This statistic illustrates the reasons for reading in the U.S. among respondents who read every day or nearly every day. During the Pew survey, 54 percent of the e-book readers and 36 percent of the non-e-book readers read for work or school.
Reasons of daily reading in the United States in 2011, by format
N=2,986 respondents age 16 and older. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish and on landline and cells. N for e-book readers=739. N for non-ebook readers=1,681.
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Pew Research Center. (April 10, 2012). Reasons of daily reading in the United States in 2011, by format [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223153/reasons-of-daily-reading-e-book-reader-and-non-ebook-reader/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons of daily reading in the United States in 2011, by format." Chart. April 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223153/reasons-of-daily-reading-e-book-reader-and-non-ebook-reader/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Reasons of daily reading in the United States in 2011, by format. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223153/reasons-of-daily-reading-e-book-reader-and-non-ebook-reader/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons of Daily Reading in The United States in 2011, by Format." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223153/reasons-of-daily-reading-e-book-reader-and-non-ebook-reader/
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Reasons of daily reading in the United States in 2011, by format [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223153/reasons-of-daily-reading-e-book-reader-and-non-ebook-reader/
