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August 26th, 2008

16.5 mln UK households are online

Posted by AM @ 12:31 pm

Categories: Internet usage

Tags: Internet Access, U.K., Household, Internet, AM

Almost 16.5 mln UK households now have internet access, an increase of 1.2 mln since 2007. Nearly 7 mln people aged 65 and over had never used the internet. In the 35% of households with no access, there was an increase in the proportion that said they did not want the internet at home, from 3% in 2006 to 24% in 2008. The ONS said that 93% of adults aged under 70 who had a university degree or equivalent qualification had internet access.

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