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The statistic shows the number of hours consumers spend on reading books per week in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 27 percent of respondents stated that they spent two to five hours on reading per week.

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The statistic shows the number of hours consumers spend on reading books per week in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 27 percent of respondents stated that they spent two to five hours on reading per week.

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Release date: April 2017

Region: United States
Survey time period: April 4 to April 12, 2017
Number of respondents: 1,020 respondents
Age group: 18 years and older
Special properties: English-speaking residential population, who read books or newspapers
Method of interview: Online survey

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