In 2020, 45.4 percent of workers in the United Kingdom who were aged 70 or over mainly worked from home, compared with just 3.6 percent of workers aged between 16 and 19. Working from home is heavily associated with age, with the percentage of regular homeworkers highest in older age groups and lowest in younger ones.
Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by age group
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 17, 2021). Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/310431/home-workers-age-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by age group." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310431/home-workers-age-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310431/home-workers-age-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Those in Employment Who Work Mainly from Home in The United Kingdom in 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310431/home-workers-age-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310431/home-workers-age-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by age group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/310431/home-workers-age-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/