Table 1.
Rates of internet access by respondent characteristics
| Does not use internet (n = 1236) % |
Mobile access only (n = 565) % |
Mobile plus other access (home or elsewhere) (n = 1346) % |
Access internet at home or elsewhere (no mobile) (n = 657) % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 34.0 | 14.9 | 33.9 | 17.3 |
| Females | 31.5 | 14.9 | 36.4 | 17.2 |
| Age | ||||
| < 40 | 6.5 | 23.7 | 58.2 | 11..5 |
| 40–64 | 28.7 | 14.7 | 35.0 | 21.6 |
| 65+ | 72.2 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 16.9 |
| Household type | ||||
| Family | 8.2 | 18.5 | 58.7 | 14.6 |
| Adult | 25.1 | 18.5 | 37.7 | 18.7 |
| Older | 71.7 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 17.0 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Working/education | 7.5 | 17.5 | 59.7 | 15.3 |
| Not working | 35.5 | 19.7 | 26.2 | 18.5 |
| Retired | 67.2 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 18.8 |
| Educational qualification | ||||
| None | 47.7 | 11.7 | 23.6 | 17.1 |
| Any | 20.8 | 17.3 | 44.5 | 17.4 |
| Migrant status | ||||
| British | 35.0 | 14.3 | 33.0 | 17.8 |
| Not British | 11.4 | 20.0 | 55.5 | 13.1 |
| Housing tenure | ||||
| Rented | 33.5 | 16.0 | 34.5 | 16.1 |
| Owned | 27.9 | 9.4 | 39.7 | 23.0 |
| Long standing illness or disability | ||||
| No | 19.8 | 17.8 | 46.6 | 15.9 |
| Yes | 53.6 | 10.0 | 16.8 | 19.6 |