* The original survey question was: "Which of the following do you use almost every day? - Books, magazines, newspapers." (Prompted responses, multi-coded) ** n (16-24) = 254; n (25-34) = 288; n (35-44) = 327; n (45-54) = 284; n (55-64) = 276; n (65-74) = 221; n (75+) = 240.
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Reading print media almost daily in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by age
This statistic displays the penetration of consuming books, newspapers or magazines almost daily in the United Kingdom in 2014, by age group. In 2014, 67 percent of respondents over the age of 75 reported reading print media almost daily.
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