This statistic shows the share of adults reading novels or short stories in the United States from 2002 to 2017. The data shows that 41.8 percent of surveyed U.S. adults were reading novels or short stories in 2017, down from 45.2 percent five years previously.
Share of adults reading novels or short stories in the United States from 2002 to 2017
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National Endowment for the Arts. (September 17, 2018). Share of adults reading novels or short stories in the United States from 2002 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195220/reading-of-plays-poetry-novels-and-short-stories-in-the-us-since-1982/
National Endowment for the Arts. "Share of adults reading novels or short stories in the United States from 2002 to 2017." Chart. September 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195220/reading-of-plays-poetry-novels-and-short-stories-in-the-us-since-1982/
National Endowment for the Arts. (2018). Share of adults reading novels or short stories in the United States from 2002 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195220/reading-of-plays-poetry-novels-and-short-stories-in-the-us-since-1982/
National Endowment for the Arts. "Share of Adults Reading Novels or Short Stories in The United States from 2002 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195220/reading-of-plays-poetry-novels-and-short-stories-in-the-us-since-1982/
National Endowment for the Arts, Share of adults reading novels or short stories in the United States from 2002 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195220/reading-of-plays-poetry-novels-and-short-stories-in-the-us-since-1982/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Share of adults reading novels or short stories in the United States from 2002 to 2017 [Graph], National Endowment for the Arts, September 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195220/reading-of-plays-poetry-novels-and-short-stories-in-the-us-since-1982/
