Parents of school-aged children (aged 6-17) were asked how much time their child spent reading for pleasure on an average school day, including being read to by someone else. Overall, 83 percent of children in this age group read for pleasure for some amount of time, and those who do read are reported to spend an average of 54 minutes reading.

Girls are more likely to read for pleasure than boys. Of girls aged 6-17, 87.7 percent are reported to read for pleasure on an average school day, compared to 78.4 percent of boys in this age group.

Younger children are more apt to read for pleasure than older children. Of children aged 6-11, 89.6 percent read every day, compared to 76.7 percent of adolescents aged 12-17.