Public library usage in England by employment status 2019

From 2011 to 2019, the share of not working individuals that reported visiting a public library in England decreased overall, passing from 41.7 percent to 33.2 percent. Similarly, the percentage of working respondents claiming to have visited a public library dropped from 36.8 percent to 30.4 percent over the period considered.

Share of respondents that visited a public library in England from 2011 to 2019, by employment status

Characteristic	Not working	Working
2019	33.2%	30.4%
2018	35.6%	31.1%
2017	36.9%	30.3%
2016	38.9%	30.6%
2015	37.1%	31%
2014	37.8%	32.3%
2013	38.3%	33.4%
2012	41%	34.3%
2011	41.7%	36.8%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2011 to 2019

Number of respondents

7,502*

Special properties

visited within the year previous to survey

Supplementary notes

*Base of most recent survey. n (2018), 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.
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.

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