Internet use (National Survey for Wales): April 2012 to March 2013

Key findings

• 73% of households in Wales reported accessing the internet. This equates to approximately 79% of people aged 18 or over having internet access.
• 96% of households containing two adults with children had accessed the internet.
• Single pensioner households were the least likely to have accessed the internet (33%).
• Around three quarters of households in private rented accommodation (75%), and a similar proportion of owner occupier households (76%), accessed the internet, compared with just over half of those in social housing (54%).
• 76% of respondents said that they personally used the internet at home, work or elsewhere; this varied by characteristics such as gender, health and qualifications.
• 67% of 18 to 24 year olds accessed the internet from a mobile phone or smartphone.
• Of those who use the internet, 81% had accessed government or other public service websites within the past 12 months.
• 20% of people aged 18 and over reported that they had never used the internet. Of these, the majority said they didn’t want or need to use the internet. However, 27% stated a lack of skills as the reason.