Antonia - I'll have a try.
On the occasion of Book Day on April 22, 2003, researchers published Who Reads in Croatia and How Much, reporting the results of their study of the interactions Croatians had with books during the year 2002.
Or, if the study considered newspapers, magazines, etc. as well as books,
"...the results of their study of Croatians' reading habits during the year 2002."
Your original phrase, "personal contacts with book" (it should be "books") suggests to me that maybe Croatians don't read books, but they do buy them to display on their shelves, or prop up their wobbly tables, or some other kind of "contact" that doesn't include reading.