Libraries: importance to families/communities U.S. 2012

This statistic shows the importance of libraries to families and communities in the United States as of October 2012. During the survey, 28 percent of respondents said that libraries were somewhat important to their community as a whole.

How important are libraries?

Characteristic	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not important at all
To you and your family	46%	30%	11%	12%
To your community as a whole	63%	28%	4%	3%

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January 2013

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 15 to November 10, 2012

Number of respondents

2,252 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.

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