Newspaper Reading Habits

Newspaper reading

habit of students

Submitted by :

• Naimish Adesara A-1• Komal Baid A-6• Shireen Agarwal A-3• Saumesh Thakar A-60• Chetan Vaghela A-63

Contents

• Introduction• Background literature• Objectives• Methodology• limitation• Data analysis• Chi- square analysis• Conclusion

Introduction• Reading habit helps in improving

comprehension, accuracy, fluency and increasing vocabulary

• Reading provokes questioning, helps in generating ideas and inspires them to think

• Reading habit of the students is going down day by day

• Reading newspaper is such a particular exercise that not only gives an insight to the world around, but gives us an inner relief

Cont…• It is more reliable and provides scientific

information in simple and easily understandable language

• Many alternatives such internet, mobile, social media, news channel, radio etc. have been Developed over the recent past due to this the reading habits of students are coming down

• Other media provide news, entertainment and information more faster, frequent and cheaper than newspapers, in providing news, entertainment and information.

Background Literature

• 13% of boys read the whole newspaper• Only 63% of girls claimed to be readers of

newspapers and while 16% read the whole paper• Those who are reading, are reading more but

there is a growing percentage of boys who are not reading at all.

• It makes us alert, knowledgeable, well-versed and well-informed about the affairs of the world.

Objectives

Primary Objective• To analyse the reading habits of students from various

background

Secondary Objectives• To analyze whether newspaper reading habit helps students in their

overall development• To analyse which particular section is preferred by the students• To find the hindrance of students for regular reading of newspaper

Research Methodology

• Research Design• Population• Sample Size• Sampling Technique

Limitations

• Limited Area• Sample Size• Inaccurate Responses• Limitations of CHI-SQUARE• Limited Time

Do you read newspaper?

74%

26%

Yes

No

If No, why?

42%

2%

22%

34%Because of Hectic Col-lege Schedule

Social Commitments

Boring

Other Source of news and Information

What kind of newspaper you prefer to read?

4%

60%

36%

Vernacular

English

Both

How often do you read newspaper in a week?

9%

38%

16%

38%

1 day

2-3 days

4-5 days

7 days

What is/are the sources of your information/news?

23%

21%7%6%

25%

18%

NewspaperTelevisionMagazineRadioInternetSocial Networking Sites

Which part of newspaper you like the most?

8%

24%

17%11%

40%

1%

SportsBusinessTechPoliticsEntertainmentOther

How much daily time do you spend in reading newspaper?

45%

39%

12%5%

<15 minutes<30 minutes1 hour>1 hour

What is your preferred way of reading newspaper?

26%

74%

E-NewspaperPhysical Newspaper

According to you, how much is newspaper reading habit helpful in overall development

1% 3% 17%

44%

35%

very lowlowmidiumhighvery high

What is your age?

3%

94%

3%

<18 year18-24 year25-50 year>50 year

What are you pursuing right now?

7%

10%

60%

6%17%

B.ComBBAMBABEOther

What is your Gender?

52%48%

MaleFemale

Chi-Square Test

Observed Frequency

Particulars Helpful Not-Helpful Total

Male 42 10 52

Female 37 11 48

Total 79 21 100

Chi-Square Test

Expected Frequency

Chi-square result – 0.65

Particulars Helpful Not-Helpful

Male 41.08 10.92

Female 37.92 10.08

Chi-Square Test

Observed Frequency

Particulars Reads Don't Reads Total

Male 46 6 52

Female 28 20 48

Total 74 26 100

Chi –Square Test

Expected Frequency

Chi –Square Result- 0.0006

Particulars Reads Don't Reads

Male 38.48 13.52

Female 35.52 12.48

Chi Square TestObserved Frequency

Particulars male female Total

Business 17 7 24

Technology 14 3 17

Sports 7 1 8

Politics 10 1 11

Entertainment 3 36 39

Total 52 48 100

Chi –Square Test

Expected Frequency

Chi -Square Result- 2.1571E-10

Particulars male female

Business 12.48 11.52

Technology 8.84 8.16

Sports 4.16 3.84

Politics 5.72 5.28

Entertainment 20.28 18.72

Chi-Square Test

Observed Frequency

Particulars Male Female Total

English 25 34 59

Vernacular 3 1 4

Both 23 13 36

Total 52 48 100

Chi-Square Test

Expected Frequency

Chi-Square Result -0.078978

Particulars Male Female

English 30.68 28.32

Vernacular 2.08 1.92

Both 18.72 17.28

Conclusion

• Newspaper reading definitely helps students for their overall development.

• Sections preferred by students in the newspaper.• Factors due to which students don’t read

newspaper daily.• In the present technological world, there are still

57% of our respondents who prefer to read news from physical newspaper

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