This statistic displays the share of adults who attended an event connected with books or writing in England over the last 12 months, as of annual surveys conducted between 2005/06 and 2016/17. According to the latest survey, 4.6 percent of adults in England had attended a book or writing event in 2016/17.
Share of adults who attended an event connected with books or writing in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (April 26, 2018). Share of adults who attended an event connected with books or writing in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556281/adults-book-event-attendance-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who attended an event connected with books or writing in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*." Chart. April 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556281/adults-book-event-attendance-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Share of adults who attended an event connected with books or writing in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556281/adults-book-event-attendance-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Attended An Event Connected with Books or Writing in The Last Year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556281/adults-book-event-attendance-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who attended an event connected with books or writing in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556281/adults-book-event-attendance-uk-england/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Share of adults who attended an event connected with books or writing in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), April 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556281/adults-book-event-attendance-uk-england/