The line graph compares how four means of communication have changed according to different age groups in the UK in 2011.
Overall, younger people showed increasing preferences for telephone and post, contrasting with the internet and mobile phones which were more popular with the elderly. Moreover, the advanced means of communication were more common in the young while the conventional ones were particularly chosen by the elderly.
In more detail, regarding mobile phones, this type of communication was chosen by 30% of the population aged from under 18 to 60. However, its popularity declined significantly to under 20% with the 60-plus people. In respect of the Internet, it was mostly used by the under 18. However, the increase in age went along with the decrease in its use, hitting the bottom of below 5% when surveying the 60-plus.
The picture was different for telephone and post. Post was not commonly chosen by the young, demonstrated through only around 5% of the under 18 used it. Though unfamiliar with the young, its usage rose along the age, recorded at around 20% to over 35% in 36-60 and 60+ age groups. Likewise, mobile phones established a similar pattern but to a much higher extent. Its percentages double that of the under 18 and 18-35, hovering 20%. The use of mobile phones rose steeply in the next 2 age groups with the highest of 50% 60-plus people used.
