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February 1, 2020
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Vol. 77
No. 5

Numbers of Note / Where Have All the Readers Gone?

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      In 2016, 12th graders reported spending nearly 6 hours on digital media daily (going online, texting, and using social media). At the same time, their interest in books fell to an all-time low.
      16% of 12th grade students reported reading a book or magazine for pleasure daily in 2016, compared to 60% in 1976.
      Source: Twenge, J., Martin, G., & Spitzberg, B. (2018). Trends in U.S. adolescents' media use, 1976–2016: The rise of digital media, the decline of TV, and the (near) demise of print. Psychology of Popular Media Culture.

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