This statistic shows the share of the population reading as a free time activity in England, by age. According to the survey, conducted between April 2017 and March 2018, around 54.4 percent of 16 to 24 year olds spent some part of their free time reading.
Share of adult population reading in their free time in England in 2017/18, by age*
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (November 8, 2018). Share of adult population reading in their free time in England in 2017/18, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/557567/spending-time-reading-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adult population reading in their free time in England in 2017/18, by age*." Chart. November 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557567/spending-time-reading-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Share of adult population reading in their free time in England in 2017/18, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557567/spending-time-reading-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adult Population Reading in Their Free Time in England in 2017/18, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557567/spending-time-reading-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adult population reading in their free time in England in 2017/18, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557567/spending-time-reading-by-age-uk-england/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Share of adult population reading in their free time in England in 2017/18, by age* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), November 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/557567/spending-time-reading-by-age-uk-england/