The statistic shows the various reasons for consumers to read in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity. During the survey, 40 percent of Black or African American respondents stated that they read to keep up with current events.
Reasons for reading by U.S. consumers in April 2017, by ethnicity
Why do you read?
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Statista Survey. (April 12, 2017). Why do you read? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2019, from https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/703719/reasons-for-reading-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Why do you read?." Chart. April 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/703719/reasons-for-reading-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. (2017). Why do you read?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/703719/reasons-for-reading-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Why Do You Read?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2017, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/703719/reasons-for-reading-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey, Why do you read? Statista, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/703719/reasons-for-reading-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 09, 2019)