Book reading habits of the U.S. youth
This statistic presents data on the reading habits of American 8- to 18-year-olds. In 2004, 46 percent of American 8- to 18-year-olds stated that they read books.
Share of American 8- to 18-year-olds who read books from 1999 to 2009
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 30, 2010). Share of American 8- to 18-year-olds who read books from 1999 to 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186627/book-reading-habits-of-the-american-youth-since-1999/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Share of American 8- to 18-year-olds who read books from 1999 to 2009." Chart. January 30, 2010. Statista. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186627/book-reading-habits-of-the-american-youth-since-1999/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2010). Share of American 8- to 18-year-olds who read books from 1999 to 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186627/book-reading-habits-of-the-american-youth-since-1999/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Share of American 8- to 18-year-olds Who Read Books from 1999 to 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186627/book-reading-habits-of-the-american-youth-since-1999/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Share of American 8- to 18-year-olds who read books from 1999 to 2009 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186627/book-reading-habits-of-the-american-youth-since-1999/ (last visited January 10, 2025)
Share of American 8- to 18-year-olds who read books from 1999 to 2009 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, January 30, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186627/book-reading-habits-of-the-american-youth-since-1999/