More than 40 percent of French readers said they read more during the lockdowns put in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus in 2020. The first explanation given by respondents is that reading helped them pass the time and fight boredom. Many respondents also mentioned the need to disconnect from the news but also from social networks, which many claimed to be a source of stress and negative emotions.
Why did you read more during the lockdowns set up to fight the spread of the coronavirus?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
To keep your days busy and to fight boredom
43%
To unplug and disconnect from the news
33%
To avoid staying too long on social networks or browsing the Internet
31%
To fight against depression, negative feelings, stress
22%
As a good resolution: you have to get back to reading
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Odoxa, & Syndicat National de l'Edition. (January 7, 2021). Why did you read more during the lockdowns set up to fight the spread of the coronavirus? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196855/lockdown-reasons-why-more-books-read-france/
Odoxa, und Syndicat National de l'Edition. "Why did you read more during the lockdowns set up to fight the spread of the coronavirus?." Chart. January 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196855/lockdown-reasons-why-more-books-read-france/
Odoxa, Syndicat National de l'Edition. (2021). Why did you read more during the lockdowns set up to fight the spread of the coronavirus?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196855/lockdown-reasons-why-more-books-read-france/
Odoxa, and Syndicat National de l'Edition. "Why Did You Read More during The Lockdowns Set up to Fight The Spread of The Coronavirus?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196855/lockdown-reasons-why-more-books-read-france/
Odoxa & Syndicat National de l'Edition, Why did you read more during the lockdowns set up to fight the spread of the coronavirus? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196855/lockdown-reasons-why-more-books-read-france/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Why did you read more during the lockdowns set up to fight the spread of the coronavirus? [Graph], Odoxa, & Syndicat National de l'Edition, January 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196855/lockdown-reasons-why-more-books-read-france/
