A new Pew Research Center survey revealed that Millennials read slightly less than they did last year. This trend is seen throughout all age groups. On an encouraging note, Millennials still do read the most of all demographics, however.
According to the survey, 80 percent of 18-29 have read at least one book in any format in the past 12 months. In 2014, that number was at 88 percent. Forty-three percent of them read on a daily basis.
As iSchoolGuide pointed out, Pew also did a survey on teens ages 16-17:
Overall, 63 percent of Americans read at least one book in the past 12 months. This is down from 72 percent in 2014.
Women read more than men. They read on average 14 books a year compared to nine books read by men. Pew notes that this is “a statistically significant difference.”
Despite reading less than last year, Millennials still read the most of any age group. Seventy-one percent of those 30-49 read at least one book in the past 12 months, while 68 percent of those 50-64 did and 69 percent of those 65+ did.
The average American read 12 books in a year.
