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Facebook use to consume or share digital content in the UK 2012-2018
Facebook use to consume or share digital content in the UK 2012-2018
Use of Facebook to consume or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018
by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Oct 26, 2018
This statistic presents the share of legal digital content consumers that used Facebook to consume and/or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018. As of the most recent survey wave, ending in March 2018, 18 percent of respondents reported using Facebook in this way.
Use of Facebook to consume or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| March 2018 | 18% |
| March 2017 | 18% |
| March to May 2016 | 16% |
| March to May 2015 | 14% |
| March to May 2013 | 14% |
| November 2012 to January 2013 | 17% |
| August to October 2012 | 14% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| March 2018 | 18% |
| March 2017 | 18% |
| March to May 2016 | 16% |
| March to May 2015 | 14% |
| March to May 2013 | 14% |
| November 2012 to January 2013 | 17% |
| August to October 2012 | 14% |
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by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Oct 26, 2018
This statistic presents the share of legal digital content consumers that used Facebook to consume and/or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018. As of the most recent survey wave, ending in March 2018, 18 percent of respondents reported using Facebook in this way.
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- July 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- August 2012 to March 2018
- Age group
- 12 years and older
- Special properties
- non-infringers**; those who had downloaded, streamed/accessed or shared any of the six content types in the past three months***
- Supplementary notes
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Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 6). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 2,062; n (W3) = 2,206; n (W4) = 2,034; n (W5) =1,171; n (W6) = 2,284; n (W7) = 2,254.
* Only respondents that reported having consumed no illegal digital content.
** Content types included: music, e-books, video games, computer software, films and tv shows.
Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used.
Data for waves previous to Wave 5 published earlier by the source.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- August 2012 to March 2018
- Age group
- 12 years and older
- Special properties
- non-infringers**; those who had downloaded, streamed/accessed or shared any of the six content types in the past three months***
- Supplementary notes
-
Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 6). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 2,062; n (W3) = 2,206; n (W4) = 2,034; n (W5) =1,171; n (W6) = 2,284; n (W7) = 2,254.
* Only respondents that reported having consumed no illegal digital content.
** Content types included: music, e-books, video games, computer software, films and tv shows.
Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used.
Data for waves previous to Wave 5 published earlier by the source.
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