The statistic shows the results of a survey about the share of reading materials among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017. During the period examined, 80 percent of the respondents stated to read non-school books, followed by 69.3 percent of the respondents who claimed to read newspapers.
Share of reading materials among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017
The survey was conducted in 2003, 2007, 2012 and 2017 among 1,200 households from the areas of National Capital Region (NCR), Balance Luzon (areas within Luzon but outside NCR), Visayas, and Mindanao. Each household had two respondents (one adult aged 18 and older and one child aged between 7 and 17 years).
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National Book Development Board (Philippines). (September 28, 2018). Share of reading materials among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000160/philippines-share-reading-materials-adult-readers/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). "Share of reading materials among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017." Chart. September 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000160/philippines-share-reading-materials-adult-readers/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). (2018). Share of reading materials among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000160/philippines-share-reading-materials-adult-readers/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). "Share of Reading Materials among Adult Readers in The Philippines in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000160/philippines-share-reading-materials-adult-readers/
National Book Development Board (Philippines), Share of reading materials among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000160/philippines-share-reading-materials-adult-readers/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Share of reading materials among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 [Graph], National Book Development Board (Philippines), September 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000160/philippines-share-reading-materials-adult-readers/
