Frequency of using the Bible digitally in the U.S. by generation 2019

The graph presents data on the frequency of using the Bible specifically through an app, audio, podcast or as a result of an internet search among adults in the United States as of January 2019, sorted by generation. The findings show that 23 percent of Millennials and Gen-Xers reported using the Bible in a digital format several times per week, compared to ten percent of Boomers who said the same.

Frequency of using the Bible specifically through an app, as an audio or podcast version or as a result of an internet search among adults in the United States as of January 2019, by generation

Characteristic	Millennials	Gen X	Boomers
Once or twice a year	20%	20%	39%
Three or four times a year	12%	14%	17%
Once a month	18%	11%	5%
Once a week	17%	14%	11%
Several times a week	23%	23%	10%
At least four times a week	10%	19%	16%

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 15-30, 2019

Number of respondents

288 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among those who use formats other than print or just hearing the Bible at church

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

During the survey, this question was posed as follows: 'How often, if ever, do use the Bible specifically through a Bible app, through an audio version of the Bible including a podcast, or as a result of an internet search of the Bible?'

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