
1.2 |
| Family Sitcoms |
0.3 |
| WATCH |
ABC
|
7/ 9/ 10
|
SBS
|
| Mainly |
20.3
|
35.5
|
4.2
|
| Regularly |
31.6
|
33.2
|
11.8
|
| Sometimes |
43.7
|
30.0
|
49.4
|
| Don't |
4.4
|
1.3
|
15.7
|
| service not available |
|
|
18.9
|
60 +
| News |
75.1 |
| Films |
3.9 |
| Humour |
1.4 |
| Sport |
2.6 |
| Quality Drama |
2.5 |
| Documentaries |
4.3 |
| Soap Operas |
1.7 |
| Family Sitcoms |
0.5 |
| WATCH |
ABC
|
7/ 9/ 10
|
SBS
|
| Mainly |
30.0 |
42.9 |
5.3 |
| Regularly |
28.9 |
30.9 |
10.9 |
| Sometimes |
38.2 |
24.7 |
45.5 |
| Don't |
2.9 |
1.5 |
16.9 |
| service not available |
|
|
21.4 |
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