The statistic shows the number of hours consumers spend on reading books per week in the United States as of April 2017. During the survey, 27 percent of respondents stated that they spent two to five hours on reading per week, and 19 percent said that they read for 15 hours or more per week.
Number of hours spent reading per week by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
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Statista Survey. (April 12, 2017). Number of hours spent reading per week by consumers in the United States as of April 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/703477/number-weekly-reading-hours/
Statista Survey. "Number of hours spent reading per week by consumers in the United States as of April 2017." Chart. April 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703477/number-weekly-reading-hours/
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of hours spent reading per week by consumers in the United States as of April 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703477/number-weekly-reading-hours/
Statista Survey. "Number of Hours Spent Reading per Week by Consumers in The United States as of April 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703477/number-weekly-reading-hours/
Statista Survey, Number of hours spent reading per week by consumers in the United States as of April 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703477/number-weekly-reading-hours/ (last visited August 08, 2020)
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