Release: Internet Access Quarterly Update, 2012 Q1

At 2012 Q1, 8.12 million adults (16.1 per cent) had never used the Internet. This is about 1 per cent lower than 2011 Q4 and 7 per cent lower than 2011 Q1.

There were 42.16 million adults (83.7 per cent) who had ever used the Internet by the end of 2012 Q1.

Men (86.1 per cent) were more likely to be Internet users than women (81.3 per cent).

By region, the South East had the highest rate of Internet users (86.9 per cent); Northern Ireland was the lowest (75.1 per cent).