News Juno Editor/Paula Guran on 24 Mar 2009 11:01 am
Female/Male Reading Habits
An article in The Telegraph reports on a survey that found women are more avid readers of books than men. According to the survey “almost half of women are ‘page turners’ who finish a book soon after starting it compared to only 26% of men….The survey of 2,000 adults also found those who take a long time to read books and only managed one or two a year were twice as likely to be male than female….Men are also more likely to have shelves full of books that have never been opened.”
on 24 Mar 2009 at 6:19 pm 1.Tracy Sharp said …
I have a shelf full of books that have never been opened because I have a 13 month old! I can read about 3 pages before I start nodding off at bedtime
on 24 Mar 2009 at 6:59 pm 2.Juno Editor/Paula Guran said …
Oh, when you have babies, you learn to appreciate short fiction! I also read a lot of mysteries then. They seem to be easier to put down and pick up than other novels.