Overall book readership stable, but e-books becoming more popular
The typical U.S. adult read five books in the past 12 months.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Internet and Technology
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E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps
The proportion of Americans who read e-books is growing, but few have completely replaced print books for electronic versions.
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The social life of health information
Our national survey finds that seven-in-ten (72%) adult internet users say they have searched online for information about a range of health issues, the most popular being specific diseases and treatments.
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Questions and Methodology
The PSRAI January 2014 Omnibus Week 4 obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,002 adults living in the continental United States.
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Few Americans track their weight, diet or exercise online
Among the 6-in-10 Americans who say they track their weight, diet or exercise routine, 9% say they use online or app tools.
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African Americans and Technology Use
While African Americans continue to trail whites when it comes to internet use and home broadband adoption overall, young African Americans are just as likely as their white counterparts to use the internet and have especially high rates of Twitter use.
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For most wireless-only households, look south and west
The states with the most wireless-only households tend to be largely rural and in the West or South; households in the Northeast are most likely to hang onto their landlines.
