Can i make this return a value for papers

Question

class Consumers {
private String firstname;
String Area(){
String Area = "";
if(Area.equalsIgnoreCase("y")) Area = "Urban";
else Area = "Suburban";
return Area;
private String gender;
private static int age;
private String Paper;
private static boolean fashion = false, sports = false,
entertainment = false, healthcare = false;
private static final String Area = "";
/* declare a constructor to initialise */
/* new instances of class Consumers */
public Consumers(String f, String A, String g,
int a, String P) {
firstname = f;
String Area = A;
gender = g;
age = a;
Paper = P;
/* methods to retrieve values of instance variables */
public String getFirstname() {
return firstname;
public String getArea(){
return Area;
public String getGender() {
return gender;
public int getAge() {
return age;
public String getPaper() {
return Paper;
//method to see if paper and consumer are suitable
public boolean isCompatibleTo(String paper2) {
return false;
private static void NewsPaperSupplements() {
// if rules
if(age < 25) {
fashion = true;
if(age < 35){
fashion = true;
sports = true;
if(age < 40){
fashion = true;
if(age < 60){
healthcare = true;
class SundayPapersApplication {
public static void main (String args[]) {
String firstname;
String Area;
Consumers person1;
Consumers person2;
String district;
String gender;
int age;
String Paper = "";
String answer;
// Create a final int variable of 5 customers.
final int numberOfConsumers = 5;
// Stores customers.
Consumers[] allConsumers = new Consumers[numberOfConsumers];
Terminal terminal = new Terminal("");
// Loops and fills with customers.
for(int i = 0; i < numberOfConsumers; i++) {
/* ask user for information about 1st client */
terminal.println("Enter data for 1st person");
firstname = terminal.readString("Firstname: ");
Area = terminal.readString("Area: ");
gender = terminal.readString("Gender (male/female): ");
age = terminal.readInt("Age: ");
/* create a new Client instance with given information */
person1 = new Consumers(firstname, Area,
gender, age, Paper);
/* determine if the given clients are compatible */
terminal.print(person1.getAge() + " " + person1.getArea() + "");
if (person1.isCompatibleTo(Paper))
terminal.println("suitable.");
else
terminal.println("not suitable.");
// Create a new Customer object and store it on the i-th
// place in your array.
allConsumers = new Consumers (firstname, Area,
gender, age, Paper);
for(int i = 5; i < numberOfConsumers; i++) {
// Print customers to the 'terminal'.
out of curosity, now i want to know why it keeps returning void for papers.?
can anyone help again.

Answer 1

it prints out a terminal, which asks the user for the information.
what i was asked to do was return a paper...i.e. fashion / healthcare and entertainment to people under 25 and from an urban area.
the only thing my program does is take the values from the customer and store them to the screen.
i know it's intially set to null....so how do i get the papers applicable to the above age group to print to screen and say whether it is suitable for them. i've tried an IF/Else statement but it doesn't work and im getting even more confused.