As of December 2021, just ** percent of surveyed women in the United States said that they had not read any books in the last year, ten percent less than the share of men who said the same. Both male and female respondents were most likely to have read *** to **** books in the year leading to the survey, though **** percent of women reported having read more than ** books in that time.
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Gallup. (January 10, 2022). Number of books read each year by consumers in the past year in the United States as of December 2021, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/896508/number-of-books-consumers-read-per-year-by-gender/
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Number of books read each year by consumers in the past year in the United States as of December 2021, by gender [Graph], Gallup, January 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/896508/number-of-books-consumers-read-per-year-by-gender/
