Third Of The UK Still Living In The Dark Ages
While we’re wasting out time arguing about the pros and cons of various ISPs, it’s easy to forget that not all of Britain is as tech-savvy as our modern internet-oriented world might suggest. ONS’s recent Internet Access report states that 35% of UK homes don’t have access to the Interwebz and a full 9% are still persisting with dial-up connections. Still, these figures are improved from a few years ago, when almost half the UK was going without and the take-up of broadband has since been steadily on the rise. It does seem as though we’re getting a bit more tech-savvy on the whole; two years ago 24% of people said they didn’t have web access due to lack of skills, a figure which has dropped to just 15% today. Predictably, age is deciding factor here since 70% of adults aged over 65 say they have never used the internet and are unlikely to do so, with the 16 to 24 age range going online most often. Where you live also appears to have a distinct impact since those in the northeast, the least connected region of the UK, show only 54% usage which is someway behind the south east’s 74%. These figures seem to be steadily improving year on year though, so don’t be surprised to see no more than a handful of technophobes steadfastedly refusing to join the digital age in a few years time. - Paul Lester [ZDNet] internet survey online
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Original post by nafiz