This statistic presents the share of people in the United States who have read at least one e-book in the past 12 months as of April 2016, broken down by gender. During a survey, 29 percent of women stated they had read at least one e-book in the previous 12 months.
E-book readers in the United States in 2016, by gender
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Pew Research Center. (September 1, 2016). E-book readers in the United States in 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249757/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "E-book readers in the United States in 2016, by gender." Chart. September 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249757/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. (2016). E-book readers in the United States in 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249757/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "E-book Readers in The United States in 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249757/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-gender/
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E-book readers in the United States in 2016, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249757/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-gender/