This statistic displays regular television watching, by age, in the United Kingdom in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, nearly all respondents over the age of 55 reported watching television on a regular basis (99 percent), while 91 percent of respondents aged 16 to 14 reported watching TV regularly.
* The original survey question was: "Which of the following do you regularly do?" (Prompted responses) ** n (2013) = 1,642; n (2014) = 1,890; n 2013 (16-24) = 224; n 2013 (25-34) = 260; n 2013 (35-44) = 270; n 2013 (45-54) = 226; n 2013 (55-64) = 262; n 2013 (65-74) = 211; n 2013 (75+) = 189; n 2014 (16-24) = 254; n 2014 (25-34) = 288; n 2014 (35-44) = 327; n 2014 (45-54) = 284; n 2014 (55-64) = 276; n 2014 (65-74) = 221; n 2014 (75+) = 240. *** Date of most recent survey was October to November 2014.
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