This statistic displays the share internet users aged over 12 years in the United Kingdom (UK) who reported having consumed digital TV programs and shows illegally in the three months previous to survey from 2012 to 2018. Seven percent of respondents reported consuming any TV programs illegally as of the most recent survey wave.
Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months?
* Base varied by content type. Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 8). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 4,728; n (W3) = 4,708; n (W4) = 4,673; n(W5) = 4,552; n(W6) = 4,670; n(W7) = 4,573. Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used. The source does not provide detailed information regarding the question. The chosen wording here might therefore differ slightly from the survey. Data for waves previous to Wave 8 published earlier by the source.
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Kantar Media, & Ofcom. (July 4, 2018). Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
Kantar Media, und Ofcom. "Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months?." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
Kantar Media, Ofcom. (2018). Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
Kantar Media, and Ofcom. "Have You Consumed Digital Television Programs Illegally in The past Three Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
Kantar Media & Ofcom, Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited January 20, 2020)
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