Teen Reading
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1. What are today's teens reading?

The purpose of this survey is to collect information about the reading habits of teenagers in 2008.
All types of reading count: books, magazines, email, IM, blogs, websites, poems, notes...whatever!

1. Gender

Gender Boy

Girl

2. What grade are you going into?

What grade are you going into? 7

3. What are some of the things you read during the past 24 hours?
Write the title (if it has one) and the format.
Some examples: "The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Book", "IM messages from friends",

What are some of the things you read during the past 24 hours? Write the title (if it has one) and the format. Some examples: "The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Book", "IM messages from friends", Item 1
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Item 6

4. In the past 24 hours, how many minutes did you spend reading books, magazines or newspapers? Fill in each box with the number of minutes. For example, '0' means you did not read that type of material, '60' means you spent an hour reading that type of material.

In the past 24 hours, how many minutes did you spend reading books, magazines or newspapers? Fill in each box with the number of minutes. For example, '0' means you did not read that type of material, '60' means you spent an hour reading that type of material. Fiction book
Nonfiction book
Graphic Novel,Manga or Comic Book
Magazine
Newspaper

5. In the past 24 hours, how many minutes did you spend reading online? Fill in each box with the number of minutes. For example, '0' means you did not read that type of material, '60' means you spent an hour reading that type of material.

In the past 24 hours, how many minutes did you spend reading online? Fill in each box with the number of minutes. For example, '0' means you did not read that type of material, '60' means you spent an hour reading that type of material. Website
email
IM
Blog or online Journal
Social Networking site (Myspace, Facebook)
Reading text for Online games

6. In the past 24 hours, how many minutes did you spend reading 'other' items? Fill in each box with the number of minutes. For example, '0' means you did not read that type of material, '60' means you spent an hour reading that type of material.

In the past 24 hours, how many minutes did you spend reading 'other' items? Fill in each box with the number of minutes. For example, '0' means you did not read that type of material, '60' means you spent an hour reading that type of material. Text Messages
Catalogs
User-Manuals or Instructions
Hand Written Letters or Notes
Typed letters or newsletters
Flyers, Ads, Posters
OTHER (describe below)

7. What 'other' material did you read? (back of cereal box? Junk Mail? Scripts? Poetry?). You can list more than one!

What 'other' material did you read? (back of cereal box? Junk Mail? Scripts? Poetry?). You can list more than one!

8. Did you listen to audiobooks, podcasts or news shows during the past 24 hours? If so, how many minutes?

Did you listen to audiobooks, podcasts or news shows during the past 24 hours? If so, how many minutes? audiobooks
podcasts
news

9. What types of books (if any) do you like to read?

What types of books (if any) do you like to read? What genres do you prefer? (mystery, fantasy, sports, biography,etc..)
Which authors (if any) are your favorites?
Which series (if any) are your favorites?
Which topics (if any) are your favorites?

10. Was there anything that surprised you when you looked at what you have read over the past 24 hours? Did you read more or less than you expected? Did this survey capture a typical day for you?
I am also very interested to hear your comments about reading! What do you LIKE to read? What do you NOT like to read?

Was there anything that surprised you when you looked at what you have read over the past 24 hours? Did you read more or less than you expected? Did this survey capture a typical day for you? I am also very interested to hear your comments about reading! What do you LIKE to read? What do you NOT like to read?

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