Number of weekly hours spent on reading by U.S. consumers in April 2017, by income

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Umair Bashir
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Apr 3, 2025
The statistic shows the number of hours consumers spent on reading books per week in the United States in 2017, by income. During the survey, 27 percent of respondents with an income of up to 99,999 U.S. dollars stated that they spent two to five hours on reading per week.

How many hours do you spend reading per week?

IncomeUp to $49,999Up to $99,999$100,000 and more
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Release date

April 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 4 to April 12, 2017

Number of respondents

1,020 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

English-speaking residential population, who read books or newspapers

Method of interview

Online survey

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