No one reads anymore
by Zia ~ July 9th, 2004. Filed under: Random.This according to the NEA.
46 percent of Americans read literature, which is defined as having read a novel, short story, play, or poetry in the past 12 months. 53 percent read books period (and I rather suspect they’re books like The Atkins Diet).
These readers reported slogging through an average of six books per year.
On the other hand, 97 percent of respondents reported watching TV for an hour a day, while 46 percent report watching three or more hours a day.
Think about that for a sec. The same number of people watch 3+ hours of TV and read an AVERAGE of six books a year.
6 books a year is one book every two months, half a book a month … yadda yadda. So that’s what? A very generous 15 minutes a day vs. three or more hours?
The full report may be viewed here. Pass it on.