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Breadth of internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016, by age
Breadth of internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016, by age
When using any of the devices you use to go online at home or elsewhere, how often, if at all, do you do any of the following?*
by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Jul 18, 2018
This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the breadth of internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by age group. In 2016, 51 percent of internet users over the age of 75 fell within the narrow internet usage category.
When using any of the devices you use to go online at home or elsewhere, how often, if at all, do you do any of the following?*
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| Narrow usage | Medium usage | Broad usage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-24 | 25% | 39% | 35% |
| 25-34 | 23% | 37% | 39% |
| 35-44 | 21% | 39% | 39% |
| 45-54 | 25% | 40% | 32% |
| 55-64 | 32% | 37% | 23% |
| 65-74 | 44% | 30% | 17% |
| 75+ | 51% | 24% | 7% |
| Narrow usage | Medium usage | Broad usage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-24 | 25% | 39% | 35% |
| 25-34 | 23% | 37% | 39% |
| 35-44 | 21% | 39% | 39% |
| 45-54 | 25% | 40% | 32% |
| 55-64 | 32% | 37% | 23% |
| 65-74 | 44% | 30% | 17% |
| 75+ | 51% | 24% | 7% |
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by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Jul 18, 2018
This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the breadth of internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by age group. In 2016, 51 percent of internet users over the age of 75 fell within the narrow internet usage category.
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- June 2017
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- November to December 2016
- Number of respondents
- 3,221**
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Special properties
- adults who go online at home or elsewhere
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
- Supplementary notes
- * The source indicates: "This division into narrow, medium and broad users is achieved by dividing equally the frequency counts for the 17 categories of use into the three ‘breadth of use’ groups. Narrow users were defined as those ever carrying out 1-6 of the 17 types of online use, medium users ever carry out 7-10 types, and broad users ever carrying out 11-17 types."
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- November to December 2016
- Number of respondents
- 3,221**
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Special properties
- adults who go online at home or elsewhere
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
- Supplementary notes
- * The source indicates: "This division into narrow, medium and broad users is achieved by dividing equally the frequency counts for the 17 categories of use into the three ‘breadth of use’ groups. Narrow users were defined as those ever carrying out 1-6 of the 17 types of online use, medium users ever carry out 7-10 types, and broad users ever carrying out 11-17 types."
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