The statistic presents data on the change in reading habits in the United States as of March 2014, by age group. During a survey, 21 percent of Millennials (aged 18 to 36) stated they now read more than they used to six months earlier.
Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed?
Characteristic
Millennials (18-36)
Gen Xers (37-48)
Baby Boomers (49-67)
Matures (68+)
I read the same amont as I did before
39%
54%
56%
59%
I read less than I did before
26%
23%
21%
19%
I read more than I did before
21%
14%
15%
15%
Not at all sure
7%
6%
4%
4%
I purchase more books now, but do not read them as readily as I did before
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed? Please choose the statement that best describes you."
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Harris Interactive. (May 8, 2014). Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299146/change-in-reading-habits-us-by-age-group/
Harris Interactive. "Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed?." Chart. May 8, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299146/change-in-reading-habits-us-by-age-group/
Harris Interactive. (2014). Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299146/change-in-reading-habits-us-by-age-group/
Harris Interactive. "Over The past Six Months, How Have Your Reading Habits Changed?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299146/change-in-reading-habits-us-by-age-group/
Harris Interactive, Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299146/change-in-reading-habits-us-by-age-group/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed? [Graph], Harris Interactive, May 8, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299146/change-in-reading-habits-us-by-age-group/
