| Characteristic | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Sending/receiving emails | 86% | 85% |
| Finding information about goods and services | 83% | 80% |
| Internet banking | 76% | 76% |
| Using instant messaging services (eg Skype or WhatsApp) | 69% | 74% |
| Social networking (eg Facebook or Twitter) | 69% | 72% |
| Reading online news, newspapers or magazines | 74% | 67% |
| Listening to/downloading music | 67% | 58% |
| Looking for health-related information (eg injury, disease, nutrition, improving health etc) | 53% | 67% |
| Making video or voice calls over the internet (eg via Skype or Facetime) | 46% | 51% |
| Selling goods or services over the internet | 23% | 18% |
| Playing or downlaoding games | 43% | 39% |
| Watching video content from services such as YouTube | 72% | 61% |
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Release date
August 2020
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Region
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Survey time period
January - February 2020
Number of respondents
2,010 respondents
Age group
16 years and older
Method of interview
Online survey
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