{"id":94598,"date":"2013-10-02T15:54:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T20:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/10\/02\/new-reading-data-from-the-neas-survey-of-public-participation-in-the-arts\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:13:03","slug":"new-reading-data-from-the-neas-survey-of-public-participation-in-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2013\/10\/02\/new-reading-data-from-the-neas-survey-of-public-participation-in-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"New reading data from the NEA\u2019s Survey of Public Participation in the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently released the findings of its latest <a href=\"http:\/\/arts.gov\/publications\/highlights-from-2012-sppa\">Survey of Public Participation in the Arts<\/a>, conducted in July 2012.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/10\/nea1-copy.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2444\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/10\/nea1-copy.png\" alt=\"nea[1] copy\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of mid-2012, the survey found that 58% of all American adults ages 18 and older had engaged in \u201cvoluntary reading\u201d within the past year. Here\u2019s how that \u201cVoluntary Reading\u201d category breaks down:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>54% of American adults read a book not required for work or school<\/li>\n<li>47% of Americans engaged in \u201cliterary reading,\u201d which the NEA defines as reading novels or short stories (45% of adults), poetry (7%), or plays (3%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 58% of American adults (or roughly 136 million Americans) did at least one of these types of reading in the previous year. Our own research has found that <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/06\/25\/library-readers-book-type\/\">75% of Americans ages 16 and older read a book of any kind in 2012<\/a>, including books read for school or work.<!--more--><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the proportion of adults who had read a book of any kind outside of school or work in the past year remained constant between NEA surveys, the share who read a work of literature declined from 50% in 2008 to 47% in 2012.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also found an increase in overall book reading among adults ages 65 and older from 55% in 2008 to 61% in 2012. Additionally, adults ages 65-74 \u201care among those with the highest rates of literary reading,\u201d with 52% consuming some type of literary work in the previous year.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as we found in our own late 2012 survey, young adults are also reading at similar rates as most other age groups: 48% of Americans ages 18-24 said they read a literary work (compared with 47% of all adults) and 52% said they read a book of any type (compared with 55% of all adults). <a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2013\/06\/25\/part-1-a-portrait-of-younger-americans-reading-habits-and-technology-use\/\">Our research<\/a> has found that when reading for work and school is factored in, 79% of 18-24 year-olds read a book of any kind in the previous year\u2014as had 90% of 16-17 year-olds.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>For more information:<\/b><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read more about the NEA\u2019s findings in the <a href=\"http:\/\/arts.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/highlights-from-2012-SPPA.pdf\">highlights from the report<\/a> (pdf\u2014the section on books and literature starts on page 24. You can also explore the survey\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/arts.gov\/publications\/2012-sppa-questionnaire\">questionnaire and raw data files<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Explore Pew Research data about Americans\u2019 reading habits by age group and format type (print, electronic, or audio) with <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/06\/25\/library-readers-book-type\/\">this interactive infographic<\/a>, as well as its accompanying report on <a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2013\/06\/25\/younger-americans-library-services\/\">younger Americans\u2019 library habits and expectations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently released the findings of its latest Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in July 2012. 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