This statistic displays the usage penetration of public libraries in England from 2005 to 2018. The share of respondents that reported visiting a public library at least once in the year previous to the survey fell during the period in consideration, from 48.2 percent in 2005 to 33 percent in 2018.
Share of respondents that visited a public library in England from 2005 to 2018
* Base of most recent survey. n (2017) = 7,715, n (2016) = 9,352; n (2015) = 10,171; n (2014) = 9,817; n (2013) = 10,355; n (2012) = 9,838; n (2011) = 9,188; n (2010) = 14,102; n (2009) = 6,097; n (2008) = 14,452; n (2007) = 25,720; n (2006) = 24,174; n (2005) = 28,117. The source indicates that the survey was a household survey. The results presented are based on interviews. Figures exclude those who visited a library for the purposes of paid work or academic study except in 2008/09 and 2009/10.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 19, 2019). Share of respondents that visited a public library in England from 2005 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290193/public-library-usage-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of respondents that visited a public library in England from 2005 to 2018." Chart. September 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290193/public-library-usage-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2019). Share of respondents that visited a public library in England from 2005 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290193/public-library-usage-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Respondents That Visited a Public Library in England from 2005 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290193/public-library-usage-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of respondents that visited a public library in England from 2005 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290193/public-library-usage-uk-england/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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