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Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls

Among adults who have not paid for news in the past year, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free.

Compilation of major news outlets’ paywalls prompting readers to become paid subscribers to view their content. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other factors. For example, 27% of college graduates say they have directly paid a news source by subscribing, donating or becoming a member in the last year – triple the share of those with a high school diploma or less formal education who have done so.

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