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Illegal digital TV program consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018
Illegal digital TV program consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018
Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months?
by Katrin Kienast,
last edited
Sep 6, 2018
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?
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| 100% illegal | Any illegal | |
|---|---|---|
| August to October 2012 | 4% | 7% |
| November 2012 to January 2013 | 4% | 6% |
| March to May 2013 | 4% | 6% |
| March to May 2015 | 5% | 7% |
| March to May 2016 | 4% | 7% |
| March to May 2017 | 5% | 8% |
| March to May 2018 | 5% | 7% |
| 100% illegal | Any illegal | |
|---|---|---|
| August to October 2012 | 4% | 7% |
| November 2012 to January 2013 | 4% | 6% |
| March to May 2013 | 4% | 6% |
| March to May 2015 | 5% | 7% |
| March to May 2016 | 4% | 7% |
| March to May 2017 | 5% | 8% |
| March to May 2018 | 5% | 7% |
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by Katrin Kienast,
last edited
Sep 6, 2018
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.
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- Release date
- July 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March to May 2018
- Number of respondents
- 4,526*
- Age group
- 12 years and older
- Special properties
- among internet users
- Supplementary notes
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* 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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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March to May 2018
- Number of respondents
- 4,526*
- Age group
- 12 years and older
- Special properties
- among internet users
- Supplementary notes
-
* 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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