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| Article Name : | | | INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON THE READING HABITS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS OF KSOU DURING LEISURE TIME: A STUDY | | Author Name : | | | Poornima , Adithya Kumari H. | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-471 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | In the present study an attempt is made to assess the reading habits of students of distance education during their leisure time. The sample was made up of 1005 students who were sampled from various disciplines of KSOU with different programmes. Questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data for the study, which elicited the information on type of books read by respondents during leisure time. Data analysis was done using chi-square tests and contingency table analysis. Results revealed that out of 1005 respondents 989 (98.41%) read general knowledge books, 877 (87.26%) read books on science, 548 (54.5%) of them read books on humor, 544 (54.53%) read fun loving books, 491 (48.86%) read books on health and medicine, 471(46.87%) read books on literature, 449 (44.68%) read biographies and 410 (40.80%) read books on detectives. | | Keywords : | | - reading habits
- distance education students
- leisure time
- demographic variables
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