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Table g. Attitudes to literature Please could you tell me how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about literature? ‘Literature is too difficult to understand’ ‘Literature comforts people in times of stress’ 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 3% Strongly agree 12% Slightly agree 18% Neither agree nor disagree 26% Slightly disagree 38% Strongly disagree 3% Don’t know 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 30% Strongly agree 37% Slightly agree 21% Neither agree nor disagree 5% Slightly disagree 3% Strongly disagree 5% Don’t know 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 71% Strongly agree ‘Literature should be part of everyone’s education’ 17% Slightly agree 6% Neither agree nor disagree 2% Slightly disagree 1% Strongly disagree 3% Don’t know 25 20 15 10 5 0 ‘Literature doesn’t matter to most people’ 8% Strongly agree 25% Slightly agree 25% Neither agree nor disagree 21% Slightly disagree 16% Strongly disagree 5% Don’t know 50 40 30 ‘Literature helps people understand other points of view’ 48% 33% 20 10 0 Strongly agree Slightly agree 11% Neither agree nor disagree 2% Slightly disagree 2% Strongly disagree 4% Don’t know 18
5. Would people like to read more literature? Key finding Over half (56%) of people who do not currently read literature would definitely or probably like to read it in the future. All respondents were asked about their future intentions around the reading of literature. Of the total sample, well over a third (37%) expressed an intention definitely or probably to read more literature in the future. Of those respondents who currently read literature, the vast majority (93%) intend to read more or about the same amount of literature in the future. Of those respondents who do not currently read literature, nearly a fifth (19%) would definitely like to read it in the future, and a further two-fifths (37%) would probably like to, making a total of 56% with positive future intentions. Table h. Future intentions about reading literature Which ONE of the following best describes how you feel about reading literature in the future? (i) Whole sample I read literature nowadays... …and I think I will read more literature in the future than I do now …and I think I will read about the same amount of literature in the future as I do now 29% 46% I don’t read literature nowadays... Don’t know …but I think I will read less literature in the future than I do now …but I would definitely like to read it in the future …but I would probably like to read it in the future …and I would probably not like to read it in the future …and I would definitely not like to read it in the future 5% 3% 6% 3% 3% 5% (ii) Literature readers …and I think I will read more literature in the future than I do now 36% I read literature nowadays... …and I think I will read about the same amount of literature in the future as I do now 58% …but I think I will read less literature in the future than I do now 7% (iii) Non-readers of literature 19 …but I would definitely like to read it in the future 19%
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