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Looking at news websites or apps at least weekly in the UK 2014-2017, by age
Share of internet users who looked at news websites or apps at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, 2015 and 2017, by age group*
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Oct 17, 2018
This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of internet users who looked at news websites or apps at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, 2015 and 2017, by age group. During the survey period in 2017, it was found that 51 percent of responding internet users aged between 25 and 34 years reported using the internet for such purposes.
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by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Oct 17, 2018
This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of internet users who looked at news websites or apps at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, 2015 and 2017, by age group. During the survey period in 2017, it was found that 51 percent of responding internet users aged between 25 and 34 years reported using the internet for such purposes.
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- April 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014-2017
- Number of respondents
- 2,514**
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
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* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"And, which, if any, of these activities have you used the internet for in the last week??"
** n (2015) = 1,458; n (2014) = 1,609, n (2017) = 2,514
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014-2017
- Number of respondents
- 2,514**
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
- Supplementary notes
-
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"And, which, if any, of these activities have you used the internet for in the last week??"
** n (2015) = 1,458; n (2014) = 1,609, n (2017) = 2,514
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