Adults reading for pleasure in England 2005-2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 26, 2016
This statistic displays the share of adults who read for pleasure in England over the last 12 months, as of annual surveys conducted between 2005/06 and 2015/16. According to the survey, around 64 percent of respondents read for pleasure in 2014/15.

Share of adults who read for pleasure (not newspapers or magazines) in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2015/16*

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Release date

October 2016

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2005/06 to 2015/16

Number of respondents

10,171**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: 'In the last 12 months have you participated in (own time and voluntary)...'.
** Base of most recent survey:n (2014/15)= 9,817: n (2013/14) =10,355; n (2012/13) = 9,838; n (2011/12) = 9,188; n (2010/11) = 14,102; n (2009/10) = 6,097; n (2008/09) = 14,452; n (2007/08) = 25,720; n (2006/07) = 24,174; n (2005/06) = 28,117.
Survey periods run April to March.
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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