A February 2019 survey showed that 75 percent of respondents from urban areas stated they had read at least one book in the previous 12 months, compared to 66 percent of U.S. adults living in rural areas.
Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity
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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 as of February 2019, by urbanity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249798/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
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 2019, by urbanity." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249798/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249798/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
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 2019, by Urbanity." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249798/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
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 2019, by urbanity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249798/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-urbanity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249798/book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
