Book readership in the United States from 2000 to 2012
This timeline presents book readership in the United States from 2002 to 2012. In 2010, ** percent of respondents stated they read a book the day before.
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Pew Research Center. (September 27, 2012). Did you read a book yesterday? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243962/book-readership-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Did you read a book yesterday?." Chart. September 27, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243962/book-readership-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Did you read a book yesterday?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243962/book-readership-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Did You Read a Book Yesterday?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243962/book-readership-in-the-us/
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Did you read a book yesterday? [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 27, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243962/book-readership-in-the-us/
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