This statistic shows the share of the population spending their free time watching television in England by age. According to the survey, conducted between April 2017 and March 2018, around 85 percent of 16 to 24 year olds spent some part of their free time watching TV. The share was approximately ten percent higher among people aged 55-74, at 95 percent.
Share of adult population spending free time watching TV in England in 2017/18, by age*
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (November 8, 2018). Share of adult population spending free time watching TV in England in 2017/18, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/553635/watching-tv-in-free-time-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adult population spending free time watching TV in England in 2017/18, by age*." Chart. November 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/553635/watching-tv-in-free-time-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Share of adult population spending free time watching TV in England in 2017/18, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/553635/watching-tv-in-free-time-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adult Population Spending Free Time Watching Tv in England in 2017/18, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/553635/watching-tv-in-free-time-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adult population spending free time watching TV in England in 2017/18, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/553635/watching-tv-in-free-time-by-age-uk-england/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Share of adult population spending free time watching TV in England in 2017/18, by age* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), November 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/553635/watching-tv-in-free-time-by-age-uk-england/