75% of American adults read at least one book in the past year, but the number of non-readers has tripled since 1978. 40% of adults read books electronically, with e-reader owners reading more books than non-owners. Over 50% of Americans visit a library annually, while India has the highest average weekly reading time and Americans aged 50-64 enjoy reading the most.
Americans still read for pleasure, with about 75 percent of adults saying they read at least one book in the previous year, according to a 2013 survey. However, it is estimated that the number of Americans who haven’t read a book in the past year has tripled since 1978. For people who read for pleasure, the format has changed, as nearly 40 percent of American adults surveyed said they read books electronically. Another 2013 survey found that adults ages 18 to 39 who owned e-readers or tablets had read an average of 21 books in the previous year, compared with 13 for people who didn’t own such a device.
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Just over half of all Americans over the age of 16 visit a library in the course of a year.
India is the country where people read the most, with an average of over 10 hours per week.
More than 80 percent of Americans aged 50 to 64 say they enjoy reading, which is the highest rate of any age group.
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