A survey conducted in Great Britain in January 2024 found that 41 percent of adults were read story books often as a child, and over 30 percent were read to sometimes. Only eight percent said that they had not been read to when young, although results varied according to gender, age, and social class.
Frequency of being read story books to as a child among adults in Great Britain as of January 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Often
41%
Sometimes
31%
Rarely
13%
Never
8%
Don't know
7%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
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YouGov. (January 19, 2024). Frequency of being read story books to as a child among adults in Great Britain as of January 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470712/book-consumption-being-read-to-as-a-child-gb/
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