During a survey held in early 2019, 86 percent of respondents with an annual household income of more than 75,000 U.S. dollars a year stated they had read at least one book in the previous 12 months. Whilst this figure remains unchanged from 2018, there remains a clear correlation between book readership and income. For individuals with annuals household earnings of less than 30 thousand U.S. dollars, the share of adults who had read a book in any format in the last year was 16 percent lower than for those earning 75K or more.
Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019, by household income
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Pew Research Center. (September 25, 2019). Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019, by household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249795/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-household-income/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019, by household income." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249795/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-household-income/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019, by household income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249795/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-household-income/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Read a Book in Any Format in The Last 12 Months in The United States in 2019, by Household Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249795/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-household-income/
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Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019, by household income [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249795/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-household-income/
