Main reasons for reading among young people in the UK 2023
A survey conducted in the United Kingdom between January and March 2023 revealed that the main reason for reading among children and young people between the ages of eight and 18 years old was to relax (59.4 percent), whereas 27.3 percent said that they reading helps them deal with problems. Learning new things or new words, as well as learning about other people or about issues and causes they care about were also key reasons for reading, whereas the least popular reason was to feel connected to others.