The statistic presents data on the change in reading habits in the United States as of March 2014. During a survey, 16 percent of men stated they now read more than they used to six months earlier.
Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed?
Characteristic
Male
Female
I read the same amount as I did before
53%
48%
I read less than I did before
19%
26%
I read more than I did before
16%
17%
Not at all sure
7%
4%
I purchase more books now, but do not read them as readily as I did before
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed? Please choose the statement that best describes you."
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Harris Interactive. (May 8, 2014). Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299149/change-in-reading-habits-us-adults-by-gender/
Harris Interactive. "Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed?." Chart. May 8, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299149/change-in-reading-habits-us-adults-by-gender/
Harris Interactive. (2014). Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299149/change-in-reading-habits-us-adults-by-gender/
Harris Interactive. "Over The past Six Months, How Have Your Reading Habits Changed?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299149/change-in-reading-habits-us-adults-by-gender/
Harris Interactive, Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299149/change-in-reading-habits-us-adults-by-gender/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Over the past six months, how have your reading habits changed? [Graph], Harris Interactive, May 8, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299149/change-in-reading-habits-us-adults-by-gender/
