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Readers still down. Only 56% reads, 35% in the South

2021-10-14T14:59:43.346Z


Readers in Italy are still decreasing and, during the pandemic, disparities linked to the socio-economic, cultural and geographical level have increased. (HANDLE)


(ANSA) - TURIN, OCTOBER 14 - Readers in Italy are still decreasing and, during the pandemic, disparities linked to the socio-economic, cultural and geographical level have increased. The percentage of Italians (15-75 years) who read today is 56% compared to 59% in 2020 and 65% in 2019. The decline is stronger in the 15-17 age group. Those who live in the South read fewer and fewer books: from 41% in 2019 to 40% in 2020 and to 35% in 2021. at the Book Fair in the conference Reading in a pandemic # 1 - New reading paths for Italians.


    "We have been saying for some time that reading is a national emergency. As highlighted by the research, the real emergency is precisely this: the disparities within Italian society" explains the president of the IEA, Ricardo Franco Levi. "The gap is deepened, like other inequalities during the epidemic. This is the field of challenge and a necessary change of course", comments the president of the Center for book and reading Marino Sinibaldi.


    Readers with low educational qualifications are now 36%, up by 14 percentage points in two years, while readers with a degree are 84%, down by 7 points.


   A market increasingly dependent on a few, strong readers who read an average of 17 books a year, 3 more than those who read in 2020. In addition to reading, they also buy more than before: on average 12.3 books, two and a half more than 'last year.

(HANDLE).


Source: ansa

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