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Before the upcoming December reading activity, we conduct a survey to learn about parents reading habits, their views on reading and their level of support for reading activities. We also wanted to know if when the students grow, will that reduce their parents' enthusiasm for reading.
The Survey
Date：11/23/2012 – 11/30/2012
Location : Home
Activity Theme : Yu-Tsai Elementary 1th, 2th, and 4th graders Parents
Participants : Tianne, Angela, Belle, Sabrina, Lucy, Joanna,Eva, Andraw, Eddy and Ray
Processes
1. The members of the cyberfair team used their spare time to discuss what questions should be on the survey.
2. The survey instructions were stuck to the envelope and the surveys were put inside.
3. The lower grade teachers were asked to staple the envelopes into the students' communication books. The fourth grades students put the survey into their communication books and asked their parents to help fill them in.
 4. Two days later the teachers were asked to collect the surveys and return them to the computer room.
Contents of the Survey
Basic Data from Respondents
- From the graph we can see that 74% of respondents were female and 26% were male.
- Most respondents are aged between 35 and 44.
(years old)
- Most of the parents have a university level of education or above.
 the green color represents grade 4 students, red represents grade 2 students, blue represents grade 1 students.
How much do you read in an average month? |
 A：5/7 of the parents reading between 1 and 5 books in a month
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How much time do you spend reading in an average month? |
 A：Overall, the amount of time parents spend reading is polarized. 30% of parents read for 1-3 hours. However, 30% of parents read for 10 or more hours.
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What do you typically read? |
 A：Overall, most parents typically read books and then magazines.
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Why do you read? |
 A：The biggest factor is personal interest. Second is to broaden their horizons and third is to teach their children.
a. personal interest / b. work / c. broaden horizons / d. teach children / e. faith / f. pass the time / g. learn new skills / h. fashion / i. enhance taste / j. life / k. other |
Is reading important? |
 A：Almost 100% of parents feel that reading is important.
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How old was your child when they first came into contact with reading materials? |
 A：We can see that most parents allowed their children to come into contact with reading materials from the a very early age.
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Do you read for your child? |
 A：Only 1% of parents didn't read for their child. We can see from the graph that the frequency that parents read with their children decreases with the child's age.
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Do you think that reading with a child will make the child like reading? |
 A：97% of parents think that reading together will increase the child's enjoyment of reading.
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Do you often read with your child? |
 A：Most parents often read with their children. The grade one parents do so the most.
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How often do you take your child to the library? |
 A：Most parents take their children to the library once a month.
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Please choose the most suitable answer |
 A：Most parents said that they bought more than one kids book last year. Second was that their home had a bookshelf and third that they don't interrupt their children when they are reading. The least popular answer was that they often go to the library.
a.Last year I bought more than one kids book. / b. I think buying one book isn't expensive at all / c. I often go to bookstores / d. I often buy books as presents for my kids. / e. I often go to the library / f. I read at least one book a month / g. I often tell stories to my children. / h. I don't disturb my child when they are reading. / i. We have a bookshelf at home. / j. I know some children's writers in Taiwan
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Out of 10, how passionate are you about reading? |
 A：The average score was 5.9.
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Source : Yu-Tsai Bookworms |
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