In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 12 cities across Nepal every Monday for their opinion on contemporary issues. This week’s result of interviews about Nepalis’ reading habits:
How much do you spend on books each month?
Rs 500: 52.5%
Rs 500 to 1,000: 32.4%
Rs 1,000 to 2,000: 9.7%
Rs 2,000 to 5,000: 1.7%
Don’t know: 3%
How often do you read?
Daily: 44.1%
Sometimes: 25.8%
Once a week: 25.4%
Once a month: 4.7%
What kind of books do you read?
Literature: 28.8%
Religious: 13.7%
History: 12.4%
Fiction: 10.4%
Non-fiction: 9.4%