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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:
38 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye54.5%
2 Republic of Korea49.0%
3 Slovenia45.0%
4 Japan44.9%
5 Czech Republic42.8%
6 Estonia40.0%
7 Iceland39.5%
8 Portugal39.1%
9 Lithuania37.3%
10 Finland37.1%
11 Italy36.9%
12 Latvia35.4%
13 Belgium35.2%
14 Switzerland35.0%
15 Canada34.9%
15 France34.9%
15 Israel34.9%
18 Austria34.7%
19 Luxembourg34.6%
20 Poland34.4%
20 United States34.4%
22 United Kingdom34.1%
23 Germany33.9%
23 New Zealand33.9%
25 Spain33.7%
26 Ireland33.6%
27 Netherlands33.5%
28 Slovakia 33.2%
29 Sweden33.0%
30 Australia31.8%
30 Greece31.8%
32 Denmark30.9%
33 Norway29.2%
34 Hungary29.0%
35 Colombia28.9%
36 Mexico24.4%
37 Chile21.6%
38 Costa Rica15.0%

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 data38
Regression equation
Y = -2.498526 X +7.557
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.302
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.091

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -6537.720793 X +46869.294
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.016
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 11.964792 X +75.678
Correlation coefficient (r)0.221
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.049

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -0.457712 X +1.747
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.100
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.010

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 15.705123 X +4.379
Correlation coefficient (r)0.263
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.069