This statistic presents information on reading habits among children in the United States from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, six percent of responding parents said that their child read or was read to once a week.
Frequency with which a child reads or is read to in the United States from 2011 to 2017
2011: May 27 to June 15, 2011; 2013: May 20 to June 12, 2013; 2017: January 20 to February 10, 2017
Number of respondents
2011: n = 1,384; 2013: n = 1,463; 2017: n = 1,454
Special properties
Parents of children aged 0-8 years
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding, refused/don’t know responses, or because multiple responses were allowed. Figures for 2011 and 2013 come from an earlier edition of the report.
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Common Sense Media. (October 19, 2017). Frequency with which a child reads or is read to in the United States from 2011 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204522/reading-habits-of-americas-children/
Common Sense Media. "Frequency with which a child reads or is read to in the United States from 2011 to 2017." Chart. October 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204522/reading-habits-of-americas-children/
Common Sense Media. (2017). Frequency with which a child reads or is read to in the United States from 2011 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204522/reading-habits-of-americas-children/
Common Sense Media. "Frequency with Which a Child Reads or Is Read to in The United States from 2011 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204522/reading-habits-of-americas-children/
Common Sense Media, Frequency with which a child reads or is read to in the United States from 2011 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204522/reading-habits-of-americas-children/ (last visited November 07, 2024)
Frequency with which a child reads or is read to in the United States from 2011 to 2017 [Graph], Common Sense Media, October 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204522/reading-habits-of-americas-children/
