The European questionnaire on Information and Communication Technologies Data reveals that there exists a disparity between the internet usage of people according to gender. This disparity although present in most countries, differs widely in its severity.
By 2020, 71 percent of female internet users in the United Kingdom used the internet to look up health information on the internet. Among men this share was lower with only 55 percent. Compared to 2019, seven percent less men and one percent less women replied that they used the internet to inform themselves about health and related issues.
Share of people in the United Kingdom that looked up health information online from 2010 to 2020
*No data available for 2012, 2014
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)
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Eurostat. (June 30, 2021). Share of people in the United Kingdom that looked up health information online from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247793/united-kingdom-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/
Eurostat. "Share of people in the United Kingdom that looked up health information online from 2010 to 2020." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247793/united-kingdom-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/
Eurostat. (2021). Share of people in the United Kingdom that looked up health information online from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247793/united-kingdom-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/
Eurostat. "Share of People in The United Kingdom That Looked up Health Information Online from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247793/united-kingdom-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/
Eurostat, Share of people in the United Kingdom that looked up health information online from 2010 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247793/united-kingdom-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of people in the United Kingdom that looked up health information online from 2010 to 2020 [Graph], Eurostat, June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247793/united-kingdom-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/