Percentage of Students Ages 9, 13, and 17, by Frequency of Reading for Fun
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Age 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almost every day | Once or twice a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Never or hardly ever | |
| 1984 | 53% | 28% | 7% | 3% | 9% |
| 1999 | 54 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2004 | 54 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Age 13 | |||||
| 1984 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 1999 | 28 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
| 2004 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
| Age 17 | |||||
| 1984 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
| 1999 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 16 |
| 2004 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence, November 2007.
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