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Table 4 Coding Scheme for Theme 2

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis Portrayal by UK National Newspapers 2011–2016: A Service User - Led Thematic Analysis of Language Used

Code

Number of Articles

[n = (%)]*

Number of References

[n=]

The number of references by tabloid/middle market or broadsheet

[n = (%)]

Newspapers with the highest number of references

[n = (%)]

Sufferers

68 (46)

117

Tabloid/Middle Market 92 (79)

Broadsheet 25 (21)

Daily Express 39 (33)

Daily Mirror 29 (25)

Patients

50 (34)

123

Tabloid/Middle Market

91 (74)

Broadsheet 32 (26)

Daily Express 43 (35)

Daily Mail

32 (26)

People

30 (20)

41

Tabloid/Middle Market

27 (66)

Broadsheet

14 (34)

Daily Express 12 (29)

Daily Mirror 9 (22)

Telegraph 9 (22)

Victims

5 (3)

6

Tabloid/Middle Market

5 (83)

Broadsheet

1 (17)

Daily Mail 3 (50)

Daily Express 2 (33)

Copers

4 (3)

4

Tabloid/Middle Market

4 (100)

Broadsheet

0 (0)

Daily Express 2 (50)

Individuals

3 (2)

3

Tabloid/Middle Market

3 (100)

Broadsheet

0 (0)

Daily Mirror 1 (33)

Daily Mail

1 (33)

Daily Express

1 (33)

Brave

2 (1)

2

Tabloid/Middle Market

2 (100)

Broadsheet

0 (0)

Daily Mirror 1 (50) Daily Star 1 (50)

Arthritics

1 (1)

1

Tabloid/Middle Market

0 (0)

Broadsheet

1 (100)

Telegraph 1 (100)

  1. *Percentage calculated where total number of articles analysed n = 147