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SmartGirl
Teen Read Week Survey
Reading Preferences Outside of books, teens are
reading a variety of other reading materials from magazines and online
"webzines" to cereal boxes and other product packaging. The survey found that a
majority of both boys and girls read the newspaper (59% and 58%,
respectively).
SmartGirl asked:
Which of the following do you read?
Check all that apply.
| Reading Material |
Total |
Girls |
Boys |
| Books assigned for class |
81% |
85% |
76% |
| Books I read outside of class for pleasure |
65% |
75% |
50% |
| Newspapers |
59% |
59% |
58% |
| Fashion/Beauty magazines |
48% |
77% |
6% |
| Cereal boxes, instructional pamphlets and other product packaging |
48% |
53% |
41% |
| Music/Computers/Entertainment magazines |
48% |
46% |
50% |
| School papers or other newsletters |
47% |
55% |
35% |
| Sports magazines |
42% |
27% |
64% |
| Online websites or webzines |
42% |
45% |
37% |
| Puzzles/Games/Humor magazines |
35% |
35% |
35% |
| Comic books or graphic novels |
33% |
27% |
42% |
| News magazines |
32% |
33% |
31% |
| Magazines about video games |
23% |
7% |
47% |
| Computer manuals or other electronic equipment manuals |
15% |
10% |
24% |
| None of the above |
2% |
1% |
4% |
SmartGirl asked:
Which of the above do
you read most often?
Most teens enjoy reading magazines because of
the limited time involved. Teen magazines are especially popular because they
focus on issues targeted specifically toward teens. Others enjoy staying on top
of current affairs by reading their local newspapers. The majority said most of
their time is spent on assigned readings for school.
"I probably read
magazines most often because you don't have to start on a certain page for
reading. You can choose what you do and don't want to read."
--girl, 14,
Clayton, CA
"Skateboarding magazines."
--boy, 14, Clayton,
CA
"Books that are fun, little novels about my age people, I love mags
about the latest fashions, and hit movies! Also books about my future career -
something in Law Enforcement"
--girl, 17, Bernardston, MA
"I like to
read fashion and beauty magazines the most because they have things in them that
girls my age want to read about."
--girl, 14
"I mostly read fashion
magazines because the ones I read also include things on sports, music,
entertainment, etc."
--girl, 16, Bowling Green, OH
"It seems as if
most of my reading time is spent for school-related purposes."
--boy, 17,
Bowling Green, OH
"I read newspapers the most, because it doesn't take
long, and it's a good thing to do while eating breakfast. And they help me know
what's going on in the world and about things that affect me."
--girl, 15,
Silver Spring, MD
"I like reading just for pleasure, but like I said I am
really busy so probably the school assigned readings. I always do my homework
and we are assigned reading a lot so that's probably the reading I do
most."
--girl, 14, Cherryvale, KS
"Online websites or
webzines"
--boy, 11, Sunapee, NH
Back to Teen Read Week
Report Summary
For more detailed information on the survey
results:
Reading
Habits
Reading
Levels
Books
Passions and Interests
SmartGirl Survey
Methodology
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