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Canadians' reading habits
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1998 |
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| |
% |
| Percentage of Canadians who read a newspaper |
81.8 |
83.1 |
80.6 |
| Daily |
48.9 |
52.8 |
44.9 |
| At least 3 times a week |
27.2 |
26.5 |
27.9 |
| At least once a month |
21.7 |
19.0 |
24.5 |
| less than once a month |
2.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
| Percentage of Canadians who read a magazine |
71.2 |
68.4 |
73.8 |
| At least once a week |
57.1 |
58.5 |
55.7 |
| At least once a month |
35.1 |
34.6 |
35.6 |
| 5 or more times, but not every month |
4.1 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
| 1 to 4 times a year |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
| Percentage of Canadians who read books |
61.3 |
54.3 |
68.2 |
| At least a book a week |
31.1 |
26.9 |
34.3 |
| At least a book a month |
36.2 |
35.4 |
36.9 |
| At least a book every 3 months |
17.6 |
19.5 |
16.2 |
| At least a book every 6 months |
8.0 |
9.7 |
6.7 |
| At least a book a year |
6.2 |
7.7 |
5.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada,
General Social Survey, 1998. |
| Last Modified: 2004-10-05. |
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