This statistic displays book genres young people liked reading in the United Kingdom in 2012, by gender. Girls were more likely to like to read romance and animal stories than boys. Of girls, 55.4 percent reported liking to read horror genre books.
Favourite book genres among boys and girls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012
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National Literacy Trust. (October 4, 2013). Favourite book genres among boys and girls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300108/book-genres-young-people-like-reading-in-the-uk-by-gender/
National Literacy Trust. "Favourite book genres among boys and girls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012." Chart. October 4, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300108/book-genres-young-people-like-reading-in-the-uk-by-gender/
National Literacy Trust. (2013). Favourite book genres among boys and girls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300108/book-genres-young-people-like-reading-in-the-uk-by-gender/
National Literacy Trust. "Favourite Book Genres among Boys and Girls in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300108/book-genres-young-people-like-reading-in-the-uk-by-gender/
National Literacy Trust, Favourite book genres among boys and girls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300108/book-genres-young-people-like-reading-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Favourite book genres among boys and girls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012 [Graph], National Literacy Trust, October 4, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/300108/book-genres-young-people-like-reading-in-the-uk-by-gender/
