N=2,986 respondents age 16 and older. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish and on landline and cells. N for e-book readers=739. N for non-ebook readers=1,681.
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Reasons of daily reading in the U.S. in 2011, by format
This statistic illustrates the reasons for reading in the U.S. among respondents who read every day or nearly every day. During the Pew survey, 54 percent of the e-book readers and 36 percent of the non-e-book readers read for work or school.
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Pew Research Center. (April 10, 2012). Reasons of daily reading in the United States in 2011, by format [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/223153/reasons-of-daily-reading-e-book-reader-and-non-ebook-reader/
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