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NEA Study Finds Small Dip in Adult Reading
PW:
9.13.2018 by Jim Milliot
A
new report from the National Endowment for the Arts found that reading for
pleasure fell slightly between 2012 and 2017. According to the report, “U.S.Trends in Arts Attendance and Literary Reading: 2002–2017,” the percentage of
adults 18 and older who read any book that wasn’t for work or school in 2017
was 52.7%, compared to 54.6% in 2012 and 54.3% in 2008. In 2002, the percentage
of adults who read a book for pleasure was 56.6%. (All results are based on
what, if any, books adults read in the 12 months prior to taking part in the
survey, which was conducted in July 2017.)
The
NEA did not go into detail about the recent reading trends, noting that the
brief report (12 pages) is intended to provide a “statistical snapshot of the
critical elements of arts participation,” adding that a forthcoming research
report will address the topic of reading in more detail.
In
addition to discussing reading trends, the new report found that 53.8% of
adults attended a visual or performing arts event at least once in 2017, up
from 50.2% in 2012.
While
not going into detail on reading, the new report does provide some breakdown on
who is reading what. In what is likely the biggest surprise among its findings,
the percentage of adults reading poetry rose between 2012 and 2017, marking the
first time poetry reading has increased in the history of the NEA’s survey of
participation in the arts. READ
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2004:
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Adult
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2006:
Literacy of America's College Students, AIR
2007: Literacy
in Everyday Life, NAAL 2003
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National Assessment of Adult Literacy, NAAL
2000: Programs
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