Singapore: popular sources for teenagers to get books 2016

This statistic shows the share of teenaged respondents who indicated the following as their sources for getting books in Singapore in 2016. During the period surveyed, the most popular source for getting books in Singapore for teenagers was the library, with 65 percent of respondents indicated that they get their books by borrowing from the library. In comparison, the least popular source for teenagers to get books was through purchasing them on websites selling e-books, with nine percent of respondents having done so.

Share of teenaged participants* who indicated that they have acquired books from the following sources in Singapore in 2016

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Release date

January 2019

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Region

Singapore

Survey time period

May 4 to August 5, 2016

Number of respondents

485 respondents

Age group

13 to 19 years old

Special properties

Each interview lasted for 45 minutes

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

*From participants who indicated they have read at least one book in the past twelve months, n=423.

Numbers do not add up to 100 percent as participants could indicate more than one answer.

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