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This 'digital divide' is linked to household income - nine out of ten of the richest 10% of households have internet access, while for the poorest 10% of households only a fifth have internet access. Though retired people, or <a href="/blog/784-silver-surfers-prefer-internet-to-diy-and-gardening">'silver surfers'</a> are increasingly using the internet, there is a divide between old and young. 55% of over 50s surveyed had not used a PC in the past three months, while for those aged 16-30, the figure was 13%. While the proportion of business selling over the internet has risen, with 15% of non-financial businesses with ten or more employees selling online, compared with just 7% in 2002. Other findings from the report were: <ul> <li>18% of UK adults sold goods over the internet in 2006, more than double the level in 2003–04. </li> <li>The proportion of households in the UK with digital TV grew from 19% in 1996–97 to 65% in 2005–06. </li> <li>98% of companies with 1,000+ employees had a dedicated website in 2005, up from 95% in 2002. </li> <li>For companies with 10–49 employees, the proportion rose from 54% to 66%. </li> <li>44% of UK households had a broadband connection in 2006, well above the EU average of 32%. </li> </ul> A report by Point Topic in October last year suggested that, among the proportion of the population without internet access, almost <a href="/blog/421-uk-digital-divide-driven-by-internet-refuseniks">75% didn't feel that internet access was important</a> to them. Talking to <a href="http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39166402,00.htm?r=3">Silicon.com</a>, John Fisher of digital inclusion charity Citizens Online, says that a proportion of the population in being left behind by advances in technology. He quotes an interesting stat - that one third of the UK population (16m people) has never been online. <a href="mailto:blog@e-consultancy.com">blog@e-consultancy.com</a>

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The latest <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/fda0307.pdf">Focus on the Digital Age</a> report from the Office for National Statistics reveals that, while internet use is well established and growing fast, the 'digital divide' remains a problem. According to the report, one in twelve UK households (8%) have no access to the internet, digital TV, or mobile phones.

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