The statistic shows the share of library goers in the United States who have borrowed a print book in the last 12 months in 2015 and 2015. During the survey ended April 2016, 66 percent of respondents stated that they had rented a book in the last 12 months.
Have you borrowed a print book from the library in the past 12 months?
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Pew Research Center. (September 9, 2016). Have you borrowed a print book from the library in the past 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234042/frequency-of-borrowing-books-from-libraries-by-type-of-book/
Pew Research Center. "Have you borrowed a print book from the library in the past 12 months?." Chart. September 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234042/frequency-of-borrowing-books-from-libraries-by-type-of-book/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Have you borrowed a print book from the library in the past 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234042/frequency-of-borrowing-books-from-libraries-by-type-of-book/
Pew Research Center. "Have You Borrowed a Print Book from The Library in The past 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234042/frequency-of-borrowing-books-from-libraries-by-type-of-book/
Pew Research Center, Have you borrowed a print book from the library in the past 12 months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234042/frequency-of-borrowing-books-from-libraries-by-type-of-book/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Have you borrowed a print book from the library in the past 12 months? [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234042/frequency-of-borrowing-books-from-libraries-by-type-of-book/