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soccerdrew17 said:

you have no idea what was counted or not in this survey, but just by subconscious you read more than 8 minutes per day. labels, instructions, and so many other things in the world. surveys can often forget things or maybe leave them out on purpose (gasp) to skew the results.


Actually, it was YOU who did not read the survey. On this page, it clearly labels what is being measured:

http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/161/7/684

And, assuming you are not going to read the whole thing, I will quote the part about what was considered reading:

"These activities included reading or being read to (from books, magazines, newspapers, and letters)..."