The bar chart illustrates the proportions of various income groups in the UK who were able to use the Internet in 2 years: 2002 and 2010. Overall, the chart categorizes households into three income groups: low, middle, and high. It is easily witnessed that high income group has greater access to the Internet compared to the low-income households.
In more detail, in 2002, about 35% of low-income household had access to the Internet, while nearly double of this rate (around 70%) was seen in households with higher earnings. More than half of middle-income households were able to connect to the Internet in this year. In 2010, all 3 groups had the increase in the rate of web connectivity. The sharpest increase was from the middle-income group, which was about 25%. While only just under a tenth of high-income households did not have connection to the Internet, nearly a half of families in low brackets remained without access.
In conclusion, the data indicates that income level had a clear influence on internet accessibility, with households with higher earnings consistently enjoying much greater access than lower-income ones.
