This statistic illustrates the proportion of young people reading newspapers the United Kingdom in 2015, by demographic group. Boys were more likely to read newspapers than girls, and among school children aged 16 to 18 years, 46.6 percent reported reading newspapers at least once a month.
Share of young people reading newspapers outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group
* All (n= 32,569); Boys (n= 15,414); Girls (n= 16,746); KS2 (n= 7,097); KS3 (n= 20,512); KS4 (n= 4,163); KS5 (n= 695); White (n= 20,614); Mixed (n= 1,642); Asian (= 3,558); Black (= 1,208). Due to rounding, the data in the tables do not necessarily add up to 100 percent.
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National Literacy Trust. (May 25, 2016). Share of young people reading newspapers outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299171/newspaper-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of young people reading newspapers outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group." Chart. May 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299171/newspaper-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
National Literacy Trust. (2016). Share of young people reading newspapers outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299171/newspaper-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of Young People Reading Newspapers outside School in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Demographic Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299171/newspaper-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
National Literacy Trust, Share of young people reading newspapers outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299171/newspaper-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of young people reading newspapers outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group [Graph], National Literacy Trust, May 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299171/newspaper-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
