Only 27 percent of Mexicans have read a book

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The country's public libraries are rarely visited by Mexicans


MEXICO CITY (17/DIC/2010) .- Although there are seven thousand 273 public libraries in the country, about 43 percent of Mexicans have not seen this type of space, according to the National Survey of Habits, Practices and Cultural Consumption, conducted by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (Conaculta).


This, despite the fact that 99.5 percent of respondents living in municipalities with at least one library, according to Atlas Infrastructure and Cultural Heritage of Mexico 2010.


The National Survey was conducted between July 24 and August 5, 2010, with interviews of 32,000 people over 13 years, a thousand in each state and in Mexico City.


Of the respondents who said they have never been to a library, argued that because they do not have time, do not like reading or just because the spaces are far from home.


The survey found that 57 percent of respondents had never been to a library or a space where books are sold exclusively. Sólo siete por ciento de los que fueron adquirió un libro, y entre sus preferencias figuran: superación personal, libros religiosos e infantiles. Only seven percent of which were purchased a book, and its preferences are: personal growth, religious books and children.


As for reading habits of periodicals, 60 percent said they read the paper between one and seven days a week.
In contrast to other studies and surveys show this to Conaculta only two percent said they read the paper online.


Some data in the document appear to be contradictory, because 32 percent of those interviewed said they used the Internet compared to 68 percent who do not.
Of those users, 25 percent search for information ranging from material for school and work, to literature, general books, newspapers and magazines.


While in Mexico, only 27 percent read a book in the last 12 months, did the United Kingdom 87 percent and 71 percent in France.
But that's not all, of Mexicans who said they had read in that period, only 13 percent finished reading.


The study addresses the areas of film, dance, music, theater, archaeological sites, museums, fine arts, visual arts, libraries, bookstores and reading, attendance at cultural centers, visits to historical monuments, media exposure, among others.


To carry out the company hired to Defoe, who claimed seven million 882 thousand 800 pesos. Los interesados en conocer más los datos podrán descargar el documento del sitio web: www.conaculta.gob.mx. Those interested in learning more data you can download the document from the website: www.conaculta.gob.mx.


These results will form the basis for designing programs and evaluating goals and achievements in the cultural politics of Mexico expressed Sáizar XXI century.

The sites and museums


In a country where there are 42 000 614 archaeological sites, of which 176 are archeological sites open to the public, 44 percent of Mexicans has ever gone to a site, ruin, pre-Hispanic pyramid or temple, of which 30 percent said Teotihuacan has attended.


As for museums, which in Mexico are a thousand 185, between public, private and mixed, 55 percent said they have attended one.
Compared with other countries, again, there are contrasts: in France, 77 percent said they attended one, in Britain, 44 percent and in Spain, 31 percent.

A division


The population is divided between those who have interest in culture and those who feel an affinity minimum: 48 percent said they had little or no interest, which is reflected in the limited cultural consumption, as 73 percent did not buy anything related to music, books or movie tickets in the last 12 months.


It happens that in their free time Mexicans prefer to rest or watch television.
In explaining why not go to theater, dance, museums, concerts and libraries, among these causes relate to lack of time, money and selflessness.

In summary

86% never went to an exhibition
27% have read a book
43% do not know a library
24% do not have any books at home
2% read the newspaper online
 

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The first thing Americans learn in Spanish class is "donde esta la biblioteca?"

Apparently the answer is "No se."