Would you rather listen to an audio book than read a printed copy? Turns out you're not alone. Although about three-quarters of Americans have read at least one book in the past year, more and more are listening rather than reading them.

That three-quarters figure is the same level of readership since 2012, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. And while print books are still the most popular reading format — with 67% of Americans having read a print book in the past year — there has been a modest (but statistically significant) increase in the share of Americans who read audiobooks, from 14% to 18%, according to the Pew analysis.

Despite some growth in certain digital formats, relatively few Americans consume digital books — which include audiobooks and e-books — to the exclusion of print, Pew Research found. Thirty-nine percent of Americans said they read only print books, while 29% read in digital formats as well as read print books. Just 7% of Americans said they only read books in digital formats and have not read any print books in the past 12 months.

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