A survey held in 2021 found that 74 percent of non-Hispanic Black respondents had read at least one book in the previous 12 months, up from 65 percent who said the same during the 2019 study. Non-Hispanic White adults were the most likely group to have read a print or digital book in the last year.
Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity
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Pew Research Center. (January 6, 2022). Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249791/book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249791/book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249791/book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Read a Book in Any Format in The Last 12 Months in The United States in 2019 and 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249791/book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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