40% of Britaines did not read a book in the past 12 months

World World’s book day this week, if millions of British students will receive a voucher to spend a book they want. The sun is designed to encourage children to read for entertainment and keep the practice of life.

However, at the moment, reading a universal practice of British adults. In the last year, Median Briton read only or listening to three books, with 40% of the public without reading or listening to a book at that time.

A quarter of the Britons (23%) says they read or listen to between one and five books last year, with an additional 10%, and additional 10% consumption between 11 and 20 books. There is a small number of Mega-reader readers, with 4% say they read more than 50 books, ie nearly one or more books in a week.

Not all Britishes have identified a book. While the two-thirds of women (66%) say they read or listen to a book last year, more than half of men (53%) they say.

Old Britishs are also more likely to read, with 65% over 65s and 63% years reading a book last year, compared to 57% year of year.

There is also something in a class side of reading, with 66% of those who live in the middle class households (going to a book of young people working (C2DE).

When did the Britons read?

Half of the Britons (50%) says they read or listen to books at least once a week, including 37% say that they are reading at least many days, and 20% of the public claim to read each day. Only 15% of Britons say they ‘not’ read or listen to books.

Women’s twice can become daily readers, with 27% females reading each day, compared to 13% of men.

To those who say they read or listen to books, mostly say they do it when sleeping (57%), in their free time of day (56%) or 54%). Around one of five readers do this while commuting (19%) or travel outside of commuting (22%), while reading books in reading or listening books during work breakdown.

Truth or Fiction: What is British read?

British readers are likely to favor fiction, with 55% of those at least can be read or listening to saying that they are mostly or only to say that they are most than just a fiction or read.

Women are likely to visit the land of fiction, with 63% of female readers who say most or all books they read or listen to men who read.

Paper, Pixel or Headphone: How are British readings / listening books?

Today, reading does not need a case of getting a copy of a book in a book, with e-books and audiobooks that have become a more common way to consume books. In fact, 18% of those who read or listen to a book last year never use a physical book.

Overall, 40% of those readers at least one book last year reading a digital or e-book, and 30% listened to an audiobook.

The traditional form, however, maintained behavior. Among those who consume at least one book in the past 12 months, body books are the main way of reading for 61%, while only 24% have e-books of audiobooks as behavior.

Six to ten of those who read an e-book last year (59%) made by a specialized device (such as a Kindle), while 20% off reading their books on a mobile phone and 18% on a tablet.

But while increasing britons can use audiokooks, most (53%) do not think about listening to one equivalent to reading the same book. Only 29% of the Britons say that listening to an Audiebook is equal to dividing the physical book in the last 12 months, and 78% of the main ways of saying books.

How many books does the Britons have?

Over the last year, half of the Britons (50%) bought at least a new book for themselves, while 40% bought a book in the second hand to read. Borrowing remains an option for some, with 28% of the public borrowing a book from family and friends and 19% who earned a book from a library.

However, 29% of the British did not get books in any way last year.

While half of two women (53%) and men (47%) say they bought new books from their previous year’s books (24% vs 13%) or 24% vs 13%)

For those who buy new books, it will add to existing collections. Over eight of the ten Britons (83%) says they own a physical book, including a quarter of Britons (24%) saying that they have more than 100 books.

While less common, nearly half of the Britons (45%) says they own at least one book in e-books, with the triple-digit e-book E-Book Earnings E-Book.

Audiobooks remain more of an interest in the minority, however, with a quarter of Britons (24%) saying that they have any audiobooks all saying that they have ten more.

How do britons organize their rooms in rooms?

But there is no harmony with how to organize these collections, with 45% of the body’s own books say they do not command it in any way. British owners of many books are more organizing their shelves, with only 30% of people with over 100 books not organized in any way, compared to 70% of those with ten books or fewer.

The most common ways in which collections are organized in size, 19% of book owners consider their shelves, and through the genre, which is 17% used as their organization. One of the nine bookowners (11%) arranging the author’s alphabetical alphabet, while 10% choose to divide their collections based on their or not yet read the book.

British owners of many books are more organizing their shelves, with only 30% of people with over 100 books not organized in any way, compared to 70% of those with ten books or fewer.

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