Favorite book genres among teenagers Italy 2016 I

The statistics shows the favorite book genres among teenagers in Italy in 2016. As of the survey period, about 22 percent of the respondents preferred teen stories to the other genres, while 18 percent of the respondents were mainly interested in love stories.

Which book genre do you prefer?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Teen stories	22%
Adventure stories	19%
Love stories	18%
Fantasy, magic, like Harry Potter	16%
Handbooks and books teaching something	8%
Science fiction	7%
Books about zombies, vampires and horror stories	6%
Novels based on videogames	3%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

February to May 2016

Number of respondents

6,060 respondents

Age group

14-17 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Che genere di libri preferisci?"
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.

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