Tag: ONS
Mobile users turn to yoga apps to de-stress during lockdown
Mobile users turned to calming yoga, recipe and painting-by-numbers apps as stress and anxiety levels rose during the lockdown period, with use soaring by almost half (45%, 45% and 44% respectively), according to new research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. Reading and audiobook apps such as Kindle and Audible saw their use rise…
More than half of over-65s now shop online, figures show
More than half of British adults aged 65 and over now shop online, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data showed 82% of all British adults bought goods or services online this year, an increase of 5% on 2018. The figures, detailing household and individual internet use in Great…
Nearly half of over 75s now on the internet, ONS study shows
The number of older people regularly using the internet is on the rise, closing the age gap with younger users, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. Since 2011, the 65- to 74-year-old age range has seen the largest increase in recent internet use, climbing from 53% in 2011 to 83% now,…
Technology profession is the most recession-proof in the UK
The most ‘recession-proof’ job is technology professional, where the aggregate wage bill has risen 82% in real terms from £17bn in 2012 to £32bn in 2014 IT jobs now make up 5% of the total wage bill for all UK full time employees There has been an increase of 400,000 full time IT jobs between…
