Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Persons aged 18 to 65 by number of books read for pleasure in the last twelve months, sex and maximum educational level achieved Units: percentage of persons None 1 to 3 books 4 to 7 books Between 8 and 12 books More than 12 books BOTH SEX Total 41.46 30.27 14.23 6.90 7.13 Secondary education, first stage primary education and illiterate 59.40 25.60 7.68 3.06 4.26 Intermediate level studies 33.84 35.42 16.47 7.35 6.93 Higher and university studies 20.02 33.05 22.57 12.54 11.82 MALE Total 49.81 27.35 11.49 5.54 5.81 Secondary education, first stage primary education and illiterate 67.75 21.59 5.21 2.30 3.15 Intermediate level studies 42.90 31.85 14.05 5.73 5.46 Higher and university studies 24.62 33.28 20.20 11.08 10.83 FEMALE Total 32.95 33.25 17.03 8.29 8.48 Secondary education, first stage primary education and illiterate 50.01 30.11 10.45 3.92 5.51 Intermediate level studies 24.75 38.99 18.88 8.97 8.40 Higher and university studies 15.92 32.85 24.69 13.84 12.70 Notes: 1) Not included those illiterate persons who can not read nor write The category 'Intermediate level studies' includes: Secondary education, intermediate technical-vocational education and other. Data referring to 12 months before the date of the survey. '.' must be understood as data that cannot be given as it might be affected by sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institut