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Question: About how much time do you usually spend reading for enjoyment? Please take into account diverse kinds of reading, such as books, magazines, newspapers, websites, blogs, emailsc
Choices: "I do not read for enjoyment" "30 minutes or less a day" "More than 30 minutes to less than 60 minutes a day" "1 to 2 hours a day" "More than 2 hours a day"
Data: % of "1 to 2 hours a day" "More than 2 hours a day"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Italy20.6%
3 Japan17.0%
4 France16.0%
5 Canada 15.6%
6 United States15.1%
8 Germany14.5%
10 United Kingdom10.1%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -5.355897 X +7.417
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.576
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.332

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -163695.739823 X +76200.523
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.332
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.110

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 17.706208 X +78.760
Correlation coefficient (r)0.264
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.070

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -3.321675 X +1.991
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.491
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.241

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -14.805207 X +11.763
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.137
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.019