Public library usage in England by religion 2011-2019

From 2011 to 2019, the share of Christian individuals stating to have visited a public library in England decreased overall. In 2011, nearly 39 percent of respondents from this group claimed to have visited this type of facility. In 2019, this share dropped to 32 percent. As of 2019, roughly 29 percent of non-religious interviewees reported having visited a public library at least once.

Share of respondents that visited a public library in England from 2011 to 2019, by religion

Characteristic	No religion	Christian	Other religion
2019	28.8%	32%	40.3%
2018	30.4%	33.2%	42.2%
2017	31.5%	32.6%	38.6%
2016	30.3%	34.5%	46.2%
2015	30.3%	33.5%	46.7%
2014	33.2%	33.4%	49.7%
2013	34.4%	34.3%	48.3%
2012	33.2%	37.7%	46.9%
2011	36.8%	38.8%	44.4%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2011 to 2019

Number of respondents

7,502 respondents

Special properties

visited within the year previous to survey

Supplementary notes

* Base of most recent survey. n (2018) = 8,161; n (2017) = 7,715; n (2016) = 9,352 n (2015) = 10,171 n (2014) = 9,817; n (2013) = 10,355; n (2012) = 9,838; n (2011) = 9,188.
The source indicates that the survey was a household survey. The results presented are based on interviews.
Figures exclude those who visited a library for the purposes of paid work or academic study.
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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