During a survey conducted among literate adults in urban Mexico in ***, approximately **** percent of respondents said they did not read books because they lacked time to do it. Around **** percent stated that they had no interest, motivation, or fondness for reading books, while **** percent of the interviewees said they would rather do other activities. The average annual number of books read by an adult in Mexico peaked at *** in early 2022.
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INEGI. (April 20, 2022). Leading reasons for not reading books among literate adults in Mexico as of February 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1053797/reasons-not-reading-books-mexico/
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