Audiobook consumption among Black and Hispanic Americans dropped sharply between 2018 and 2019, yet increased among White adults. During a survey, just 13 percent of Black respondents and 15 percent of Hispanic adults stated they had listened to at least one audiobook in the last year, marking a decrease of five percent from the 2018 figure.
Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook 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 listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299803/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299803/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299803/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Listened to An Audiobook in The Last 12 Months in The United States in 2018 and 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299803/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299803/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299803/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
