Ever wonder what the gender gap is? No, not the pay gap — the reading gap. How does recreational reading differ from men to women?
Well, according to Pew Research Center, there’s a clear winner:
Specifically, they found that “[w]omen are more likely than men to say they’ve read a book in the past 12 months. This pattern extends to print and e-books.”
Okay, but what about the number of books Americans are reading? (Sorry to our international friends, these stats are US-only.) Well, “38% of U.S. adults say they read one to five books in the past year. 13% read 6-10, 10% read 11-20, 14% read more than 20, And 25% of Americans say they read none.” Yikes.
The good news? While the number of print book enjoyers remains somewhat stable, more people are tuning into e-books and audiobooks than before. “About three-in-ten adults (31%) now report reading an e-book in the past year, up from 17% in 2011. Audiobooks have seen similar growth, with use of this format more than doubling in the same period.” Whatever gets people reading is a success in our book!
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