INEI And The Ministry Of Culture Will Carry Out The First Reading Survey In The Country

Nota de prensa

27 de July de 2022 - 1:12 p. m.

In order to know the reading behavior of the population for the analysis and evaluation of public policies related to reading, the consumption of publications and participation in activities and spaces to promote reading, the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, will carry out the first National Reading Survey.

This research, which will be carried out for the first time in the country, will allow characterizing the reading practice of people based on the frequency of reading, the number of publications read, among other characteristics of this practice. Similarly, it seeks to identify the consumption of books, newspapers and magazines (printed and digital), as well as other digital content; in addition to inquiring about the participation and the type of services used in spaces to promote reading (libraries, book fairs and festivals).

Also, it is important to mention that the survey will provide information regarding how much and how we consume publications, in what formats and platforms; and on access to services provided in libraries.
It is worth mentioning that the National Reading Survey is carried out within the framework of the Specific Inter-institutional Collaboration Agreement signed between the INEI and the Mincul, with the purpose of executing the survey and thus gathering information that will serve for the design of public policies related to reading. the ecosystem of books and reading.

It should be noted that, through the Book and Reading Directorate, the Ministry of Culture worked on the conceptual and methodological design of this survey since 2021, in compliance with the provisions of Emergency Decree No. 003-2019 and Law 31053, "Law that recognizes and encourages the right to read and promotes books." During that year, the construction of the form was carried out in a participatory manner through 28 consultation tables, with 63 entities (public, private and civil society organizations) and about 125 delegates and experts in the field.

Survey will be conducted through direct interview
The National Reading Survey will be carried out through direct and face-to-face interviews with all habitual residents of the home who are between 18 and 64 years of age; Likewise, information will be collected from minors between 0 and 17 years of age through a qualified representative of the household. The INEI staff in charge of the investigation will be duly trained and identified, will use a mobile device to collect the information; and the execution period will include the months of september and november of the present year. It is important to mention that the household residents of the selected dwellings in the urban and rural areas of the 24 departments and the Constitutional Province of Callao will be surveyed.
The questions on the form will be related to the reading practices and characteristics of the population; of dwellings and households, among other variables.