This statistic illustrates the proportion of young people reading eBooks at least monthly in the United Kingdom in 2014, by demographic group. Girls were slightly more likely to read eBooks than boys at 18.6 percent of girls.
Share of young people reading e-books monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group
* All (n= 32,569); Boys (n= 15,414); Girls (n= 16,746); KS2 (n= 7,097); KS3 (n= 20,512); KS4 (n= 4,163); KS5 (n= 695); White (n= 20,614); Mixed (n= 1,642); Asian (= 3,558); Black (= 1,208). Due to rounding, the data in the tables do not necessarily add up to 100 percent.
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National Literacy Trust. (May 25, 2016). Share of young people reading e-books monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299177/ebook-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of young people reading e-books monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group." Chart. May 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299177/ebook-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
National Literacy Trust. (2016). Share of young people reading e-books monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299177/ebook-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of Young People Reading E-books Monthly in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Demographic Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299177/ebook-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/
National Literacy Trust, Share of young people reading e-books monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299177/ebook-reading-among-young-people-by-demographic-uk/ (last visited May 19, 2022)
