The statistic shows the results of a survey about the frequency of book reading among adults in the Philippines in 2017. During the period examined, approximately 17 percent of the respondents stated that they read books daily, followed by 49.2 percent of the respondents who claimed to read books at least once a week.
Frequency of book reading among adults in the Philippines in 2017
among 1,200 households with one adult and one child respondent
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
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).
Original question: In the last 12 months, approximately how often did you read books?
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National Book Development Board (Philippines). (September 28, 2018). Frequency of book reading among adults in the Philippines in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000609/philippines-frequency-book-reading-adults/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). "Frequency of book reading among adults in the Philippines in 2017." Chart. September 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000609/philippines-frequency-book-reading-adults/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). (2018). Frequency of book reading among adults in the Philippines in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000609/philippines-frequency-book-reading-adults/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). "Frequency of Book Reading among Adults in The Philippines in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000609/philippines-frequency-book-reading-adults/
National Book Development Board (Philippines), Frequency of book reading among adults in the Philippines in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000609/philippines-frequency-book-reading-adults/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Frequency of book reading among adults in the Philippines in 2017 [Graph], National Book Development Board (Philippines), September 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000609/philippines-frequency-book-reading-adults/
