2026年6月18日 / 美国东部时间下午1:47 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
作者：弗雷德·巴克斯（Fred Backus）
随着夏季阅读季正式开启，三分之一美国人表示，自己出于个人爱好的读书量较十年前有所减少——这一下滑趋势覆盖了各个年龄和教育层次。
约半数表示读书量减少的人称，原因是自己过于忙碌，没有足够的空闲时间；另有约半数人称，有太多分散注意力的事物抢占了他们的时间。超过三分之一的人表示，过去十年间自己的专注力有所下降。
那么人们转而将时间花在了何处？超过半数读书量减少的受访者表示，他们花更多时间观看电影和电视节目，以及在社交媒体上花费更多时间——近三分之二的30岁以下成年人将后者列为读书变少的原因。
超过三分之一的人花更多时间玩游戏，这一情况在50岁以下男性群体中尤为明显，其中超过一半的人表示，他们正将更多时间花在玩游戏而非休闲阅读上。对于50岁以下女性而言，最主要的替代活动是在社交媒体上花费更多时间。
但并非所有人都终日盯着屏幕：约三分之一的男性和女性都表示，自己正花更多时间进行体育活动。
人们如何阅读、在读什么？
尽管大多数读者仍相较于电子书或有声书更喜欢纸质书，但一些阅读量最大的读者已经接纳了数字阅读形式——每年阅读超过20本书的读者中，有三分之一表示自己通常会通过数字方式阅读。
大多数读者在选择读物时都会在一定程度上参考推荐意见，其中很多人会优先参考朋友和家人的推荐。除此之外，年长读者更倾向于通过书评获取推荐，而30岁以下的读者则更倾向于参考社交媒体和网红博主的推荐。
至于他们偏好的读物类型，小说比非虚构作品更受欢迎，这一趋势背后是大量女性读者的明确偏好（男性读者的喜好则存在分歧）。
为什么选择小说？最主要的理由是为了娱乐、放松和逃避现实，为了精彩的故事和人物塑造，以及为了锻炼想象力。
在选择小说而非非虚构作品的读者中，悬疑小说是整体最受欢迎的类型，其受欢迎程度超过科幻小说和奇幻小说，且女性读者和每年阅读量最大的读者群体都偏爱悬疑小说（不过男性读者更倾向于选择科幻和奇幻作品）。
在偏爱非虚构作品的读者中，历史类书籍是首选（这也是男性读者的明确最爱），而女性读者的选择则更为分散，更倾向于宗教、哲学或精神类书籍，以及自助和健康类书籍。
你每年读多少本书？
尽管很多美国人的读书量有所减少，但大多数人并未完全放弃阅读：约三分之一的人每年阅读至少6本书，其中12%的人每年阅读超过20本。而且读书的并非只有年长人群：年轻成年人的年阅读量与年长成年人不相上下，但女性的阅读量高于男性。
不过有四分之一的美国人表示，他们通常完全不读书。
本次哥伦比亚广播公司新闻/舆观（YouGov）调查于2026年6月2日至4日进行，受访对象为具有全国代表性的2023名美国成年人。样本根据性别、年龄、种族、教育水平进行加权，以匹配全国成年人口比例，权重依据美国人口普查局美国社区调查和当前人口调查数据，以及2024年总统选举投票结果得出。调查误差范围为±2.8个百分点。
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻关于美国人阅读习惯的民调
A third of Americans say they’re reading fewer books
June 18, 2026 / 1:47 PM EDT / CBS News
By Fred Backus
As the summer reading season begins in earnest, a third of Americans say they’re reading fewer books for personal enjoyment than they did 10 years ago — a decline that cuts across age and education levels.
About half who report reading less say it’s because they are too busy and don’t have enough free time, and about half also say there are too many distractions competing for their attention. More than a third say their own attention spans have gotten worse over the past 10 years.
So what are people doing instead? More than half who are reading less say they’re spending more time watching movies and television, as well as spending more time on social media — the latter reason being cited by nearly two in three adults under 30.
More than a third are engaged in more gaming, and this is particularly true among men under 50, more than half of whom say they are spending more time playing games instead of reading for pleasure. The top answer for women under 50 is spending more time on social media.
But it’s not all sitting in front of screens: about a third of both men and women are doing more physical activities.
How, and what, are people reading?
While most readers still prefer the printed page to digital or via audiobooks, some of the most voracious readers have embraced digital formats — a third who read more than 20 books a year say they usually read them digitally.
Most readers rely on recommendations to some degree when deciding what books to read, and recommendations from friends and family are where many usually turn to. Beyond that, older readers tend to read book reviews for recommendations, while readers under 30 are far more likely to consult social media and influencers.
As to what they prefer to read, fiction is more popular than nonfiction, driven by a clear preference among many women (men are divided).
Why fiction? The top reasons picked are for entertainment, to relax and escape, for good stories and characters, and to use their imagination.
For those who prefer fiction to nonfiction, mysteries edge out science fiction and fantasy as the most popular genre overall, and they are favored by both women and readers who read the most books per year (though men are more likely to pick up sci-fi and fantasy).
For those who prefer nonfiction, history is the top choice (the clear favorite among men), while women are more divided between books about religions, philosophy, or spirituality and books about self-help and wellness.
How many books are you reading?
Though many Americans are reading fewer books, most haven’t given up reading altogether: about a third read upwards of six books a year, including 12% who read more than 20. And it’s not just older people who are reading books: younger adults read about the same number of books as older adults, though women read more books than men.
A quarter of Americans, however, say they don’t generally read any books at all.
This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 2,023 U.S. adults interviewed between June 2-4, 2026. The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to gender, age, race, and education, based on the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, as well as 2024 presidential vote. The margin of error is ±2.8 points.
CBS News poll on Americans’ reading habits
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