People read more than in '70's!
The BBC reports that people are reading more than they were in the 1970s!
The research was done at the University of Manchester, and more information can be found in this press release. The study looked at data from the UK and found that in 2000 Brits read an average of five minutes more per day than they did in 1975. The figures from the US, however, suggest that Americans in 1998 read for nine minutes less than they did in 1975. One reason for the increase, they suggest, is that while people have more things on during their day, they have more 'gaps' between activities to slot reading time in.
The research was done at the University of Manchester, and more information can be found in this press release. The study looked at data from the UK and found that in 2000 Brits read an average of five minutes more per day than they did in 1975. The figures from the US, however, suggest that Americans in 1998 read for nine minutes less than they did in 1975. One reason for the increase, they suggest, is that while people have more things on during their day, they have more 'gaps' between activities to slot reading time in.
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