Audiobook listenership among U.S. college graduates grew by seven percent between 2018 and 2019, but fell among high school graduates as well as those who did not complete high school. Just six percent of adults without a high school education reported having listened to an audiobook in the last year, down from ten percent who said the same in 2018.
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Pew Research Center. (September 25, 2019). Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299806/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-eduation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299806/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-eduation/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299806/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-eduation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Listened to An Audiobook in The Last 12 Months in The United States in 2018 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299806/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-eduation/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299806/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-eduation/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States in 2018 and 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299806/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-eduation/