This statistic shows the results of a survey on how often parents read aloud to their children in Germany in 2014. During the survey period it was found that 21 percent of parents stated they read to their son or daughter daily.
How often do you usually read to your son, your daughter?
500 parents with at least one child aged between 2 and 8 years
Special properties
(250 mothers and 250 fathers)
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often do you usually read to your son/daughter?" (original German question: „Wie oft lesen Sie selbst ihrem Sohn/ihrer Tochter im Allgemeinen vor? Ist das …?“)
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Stiftung Lesen. (October 28, 2014). How often do you usually read to your son, your daughter? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417916/parents-frequency-of-reading-to-children-germany/
Stiftung Lesen. "How often do you usually read to your son, your daughter?." Chart. October 28, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417916/parents-frequency-of-reading-to-children-germany/
Stiftung Lesen. (2014). How often do you usually read to your son, your daughter?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417916/parents-frequency-of-reading-to-children-germany/
Stiftung Lesen. "How Often Do You Usually Read to Your Son, Your Daughter?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417916/parents-frequency-of-reading-to-children-germany/
Stiftung Lesen, How often do you usually read to your son, your daughter? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417916/parents-frequency-of-reading-to-children-germany/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
How often do you usually read to your son, your daughter? [Graph], Stiftung Lesen, October 28, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417916/parents-frequency-of-reading-to-children-germany/
