A survey examining book readership in the United States as of February 2021 showed that 68 percent of 18-to-29-year-olds had read a print book in the last year. The share was slightly lower among older adults, though more than 50 percent of respondents in each age group reported having read at least one printed book in the 12 months leading to the survey.
Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (January 6, 2022). Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299794/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by age group." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299794/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299794/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Read a Print Book in The Last 12 Months in The United States as of February 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299794/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299794/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299794/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-age/
