Retired people spend more time online than in the garden
Axa has published details of a survey it has carried out into preferred pastimes and internet usage by pensioners. Details of the report can be read over on the press section of the Axa website.
UK pensioners, while not spending the most time online at 6 hours per week, did rate internet usage as their preferred pastime over other more traditional activities like DIY/gardening and travel.
Perhaps the fact that searching for information and purchasing travel tickets ranks as a common use for the internet, suggests that pensioners are realising the cost savings possible by doing some of
your own research and purchasing tickets online. The tables from the press release are reproduced below:
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Preferred pastimes for pensioners
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| Internet usage |
41% |
| DIY / Gardening |
39% |
| Specialist interest |
36% |
| Travel |
28% |
| Walking / hiking |
28% |
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Most popular internet activities of pensioners
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| Email |
84% |
| Searching for information |
83% |
| Purchase travel tickets |
45% |
| Banking |
35% |
| Read the news |
28% |
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Average number of hours per week spent by retired people online
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| USA |
9 hours |
| Australia |
7 hours |
| Canada |
7 hours |
| UK |
6 hours |
| New Zealand |
6 hours |
| France |
5 hours |
| Germany |
4 hours |
| Japan |
3 hours |
| Italy |
2 hours |
| Spain |
2 hours |
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Going by my familly, they probably use internet to find information about gardening/diy and special interest.....