Most Americans aged 18 or older are book readers. The 54.5 percent who read a book in 2012 was almost identical to the 54.3 percent who read a book in 2008, according to surveys of arts participation by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Age of book readers: The percentage of adults who read a book in 2012 varied little by age and exceeded 50 percent in every age group.
Gender of book readers: Books are more popular among women (64%) than men (45%).
Educational attainment of book readers: The biggest variation in book reading occurs by education, with the percentage who read a book in 2012 rising from 41 percent among high school graduates to 74 percent among college graduates and peaking at 82 percent among those who went to graduate school.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, How a Nation Engages with Art
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