Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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7th to 12th-Graders in 2003-2004
| Reading while | Percentage of reading time |
|---|---|
| Watching TV | 11% |
| Listening to music | 10 |
| Doing homework on the computer | 3 |
| Playing videogames | 3 |
| Playing computer games | 2 |
| Using the computer (other) | 2 |
| Instant messaging | 2 |
| E-mailing | 1 |
| Surfing websites | 1 |
| Using any of the above media | 35% |
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence, November 2007.
| Average Time Spent Reading in 2006 | Trends in Reading and Publishing | Average Test Scores by Number of Household Books, Grade 12 (2005–2006) |
