Educated people are more likely to have
internet access in their home,
says the Office for National Statistics.
In a survey, the ONS says education plays a key role as to
whether people have web access in their homes or not.
Almost all adults (93%) aged under 70 who had a degree or
equivalent qualification were estimated to have access to the
internet in their home.
Data from the ONS Internet Access 2008: Households and
Individuals report, showed that those individuals who had no formal
qualifications were least likely (56%) to have a web connection at
home.
The survey also revealed households in the South East were more
likely to have internet access in their home (74%), whilst those in
the North East were least likely (54%).
Of adults living in households with no internet access, there
has also been a significant increase in the proportion who stated
they did not want the internet in their homes. This increased from
3% in 2006 to 24% in 2008.
Almost 16.5 million households in the UK had internet access in
2008. This represents nearly two-thirds of the total households in
the UK, and a rise of more than 1.2 million since 2007, said the
ONS report.