Poll On Reading Habits Confirms, Provokes An AP-Ipsos poll about reading habits has spawned an assortment of news stories. In one angle, among those who read books last year, seven was the average number of books read. But 25 percent of adults surveyed said they didn’t read any books last year. (It’s not clear if the poll was limited to literate adults or not — an important factor since we only have a 70 to 75 percent literacy rate to begin with.) The Guardian notes, “of those who did read, women and retirees were the most avid readers, and religious […]
