26
Apr
Apr
Results of a survey on readership in Armenia now available
The Armenian Readership and Reading Habits Policy Study, developed under the Book Platform project, is the first large-scale attempt to study current
state of reading in Armenia, its frequency, readers' preferences, attitudes and habits. The study was carried out in the period October-December 2012 by an external sociological service company
chosen by the National Publishers Association of Armenia via a tender procedure. It consisted of focus group discussions and a quantitative survey covering a representative sample of the Armenian
population.
Perhaps the most alarming finding of the survey is the extreme decline of reading: compared to five years ago, a whole 37 percent of respondents now do not read at all and 43 percent read comparatively less! Even more disturbing is the fact that about 59 percent of those who do not read at all state that they will never start/restart reading. On the more positive side, the survey finds out that the more the dynamic of reading increases, the greater the share of young people (18-34 years old) becomes! Reading of fiction rules over printed media: 56 percent of readers read fiction, 42 percent - newspapers or magazines, while over 34 percent prefer to read specialized printed books.
The wealth of data provided by the survey offers to all professionals in the book sector, educators and policy-makers an indispensable tool for grounding future actions and policies on an accurate depiction of today's situation.
The survey is available here.
Perhaps the most alarming finding of the survey is the extreme decline of reading: compared to five years ago, a whole 37 percent of respondents now do not read at all and 43 percent read comparatively less! Even more disturbing is the fact that about 59 percent of those who do not read at all state that they will never start/restart reading. On the more positive side, the survey finds out that the more the dynamic of reading increases, the greater the share of young people (18-34 years old) becomes! Reading of fiction rules over printed media: 56 percent of readers read fiction, 42 percent - newspapers or magazines, while over 34 percent prefer to read specialized printed books.
The wealth of data provided by the survey offers to all professionals in the book sector, educators and policy-makers an indispensable tool for grounding future actions and policies on an accurate depiction of today's situation.
The survey is available here.
Media
Newsletter
31
Mar
Mar
Інформаційний вісник проекту Book Platform: випуск 18
28
Feb
Feb
Інформаційний вісник проекту Book Platform: випуск 17
03
Feb
Feb
Інформаційний вісник проекту Book Platform: випуск 16
03
Jan
Jan
Інформаційний вісник проекту Book Platform: випуск 15
30
Nov
Nov
Інформаційний вісник проекту Book Platform: випуск 14
Comments
There are no comments on this publication yet.