The vertical bar chart illustrates the different electronic devices used by people divided into four age groups in Australia in 2008.
Overall, the figure for E-reader users in the 12-24 age group was lowest, while this for the over-76 age group was highest. In contrast, people aged 12-24 tend to use smartphones mostly, while people over the age of 76 were less likely to use them.
Looking at the 12-24-age group, the proportion of smartphone use was highest, at about 67%, followed by tablet use was significantly lower, at nearly one-half. While smartphone and tablet uses accounted for two highest figures in this age group, those for the over-76-age group were lowest, at just 8% and 4%, respectively. By contrast, laptops and e-reader made up the two highest figures in this group, at 27% for the former and 62% for the latter, whereas those for the 12-24-age group were lowest, at just 1% for e-reader and 4% for laptops.
The percentage of electronic devices users in the 25-60 and the 51-75-age group were quite stable, with smartphone and tablet figures were 41% and 40% for the former and 32% and 21% for the latter. The proportion of laptop users in the labour age group was just 10%, while the percentage of these in the 51-75-age group was greatest, at 31%. E-reader accounted for the least figure, at nearly 5% for both age groups.