In the United States in 2023, Asian Americans spent an average of 17.4 minutes reading per day. White readers spent the most time with books each day, whereas Hispanic Americans read for just six minutes on average.
Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity
(in hours)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 27, 2024). Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity (in hours)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Reading per Capita in The United States from 2018 to 2023, by Ethnicity (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by ethnicity (in hours) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
