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You Won’t Believe How Little Americans Read

Bijan Stephen
@bijanstephen

Since the arrival of Gutenberg’s printing press in 1450, the primacy of the written word — as a means of distributing information, for delivering pleasure — has been mostly unquestioned. But with the rise of radio, television, and now the Internet, print’s reign has come under fire, and is perhaps approaching an end.
A recent study from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that the average American spends only 19 minutes a day reading; young people read less than ever, apparently, with people ages 25 to 34 reading eight minutes a day on weekends and holidays, while those 20 to 24 average around 10. This, of course, is a decline: a report from Common Sense Media found that 45% of 17-year-olds admit only reading for pleasure a few times a year — up from 19% in 1984.

The causes implicated were obvious, naturally having to do with the ubiquitous presence of screens in our lives. Is this progress? It’s hard to say. Vox has some pretty charts that’ll help you decide for yourself.

Date: 2014-06-26 03:03 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I'm pretty sure I average about two hours a day. Sometimes more. Sometimes a LOT more.

Date: 2014-06-26 04:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wildrider.livejournal.com
I certainly admit I read fewer BOOKS, but I do read a great deal online -- articles, news, stories, blogs, etc.

Date: 2014-06-26 04:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] petzipellepingo.livejournal.com
I read most evenings, especially now when there's very little on television to interest me.

Date: 2014-06-26 06:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shipperx.livejournal.com
Same here, at least for nights/the summer when virtually nothing is on.

Date: 2014-06-26 11:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shadowkat67.livejournal.com
Yep, me too - and before bed mostly. Also to and from work - or on the commute, which is about an hour each way.

Date: 2014-06-26 07:32 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] sdwolfpup.livejournal.com
Honestly that sounds about right for me, if we're talking novels and not articles on the Internet, work-related reading, my friends' blogs, Twitter, etc etc etc. Away from the computer, I have almost zero free reading time. Although we do ready at least 20-30 minutes to our kids every night, so I guess that counts? Heh.

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