• In 2002/03, 59 per cent of adults in Great Britain had participated in a sport, game or physical activity in the four weeks before interview, 6 percentage points lower than in 1990/91. (Table 13.8)
• The Internet could be accessed at home by 45 per cent of UK households (10.9 million) in 2002/03, more than four times the proportion in 1998/99. (Figure 13.10) Latest information on internet access
• In 2003/04, 37 per cent of adults in Great Britain had never used the Internet, and this proportion rose to 69 per cent of those aged 55 and over. (Page 178)
• UK residents took 41.2 million holidays abroad in 2003, six times the number in 1971; Spain was the most popular destination in both years. (Table 13.16) Latest information on holidays abroad
• Thirty nine per cent of the UK electorate voted in the 2004 European Parliament elections, an increase of 15 percentage points on the previous election in 1999. (Figure 13.8)
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