This statistic displays the frequency of reading for pleasure among adults in Scotland in 2017. Among respondents, 77 percent read for pleasure, which did not include newspapers, magazines or comics, at least once a week, whereas 12 percent did so less often than once a week, but at least once a month.
Frequency of reading for pleasure among adults in Scotland in 2017*
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Scottish Government. (September 4, 2018). Frequency of reading for pleasure among adults in Scotland in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/540904/pleasure-reading-frequency-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Frequency of reading for pleasure among adults in Scotland in 2017*." Chart. September 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540904/pleasure-reading-frequency-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2018). Frequency of reading for pleasure among adults in Scotland in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540904/pleasure-reading-frequency-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Frequency of Reading for Pleasure among Adults in Scotland in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540904/pleasure-reading-frequency-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Frequency of reading for pleasure among adults in Scotland in 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540904/pleasure-reading-frequency-scotland-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Frequency of reading for pleasure among adults in Scotland in 2017* [Graph], Scottish Government, September 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/540904/pleasure-reading-frequency-scotland-uk/