Table 33 shows the response distribution for library card use and other methods of accessing reading material.

Table 33. Access to reading material
Library visits Number of
responses
Occupation Comments
Child has public library card or s/he goes to the public library with parents 6 0 n=1
A n=2
C n=2
D n=1
We go to the library every weekend. There’s usually something on hold for my older daughter.
Child has a public library card but rarely uses it 8 0 n=3
A n=1
B n=3
C n=1
My kids still have library cards but they don’t go as much as they used to.
Child uses school library 11 0 n=3
A n=1
B n=3
C n=3
D n=1
He brings books every week from the school library.
My daughter brings home books from the school library if she has to.
Child obtains books through other methods than the public or school library 7 0 n=4
A n=1
B n=1
C n=1
We go to Chapters a lot.
We buy a book or two once a month from Scholastic book club.