Table F.  Percentage of Population 10-64 Years Old Who Reported Specific
          Forms of Mass Media that Provide Knowledge and Information by Sex,
          Philippines:  2003 

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                                            |    Both |         |
Forms of Mass Media                         |   Sexes |    Male |  Female
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Population 10-64 years old (in '000)           57,588    28,947    28,641

Newspaper                                        46.5      45.1      47.9
Magazine and book                                35.7      33.1      38.4
TV                                               61.8      59.8      63.9
Radio                                            56.7      55.9      57.5
VHS / VCD / DVD                                   9.3       9.9       8.6
Movie, play and similar shows                     9.3       9.2       9.4
Computer/internet                                20.0      18.7      21.3
Comics                                            6.1       6.3       5.9
Barangay, church and meetings of other
   organizations                                 32.2      30.1      34.4
Signboard and poster                             16.6      15.9      17.4
Town crier                                       11.5      10.9      12.1
Brochures/ flyers                                 9.3       8.3      10.3

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Note:    The respondent could report more than one form of mass media
         that provide him/her knowledge and information.

Source:  National Statistics Office
         2003 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey

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