This graph presents book consumption in the United States in 2011, broken down by means of acquisition. During the Pew survey, 48 percent of respondents stated they had purchased the last book they read.
Where did the most recent book you read come from?
The source does not provide detailed information regarding the questions and possible answers of the survey. The wording chosen here might therefore differ slightly from the wording of the survey. Results are from a survey of 2,986 people age 16 and older conducted November 16-December 21, 2011. The survey was conducted in English and Spanish and on landline and cell phones. N for number of those who had read a book in the past 12 months=2,474.
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Pew Research Center. (April 10, 2012). Where did the most recent book you read come from? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223173/ways-of-getting-the-last-book-consumers-read/
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