Usage of Internet in the UK.

Usage of Internet in the UK:

There were 42.52 million adults (84 per cent) who had ever used the Internet at 2012 Q2.

Men (87 per cent) were more likely to be Internet users than women (82 per cent).

By region, the South East and London had the highest rate of Internet users (88 per cent); Northern Ireland the lowest (77 per cent).

In 2012, 21 million households in Great Britain (80 per cent) had Internet access, compared with 19 million (77 per cent) in 2011. The number of households with Internet access has increased by 7.1 million (23 percentage points) since 2006, when directly comparable records began.

Figure 1: Households with Internet access.



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Notes:

1. Base: UK households from 1998 to 2004. Great Britain households from 2005 to 2012.

Source: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_275775.pdf

 

Adults' use of computers:

For the first time this release contains estimates of adults’ use of computers to complement the

Internet Access estimates. In 2012, 67 per cent of adults in Great Britain used a computer every day,
up from 45 per cent in 2006 (a 22 percentage point increase). A further 12 per cent used computers
weekly in 2012, down 2 percentage points from the 2006 estimate of 14 per cent.

Figure 4: Frequency of computer use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1. Base: Adults (aged 16+) in Great Britain

For more information visit: www.ons.gov.uk