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August 3, 2022

4314 US adults surveyed

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If you were to stop consuming the news for a month (including reading it, listening to it, and watching it) do you think you’d be happier or less happy on a day‑to-day basis?

Conducted August 3, 2022

YouGov surveyed 4314 US adults

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If you were to stop consuming the news for a month (including reading it, listening to it, and watching it) do you think you’d be happier or less happy on a day‑to-day basis?

Conducted August 3, 2022

YouGov surveyed 4314 US adults

By:
22%
25%
25%
7%
7%
5%
9%

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