According to unofficial statistics, the most popular reading material for the new youth (aside from required school textbooks) consists of fashion magazines, comic books, and best-selling escapist or humorous writings by authors like Chang Man-chuan and Hou Wen-yung. Their favorite pastimes at home are watching TV and playing video games.
根據非正式的統計，新新人類除了教科書外，最常閱讀的是流行雜誌、漫畫、及排行榜上張曼娟、侯文詠等作家的暢銷書，而在家的休閒活動則是看電視和打電視遊樂器。