1. Gender
MaleFemale
2. Age
Under 1818-2930-3940-49Above 50
3. Academic qualifications
Below secondarySecondaryDiplomaBAMAPhD
4. Nationality
United Arab EmiratesArubaAfghanistanAngolaAlbaniaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaAmerican SamoaAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBurundiBelgiumBeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaBahrainBahamasBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusBelizeBermudaBolivia, Plurinational State ofBrazilBarbadosBrunei DarussalamBhutanBotswanaCentral African RepublicCanadaSwitzerlandChileChinaCôte d’IvoireCameroonCongo, the Democratic Republic of the CongoCongoCook IslandsColombiaComorosCape VerdeCosta RicaCubaCayman IslandsCyprusCzech RepublicGermanyDjiboutiDominicaDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaSpainEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFijiFranceMicronesia, Federated States ofGabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea-BissauEquatorial GuineaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuamGuyanaHong KongHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIrelandIranIraqIcelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJordanJapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaKiribatiSaint Kitts and NevisKoreaKuwaitLao People’s Democratic RepublicLebanonLiberiaLibyaSaint LuciaLiechtensteinSri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMonacoMoldova, Republic ofMadagascarMaldivesMexicoMarshall IslandsMacedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic ofMaliMaltaMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMauritiusMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNauruNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPalauPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoKorea, Democratic People’s Republic ofPortugalParaguayPalestine, State ofQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaudi ArabiaSudanSenegalSingaporeSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneEl SalvadorSan MarinoSomaliaSerbiaSao Tome and PrincipeSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenSwazilandSeychellesSyrian Arab RepublicChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTuvaluTaiwan, Province of ChinaTanzania, United Republic ofUgandaUkraineUruguayUnited StatesUzbekistanSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVirgin Islands, U.S.Viet NamVanuatuSamoaYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
5. Emirate
Abu DhabiDubaiSharjahAjmanUmm Al QuwainFujairahRas Al Khaimah
1. Do you read?
Yes, all the timeSometimesNo
2. Where do you prefer to read?
At the libraryAt homeWhile travellingWith a groupOther (please specify)
3. What is your favorite medium of reading?
Printed booksE-books (Tablets & computers)AudiobooksJournalsNewspapersWebsitesNo preferenceOther (please specify)
4. How often do you read?
Every dayOnce or twice a week3-4 times a weekFive times or more a week
5. How long do you spend in reading?
Less than 15 minutes15-30 minutes30 minutes-one hourMore than one hour
6. How many books did you read during the past year?
Less than 5 books5-10 books10-15 booksMore than 25 booksNo reading
7. Which of the following is your favorite topic of reading? (you may choose more than one)
ScienceMedicineEngineeringPoliticsEconomicsLiteratureCultureReligionHistoryFictionOther (please specify)
8. What is your favorite reading language?
Mother tongueOther languages
9. What motivates you to read?
School/university requirementsWork requirementsNeed for informationPleasureOther (please specify)
10. Generally speaking, to what extent do you think the UAE society reads?
To a great extentA lotAverageA littleVery little
11. If you answered “A little” or “Very little”, what do you think are the reasons for this?
1.
2.
3.
12. Are you keen to visit book fairs and learn about new publications?
Yes, if the book fair is close to my place of residenceYes, and may travel to visit external fairsSometimes, if I have timeNo
