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Question: Which of the following statements best describes how you read books?
Choices: "I rarely or never read books." "I read books more often in paper format." "I read books more often on digital devices (e.g. ereader, tablet, smartphone, computer)." "I read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices."
Data: % of "I read books more often in paper format."
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea49.0%
2 Japan44.9%
3 Italy 36.9%
4 Canada34.9%
4 France34.9%
6 United States34.4%
7 United Kingdom34.1%
8 Germany33.9%
9 Sweden33.0%
10 Australia31.8%

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 data10
Regression equation
Y = -6.281425 X +8.965
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.852
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.726

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -172367.214484 X +112327.261
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.670
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.449

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 16.077091 X +76.087
Correlation coefficient (r)0.392
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.154

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -4.595295 X +3.169
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.868
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.753

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 50.014509 X -7.295
Correlation coefficient (r)0.610
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.372