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How do you prefer to write?

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<p style="margin:0 0 14px;font:bold 18px/1.35 Arial,sans-serif;color:#0e1116">How do you prefer to write?</p>
<table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=0&amp;c=0&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Pen and paper</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=0&amp;c=1&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Laptop</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=0&amp;c=2&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Phone</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=0&amp;c=3&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Voice-to-text</a></td></tr></table>
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Which kind of writing do you enjoy most?

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<p style="margin:0 0 14px;font:bold 18px/1.35 Arial,sans-serif;color:#0e1116">Which kind of writing do you enjoy most?</p>
<table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=1&amp;c=0&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Journaling</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=1&amp;c=1&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Fiction</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=1&amp;c=2&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Poetry</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=1&amp;c=3&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Letters and cards</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=1&amp;c=4&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Essays or blogs</a></td></tr></table>
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Should schools still teach cursive handwriting?

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<p style="margin:0 0 14px;font:bold 18px/1.35 Arial,sans-serif;color:#0e1116">Should schools still teach cursive handwriting?</p>
<table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=2&amp;c=0&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Yes</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=2&amp;c=1&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">No</a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 0 8px 0"><a href="https://writingsurvey.com/vote?poll=2&amp;c=2&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email_snippet" style="display:block;padding:12px 16px;border:1.5px solid #d3d8df;border-radius:10px;color:#0e1116;text-decoration:none;font:15px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif">Only as an elective</a></td></tr></table>
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On NAEP's 2011 writing test, what share of U.S. eighth-graders performed at or above the Basic level?

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On NAEP's 2011 writing test, who scored higher on average in eighth grade?

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What was the median annual pay for U.S. writers and authors in 2025?

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