This graph depicts the percentage of adults by reading frequency in the U.S. in 2002 and 2008. In 2002, 29.4 percent of U.S. adults were light readers (1-5 books per year).
Number of books read per year by U.S. adults from 2002 to 2008 (in percent)*
* Figures for the years preceding 2008 were taken from the corresponding surveys of public participation in the arts. The source does not provide information regarding the missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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National Endowment for the Arts. (November 3, 2009). Number of books read per year by U.S. adults from 2002 to 2008 (in percent)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195393/number-of-books-read-by-us-adults-since-2002/
National Endowment for the Arts. "Number of books read per year by U.S. adults from 2002 to 2008 (in percent)*." Chart. November 3, 2009. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195393/number-of-books-read-by-us-adults-since-2002/
National Endowment for the Arts. (2009). Number of books read per year by U.S. adults from 2002 to 2008 (in percent)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195393/number-of-books-read-by-us-adults-since-2002/
National Endowment for the Arts. "Number of Books Read per Year by U.S. Adults from 2002 to 2008 (in Percent)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2009, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195393/number-of-books-read-by-us-adults-since-2002/
National Endowment for the Arts, Number of books read per year by U.S. adults from 2002 to 2008 (in percent)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195393/number-of-books-read-by-us-adults-since-2002/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Number of books read per year by U.S. adults from 2002 to 2008 (in percent)* [Graph], National Endowment for the Arts, November 3, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195393/number-of-books-read-by-us-adults-since-2002/
