Most recent digital detox 2016 survey

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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’?

Characteristic	In the last week	In the last fortnight	In the last month	In the last year
65+	7%	3%	6%	6%
16-24s	14%	13%	14%	11%
Teens	13%	12%	11%	8%
All internet users	11%	7%	8%	8%

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Release date

August 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2015

Number of respondents

1,861*

Special properties

online at least once a month

Supplementary notes

Respondent age group sizes:
Teens: 494
16-24: 275
65+: 309

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "When was the last time you purposely spent a period of time without accessing the internet because you thought you were using it too much?"

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