In 2019, 58 percent of Black Americans stated they had read at least one printed book in the previous 12 months, down from 66 percent a year earlier. Print book consumption tends to be lower among Black and Hispanic Americans than among White adults, and reading in general is less common among families on lower incomes and those who did not complete higher education.
Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by ethnicity
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Pew Research Center. (September 25, 2019). Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299793/printed-book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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