This statistic gives information on the last time respondents purposely spent a period of time without accessing the internet in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. In this year 14 percent of respondents aged between 16 and 24 years of age made a conscious decision not to go online or use connected devices in the last week.
When was the last time internet users did a ‘digital detox’?
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Ofcom. (August 4, 2016). When was the last time internet users did a ‘digital detox’? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792470/most-recent-digital-detox-in-uk-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. "When was the last time internet users did a ‘digital detox’?." Chart. August 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792470/most-recent-digital-detox-in-uk-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. (2016). When was the last time internet users did a ‘digital detox’?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792470/most-recent-digital-detox-in-uk-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. "When Was The Last Time Internet Users Did a ‘digital Detox’?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792470/most-recent-digital-detox-in-uk-united-kingdom/
Ofcom, When was the last time internet users did a ‘digital detox’? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792470/most-recent-digital-detox-in-uk-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
When was the last time internet users did a ‘digital detox’? [Graph], Ofcom, August 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/792470/most-recent-digital-detox-in-uk-united-kingdom/