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Participation Rates for Literary Readers in 2002

	Literary readers	Non-readers	Gap between groups
Visit art museums	43%	12%	-31 pp
Attend plays or musicals	36%	10%	-26 pp
Attend jazz or classical concerts	29%	9%	-20 pp
Create photographs, paintings, or writings	32%	10%	-22 pp
Attend sporting events	44%	27%	-17 pp
Play sports	38%	24%	-14 pp
Exercise	72%	40%	-32 pp
Do outdoor activities	41%	22%	-19 pp

pp = percentage points

Source: National Endowment for the Arts, To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence, November 2007.

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