Dubious US literacy stats from Wikipedia that I've seen mirrored all over:
- 1/3 of high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives. - 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college. - 80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year. - 70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years. ... via a 2007 'Jenkins Group' study.
The reason I call 'dubious' is only because I personally have no frame of reference for this - I can't wrap my head around a third of people never reading, ever. I suppose that goes to show how much I take my literacy (and the literacy of my family and friends) for granted.
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- 1/3 of high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives.
- 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college.
- 80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year.
- 70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.
... via a 2007 'Jenkins Group' study.
The reason I call 'dubious' is only because I personally have no frame of reference for this - I can't wrap my head around a third of people never reading, ever. I suppose that goes to show how much I take my literacy (and the literacy of my family and friends) for granted.
-Jay