Watching television regularly by age UK 2013-2014

This statistic displays regular television watching, by age, in the United Kingdom in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, nearly all respondents over the age of 55 reported watching television on a regular basis (99 percent), while 91 percent of respondents aged 16 to 14 reported watching TV regularly.

Do you watch television regularly?*

Characteristic	2013	2014
16-24	91%	82%
25-34	94%	93%
35-44	95%	92%
45-54	96%	95%
55-64	99%	92%
65-74	99%	97%
75+	98%	99%

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Release date

May 2015

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2013 to 2014***

Number of respondents

1,642**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* The original survey question was: "Which of the following do you regularly do?" (Prompted responses)
** n (2013) = 1,642; n (2014) = 1,890; n 2013 (16-24) = 224; n 2013 (25-34) = 260; n 2013 (35-44) = 270; n 2013 (45-54) = 226; n 2013 (55-64) = 262; n 2013 (65-74) = 211; n 2013 (75+) = 189; n 2014 (16-24) = 254; n 2014 (25-34) = 288; n 2014 (35-44) = 327; n 2014 (45-54) = 284; n 2014 (55-64) = 276; n 2014 (65-74) = 221; n 2014 (75+) = 240.
*** Date of most recent survey was October to November 2014.

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