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Questions: 1. Now we'd like to know how many days in a week you do each of these activities.
2. How many days a week do you read books for fun?
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Reading habits of 6-17 year olds in Canada 2017, by age group
This statistic shows the share of children and teenagers in Canada who read books for fun compared to activities involving screen time as of February 2017, broken down by age group. The findings show that ** percent of children between *** and eight years old were reading for fun *** times per week, compared to just ** percent of year olds. Interestingly, whilst the activity of reading for pleasure multiple times each week reduced with age, social media use increased dramatically. Just **** percent of *** year olds were using social media sites and apps *** times per week, whereas ** percent of year olds and ** percent of year olds were doing the same.
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Scholastic Inc.. (May 2, 2017). Share of children and teenagers who read books for fun compared to screen time activities in Canada as of February 2017, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/826167/canada-children-teens-reading-habits-vs-other-activities-by-age/
Scholastic Inc.. "Share of children and teenagers who read books for fun compared to screen time activities in Canada as of February 2017, by age group." Chart. May 2, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/826167/canada-children-teens-reading-habits-vs-other-activities-by-age/
Scholastic Inc.. (2017). Share of children and teenagers who read books for fun compared to screen time activities in Canada as of February 2017, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/826167/canada-children-teens-reading-habits-vs-other-activities-by-age/
Scholastic Inc.. "Share of Children and Teenagers Who Read Books for Fun Compared to Screen Time Activities in Canada as of February 2017, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 May 2017, /statistics/826167/canada-children-teens-reading-habits-vs-other-activities-by-age/
Scholastic Inc., Share of children and teenagers who read books for fun compared to screen time activities in Canada as of February 2017, by age group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/826167/canada-children-teens-reading-habits-vs-other-activities-by-age/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of children and teenagers who read books for fun compared to screen time activities in Canada as of February 2017, by age group [Graph], Scholastic Inc., May 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/826167/canada-children-teens-reading-habits-vs-other-activities-by-age/
