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| 1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | |
| % | |||
| Percentage of Canadians who read a newspaper | 81.8 | 83.1 | 80.6 |
| Daily | 48.9 | 52.8 | 44.9 |
| At least 3 times a week | 27.2 | 26.5 | 27.9 |
| At least once a month | 21.7 | 19.0 | 24.5 |
| Less than once a month | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Percentage of Canadians who read a magazine | 71.2 | 68.4 | 73.8 |
| At least once a week | 57.1 | 58.5 | 55.7 |
| At least once a month | 35.1 | 34.6 | 35.6 |
| 5 or more times, but not every month | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 1 to 4 times a year | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Percentage of Canadians who read books | 61.3 | 54.3 | 68.2 |
| At least a book a week | 31.1 | 26.9 | 34.3 |
| At least a book a month | 36.2 | 35.4 | 36.9 |
| At least a book every 3 months | 17.6 | 19.5 | 16.2 |
| At least a book every 6 months | 8.0 | 9.7 | 6.7 |
| At least a book a year | 6.2 | 7.7 | 5.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1998. | |||
| Last modified: 2004-10-05. | |||
