Year Published: 2019
Date Published: 04/03/2019
Author/s: Office for National Statistics
Research Link: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/householdcharacteristics/homeinternetandsocialmediausage/articles/exploringtheuksdigitaldivide/2019-03-04
Methodology: Uses “various data sources” to explore the UK’d digital divide as “there is no single source that covers all aspects of digital exclusion.” Internet use = used internet in last 3 months by whatever means. Focus of this report is on skills and usage.
Key Takeaways: Since 2011, number of adults who are non-users has halved. However, in 2018, there were still 5.3 million adults in the UK who were non-users.
Office for National Statistics
The scale of digital exclusion in the UK; those who aren’t currently using the internet, how digital skills vary for different groups of the population and some of the barriers to digital inclusion.