This statistic shows a timeline of online purchasing penetration in Great Britain from 2008 to 2020, by gender. Of women, 87 percent made online purchases in 2020. This is a higher share than the 82 percent of women who acted similarly in 2019.
Share of individuals who made purchases online in Great Britain in 2008-2020, by gender
* The source indicates: "The source of this information is the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OLS). The OLS is a multi-purpose survey developed by ONS for use by government departments, other public bodies, charities, academics and the media. It provides a fast, cost effective and reliable way of obtaining information on topics too brief to warrant their own survey."
** The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 7, 2020). Share of individuals who made purchases online in Great Britain in 2008-2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276076/online-purchasing-penetration-in-great-britain-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of individuals who made purchases online in Great Britain in 2008-2020, by gender." Chart. August 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276076/online-purchasing-penetration-in-great-britain-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Share of individuals who made purchases online in Great Britain in 2008-2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276076/online-purchasing-penetration-in-great-britain-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Individuals Who Made Purchases Online in Great Britain in 2008-2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276076/online-purchasing-penetration-in-great-britain-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of individuals who made purchases online in Great Britain in 2008-2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276076/online-purchasing-penetration-in-great-britain-by-gender/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
