# In June 2002, the ONS Omnibus survey included a module on reading habits commissioned by the National Reading Campaign. It found that nearly half of adults had read at least five books or more in the previous 12 months, with almost one in five claiming to have read 20 books or more. # A quarter of adults had not read a book during the same period, including almost half of males aged between 16 and 24.
Although other surveys reckon up to 40% of people are non-readers in the UK.
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# A quarter of adults had not read a book during the same period, including almost half of males aged between 16 and 24.
Although other surveys reckon up to 40% of people are non-readers in the UK.
Other thing I found while noodling around http://www.literacytrust.org.uk, a survey on library users in the East Midlands:
What factors usually influence your choice in library books?
Prize winners - 17.3%
Top hilarity:
However, 40% said they had lied about having read certain books, "just so they could join in with the conversation".
The top book for impressing people is Lord of the Rings.
Yay statistics!