This graph displays the share of children aged five to fifteen in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017 who were regular readers of comic books, books or magazines, broken down by age group. Reading was most common among those aged five to seven, at 42 percent in 2017.
Share of children who regularly read books, magazines or comics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by age
* n (2014) = 1,660; n (2015) = 1,379; n (2016) = 1,375; n (2017) = 2,776 . Regarding the survey question the source indicates: "Which of the following do you use almost every day? (prompted responses, multi-coded)"
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Ofcom. (November 29, 2017). Share of children who regularly read books, magazines or comics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/398258/children-use-of-books-magazines-and-comics-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of children who regularly read books, magazines or comics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by age." Chart. November 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398258/children-use-of-books-magazines-and-comics-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. (2017). Share of children who regularly read books, magazines or comics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398258/children-use-of-books-magazines-and-comics-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of Children Who Regularly Read Books, Magazines or Comics in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2014 to 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398258/children-use-of-books-magazines-and-comics-by-age-uk/
Ofcom, Share of children who regularly read books, magazines or comics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398258/children-use-of-books-magazines-and-comics-by-age-uk/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Share of children who regularly read books, magazines or comics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by age [Graph], Ofcom, November 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/398258/children-use-of-books-magazines-and-comics-by-age-uk/
