This statistic displays the share of people in France who have read a book in the twelve months previous to a survey which took place in January 2023, by gender. It reveals that 90 percent of women respondents had read a book in the last twelve months, against 82 percent of men.
Penetration of book reading in France as of February 2023, by gender
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CNL. (April 11, 2023). Penetration of book reading in France as of February 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/415274/book-reading-among-men-and-women-in-france/
CNL. "Penetration of book reading in France as of February 2023, by gender." Chart. April 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415274/book-reading-among-men-and-women-in-france/
CNL. (2023). Penetration of book reading in France as of February 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415274/book-reading-among-men-and-women-in-france/
CNL. "Penetration of Book Reading in France as of February 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415274/book-reading-among-men-and-women-in-france/
CNL, Penetration of book reading in France as of February 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415274/book-reading-among-men-and-women-in-france/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Penetration of book reading in France as of February 2023, by gender [Graph], CNL, April 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/415274/book-reading-among-men-and-women-in-france/