Gender of public library visitors England 2011-2015

This statistic displays gender distribution of visitors to public libraries in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2015. Female visitors consistently accounted for the majority of library visitors. In 2015, females made up roughly 55 percent of library visitors.

Distribution of public library visitors in England from 2011 to 2015, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
2015	45.3%	54.7%
2014	44.18%	55.82%
2013	44.16%	55.84%
2012	44.5%	55.5%
2011	44.14%	55.86%

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Release date

July 2016

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2011 to 2016**

Number of respondents

10,171*

Special properties

all who visited within the year previous to survey

Supplementary notes

* Base of most recent survey. n (2014) = 9,817; n (2013) = 10,355; n (2012) = 9,838; n (2011) = 9,188.
** The source specifies that the most recent figures were for the period running April 2015 to March 2016.
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.
Figures have been rounded.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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