Three-quarters is more than one-half.

I spent a few minutes last night taking advantage of my Stumble-bar, and came across this article about a book club for homeless men. Oddly, the thing that really stood out for me in this article was not the actual content -- it was the statistic.

According to a recent survey, out of every four Americans hasn't read a single book in the last year – yes, Harry Potter included.

Warning: do not read the rest if you ever want to think of me as a non-procrastinator ever again, and only if you're interested in my tumultuous free association!

( The math. )

Now let's look back at the original article. Their quote doesn't list a source -- it just cites "a recent survey". So where did this survey come from?

( The research. )

( What I found. )

fish_follower summed it all up for me last night, and I believe he did it well.

Kyle: so you were worried for nothing.
Me: Pretty much.
Kyle: and you would have better off being like me and just not caring in the first place.
Me: ...yeah, I guess.
Kyle: this is why you shouldn't be allowed on the internet.