Information and Reading Preferences of North Carolina Children

Figure 1. Gender Distribution of All Participants   [Back to Article]

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Figure 2. Age Distribution of All Participants   [Back to Article]

 

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Table 1. Response Rates (Total and by Gender)     [Back to Article]

Category

Number of Responses (n=2000)

Gender

 

 

Female (n=1057)

Male (n=943)

Animals

678

396

282

Science

298

158

140

Sports

188

59

129

Literature

136

87

49

Biography

95

50

45

History

84

42

42

Computers

66

39

27

Careers

53

26

27

Library Collection

53

24

29

Transportation

53

8

45

Education

34

20

14

Entertainment

34

13

21

Arts & Crafts

32

23

9

Music

29

18

11

Health

28

21

7

Facts

26

13

13

Food

15

8

7

Supernatural

11

8

3

Holidays

9

5

4

Fashion/Beauty

8

6

2

Love & Sex

8

5

3

Architecture

7

3

4

Law

7

6

1

Magic

7

2

5

Military

7

0

7

People

7

2

5

Languages

6

5

1

Religion

6

3

3

Drugs

3

2

1

Finance

3

1

2

Social Issues

3

1

2

Criminology

2

1

1

Codes

1

0

1

Genealogy

1

1

0

Jokes

1

0

1

Photography

1

1

0

 

 


Figure 3. Gender Differences in Thirteen Most Popular Categories    [Back to Article]

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Figure 4. Thirteen Most Popular Categories among Girls    [Back to Article]

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Figure 5. Thirteen Most Popular Categories among Boys   [Back to Article]

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Figure 6. Gender Preferences for Animal Subcategories     [Back to Article]

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Figure 7. Gender Preferences for Science Subcategories   [Back to Article]

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Figure 8. Gender Preferences for Sports Subcategories    [Back to Article]

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Figure 9. Gender Preferences for Literature Subcategories    [Back to Article]

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Figure 10. Top Six Preferences of Girls by Age     [Back to Article]

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Figure 11. Top Six Preferences of Boys by Age     [Back to Article]

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