The share of white U.S. adults who had not read a book in the last 12 months in the United States amounted to just 20 percent in 2021, whereas 25 percent of Black adults said that they had not read a book during that time period. Hispanic adults were the least likely to have read a print book, e-book, or audiobook in the year running the February 2021 survey, with 38 percent saying that they had not done so.
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 ethnicity
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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 ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/821869/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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 ethnicity." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/821869/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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 ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/821869/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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 Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/821869/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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 ethnicity Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/821869/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 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 ethnicity [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/821869/non-book-readers-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
