Social networking frequency by socio-economic group UK 2015

This statistic shows the frequency with which respondents visited social networking sites in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by socio-economic group. Of respondents with current social networking site profiles in the AB social grade, 19 percent reported visiting more than ten times a day. In comparison with other social grades this was the smallest share other social grades amore likely to visit social media sites more than 10 times a day.

How often do you visit social networking sites?*

Characteristic	More than 10 times a day	2-10 times a day	Once a day	Less often than daily
AB	19%	42%	14%	25%
C1	24%	40%	19%	16%
C2	25%	41%	17%	17%
DE	34%	38%	14%	14%

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Release date

April 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September to October 2015

Number of respondents

1,019 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

all with social media profile

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* The original survey question was: "How often do you visit any social media sites or apps, using any device?"
The source did not provide a definition of the socio-economic groups.

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