According to the results of a survey held in the United Kingdom in early 2022, 81.4 percent of all children aged five to eight years old had a book of their own at home. For kids living in the South East the percentage amounted to more than 90 percent, whereas children living in the East of England were the least likely to own a book.
Children who have a book of their own at home in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2022, by gender and region
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National Literacy Trust. (September 1, 2022). Children who have a book of their own at home in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2022, by gender and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/554627/average-number-of-children-s-books-owned-in-the-uk-by-demographic/
National Literacy Trust. "Children who have a book of their own at home in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2022, by gender and region." Chart. September 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/554627/average-number-of-children-s-books-owned-in-the-uk-by-demographic/
National Literacy Trust. (2022). Children who have a book of their own at home in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2022, by gender and region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/554627/average-number-of-children-s-books-owned-in-the-uk-by-demographic/
National Literacy Trust. "Children Who Have a Book of Their Own at Home in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of March 2022, by Gender and Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/554627/average-number-of-children-s-books-owned-in-the-uk-by-demographic/
National Literacy Trust, Children who have a book of their own at home in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2022, by gender and region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/554627/average-number-of-children-s-books-owned-in-the-uk-by-demographic/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Children who have a book of their own at home in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2022, by gender and region [Graph], National Literacy Trust, September 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/554627/average-number-of-children-s-books-owned-in-the-uk-by-demographic/