This is a list of the States of India ranked in order of percentage of people exposed to the media. This information was compiled from NFHS-3. National Family health survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi round survey conducted by the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai designated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India. NFHS-3 was released on 11 Oct 2007 and the detailed survey can be viewed in the following website[1]
| Males Rank | Females Rank | State | Media Exposure (males%) | Females (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kerala | 97 | 90 |
| 2 | 2 | Manipur | 95 | 90 |
| 3 | 4 | Tamil Nadu | 94 | 88 |
| 4 | 1 | Goa | 93 | 92 |
| 5 | 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 93 | 79 |
| 6 | 5 | Mizoram | 91 | 87 |
| 7 | 10 | Karnataka | 90 | 77 |
| 7 | 6 | Punjab | 90 | 84 |
| 9 | 11 | Maharashtra | 88 | 76 |
| 10 | 8 | Andhra Pradesh | 87 | 79 |
| 10 | 7 | Jammu and Kashmir | 87 | 82 |
| 12 | 15 | Gujarat | 84 | 71 |
| 13 | 13 | Uttaranchal | 83 | 73 |
| 14 | 12 | Tripura | 82 | 74 |
| 15 | 17 | Whole INDIA | 80 | 65 |
| 16 | 16 | Haryana | 78 | 67 |
| 17 | 21 | Assam | 77 | 61 |
| 17 | 13 | Sikkim | 77 | 73 |
| 19 | 25 | Uttar Pradesh | 76 | 52 |
| 20 | 20 | Nagaland | 75 | 62 |
| 20 | 19 | West Bengal | 75 | 63 |
| 22 | 21 | Orissa | 74 | 61 |
| 22 | 27 | Rajasthan | 74 | 46 |
| 24 | 18 | Arunachal Pradesh | 72 | 64 |
| 25 | 28 | Bihar | 71 | 41 |
| 26 | 25 | Chattisgarh | 68 | 52 |
| 26 | 24 | Madhya Pradesh | 68 | 53 |
| 26 | 23 | Meghalaya | 68 | 60 |
| 29 | 29 | Jharkhand | 57 | 39 |
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