What does your demographic profile say about your leisure reading habits? May 18, 2016October 10, 2016 Nandhini Gulasingam visualization According to the U.S. Department of Labor American Time Use report, in 2014 women spent an average of 6 minutes or more reading for pleasure than men. People aged 75 and older recorded the most amount of time reading by far — an average 61.2─67 minutes per day. People aged 15─19 and 25─44 read the least, an average 5.4─11.4 minutes a day. In a breakdown by race, Whites reported leisure reading three and a half times more than Hispanics or Latinos. The latter spent the least amount of time reading for personal interest, 5.4 minutes on weekdays and 6 minutes on weekends. Unemployed people read three times more during the week and twice more on weekends than readers who worked. On average, individuals with a Bachelor’s degree or higher devoted 25.8─30 minutes reading for leisure — two and a half times more than someone with less than a high school diploma. The graph below presents a profile of time spent on weekday and weekend leisure reading by demographic and socio-economic characteristics. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related