Media infringement UK by social grade 2020

According to a survey carried out in May to June 2020 in the United Kingdom (UK), internet users in the C2DE social grade had accessed more content illegally online when it came to nearly all media types compared to those in the ABC1 grade. This difference was the most pronounced when it came to film, live sport and digital magazines.

Media infringement in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by social grade and media type

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 2020

Number of respondents

2,126*

Age group

12+

Special properties

those who used an illegal source at least once in that category during the past 3 months

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Base: those who used an illegal source at least once in that category during the past 3 months. Music = 2,126, films = 2,253, TV programmes/series = 2,239, live sport = 363, video games =941 software = 887, e-books = 1,031, digital magazines = 353, audiobooks = 478
This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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