Table 2.
Descriptive Results of Sources Cited (in at least 5% of articles*) by Paper
| Variable | Total (N=169) |
% | The Washington Post N=67 |
The Houston Chronicle N=62 |
The Virginian Pilot N=29 |
The Richmond Times Dispatch N=11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOURCE (choose all that apply) | ||||||
| State/local government rep |
67 | 40 | 31 | 55 | 21 | 55 |
| Researcher/professor | 46 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 48 | 18 |
| Provider (including med student) |
45 | 27 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 36 |
| Parent | 27 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 0 |
| Pharmaceutical rep | 25 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| Federal government rep (e.g. CDC) |
21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| No source cited | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Pro-family/social conservative group rep |
10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
*
The following sources were cited in less than 5% of articles: vaccine consumer (potential or actual), cancer patient/survivor, insurance company representative, anti-vaccination group representative, libertarian/parents rights group representative