Internet access August report (Office for National Statistics)

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2009 National Statistics Opinions (Omnibus) survey

• 18.31 million (70%) UK households had Internet access
• Of those households with Internet access, 90 percent had a broadband connection in 2009, an increase from 69 per cent in 2006.
• The number of adults who had never accessed the Internet fell to 10.2 million adults (21 per cent) in 2009
• The largest increase in the proportion of those accessing the Internet was in the oldest age group (65plus) 15%, compared with 3 % for the 16-24 age group
• 52 % of the age group 65plus are using the Internet every day or almost every day
• 2009 shows a boom in social networking: newsgroups, chat, posting message or self-created content
• An increase from 24 % to 40 % of recent Internet users who uploaded self-created content
• 42% of recent users listen to web radio or watching web television
• The most popular purchase for the oldest age group were books, magazines newspapers or e-learning material

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