In 2021, 39 percent of respondents with a high school degree or less reported not having read a book in the last year, compared to 17 percent who had some college education. Survey respondents who were college graduates or had pursued further education beyond college were the least likely to say that they had not read a single print book, e-book, or audiobook in the past 12 months.
Share of adults who have not read a book in any format the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level
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Pew Research Center. (September 21, 2021). Share of adults who have not read a book in any format the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936144/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have not read a book in any format the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936144/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-education/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of adults who have not read a book in any format the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936144/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Not Read a Book in Any Format The Last 12 Months in The United States as of February 2021, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936144/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-education/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have not read a book in any format the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936144/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-education/ (last visited September 10, 2024)
Share of adults who have not read a book in any format the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2021, by education level [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/936144/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-education/
