Main reasons for reading among young people in the UK 2022
A survey conducted in the United Kingdom between January and March 2022 revealed that the main reason for reading among children and young people between the ages of eight and 18 years old was to relax (55.4 percent), whereas 23.4 percent said that they reading helps them deal with problems and 28.8 percent admitted that reading made them feel better when they were feeling low. 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.
