[…] Here’s more on the aforementioned book survey, this time looking at partisanship and reading: Book Chief: Conservatives Want Slogans The AP-Ipsos poll found 22 percent of liberals and moderates said they had not read a book within the past year, compared with 34 percent of conservatives. Among those who had read at least one book, liberals typically read nine books in the year, with half reading more than that and half less. Conservatives typically read eight, moderates five. By slightly wider margins, Democrats tended to read more books than Republicans and independents. There were no differences by political party in the percentage of those who said they had not read at least one book. […]
It’s also easy to forget that people do a lot of reading for both information and entertainment on the internet now. There is stuff of quality on the internet in both categories.
Comment by Captain D. — Wednesday, August 22, 2024 @ 2:33 pm
[…] Here’s more on the aforementioned book survey, this time looking at partisanship and reading: Book Chief: Conservatives Want Slogans The AP-Ipsos poll found 22 percent of liberals and moderates said they had not read a book within the past year, compared with 34 percent of conservatives. Among those who had read at least one book, liberals typically read nine books in the year, with half reading more than that and half less. Conservatives typically read eight, moderates five. By slightly wider margins, Democrats tended to read more books than Republicans and independents. There were no differences by political party in the percentage of those who said they had not read at least one book. […]
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It’s also easy to forget that people do a lot of reading for both information and entertainment on the internet now. There is stuff of quality on the internet in both categories.
Comment by Captain D. — Wednesday, August 22, 2024 @ 2:33 pm