Reading for pleasure by age in England 2015

This statistic shows the share of adults who read for pleasure (excluding newspapers, magazines and comics) in England by age. According to the survey, conducted between April 2014 and March 2015, around 56 percent of 16 to 24 year olds read for pleasure.

Share of adults who read for pleasure (excluding newspapers or magazines) in the last 12 months in England as of 2014/15, by age

Age group	Share of respondents
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Release date

October 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 2014 to March 2015

Number of respondents

10171*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

The question was originally worded by the source as follows: 'In the last 12 months have you done any of these activities (own-time or voluntary) - Read for pleasure (not newspapers, magazines or comics)'.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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