Books, magazines, newspapers: Online purchasing in Great Britain 2019, by demographic

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Stephanie Chevalier,

Feb 16, 2023

This statistic displays the share of individuals in Great Britain who purchased books, newspapers and magazines online in 2019, by age and gender. Purchasing online was most common among the 35 to 44 with 45 percent of individuals within these group having purchased online.

Share of individuals who purchased books, magazines or newspapers online (including e-books and downloads) in Great Britain in 2019, by age and gender

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Men	30%
Women	37%
16-24	24%
25-34	42%
35-44	45%
45-54	38%
55-64	37%
65+	20%

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Release date

August 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

1,800**

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

bought within the last 12 months.

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* 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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