Yearly reading frequency of U.S. Americans 2002-2008

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2009
This graph depicts the percentage of Americans by reading frequency in the U.S. in 2002 and 2008. In 2002, 51.9 percent of U.S. Americans were light readers (1-5 books per year).

Number of books read per year by U.S. Americans from 2002 to 2008 (in percent)*

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Release date

November 2009

Region

United States

Survey time period

2008

Number of respondents

18,444 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Figures for the years preceding 2008 were taken from the corresponding surveys of public participation in the arts.
The source does not provide information regarding the missing percentage points to 100 percent.

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