percentage of americans that americans think...
... have read a book in the past year: 77%


actual percentage of americans who...
...have read a book in the past year: 50% (and falling)

the average citizen of india spends more than 10 hours reading each week - the most of any country.

even if you read 5 books per day, it would still take you 80,000 years to read all of the books in the british library... if they don't add more.

59.3% of white parents read to their toddlers, but just 24.7% of black parents do. a little less than 70% of both sing to their toddlers.

only 15% of american prisoners can read.

50% of nasa employees are dyslexic, compared to 15% in the general population.

80% of u.s. families have not purchased a book in at least 1 year. 70% have not visited a book store in the past 5 years.

1 in 3 american students will never read another book after high school. (42% of college graduates say the same thing.)

50% of american adults are unable to read an 8th grade level book.

dolly parton created a foundation that will mail a free, age-appropriate book to a child every month from birth to age 5.

• average time per day spent reading a book or magazine by americans aged 15 - 19, other than for school: 5 minutes
• average time spent per day by this age group on a computer or video game: 1 hour