I wonder if this includes school children. I don't believe American adults read over five hours per week on average.
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The data set covers individuals aged thirteen and above and includes readership of magazines and newspapers
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In that case, I think it's mostly measuring reading for school assignments.
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Yes, we Indians definitely read a lot. That's why we have some of the longest books ever written. Some of the examples are 'the Mahabharata is the longest Epic poem and we also have Ramayana and Khambha Thoibi which also make it in the top 5.
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One of them talks about flying machines, right?
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