22% of Americans Haven’t Even Cracked a Book in Over a Year
I like that partial credit counts here, because it makes me feel like a smart person: Someone polled 1,000 Americans and asked how many books they’ve read in the past year . . . not finished, just read ANY part off.
That means even reading the first chapter . . . or first page . . . counts as “one book.” And e-books and audiobooks count too.
So by those rules, how many books have YOU read in the past 12 months? Almost one in four Americans still say ZERO. (???)
22% of us haven’t even cracked a book in over a year. And another 10% said they’ve only read one, or started one.
36% said somewhere between two and five books . . . 8% said six to ten . . . and 19% said more than that.
33% claimed that when they do start a book, they always finish it. 1% said they “never” finish books.
The poll also found the most popular types of books are mystery or crime . . . history books . . . biographies or memoirs . . . religious texts . . . and thrillers. Poetry books ranked last.
(YouGov)