The graph presents data comparing the readership of the Bible in various formats in the United States as of January 2017. During the survey, 91 percent of the respondents stated they had read the Bible in the a print version in the past year.
In which of the formats have you read the Bible in the past year?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Read from a print version of the Bible on your own
91%
Heard the Bible read in a worship service or mass
88%
Used the Internet on a computer to read Bible content
55%
Searched for Bible verses or Bible content on a smart phone or cell phone
53%
Attended a small group or Bible study, where you studied the Bible in a group, not including weekend worship services
51%
Downloaded or used a Bible app on a smartphone
43%
Listened to a teaching about the Bible via podcast
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "These days, the Bible is available and used in different formats. For each format I read, please tell
me whether or not you have used that format in the past year?"
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American Bible Society. (April 4, 2017). In which of the formats have you read the Bible in the past year? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299469/bible-readership-format-usa/
American Bible Society. "In which of the formats have you read the Bible in the past year?." Chart. April 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299469/bible-readership-format-usa/
American Bible Society. (2017). In which of the formats have you read the Bible in the past year?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299469/bible-readership-format-usa/
American Bible Society. "In Which of The Formats Have You Read The Bible in The past Year?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299469/bible-readership-format-usa/
American Bible Society, In which of the formats have you read the Bible in the past year? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299469/bible-readership-format-usa/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
In which of the formats have you read the Bible in the past year? [Graph], American Bible Society, April 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299469/bible-readership-format-usa/
