The statistic shows the number of hours consumers spent on reading books per week in the United States in 2017, by age. During the survey, 26 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 stated that they spent two to five hours on reading per week.
Number of hours spent on reading per week among consumers in the United States as of April 2017, by age group
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Statista Survey. (April 12, 2017). Number of hours spent on reading per week among consumers in the United States as of April 2017, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/703494/reading-hours-per-week-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Number of hours spent on reading per week among consumers in the United States as of April 2017, by age group." Chart. April 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703494/reading-hours-per-week-by-age/
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of hours spent on reading per week among consumers in the United States as of April 2017, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703494/reading-hours-per-week-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Number of Hours Spent on Reading per Week among Consumers in The United States as of April 2017, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703494/reading-hours-per-week-by-age/
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Number of hours spent on reading per week among consumers in the United States as of April 2017, by age group [Graph], Statista Survey, April 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/703494/reading-hours-per-week-by-age/
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