This statistic displays the share of adults who read for pleasure in England over the last 12 months, as of annual surveys conducted between 2005/06 and 2015/16. According to the survey, around 64 percent of respondents read for pleasure in 2014/15.
Share of adults who read for pleasure (not newspapers or magazines) in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2015/16*
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (October 26, 2016). Share of adults who read for pleasure (not newspapers or magazines) in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2015/16* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556235/adults-reading-for-pleasure-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who read for pleasure (not newspapers or magazines) in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2015/16*." Chart. October 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556235/adults-reading-for-pleasure-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2016). Share of adults who read for pleasure (not newspapers or magazines) in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2015/16*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556235/adults-reading-for-pleasure-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Read for Pleasure (Not Newspapers or Magazines) in The Last Year in England from 2005/06 to 2015/16*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556235/adults-reading-for-pleasure-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who read for pleasure (not newspapers or magazines) in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2015/16* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556235/adults-reading-for-pleasure-uk-england/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of adults who read for pleasure (not newspapers or magazines) in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2015/16* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), October 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556235/adults-reading-for-pleasure-uk-england/