David Matthews
Business Outputs and Development Division
Telephone: +44 01633 456756
Categories: People and Places, People, Culture and Sport, Internet and ICT
Frequency of release: Quarterly
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: Region
Survey name(s): Labour Force Survey
At Q4 2012, 7.42 million adults (15%) had never used the Internet. This is 3% lower than Q3 2012 and 9% lower than Q4 2011.
There were 43.07 million adults (85%) who had ever used the Internet at Q4 2012.
Men (87%) were more likely to be Internet users than women (83%).
By region, London had the highest rate of Internet users (89%); Northern Ireland the lowest (79%).
These National Statistics are produced to high professional standards and released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.