This statistic displays the attitudes of consumers to mail and e-mail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013. Among UK consumers, 83 percent thought that e-mails were easy to respond to, while only 14 percent thought the same for mail.
Ease of use of e-mail versus mail according to consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013*
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Ease of use of e-mail versus mail according to consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013*
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Royal Mail. (May 1, 2014). Ease of use of e-mail versus mail according to consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418640/mail-and-e-mail-ease-of-use-uk/
Royal Mail. "Ease of use of e-mail versus mail according to consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013*." Chart. May 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418640/mail-and-e-mail-ease-of-use-uk/
Royal Mail. (2014). Ease of use of e-mail versus mail according to consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418640/mail-and-e-mail-ease-of-use-uk/
Royal Mail. "Ease of Use of E-mail versus Mail According to Consumers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2013*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418640/mail-and-e-mail-ease-of-use-uk/
Royal Mail, Ease of use of e-mail versus mail according to consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418640/mail-and-e-mail-ease-of-use-uk/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
Ease of use of e-mail versus mail according to consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013* [Graph], Royal Mail, May 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418640/mail-and-e-mail-ease-of-use-uk/
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