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Book reading in Austria: participation, reading days and duration in 2021/22
27 checked rows from Austria’s time-use survey: books, newspapers and other reading by sex and day type, with downloadable data and methods.
Read the studyUrban Chile · ENPCCL 2024 · People aged 20 and over
Reading for pleasure without feeling like much of a reader: urban Chile in 2024
Among leisure-book readers aged 20+ in urban Chile, 24.2% call themselves a poco lector. Independent ENPCCL 2024 analysis with confidence intervals and all 16 regions.
Read the studyFrance · Bibliographie nationale française · 2025
Translations at the BnF in 2025: 69.7% of records originate in English or Japanese
Reproducible analysis of 14,394 translation records: concentration by original language, the fiction–nonfiction gap, a complete table and downloadable data.
Read the studyBrazil · School Census 2025 · data version July 2026
School libraries in Brazil: the picture changes when enrollments are counted
A reproducible analysis of Brazil’s 2025 School Census compares 178,766 schools and 46,018,380 enrollments, with state, network and rural–urban tables.
Read the studyItaly · Choosing books · 2024 data
How readers choose books in Italy: the gap between personal recommendations and social media in 2024
Istat 2024 data on leisure book readers aged 6+: comparisons across 20 regions, separate adult age groups, downloadable tables and a reproducible method.
Read the studyUnited States · 2015 and 2025 diary surveys
US reading days: participation and 30-minute episodes, 2015–2025
Independent analysis of 17,051 American Time Use Survey diaries: reading participation, 15/30/60-minute episodes, age profiles and survey uncertainty.
Read the studyBrazil · library register · 2026
Brazil's Library Register: 4,691 Records, Checked
A reproducible audit of Brazil's SNBP library register, with state tables, IBGE population context, municipality matching, downloadable data and clear limits.
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