National Reading Survey 2022-2023
South Africa, 2022 - 2023
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Valid:
218
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Discrete
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7673
loc_end_pos:
7755
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83
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| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (excluding textbooks) for adults Cookbooks Dictionaries Magazines | 1 |
0.5%
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| (internet enabled can download apps) | 1 |
0.5%
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| ) | 1 |
0.5%
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| ) Television set Computer/ laptop Radio | 1 |
0.5%
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| ) for adults | 1 |
0.5%
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| , PNA, etc.) Borrow books from family, friends or colleagues School (textbooks) Bor | 1 |
0.5%
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| , not whatsapp) Radio Television set | 1 |
0.5%
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| - | 1 |
0.5%
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| - looking for work | 1 |
0.5%
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| - neither agree nor disagreeNeutral - neither agree nor disagreeNeutral - neither | 1 |
0.5%
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| 1 to 14 15 to 18 | 1 |
0.5%
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| 3ZYesA regular reader (I read often for various reasons) | 1 |
0.5%
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| 6 to 10 11 to 14 | 1 |
0.5%
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| Agree | 1 |
0.5%
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| Attend a class/ programme/ lecture | 1 |
0.5%
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| Book shop | 1 |
0.5%
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| Books for children to read for themselves Fiction books for adults Non-fiction book | 1 |
0.5%
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| Daily | 1 |
0.5%
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| English | 1 |
0.5%
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| English Sepedi | 1 |
0.5%
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| Male | 1 |
0.5%
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| Never | 1 |
0.5%
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| Never heard of it | 1 |
0.5%
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| Sepedi | 1 |
0.5%
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| Several times a week | 2 |
0.9%
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| Sometimes | 1 |
0.5%
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| Strongly | 1 |
0.5%
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| Television set | 2 |
0.9%
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| Textbooks (school) | 1 |
0.5%
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| Through a mobile app | 1 |
0.5%
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| Yes | 1 |
0.5%
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| a monthSeveral times a monthSeveral times a monthLess than once a yearSeveral time | 1 |
0.5%
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| a week | 2 |
0.9%
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| about animals, people, history, etc.) | 1 |
0.5%
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| ack African | 1 |
0.5%
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| ad it easily myself | 1 |
0.5%
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| ad more) | 1 |
0.5%
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| agree | 2 |
0.9%
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| al times a week | 1 |
0.5%
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| and family | 1 |
0.5%
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| and family People at my school (the school I attend or that my children attend) My | 1 |
0.5%
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| apps) Radio Computer/ laptop Television set | 1 |
0.5%
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| ard of it | 1 |
0.5%
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| ask someone to read it to me | 1 |
0.5%
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| book shop (sells new books) | 1 |
0.5%
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| book stores or apps (like Amazon, Kobo, etc.) | 1 |
0.5%
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| books more often on digital devices | 1 |
0.5%
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| bout once a month | 2 |
0.9%
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| community meeting Attend a class/ programme/ lecture Borrow or take out DVDs/movies | 1 |
0.5%
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| community, work, school or college/university library Borrow books from family, fri | 1 |
0.5%
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| d family My social media contacts Politicians | 1 |
0.5%
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| d read it easily myself | 1 |
0.5%
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| da | 1 |
0.5%
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| day | 1 |
0.5%
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| digital devicese | 1 |
0.5%
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| digital deviceseSeveral times a month | 1 |
0.5%
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| disagree | 2 |
0.9%
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| e | 3 |
1.4%
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| e internet. Only sms, not whatsapp) Television set | 1 |
0.5%
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| e-books from a library | 1 |
0.5%
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| eadUsed once | 1 |
0.5%
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| ears old | 1 |
0.5%
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| edi | 1 |
0.5%
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| edia feed | 1 |
0.5%
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| ee | 4 |
1.8%
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| eeStrongly agree | 1 |
0.5%
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| eee | 1 |
0.5%
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| eeee | 1 |
0.5%
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| eeeeee | 1 |
0.5%
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| eeeeeeee | 1 |
0.5%
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| eeeeeeeee | 2 |
0.9%
|
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| eeeeeeeeeee | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| eeeeeeeeeeee | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ege/university) Textbooks (school) Newspapers Magazines | 1 |
0.5%
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| elf | 1 |
0.5%
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| er | 1 |
0.5%
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| eral - neither agree nor disagreeeNeutr | 1 |
0.5%
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| eral times a week | 2 |
0.9%
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| ers from school (short books with pictures and stories from school) Text books from | 1 |
0.5%
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| es I read and sometimes I don’t) | 1 |
0.5%
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| es a monthDaily | 1 |
0.5%
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| es at home and sometimes aeeeeeeeeeeeee | 1 |
0.5%
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| esb | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| et Stationery store (like CNA, PNA, etc.) Directly from the author Borrow printed b | 1 |
0.5%
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| et trader | 1 |
0.5%
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| ever heard of it | 1 |
0.5%
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| everal times a month or more)Use frequently (several times a month or more)Rain mak | 1 |
0.5%
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| few times a year | 1 |
0.5%
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| fice | 1 |
0.5%
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| from the author | 1 |
0.5%
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| g | 1 |
0.5%
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| g Attend a class/ programme/ lecture Borrow or take out DVDs/movies | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ge/university) Textbooks (school) Magazines Newspapers Encyclopedias/reference book | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| glish | 1 |
0.5%
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| gree | 2 |
0.9%
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| have heard of it but I have not participated | 1 |
0.5%
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| imes a day | 1 |
0.5%
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| imes a monthDaily | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| in my home Not aware | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| internet) Smartphone (internet enabled can download apps) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ion books for adults Religious books or pamphlets Poetry books Dictionaries Magazin | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ionaries Magazines | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ious books or pamphlets | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ish Setswana Sesotho | 1 |
0.5%
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| isiZulu Sesotho | 1 |
0.5%
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| it easilyeeeeeeeeeeeee | 1 |
0.5%
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| k | 1 |
0.5%
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| kaans | 1 |
0.5%
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| ks) | 1 |
0.5%
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| l times a monthA few times a year | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| l times a monthSeveral times a monthSeveral times a week | 1 |
0.5%
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| ld read it easily myself | 1 |
0.5%
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| ldren in my home to read I read to children in my home | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| lea market Informal or street trader Borrow printed books from a community, work, s | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| led can download apps) Television set | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| lish | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| lleagu | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| looking for work | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ly agree | 2 |
0.9%
|
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| mes I don’t) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| mes a monthNever | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| mes a week | 1 |
0.5%
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| monthAbout once a month | 1 |
0.5%
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| myself | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| n paper format | 1 |
0.5%
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| nabled can download apps) | 1 |
0.5%
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| nce a month | 1 |
0.5%
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| nce a week | 1 |
0.5%
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| nd family People at my school (the school I attNo | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| neither agree nor disagreeNeutral - neither agree nor disagreeAgree | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| neither agree nor disagreeStrongly agree | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| nglish | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| n„YYes | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| of it but I have not participatedNever heard of it | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| of the above | 2 |
0.9%
|
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| oks from family, friends or colleagues Stationery store (like CNA, PNA, etc.) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ook download sites (book sharing or pirate sites) Borrow books from family, friends | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ooks from family, friends or colleagues | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ooksNo | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| or adults Non-fiction books (excluding textbooks) for adults Religious books or pam | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ories to tell children/family | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ories) | 1 |
0.5%
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| ost never | 1 |
0.5%
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| ow | 1 |
0.5%
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| per format | 1 |
0.5%
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| phlets | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ps) | 1 |
0.5%
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| r | 2 |
0.9%
|
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| rader Borrow printed books from a community, work, school or college/university lib | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| re | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| re) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| read and sometimes I do | 1 |
0.5%
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| read and sometimes I don’t) | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| ree | 4 |
1.8%
|
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| ree nor disagreeDisagree | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ries, folk tales and traditional stories) Non-fiction information (factual informat | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| rk | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| rsity library School (textbooks) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| s about equally in print and on digital deviceseSeveral times a day | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| sNot aware | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| sa | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| sagreeAgree | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| second-hand books | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| sed book shop (sells new books) Stationery store (like CNA, PNA, etc.) School (text | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ship | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| siZulue | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| street trader | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| t | 2 |
0.9%
|
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| t aware | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| tail store Post Office School Online Through mobile apps | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| the internet. Only sms, not whatsapp) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| times I read and sometimes I don’t) | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| times a monthSever | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| tionary store (like CNA | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| to reaeeeeeeeeeeeee | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| tphone (internet enabled can download apps) | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| ured | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ver taught how to read but would love to learn how to | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| veral times a month | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| veral times a week | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| ware | 2 |
0.9%
|
|
| week | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| weekYes | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| y Attend a class/ programme/ lecture | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| y books Dictionaries Encyclopedias/reference books Textbooks (school) Textbooks (te | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| y myself | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| y sms, not whatsapp) Smartphone (internet enabled can download apps) Radio Televisi | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| yearNever | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| å | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| e | 2 |
0.9%
|
|
| ²ÊQŠYYLibrary Online | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| àe | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| àå | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ’t read much but would like to read more) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| ™t read much but would like to read more) | 1 |
0.5%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.