Questionnaire

1. Are you male or female?

2. How old are you?
  Under 20, 21-30, 31-40, 41- 50, 51- 60, 61-70, 71+

3. What is your favourite local newspaper?

4. How often do you read newspapers?
Once a month, few times a month, once a week, few times a week or daily

5. How long do you spend reading the newspaper?

6. Does your area have a local newspaper?

7. Do you buy the same local newspaper regularly, or a mix of several newspapers?

8. How much do you usually spend on your local newspaper?
0-30p, 31-50p, 51-70p, 71-90p 91- 99p or £1+

9. Do you prefer positive or negative stories about your local area, or a combination?

10. Would you be more likely to buy additional copies of the newspaper if it featured articles including your family and friends?

11. Which do you prefer to read about?
 Politics, schools, environmental issues, local events, gossip, council issues, new buildings, national issues, sports, business, housing, lifestyle features, or other (please specify)

12. Apart from the purchaser, how many people in your household read the newspaper? (List ages if possible)