| Characteristic | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017/18 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The more I read, the better I become | 82% | 80.1% | 82% | - | - |
| If I am a good reader it means that I’ll get a better job when I grow up | 54% | 54.6% | 60.4% | 55.6% | 55.1% |
| I prefer watching TV to reading | 55.2% | 54.3% | - | - | - |
| Reading is cool | 40.2% | 42.4% | 48.4% | 41.1% | 40.7% |
| I cannot find things to read that interest me | 30.3% | 30.8% | 36.7% | 33.7% | 34% |
| I do not read as well as other pupils in my class | 30.1% | 29.3% | 31.8% | - | - |
| I only read when I have to | 27.6% | 27.9% | 34% | 30.6% | 30.8% |
| My parents don’t care whether I spend any time reading | 24.3% | 25.3% | - | - | - |
| I would be embarrassed if my friends saw me read | 17.2% | 16.5% | - | - | - |
| Reading is more for girls than boys | 11.3% | 10.1% | - | - | - |
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Release date
February 2020
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
2014 to 2019
Number of respondents
56,906*
Age group
8-18 years
Special properties
school children
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* n (2014) = 32,026; n (2015) = 32,569; n (2016) = 42,406; n (2017/2018) = 49,049; n (2019) = 56,906.
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