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Originally Posted by patrickt
I went to Google to find out how many people in the U.S. actually read books. There was such a wide range of responses that the answer seems to be that no one knows. The problem is that all the statistics come from self-reporting. Most people are reluctant to say, "I haven't read a book in twenty years."
Just my opinion based on friends, people at work, and my observations is that less than 15% read regularly.
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A number that has surfaced in several of the better polls is 25%, where reading regularly is expressed in books per month. A lot of people read a couple of books a year and to them that is "reading regularly".
The problem is that a lot of reading polls are about preference, not activity or, better yet, purchases. Some polls don't distinguish between reading for work or education and reading for enjoyment. Likewise, a lot of polls ask people whether they prefer print or digital without asking if they actually buy either, or what they read.
It really matters who is promoting the poll and what their agenda is.