Public library usage by demographic in England 2015

This statistic displays the usage penetration of public libraries in England in 2015, based on the ACORN classification group. The share of respondents that reported visiting a public library at least once in the year previous to the survey was 33.5 percent among "wealthy achievers."

Share of respondents that visited a public library in England in 2015, by ACORN classification

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Wealthy Achievers	33.5%
Urban Prosperity	37.8%
Comfortably Off	32.6%
Moderate Means	30.7%
Hard-pressed	33.9%

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Release date

July 2016

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 2015 to March 2016

Number of respondents

10,171 respondents

Special properties

visited within the year previous to survey

Supplementary notes

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.
Information about ACORN classification can be found here.

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