National Reading Survey 2022-2023 - South Africa

Abstract
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The National Reading Survey (NRS) is part of the National Reading Barometer project commissioned and managed by the Nal’ibali Trust in partnership with the National Library of South Africa, with additional support from the Zenex Foundation, DGMT and the National Education Collaboration Trust. The NRS is a nationally representative survey of 4,250 South African adults aged 16 and above. The NRS describes the reading practices, preferences and contexts of adults, both in terms of reading for themselves and reading with children in their household. In addition to covering information about frequency, depth and types of reading, access to and preferences regarding reading materials, and attitudes/motivations related to reading, the survey has focus areas relating to library use, digital reading, reading with children and reading language preferences. The results of the 2022/23 reading survey will be compared over time, beginning with the results of the National Reading Survey 2016 (conducted by the South African Book Development Council) and surveys to be conducted in 2026 and 2030. The findings from the National Reading Surveys will inform research, policy and practice related to reading in South Africa.

Geographic coverage
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The findings from the National Reading Survey are nationally representative. The data is weighted by Province, population group and age group.

Analysis unit
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Households and individuals

Kind of data
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Survey data

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-Face and Computer Assisted Personal and Telephone Interview

Research instrument
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The survey used a CATI instrument (Kobo toolbox) for data collection.

{'Abstract': '摘要
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本国家阅读调查（NRS）系由纳利巴利信托委托并管理，与南非国家图书馆合作，并得到Zenex基金会、DGMT以及国家教育协作信托的额外支持。NRS构成国家阅读量度计划的一部分。该调查是对4,250名年龄在16岁及以上的南非成年人的全国代表性调查。NRS旨在描述成年人的阅读习惯、偏好及其阅读背景，无论是个人阅读还是与家庭儿童共读。调查不仅涵盖阅读频率、深度和类型的信息，还包括对阅读材料获取和偏好的看法，以及与阅读相关的态度和动机。此外，调查还聚焦于图书馆使用、数字阅读、儿童共读以及阅读语言偏好等方面。2022/23年的阅读调查结果将随时间推移进行对比分析，首先与2016年国家阅读调查（由南非图书发展委员会执行）的结果进行对比，并计划在2026年和2030年进行进一步的调查。国家阅读调查的结果将为南非阅读相关的研究、政策和实践提供信息。
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地理覆盖范围
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国家阅读调查的结果具有全国代表性。数据根据省份、人口群体和年龄段进行加权。
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分析单位
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家庭和个人
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数据类型
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调查数据
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数据收集方式
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面对面及计算机辅助的个人和电话访谈
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研究工具
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调查采用了计算机辅助电话访谈工具（Kobo工具箱）进行数据收集。'}