The bar chart provides information on the proportion of internet users categorised by their age in the UK between 2003 and 2006. Overall, all age groups exhibited an upward trend, with the youngest age group being the highest throughout the years. Additionally, the oldest age group used the internet the least, despite increasing across the period.
Focusing on younger age groups first, the percentage of internet users in the 16-24 age group started at 80% in 2003, the figure then remained stable for a year before increasing moderately to just under 90% in 2005. Ultimately, it decreased slightly in the final year, finishing at around 86%. Similarly, starting at just over 70%, the proportion of people who were in the 25-44 age set and used internet increased consistently throughout the period, reaching 80% in the end.
Meanwhile, the figures for older people also increased. Before a moderate rise to almost 70% in 2004, the initial figure for adults aged from 45 to 53 who used internet was approximately 55%. The figure decreased mildly to about 61% in the following year and rose again to just under 70% in 2006. A steady increase was observed in the percentage of internet users belonging to 55-64 age group from about 32% to roughly 55% between 2003 and 2006. The proportion of the oldest age group who used internet started at approximately 5%, the figure then experienced a considerable growth in the following two years, reaching 20%. However, it then decreased subtly in the last year, finishing at just under 20%.