UK: user seeking medical info online by age

The European questionnaire on Information and Communication Technologies Data reveals that there exists a disparity between the internet usage of people of different age groups. This disparity although present in most countries, differs widely in its severity.
In 2020, 61 percent of internet users in the United Kingdom between 16 and 24 responded that they used the internet to search for health information online, 18 percent more then five years earlier. In 2020, 70 percent among the 25 to 24-year-olds also informed themselves about health issues online. Least likely to research for health information online were people aged between 55 and 64 years old, with 57 percent responding that they used the internet as for this purpose. Overall, the share of people searching for health information online increased since 2015 across all age groups.

Share of people in the United Kingdom searching health information online from 2015 to 2020, by age group

Characteristic	16 to 24 years old	25 to 34 years old	35 to 44 years old	45 to 54 years old	55 to 64 years old
2020	61%	70%	72%	70%	57%
2019	72%	83%	73%	65%	57%
2018	63%	70%	69%	57%	46%
2017	53%	68%	68%	57%	49%
2016	49%	69%	68%	55%	51%
2015	43%	64%	66%	53%	49%

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

2015-2020

Age group

16-64 years

Supplementary notes

The aim of the European ICT surveys is the timely provision of statistics on individuals and households on the use of Information and Communication Technologies at European level.
Data coverage corresponds to Dataset [ISOC_BDE15CUA] code [I_IHIF] of the (Information and Communication Technologies) survey.

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