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    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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