| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| General surfing/ browsing | 69% |
| Sending/ receiving emails | 55% |
| Looking at social networking sites/apps | 54% |
| Using IM services | 55% |
| Looking at news websites | 24% |
| Watch/ download short clips (YouTube) | 39% |
| Finding info. for work/ job/ studies | 25% |
| Banking/ paying bills online | 15% |
| Finding info. for leisure (cinema etc.) | 24% |
| Upload/ share videos or photos | 26% |
| Watch/ download TV progs. / films | 18% |
| Buying things online | 15% |
| Listen/ download music | 24% |
| Make/ receive calls Skype/ FaceTime | 23% |
| Share links online articles (Twitter etc.) | 14% |
| Look at sites for news/ events in area | 14% |
| Comments on websites or blog | 12% |
| Playing games online | 24% |
| Listening to radio stations online | 19% |
| Finding health-related info | 12% |
| Looking at job opportunities | 8% |
| Downloading software | 9% |
| Finding info. public services | 5% |
| Maintain a website or blog | 5% |
| Look at political/ campaign /issues sites | 3% |
| Selling things online | 3% |
| Filling in form/ application online | 5% |
| Sign online petition | 1% |
| Complete government processes online | 1% |
| Looking at adult-only websites | 2% |
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Release date
April 2016
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
September to October 2015
Number of respondents
191 respondents
Age group
16 years and older
Special properties
adults who started using the internet under 5 years ago
Supplementary notes
* Responses were prompted, single-coded.
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