This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the proxy use of the internet among non-users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019. In 2019, 64 percent of respondents reported not having asked someone to do something for them online as opposed to 62 percent of respondents in 2016.
Proxy use of the internet among non-users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019*
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adults who do not go online at home or anywhere else.
Method of interview
Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
Supplementary notes
* The original survey question was, "In the past year, have you asked someone else to send an email for you, get information from the internet for you, or make a purchase from the internet on your behalf?" ** n(2016) = 293; n(2017) = 305; n(2018) = 280; n (2019) = 227
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Ofcom. (June 24, 2020). Proxy use of the internet among non-users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323523/proxy-use-of-the-internet-among-non-users-uk/
Ofcom. "Proxy use of the internet among non-users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019*." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323523/proxy-use-of-the-internet-among-non-users-uk/
Ofcom. (2020). Proxy use of the internet among non-users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323523/proxy-use-of-the-internet-among-non-users-uk/
Ofcom. "Proxy Use of The Internet among Non-users in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323523/proxy-use-of-the-internet-among-non-users-uk/
Ofcom, Proxy use of the internet among non-users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323523/proxy-use-of-the-internet-among-non-users-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Proxy use of the internet among non-users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019* [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323523/proxy-use-of-the-internet-among-non-users-uk/