Do Men Read Less Fiction? Jenna Bush Hager Asks Why

The gender gap in the United States also extends to reading.

Men are more likely to read nonfiction over fiction, while the opposite is true for women, according to a study conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts.

The study showed that in 2012, 55% of women read fiction and 48% read nonfiction. When it came to men, the same study showed that only 33% of men read fiction and 36% read nonfiction.
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A 2017 NEA survey similarly showed that 50% of women were likely to read novels or shorts stories compared to 33% of men.