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3.2.4. Book readingBeside the high percentage of Europeans reading newspapers and magazines, more than 50%read at least one book during the given period of 12 months covered by the Eurobarometersurvey. Most of them (44.8%) read books for reasons other than work or study (figure 12).Figure 12: Have Europeans read any books in the last 12 months (as a% of the EUR-15 population)?Yes, for workYes, for educational purposes(compulsory texts only)Yes, for educational purposes(not compulsory texts)Yes, for reasons other thanschool/workNo10.712.714.544.842.10 10 20 30 40 50Source: Eurobarometer survey (2002), Europeans’ participation in culturalactivities, p. 53.2.5. Computer and Internet usageWithin European Union nearly 50% of the population use computers (figure 13).Figure 13: How frequently is the computer used in the European Union (as a % of the EUpopulation)?Every day22.5Several times a week14Once a weekLess oftenOne to three times a month2.42.25.3Never53.30 10 20 30 40 50 60Source: Eurobarometer survey (2002), Europeans’ participation in cultural activities, p. 3In EU-15, 40% of the households had access to the Internet in 2003 comparing to only 18.7%in 2001. The percentage of the enterprises having access to the Internet is bigger: 87% in2003 comparing to 70.3% in 2001.The Internet is used for various reasons: from communication via e-mail, searchinginformation on specific products and for work to leisure activities (figure 14). It is interesting20