During a survey held in early 2019, 82 percent of American college graduates said that they had read at least one print book in the last year. This is a three percent decrease from the 2018 figure, but the most notable change took place among U.S. adults who did not graduate high school. Just 25 percent of respondents in this category reported having read a printed book within the last 12 months, marking a drop of ten percent from the previous year.
Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 and 2019, by education level
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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 from 2018 and 2019, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299796/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 and 2019, by education level." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299796/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 and 2019, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299796/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Read a Print Book in The Last 12 Months in The United States from 2018 and 2019, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299796/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 and 2019, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299796/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 and 2019, by education level [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299796/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-education-level/
