The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has released its latest 'Internet Access 2007 - Households and Individuals' report, which found that 15.23m UK households now have Internet access, with 84% of that figure being connected via broadband.

Typically 15.23m represents 61% of total UK households, suggesting that 39% have been left without any Internet access at all:


Much as with 2006, London continues to dominate with the highest level of household broadband penetration (60%). Meanwhile those choosing not to adopt broadband gave some interesting reasons for their decision:


Naturally Internet usage has also increased alongside the technology, with the proportion of adults that access the Internet every day or almost everyday hitting 67%, up by 14% over 2006. Meanwhile 86% said their most popular online activity was searching for goods and services.

The full report can be read here and includes plenty of additional information for statistic lovers.