OxIS is the only ongoing survey of Internet use in Britain; there is nothing with the scope and continuity of the OxIS data. It describes how Internet use has evolved from the first survey in 2003 to the present day. It includes information on use of the Internet, attitudes toward the Internet and technology, demographic information, and geographic information. It surveys the entire British population including users, non-users, and ex-users.
It can be used to track rising use of the Internet, to study reasons for non-use, and reasons to cease using the Internet, among many other questions. There is no other survey like it in Britain.
20 February 2020
As Britain becomes a digital society, findings from the latest Oxford Internet Survey report consider the social implications of the rise of mobile Internet use. Are mobile-only users are missing out on internet services, compared to other groups?
9 September 2019
Research from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, has revealed a rapid increase in use of the internet for commercial, banking and entertainment purposes.
1 March 2017
The Guardian, 01 July 2021
Campaigners call on entertainment and sport sectors to ensure inclusion of those without access. People without internet access face being shut out of major sporting events due to Covid.
Daily Telegraph, 10 September 2019
The over-65s are staying offline because of rising privacy fears, an Oxford University study has found, as it emerged that more than half of people in that age bracket still do not use the internet.
BBC News, 09 September 2019
Almost 20% of British people are not using the internet, a survey suggests. The detailed in-home survey of almost 2,000 Britons found that 18% described themselves as non-users.
Mail Online, 09 September 2019
Online privacy fears put growing numbers of people off using the internet with one in TEN now saying they avoid the web because of concerns.
