For decades the United States newspaper industry has been concerned with a decrease in readership of their publications among young Americans. This is an issue that not only concerns newspaper publishers because of continued declining circulation figures but also concerns society as a whole because of the impact the trend can have on the democratic process of government that depends on informed, active citizens. This work investigates prior factors in a person s life, such as family newspaper literacy practices in childhood, use of newspapers during primary and secondary education, and the...