This statistic shows the activities done on social media for work purposes in the United Kingdom in 2014. Among employed professionals who used social media for professional reasons, 58 percent used social networks to keep up to date with news.
For which, if any, of the following reasons do you use social media for work purposes?
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YouGov. (May 8, 2014). For which, if any, of the following reasons do you use social media for work purposes? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315902/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-work-purposes-uk/
YouGov. "For which, if any, of the following reasons do you use social media for work purposes?." Chart. May 8, 2014. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315902/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-work-purposes-uk/
YouGov. (2014). For which, if any, of the following reasons do you use social media for work purposes?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315902/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-work-purposes-uk/
YouGov. "For Which, If Any, of The following Reasons Do You Use Social Media for Work Purposes?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315902/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-work-purposes-uk/
YouGov, For which, if any, of the following reasons do you use social media for work purposes? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315902/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-work-purposes-uk/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
For which, if any, of the following reasons do you use social media for work purposes? [Graph], YouGov, May 8, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315902/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-work-purposes-uk/