Table 6
Cover Themes by Early Years and Later Years
Early Years 1936-1959
Later Years 1960-2000
1
business and careers
2.5%
1.3%
2
leisure activities
8.7%
6.5%
3
movies/entertainers
25.6%
22.0%
4
politics/government
11.9%
17.6%
5
religion
2.5%
3.5%
6
sports/athletics
4.7%
4.6%
7
science/technology
4.8%
16.3%
8
war/military
14.5%
8.0%
9
education
2.2%
1.1%
10
fashion trends
11.5%
2.3%
11
history
2.4%
7.2%
12
crime/law enforcement
0.2%
3.2%
13
geography/places
5.3%
2.7%
14
civil rights
0.1%
1.6%
15
other
3.1%
2.1%
100.0%
100.0%
Early Years 1936-1959
Later Years 1960-2000
"Light" themes
55.7%
38.1%
"Serious" themes
41.2%
59.8%
"Other" themes
3.1%
2.1%
100.0%
100.0%
"Light" = 2, 3, 6, 10, and 14
"Serious" = 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 14
"Other" = 15