• Read any Book (non-required), Literature, and Novels and Short Stories have seen a decline between 2012 and 2022. In 2022, fewer than 50 percent of adults read any book (in print or electronically) in the previous 12 months. This rate is four and six points lower than in 2017 and 2012.
• Plays and Poetry saw an increase between 2012 to 2017, but decreased 2017 to 2022.

Consuming Art Through Electronic Media

Percent of U.S. Adults Who Consumed Art via Electronic or Digital Media

Watched or listened to other kinds of music 65.2% 63.0% -2.2%

Watched or listened to documentaries of any kind n/a 37.0% n/a

Watched or listened to programs, podcasts, or other video or audio content about music, dance, or theater n/a 18.4% n/a

Watched or listened to jazz music 20.0% 16.3% -3.7%

Watched or listened to Latin, Spanish, or salsa music 18.5% 16.8% -2.7%

Watched or listened to classical music or opera 20.6% 14.3% -6.3%

Watched or listened to programs, podcasts, or other video or audio content about books or writers 19.1% 13.6% -5.5%

Viewed art via device 16.0% 11.1% -5.9%

Watched or listened to theater productions 16.2% 11.0% -5.2%

Watched or listened to dance performances 14.1% 9.9% -4.2%

Watched or listened to programs, podcasts, or other video or audio content about the visual arts 14.0% 9.0% -5.0%

Viewed or interacted with an art exhibit or performance via device in a museum, theater, or concert hall 16.0% 7.1% -8.9%

• Sixty-three percent of adults used media in 2022 to listen to music other than jazz music, Latin, Spanish, or salsa music, or classical music or opera.
• In 2022, 14 percent of adults consumed programs or podcasts about books or writers in 2022.

2017 2022 Rate of Change

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