The number of people over 65 years old accessing the internet has jumped by more than a quarter in the past 12 months, fuelled by a surge in older people using tablet computers.
A report by media regulator Ofcom called Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes found that the proportion of 65- to 74-year-olds accessing the web with a tablet jumped from 5% to 17% between 2012 and 2013.
This surge in tablet usage fuelled a wider boost in the proportion of people over 65 that are accessing the web, up 27% year-on-year to 42%.
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