Bible is most read book among Filipinos: survey
Posted on October 29th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Bible reading ranks at the top.
A LATEST national survey showed that the Holy Bible is the most read non-school book among Filipinos of this predominantly Catholic country. The Social Weather Station survey on March 10-25 on the Reading Attitudes and Preferences of Filipinos, commissioned by the National Book Development Board (NDBD), said that 38 percent of Filipino adults read the Bible.
NBDB chairman Dr. Dennis Gonzales said that a total of 1,200 voting-age respondents coming from National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, were interviewed for the survey.
Gonzales said that 64 percent of the respondents came from the rural areas while the other 36 percent were from the urban centers. That is why, 67.4 percent of them were poor, 24.8 percent very poor, and 7.7 were rich.
[Full Story @ Mindanao Times ]
Source: Mindanao Times, Philippines
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