In early 2021, a survey found that 59 percent of adults in the United States with high school education or less had read or listened to a book in the last year. By contrast, almost 90 percent of adults who had graduated college or pursued further education after college had engaged with a print, e-book, or audiobook in the 12 months leading to the survey.
Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level
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Pew Research Center. (January 6, 2022). Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249797/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249797/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249797/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Read a Book in Any Format in The Last 12 Months in The United States as of February 2021, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249797/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249797/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249797/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
