• In Great Britain, the proportion of households with a broadband connection rose from 8 per cent to 31 per cent between April 2003 and July 2005. (Figure 13.3) Latest information on internet access
• A digital television service was received by 57 per cent of households with a television in Great Britain in May 2005. This was up from 43 per cent in April 2003. (Table 13.2)
• Nearly nine in ten adult viewers in the United Kingdom watched television every day of the week in 2003, with nearly a quarter of viewers watching it for two to three hours a day. (Page 192)
• The most borrowed authors from libraries in the UK were Danielle Steel (contemporary adult fiction), Jacqueline Wilson (contemporary children’s) and JRR Tolkien (classic) between July 2003 and June 2004. (Page 194)
• UK residents made a record 42.9 million holiday trips abroad in 2004, an increase from 6.7 million in 1971; Spain was the most popular destination, followed by France. (Figure 13.13) Latest information on international travel
• Just under two thirds of adults in the UK gave money to charity in 2003. The average monthly donation was £12.32. (Page 199)
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