Three-quarters (76%) of UK adults aged 16+ say they have internet access at home, and 74% say they have broadband access at home.
Differences by age group are considerable – 90% of 16-24s say they ever use the internet, compared to 25% of those aged 75+.
Thirty-two per cent say they go online via their mobile phone. Fifty-seven per cent of 16-24s say they do this compared to 2% of those aged 65+. One third (33%) of people in urban areas say they go online via their mobile, compared to 23% in rural areas.
Seventy-one per cent of those with home internet access say they buy things online, and this does not vary by sub-group. However, other types of activity vary considerably – for example, 48% of those in ABC1 households say they look up information on government or council websites, compared to 19% of those in DE households.
Nearly two-thirds of internet users (64%) say they are confident installing security features. Men (72%) are more likely to say this than women (56%).
Among non-users, there are low levels of interest in various aspects of the internet, such as email (16% interested); and buying things (13% interested).
Among non-users, ‘proxy’ use of the internet by someone else on their behalf stands at 21%. Eleven per cent of those not intending to get the internet cite cost as their main reason, and 47% cite a perceived lack of interest – up seven percentage points on 2010.
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