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Book readership in the United States from 2000 to 2012
Did you read a book yesterday?
This timeline presents book readership in the United States from 2002 to 2012. In 2010, 35 percent of respondents stated they read a book the day before.
Did you read a book yesterday?
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This timeline presents book readership in the United States from 2002 to 2012. In 2010, 35 percent of respondents stated they read a book the day before.
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- Release date
- September 2012
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 9 to June 3, 2012
- Number of respondents
- n = 3,003
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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The source does not provide any figure for 2008.
The original question posed by the source was: "Not including school or work related books, did you spend any time reading a book yesterday?"
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- Release date
- September 2012
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 9 to June 3, 2012
- Number of respondents
- n = 3,003
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
-
The source does not provide any figure for 2008.
The original question posed by the source was: "Not including school or work related books, did you spend any time reading a book yesterday?"
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