This statistic illustrates the enjoyment of reading books in England in 2013, broken down by socio-economic group. Of AB group respondents, 61 percent reported enjoying reading books "very much," while 41 percent of DEs said the same.
* The source indicates: SEG is a classification based on occupation which allows a household to be classified according to the occupation of the Chief Income Earner. It is based on a number of questions around their occupation, the type of organisation they work(ed) for, role, job title, managerial responsibilities and qualifications. The SEG classifications are as follows:
A) High managerial, administrative or professional;
B) Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional;
C1) Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative or professional;
C2) Skilled manual workers;
D) Semi and unskilled manual workers;
E) State pensioners, casual or lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only.
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Booktrust. (March 11, 2014). How much do you enjoy reading books? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/302463/enjoyment-of-book-reading-by-socio-economic-group-england-uk/
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