The statistic shows the annual number of books purchased per capita in the United States as of March 2014, by gender. During a survey, 38 percent of men stated they had not purchased any books in the 12 months leading to the survey date.
How many books have you purchased in the past year?
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Harris Interactive. (May 8, 2014). How many books have you purchased in the past year? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299108/number-of-books-purchased-per-year-by-us-adults-by-gender/
Harris Interactive. "How many books have you purchased in the past year?." Chart. May 8, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299108/number-of-books-purchased-per-year-by-us-adults-by-gender/
Harris Interactive. (2014). How many books have you purchased in the past year?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299108/number-of-books-purchased-per-year-by-us-adults-by-gender/
Harris Interactive. "How Many Books Have You Purchased in The past Year?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299108/number-of-books-purchased-per-year-by-us-adults-by-gender/
Harris Interactive, How many books have you purchased in the past year? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299108/number-of-books-purchased-per-year-by-us-adults-by-gender/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
How many books have you purchased in the past year? [Graph], Harris Interactive, May 8, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299108/number-of-books-purchased-per-year-by-us-adults-by-gender/
