2. Internet Access surveys
⢠Annual survey
⢠Quarterly survey
⢠Internet users by age
⢠Internet users by disability
⢠Summary of available published data
⢠Links to publications
3. Internet Access surveys
⢠Internet Access - households and individuals - annual
⢠Internet Access - quarterly update
4. Annual survey
⢠ONS began publishing annual Internet Access
estimates in 2006
⢠Some questions change each year as use of the
Internet develops
⢠Sample size of 3,300 allows limited socio-
demographic breakdowns
⢠Publication contains data on household Internet
access and adultsâ use of the Internet
5. Annual survey
In 2011:
⢠There were 17.6 million mobile phone Internet users,
representing 45 per cent of Internet users
⢠6 million people had accessed the Internet over their
mobile phone for the first time in the last 12 months
⢠4.9 million adults used wireless hotspots, almost
double the number in 2010
⢠77 per cent of households had Internet Access
6. Quarterly survey
⢠âInternet Access â Quarterly Updateâ introduced in
response to Raceonline2012âs need for more data on
Internet users and non-users
⢠Larger sample of 41,000 each quarter enables more
detailed socio- demographic breakdowns than the
annual survey
⢠Results from the quarterly and annual surveys are
not directly comparable, due to different data sources
and methodologies
⢠Quarterly estimates now regarded as the official UK
estimates of ever or never used the Internet
7. Quarterly survey
At 2012 Q1
⢠16 per cent of adults (8.1 million) had never used the
Internet
⢠84 per cent of adults (42.2 million) had ever used the
Internet
⢠Non-users tend to be older, have disabilities and are
on lower incomes
⢠Less than 1 per cent of 16-24 age group had never
used the Internet
⢠73 per cent of 75 + age group had never used it
10. Summary of published data
Quarterly data on Internet users and non-users;
⢠UK estimates, by age group, sex, disability, region
and earnings
Annual data on household Internet Access;
⢠How people access the Internet and what people
do online
⢠GB estimates by age group and sex
11. Internet Access publications
⢠Annual Internet Access - Household and Individuals
2011 bulletin:
⢠http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/rdit2/internet-access---
households-and-individuals/index.html
⢠Internet Access Quarterly Update 2012 Q1 bulletin:
⢠http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/rdit2/internet-access-quarterly-
update/index.html