This statistic presents the percentage of Generation X who access the internet worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by device. In 2015, 90 percent of global Generation X respondents reported that they used their PC or laptop to access the internet, while by 2017 this value had decreased by 14 percentage points. In 2017, only 76 percent of respondents reported to accessing the internet with their PC or laptop, while in comparison 86 percent of respondents stated to having used their smartphones.
Percentage of Generation X who access the internet worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by device
Generation X respondents are born between years 1964 to 1982.
Question: "In the past month, which of these have you used to access the internet?"
Sample size surveyed: 2015, n = 80,081; 2016, n = 82,368; 2017, n = 139,481;
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GWI. (May 6, 2018). Percentage of Generation X who access the internet worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986740/generation-x-internet-users-access-internet-device-type-worldwide/
GWI. "Percentage of Generation X who access the internet worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by device." Chart. May 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986740/generation-x-internet-users-access-internet-device-type-worldwide/
GWI. (2018). Percentage of Generation X who access the internet worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986740/generation-x-internet-users-access-internet-device-type-worldwide/
GWI. "Percentage of Generation X Who Access The Internet Worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by Device." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986740/generation-x-internet-users-access-internet-device-type-worldwide/
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Percentage of Generation X who access the internet worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by device [Graph], GWI, May 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/986740/generation-x-internet-users-access-internet-device-type-worldwide/
