Silver Surfers Laying Down Their Trowels
February 12th, 2007 by pamela
The UK’s pensioners now spend an average of 6 hours per week online, much of which is devoted to keeping in touch with family and friends – 88% chat regularly with friends and family online. Emailing and searching are the most popular activities, while 4 in 10 pensioners shop online.
These figures put the UK’s pensioners way ahead of their European neighbours who all spend much less time online than in the UK.
The research found that:
45% purchase travel tickets online
35% use online banking online
28% read online news
1 in 3 purchase CDs, DVDs or theatre tickets online
11% buy groceries online
showing that pensioners are beginning to avoid the high street and make use of the convenience internet shopping provides.
Posted in Stats & Research |
