U.S. children read to frequently by a family member, by mother’s employment status
This statistic depicts the percentage of prekindergarten children, ages 3 to 5 years, who were read to frequently by a family member in the U.S. in 2012, distinguished by employment status of the mother. In 2012, around 83 percent of children whose mothers worked 35 hours or more per week were read to 3 or more times per week in the U.S.