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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%
2 Republic of Korea17.6%
3 Japan17.0%
4 France16.0%
5 Canada15.6%
6 United States15.1%
7 Australia14.9%
8 Germany14.5%
9 Sweden 10.5%
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 data10
Regression equation
Y = -9.264395 X +8.062
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.700
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.490

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -198011.546053 X +79008.554
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.429
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.184

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 16.725804 X +79.459
Correlation coefficient (r)0.227
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.052

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -4.984769 X +2.236
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.524
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.275

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 6.071946 X +10.178
Correlation coefficient (r)0.041
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002