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| Surfing the internet wave |
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New figures from the Office for National
Statistics have revealed that 45 per cent of homes in the UK now have access to
the internet. In the 16- to 24-year-old age
bracket, 95 per cent had used the internet.
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| According to the survey, 72 per cent of
people use the internet to receive and
send email.
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| It also showed that 48 per
cent shop online for everything from
groceries to holidays.
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| For these results and all kinds of statistical
information about life in the UK, go to
www.statistics.gov.uk
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