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  "title": "Statistics on Smartphone Use Among Seniors: How Many, by Age and Country, and Who Is Still Offline: statistics dataset",
  "slug": "seniors-smartphone-statistics",
  "version": "1.0",
  "last_source_check": "2026-10-11",
  "publisher": "CareTrigger (Hyperbola Limited)",
  "permalink_base": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics",
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  "record_count": 1238,
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    {
      "id": "pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "78% of US adults aged 65 and older own a smartphone (2025).",
      "value": 78,
      "unit": "% of adults 65+",
      "display_value": "78%",
      "display_label": "US adults aged 65 and older in 2025, up from 11% in 2011",
      "display_hook": "own a smartphone",
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": "Pew Research Center",
      "geography": "USA",
      "period": "Survey fielded 2025-02-05 to 2025-06-18",
      "population": "US adults aged 65 and older",
      "sample_n": 5022,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (Demographics of Mobile Device Ownership and Adoption in the United States); also short read 'Internet use, smartphone ownership, digital divides in the US: What we know' (McClain C, Bishop W, 2026-01-08)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-08",
      "quote": "97% of adults under 50 and 90% of those ages 50 to 64 have a smartphone ... 78% of them still do [adults 65+]",
      "locator": "Fact sheet table 'Who owns cellphones and smartphones?' (Ages 65+: smartphone 78, cellphone 95); short read of 2026-01-08",
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      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Margin of error ±1.9 points for full sample. Useful contrast with ~9% PERS ownership (industry survey) and ~36% wearable ownership among 65-74 (Rock Health). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct",
      "citation_text": "78% of US adults aged 65 and older own a smartphone (2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (Demographics of Mobile Device Ownership and Adoption in the United States); also short read 'Internet use, smartphone ownership, digital divides in the US: What we know' (McClain C, Bishop W, 2026-01-08)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "95% of US adults aged 65 and older own a cellphone of any kind (2025).",
      "value": 95,
      "unit": "% of adults 65+",
      "display_value": "95%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "USA",
      "period": "Survey fielded 2025-02-05 to 2025-06-18",
      "population": "US adults aged 65 and older",
      "sample_n": 5022,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-08",
      "quote": "Ages 65+: Smartphone ownership: 78 percent; Cellphone ownership: 95 percent (table values)",
      "locator": "Fact sheet table 'Who owns cellphones and smartphones?', 2025 row",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Table values (not a prose sentence). Ages 50-64: smartphone 90%, cellphone 98%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct",
      "citation_text": "95% of US adults aged 65 and older own a cellphone of any kind (2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "aarp-2026-smartphone-ownership-50plus-90pct",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "90% of US adults aged 50+ own a smartphone in 2025, up from 55% in 2016.",
      "value": 90,
      "unit": "% of adults 50+",
      "display_value": "90%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "USA",
      "period": "Survey fielded 2025-09-09 to 2025-10-06; report December 2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 50 and older",
      "sample_n": 3083,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (DOI 10.26419/res.01020.001)",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-08",
      "quote": "Ownership of smartphones increased from 55% in 2016 to 90% in 2025.",
      "locator": "Executive summary, p.4; device-ownership chart p.15 (Base: Total 50-plus Respondents n=3,083)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Report PDF dated December 2025; web page updated 2026-07-20. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#aarp-2026-smartphone-ownership-50plus-90pct",
      "citation_text": "90% of US adults aged 50+ own a smartphone in 2025, up from 55% in 2016. Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (DOI 10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#aarp-2026-smartphone-ownership-50plus-90pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "rockhealth-2024-boomers-65-74-smartwatch-or-connected-device-36pct",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "36% of US Baby Boomers (ages 65-74) own a smartwatch or connected health device (2024), versus 66% of Millennials.",
      "value": 36,
      "unit": "% of adults 65-74",
      "display_value": "36%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "USA",
      "period": "Survey fielded 2024-11-01 to 2024-12-03; published 2025-03-17",
      "population": "US adults aged 65-74 (Baby Boomers as defined by Rock Health)",
      "sample_n": 8032,
      "publisher": "Rock Health",
      "source_title": "Screenagers to Silver Surfers: How each generation clicks with care (Knowles M, Krasniansky A, Kaganoff S)",
      "source_url": "https://rockhealth.com/insights/screenagers-to-silver-surfers-how-each-generation-clicks-with-care/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "36% own a smartwatch or connected device.",
      "locator": "Baby Boomers (ages 65-74) section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "No figure given for Silent Generation (75+). Rock Health is a venture/research firm; survey is census-matched online panel. Gen Z 60%, Millennials 66%, Gen X 50%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#rockhealth-2024-boomers-65-74-smartwatch-or-connected-device-36pct",
      "citation_text": "36% of US Baby Boomers (ages 65-74) own a smartwatch or connected health device (2024), versus 66% of Millennials. Source: Rock Health, \"Screenagers to Silver Surfers: How each generation clicks with care (Knowles M, Krasniansky A, Kaganoff S)\" (https://rockhealth.com/insights/screenagers-to-silver-surfers-how-each-generation-clicks-with-care/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#rockhealth-2024-boomers-65-74-smartwatch-or-connected-device-36pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "seniorlist-2026-pers-ownership-65plus-9pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "9% of US adults aged 65+ currently use a medical alert system / PERS, unchanged from the same survey in 2023 (industry online-panel survey).",
      "value": 9,
      "unit": "% of adults 65+",
      "display_value": "9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "USA",
      "period": "Fielded 2026-05-04 to 2026-05-05",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ (online panel)",
      "sample_n": 909,
      "publisher": "TheSeniorList.com (consumer review site)",
      "source_title": "2026 Medical Alert Device Usage Report",
      "source_url": "https://www.theseniorlist.com/research/medical-alert-device-consumer-usage-study/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nine percent of U.S. adults aged 65 and older currently use a medical alert system or personal emergency response system (PERS)",
      "locator": "Report key findings, ownership section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Publisher earns affiliate revenue from medical-alert reviews; not a competitor of CareTrigger but not independent. No peer-reviewed US national estimate of PERS ownership was found; flag as 'industry survey' if used. Top reasons for non-use: no health concerns 49%, living with others 36%, not feeling old enough 32%, cost 23%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#seniorlist-2026-pers-ownership-65plus-9pct",
      "citation_text": "9% of US adults aged 65+ currently use a medical alert system / PERS, unchanged from the same survey in 2023 (industry online-panel survey). Source: TheSeniorList.com (consumer review site), \"2026 Medical Alert Device Usage Report\" (https://www.theseniorlist.com/research/medical-alert-device-consumer-usage-study/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#seniorlist-2026-pers-ownership-65plus-9pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "afrobarometer-2021-2023-smartphone-ownership-56plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "29% of Africans aged 56 and older personally owned a smartphone in 2021/2023, compared with 54% of those aged 18 to 35 and 47% of all adults, on average across 39 countries (Afrobarometer Round 9; Policy Paper 95, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29%",
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      "row_label": "39 African countries: own a smartphone, 56+ (2021/2023)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "39 African countries (average)",
      "period": "2021-2023",
      "population": "Adults aged 56+ who personally own a mobile phone with internet access (Afrobarometer smartphone definition), 39-country average",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Afrobarometer",
      "source_title": "Afrobarometer Policy Paper No. 95, 'Africa's digital divide is closing, but participation in digitalised economy still uneven' (2025), Figure 5",
      "source_url": "https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PP95-Digital-divide-in-Africa-closing-but-participation-in-digitalised-economy-still-uneven-Afrobarometer-23aug25.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Figure 5: Personally own smartphone and computer | by demographic group ... 32% 64% 51% 43% 29% 41% 47% 54% 47% ... 56 years and over 46-55 years 36-45 years 18-35 years 39-country average",
      "locator": "Figure 5, smartphone series (labels 29% / 41% / 47% / 54% / 47% for 56+, 46-55, 36-45, 18-35 and the average); values read from the chart labels in the extracted PDF text",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Afrobarometer: face-to-face national probability surveys of adults (about 1,200 to 2,400 per country), unweighted average of country results. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/afro/ and text-extracted with pypdf. The chart's numbers are text labels; the mapping of labels to groups was checked against values the paper states in text (computer ownership 55% post-secondary, 43% no lived poverty, 20% aged 18-35). Smartphone = respondent personally owns a mobile phone and says it has internet access. Computer ownership among 56+: 11%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#afrobarometer-2021-2023-smartphone-ownership-56plus",
      "citation_text": "29% of Africans aged 56 and older personally owned a smartphone in 2021/2023, compared with 54% of those aged 18 to 35 and 47% of all adults, on average across 39 countries (Afrobarometer Round 9; Policy Paper 95, 2025). Source: Afrobarometer, \"Afrobarometer Policy Paper No. 95, 'Africa's digital divide is closing, but participation in digitalised economy still uneven' (2025), Figure 5\" (https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PP95-Digital-divide-in-Africa-closing-but-participation-in-digitalised-economy-still-uneven-Afrobarometer-23aug25.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#afrobarometer-2021-2023-smartphone-ownership-56plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "afrobarometer-2021-2023-regular-internet-use-56plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "24% of Africans aged 56 and older used the internet every day or a few times a week in 2021/2023 (16% daily), compared with 52% of those aged 18 to 35, on average across 39 countries (Afrobarometer Round 9; Policy Paper 95, 2025).",
      "value": 24,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "24%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "39 African countries (average)",
      "period": "2021-2023",
      "population": "Adults aged 56+ who say they use the internet 'every day' or 'a few times a week', 39-country average",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Afrobarometer",
      "source_title": "Afrobarometer Policy Paper No. 95, 'Africa's digital divide is closing, but participation in digitalised economy still uneven' (2025), Figure 8",
      "source_url": "https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PP95-Digital-divide-in-Africa-closing-but-participation-in-digitalised-economy-still-uneven-Afrobarometer-23aug25.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Figure 8: Use the Internet a few times a week or every day ... 16% 25% 31% 37% 31% ... 8% 12% 13% 15% 13% ... 56 years and over 46-55 years 36-45 years 18-35 years 39-country average",
      "locator": "Figure 8 'Use the Internet a few times a week or every day | by demographic group', labels for 56+ (16% every day, 8% a few times a week) and 18-35 (37%, 15%)",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "56+: 16 (every day) + 8 (a few times a week) = 24; 18-35: 37 + 15 = 52; gap 52 - 24 = 28 points, matching the paper's text",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Afrobarometer: face-to-face national probability surveys of adults (about 1,200 to 2,400 per country), unweighted average of country results. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/afro/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Text: 'the difference s in regular Internet usage are smaller across age groups (28 percentage points)'. Chart labels read from the extracted text and checked against stated values (post-secondary 70+15 = 85%, no formal schooling 8+6 = 14%, professionals 67+14 = 81%). Across all adults, 46% never use the internet (Figure 6).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#afrobarometer-2021-2023-regular-internet-use-56plus",
      "citation_text": "24% of Africans aged 56 and older used the internet every day or a few times a week in 2021/2023 (16% daily), compared with 52% of those aged 18 to 35, on average across 39 countries (Afrobarometer Round 9; Policy Paper 95, 2025). Source: Afrobarometer, \"Afrobarometer Policy Paper No. 95, 'Africa's digital divide is closing, but participation in digitalised economy still uneven' (2025), Figure 8\" (https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PP95-Digital-divide-in-Africa-closing-but-participation-in-digitalised-economy-still-uneven-Afrobarometer-23aug25.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#afrobarometer-2021-2023-regular-internet-use-56plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "afrobarometer-2019-2021-mobile-phone-ownership-over60",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "78% of Africans aged over 60 owned a mobile phone in 2019/2021, but only 21% owned one with internet access, compared with 84% and 53% of those aged 18 to 30, on average across 34 countries (Afrobarometer Round 8; Dispatch 582, 2022).",
      "value": 78,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "34 African countries (average)",
      "period": "2019-2021",
      "population": "Adults aged over 60 who personally own a mobile phone (any type); 34-country average",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Afrobarometer",
      "source_title": "Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 582, 'Digital divide: Who in Africa is connected and who is not' (2022)",
      "source_url": "https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AD582-PAP18-Digital-divide-Who-in-Africa-is-connected-and-who-is-not-Afrobarometer-Pan-Africa-Profile-12dec22.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-12-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Younger people are only modestly more likely to own a phone than their elders (84% vs. 78%), but they are more than twice as likely to have Internet access on the device (53% vs. 21%).",
      "locator": "Dispatch 582, p. 8 text and Figure 6 'Ownership of mobile phone with or without Internet | by demographic group' (rows 'Over 60 years' 21 + 57, '18-30 years' 53 + 31)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Afrobarometer: face-to-face national probability surveys of adults (about 1,200 to 2,400 per country), unweighted average of country results. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/afro/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Figure 6 labels confirm that 'elders' are the 'Over 60 years' group: 21% phone with internet + 57% phone without internet = 78%. Age bands differ from Round 9 (56+), so the two rounds are not one series.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#afrobarometer-2019-2021-mobile-phone-ownership-over60",
      "citation_text": "78% of Africans aged over 60 owned a mobile phone in 2019/2021, but only 21% owned one with internet access, compared with 84% and 53% of those aged 18 to 30, on average across 34 countries (Afrobarometer Round 8; Dispatch 582, 2022). Source: Afrobarometer, \"Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 582, 'Digital divide: Who in Africa is connected and who is not' (2022)\" (https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AD582-PAP18-Digital-divide-Who-in-Africa-is-connected-and-who-is-not-Afrobarometer-Pan-Africa-Profile-12dec22.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#afrobarometer-2019-2021-mobile-phone-ownership-over60."
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-indec-2017-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "35.2% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with 74.3% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2017).",
      "value": 35.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "35.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Argentina (31 urban agglomerations)",
      "period": "Q4 2017",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 4+) in private households in 31 urban agglomerations who used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
      "source_title": "INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2017, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)",
      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_18.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 100.0 | 74.29490686579567 | ... | 81.22914816036042 ... 65 y más | 100.0 | 35.177532373375584 | 64.757... | ... | 59.196481482031935",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_18.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Internet 'Sí'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_18.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2017-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "35.2% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with 74.3% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2017). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2017, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_18.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2017-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-indec-2017-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "59.2% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with 81.2% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2017).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "59.2%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Argentina (31 urban agglomerations)",
      "period": "Q4 2017",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 4+) in private households in 31 urban agglomerations who used a mobile phone (any type)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
      "source_title": "INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2017, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)",
      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_18.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 100.0 | 74.29490686579567 | ... | 81.22914816036042 ... 65 y más | 100.0 | 35.177532373375584 | 64.757... | ... | 59.196481482031935",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_18.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Teléfono celular 'Sí'",
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      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_18.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2017-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "59.2% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with 81.2% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2017). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2017, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_18.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2017-mobile-phone-use-65plus."
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 100.0 | 77.68070071940598 | ... | 83.51159906217728 ... 65 y más | 100.0 | 41.50850265005682 | 58.491... | ... | 64.63723582195179",
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      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_19.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2018-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "41.5% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with 77.7% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2018). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2018, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_19.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2018-internet-use-65plus."
    },
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      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_19.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 100.0 | 77.68070071940598 | ... | 83.51159906217728 ... 65 y más | 100.0 | 41.50850265005682 | 58.491... | ... | 64.63723582195179",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_19.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Teléfono celular 'Sí'",
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      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_19.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2018-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "64.6% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with 83.5% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2018). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2018, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_19.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2018-mobile-phone-use-65plus."
    },
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      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
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      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_20.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 100.0 | 79.94695203475509 | ... | 84.26327137832223 ... 65 y más | 100.0 | 47.686603247918185 | 52.268... | ... | 67.74830481509865",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_20.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Internet 'Sí'",
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      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_20.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2019-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "47.7% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with 79.9% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2019). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2019, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_20.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2019-internet-use-65plus."
    },
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_20.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2019-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "67.7% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with 84.3% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2019). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2019, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_20.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2019-mobile-phone-use-65plus."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 100.0 | 85.51 | ... | 87.92 ... 65 y más | 100.0 | 55.16 | 44.48 | 0.36 | 18.98 | 80.62 | 0.39 | 70.97",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_21.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Internet 'Sí'",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2020-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "55.2% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with 85.5% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2020). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2020, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_21.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2020-internet-use-65plus."
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2020-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "71.0% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with 87.9% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2020). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2020, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_21.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2020-mobile-phone-use-65plus."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 87.15 | ... | 88.09 ... 65 y más | 59.13 | 40.81 | 0.06 | 18.29 | 81.65 | 0.06 | 74.72",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_22.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Internet 'Sí'",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_22.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2021-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "59.1% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with 87.2% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2021). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2021, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_22.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2021-internet-use-65plus."
    },
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      "statement": "74.7% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with 88.1% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2021).",
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      "period": "Q4 2021",
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      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
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      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_22.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2022-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 87.15 | ... | 88.09 ... 65 y más | 59.13 | 40.81 | 0.06 | 18.29 | 81.65 | 0.06 | 74.72",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_22.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Teléfono celular 'Sí'",
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      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-mobile-phone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_22.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2021-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "74.7% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with 88.1% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2021). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2021, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_22.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2021-mobile-phone-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-indec-2022-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "63.6% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 88.4% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2022).",
      "value": 63.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "Q4 2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 4+) in private households in 31 urban agglomerations who used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
      "source_title": "INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2022, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)",
      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_23.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 88.38 | ... | 89.3 ... 65 y más | 63.63 | 36.13 | 0.24 | 18.32 | 81.5 | 0.19 | 78.06",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_23.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Internet 'Sí'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_23.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2022-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "63.6% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 88.4% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2022). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2022, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_23.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2022-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-indec-2022-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "78.1% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 89.3% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2022).",
      "value": 78.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "Q4 2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 4+) in private households in 31 urban agglomerations who used a mobile phone (any type)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
      "source_title": "INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2022, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)",
      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_23.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 88.38 | ... | 89.3 ... 65 y más | 63.63 | 36.13 | 0.24 | 18.32 | 81.5 | 0.19 | 78.06",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_23.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Teléfono celular 'Sí'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-mobile-phone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_23.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2022-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "78.1% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 89.3% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2022). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2022, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_23.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2022-mobile-phone-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-indec-2023-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "69.9% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 89.2% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2023).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "69.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Argentina (31 urban agglomerations)",
      "period": "Q4 2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 4+) in private households in 31 urban agglomerations who used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
      "source_title": "INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2023, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)",
      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_24.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 89.23 | ... | 89.46 ... 65 y más | 69.91 | 30.04 | 0.05 | 17.08 | 82.86 | 0.07 | 80.97",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_24.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Internet 'Sí'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_24.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2023-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "69.9% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 89.2% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2023). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2023, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_24.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2023-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-indec-2023-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
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      "statement": "81.0% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 89.5% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2023).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 4+) in private households in 31 urban agglomerations who used a mobile phone (any type)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
      "source_title": "INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2023, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)",
      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_24.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 89.23 | ... | 89.46 ... 65 y más | 69.91 | 30.04 | 0.05 | 17.08 | 82.86 | 0.07 | 80.97",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_24.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Teléfono celular 'Sí'",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-mobile-phone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_24.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2023-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "81.0% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 89.5% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2023). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2023, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_24.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2023-mobile-phone-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-indec-2024-internet-use-65plus",
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      "statement": "74.2% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with 89.7% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2024).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74.2%",
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      "period": "Q4 2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 4+) in private households in 31 urban agglomerations who used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
      "source_title": "INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2024, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)",
      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_25.xls",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 89.7 | ... | 90.5 ... 65 y más | 74.2 | 25.7 | 0.1 | 17.8 | 82.1 | 0.1 | 85.1",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_25.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Internet 'Sí'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_25.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11. Report text (Informe técnico vol. 9 no. 113, 2025-05-15): people aged 65+ use the mobile phone more than the internet, a 10.9-point gap.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2024-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "74.2% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with 89.7% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2024). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2024, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_25.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2024-internet-use-65plus."
    },
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      "id": "ar-indec-2024-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
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      "value": 85.1,
      "unit": "%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "Q4 2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 4+) in private households in 31 urban agglomerations who used a mobile phone (any type)",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2024, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total | 89.7 | ... | 90.5 ... 65 y más | 74.2 | 25.7 | 0.1 | 17.8 | 82.1 | 0.1 | 85.1",
      "locator": "cuadros_tic_05_25.xls, Cuadro 3, rows 'Total' and '65 y más', column Teléfono celular 'Sí'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ar-indec-mautic-mobile-phone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period. Statistical tables downloaded from https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_25.xls (file suffix = year of release, May); the quote reproduces the xls cells for rows 'Total' and '65 y más' (columns: Internet Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Computadora Sí, No, Ns/Nr; Teléfono celular Sí, No, Ns/Nr). The xls cells carry two or more decimals; values are rounded to one decimal. The Q4 2024 edition (released 2025-05-15) is the latest listed on INDEC's site as of 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2024-mobile-phone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "85.1% of people aged 65 and older in urban Argentina used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with 90.5% of the urban population aged 4 and older (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2024). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Cuadros del Módulo de Acceso y uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MAUTIC), Cuarto trimestre de 2024, Cuadro 3 (población de 4 años y más por uso de TIC según sexo y grupos de edad)\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/cuadros_tic_05_25.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2024-mobile-phone-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ar-indec-2024-internet-use-65plus-by-education",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "26.0% of urban Argentines aged 65 and older with no schooling used the internet in late 2024, compared with 55.7% of those with incomplete primary education and 92.7% of those with completed higher education (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2024).",
      "value": 26,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "26.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Argentina (31 urban agglomerations)",
      "period": "Q4 2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in 31 urban agglomerations by highest educational level, who used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina",
      "source_title": "INDEC, Acceso y uso de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. EPH. Cuarto trimestre de 2024 (Informes técnicos vol. 9 no. 113), Cuadro 4",
      "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/uploads/informesdeprensa/mautic_05_25FD0D0C4A71.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 y más 74,2 25,7 0,1 17,8 82,1 0,1 85,1 14,7 0,1 Primaria incompleta 55,7 ... Superior y universitaria completa 92,7 ... Sin instrucción 26,0 74,0",
      "locator": "Informe técnico, Cuadro 4 (p. 7), block '65 y más', rows by educational level, column Internet 'Sí'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/ar/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Mobile phone use in the same block: 44.6% (no schooling), 72.5% (incomplete primary), 95.9% (completed higher education). MAUTIC module of the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 4th quarter of each year, 31 urban agglomerations only (rural Argentina not covered), population aged 4+ in private households. 'Uso' = used the technology (internet, computer, mobile phone) in the reference period.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2024-internet-use-65plus-by-education",
      "citation_text": "26.0% of urban Argentines aged 65 and older with no schooling used the internet in late 2024, compared with 55.7% of those with incomplete primary education and 92.7% of those with completed higher education (INDEC, EPH-MAUTIC 2024). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina, \"INDEC, Acceso y uso de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. EPH. Cuarto trimestre de 2024 (Informes técnicos vol. 9 no. 113), Cuadro 4\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/uploads/informesdeprensa/mautic_05_25FD0D0C4A71.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ar-indec-2024-internet-use-65plus-by-education."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2016-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "24.7% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2016, compared with 66.0% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2016).",
      "value": 24.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "24.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2016 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 66.0 ... Ano 2016 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 24.7",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2016",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic). 2016 is the first year of the PNAD Contínua series.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2016-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "24.7% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2016, compared with 66.0% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2016). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2016-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2017-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "31.0% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2017, compared with 71.0% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2017).",
      "value": 31,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "31.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2017",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2017 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 71.0 ... Ano 2017 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 31.0",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2017",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2017-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "31.0% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2017, compared with 71.0% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2017). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2017-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2018-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "38.5% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2018, compared with 76.0% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2018).",
      "value": 38.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "38.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2018 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 76.0 ... Ano 2018 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 38.5",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2018",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2018-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "38.5% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2018, compared with 76.0% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2018). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2018-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2019-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "44.9% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2019, compared with 79.4% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2019).",
      "value": 44.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "44.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2019 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 79.4 ... Ano 2019 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 44.9",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2019",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2019-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "44.9% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2019, compared with 79.4% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2019). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2019-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2021-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "57.7% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2021, compared with 84.7% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2021).",
      "value": 57.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2021 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 84.7 ... Ano 2021 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 57.7",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2021",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2021-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "57.7% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2021, compared with 84.7% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2021). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2021-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2022-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "62.4% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2022, compared with 87.2% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2022).",
      "value": 62.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "62.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
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      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2022 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 87.2 ... Ano 2022 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 62.4",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2022-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "62.4% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2022, compared with 87.2% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2022). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2022-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2023-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "66.4% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2023, compared with 88.1% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2023).",
      "value": 66.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2023 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 88.1 ... Ano 2023 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 66.4",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2023",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2023-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "66.4% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2023, compared with 88.1% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2023). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2023-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2024-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "70.1% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2024, compared with 89.2% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2024).",
      "value": 70.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "70.1%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2024 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 89.2 ... Ano 2024 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 70.1",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "70.1% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2024, compared with 89.2% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2024). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2025-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "74.5% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2025, compared with 90.5% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2025).",
      "value": 74.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) in private households who used the internet in the 3 months before the interview (PNAD Contínua TIC module, Q4)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2025 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 90.5 ... Ano 2025 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 74.5",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-internet-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic). The 2025 figure is also in IBGE's release of 2026-07-02: 'O uso da Internet permanece menor entre os idosos de 60 anos ou mais, com 74,5% de usuários, em 2025', up 4.4 points on 2024, the largest rise of any age group.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "74.5% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet in the previous three months in 2025, compared with 90.5% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2025). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2016-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "60.7% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2016, compared with 77.4% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2016).",
      "value": 60.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) who had a mobile cell phone for personal use (any type; PNAD does not separate smartphones)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2016 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 77.4 ... Ano 2016 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 60.7",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2016",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2016-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "60.7% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2016, compared with 77.4% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2016). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2016-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2017-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "63.1% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2017, compared with 78.5% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2017).",
      "value": 63.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2017",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) who had a mobile cell phone for personal use (any type; PNAD does not separate smartphones)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2017 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 78.5 ... Ano 2017 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 63.1",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2017",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2017-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "63.1% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2017, compared with 78.5% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2017). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2017-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2018-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "63.8% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2018, compared with 79.6% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2018).",
      "value": 63.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.8%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) who had a mobile cell phone for personal use (any type; PNAD does not separate smartphones)",
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      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2018 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 79.6 ... Ano 2018 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 63.8",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2018",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2018-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "63.8% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2018, compared with 79.6% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2018). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2018-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2019-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "66.7% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2019, compared with 81.3% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2019).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66.7%",
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      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) who had a mobile cell phone for personal use (any type; PNAD does not separate smartphones)",
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      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2019 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 81.3 ... Ano 2019 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 66.7",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2019",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2019-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "66.7% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2019, compared with 81.3% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2019). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2019-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2021-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
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      "statement": "71.3% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2021, compared with 84.4% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2021).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2021 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 84.4 ... Ano 2021 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 71.3",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2021",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2021-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "71.3% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2021, compared with 84.4% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2021). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2021-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2022-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
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      "statement": "74.0% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2022, compared with 86.5% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2022).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74.0%",
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      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) who had a mobile cell phone for personal use (any type; PNAD does not separate smartphones)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2022 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 86.5 ... Ano 2022 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 74.0",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2022",
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      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2022-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "74.0% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2022, compared with 86.5% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2022). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2022-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2023-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "76.3% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2023, compared with 87.6% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2023).",
      "value": 76.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.3%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) who had a mobile cell phone for personal use (any type; PNAD does not separate smartphones)",
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      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2023 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 87.6 ... Ano 2023 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 76.3",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2023",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2023-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "76.3% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2023, compared with 87.6% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2023). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2023-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2024-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "78.3% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2024, compared with 88.9% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2024).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78.3%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) who had a mobile cell phone for personal use (any type; PNAD does not separate smartphones)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2024 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 88.9 ... Ano 2024 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 78.3",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "78.3% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2024, compared with 88.9% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2024). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2025-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "80.3% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2025, compared with 89.8% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2025).",
      "value": 80.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "80.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 10+) who had a mobile cell phone for personal use (any type; PNAD does not separate smartphones)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2025 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade Total | 89.8 ... Ano 2025 | Sexo Total | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 80.3",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Total', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais' and 'Total', Ano 2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-ibge-pnadc-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic). IBGE's 2025 release: the share with a phone 'terminando com queda mais acentuada entre os idosos de 60 anos ou mais (80,3%)'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "80.3% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2025, compared with 89.8% of the whole population aged 10 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2025). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2025-internet-use-60plus-by-sex",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "75.6% of Brazilian women aged 60 and older used the internet in 2025, compared with 73.0% of men aged 60 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2025).",
      "value": 75.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "75.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ by gender who used the internet in the previous 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2025 | Sexo Homens | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 73.0 ... Ano 2025 | Sexo Mulheres | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 75.6",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7331, variável 10659, Brasil, Sexo 'Homens' and 'Mulheres', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais', Ano 2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7331/n1/all/v/10659/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic). In 2016 the order was reversed (men 25.6%, women 24.0%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-internet-use-60plus-by-sex",
      "citation_text": "75.6% of Brazilian women aged 60 and older used the internet in 2025, compared with 73.0% of men aged 60 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2025). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7331, Percentual de pessoas que utilizaram a Internet no período de referência dos últimos três meses na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7331). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-internet-use-60plus-by-sex."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2025-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus-by-sex",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "81.8% of Brazilian women aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2025, compared with 78.4% of men aged 60 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ by gender who had a mobile cell phone for personal use",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)",
      "source_url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ano 2025 | Sexo Homens | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 78.4 ... Ano 2025 | Sexo Mulheres | Grupo de idade 60 anos ou mais | 81.8",
      "locator": "SIDRA Tabela 7361, variável 10663, Brasil, Sexo 'Homens' and 'Mulheres', Grupo de idade '60 anos ou mais', Ano 2025",
      "derived": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values retrieved from the SIDRA API on 2026-10-11 (https://apisidra.ibge.gov.br/values/t/7361/n1/all/v/10663/p/all/c2/all/c58/95253,3302); the quote reproduces the API row cells (Ano | Sexo | Grupo de idade | Valor). Periods last modified 2026-07-02: IBGE re-released the whole 2016-2025 series with the 2025 edition, so earlier publications differ by a few tenths (e.g., the 2024 informativo gave 69.8% for internet use at 60+ in 2024; the revised series gives 70.1%). PNAD Contínua TIC module is collected in the 4th quarter of each year; no 2020 module (pandemic).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus-by-sex",
      "citation_text": "81.8% of Brazilian women aged 60 and older had a mobile phone for personal use in 2025, compared with 78.4% of men aged 60 and older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2025). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"IBGE SIDRA Tabela 7361, Percentual de pessoas que tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal na população de 10 anos ou mais de idade, por sexo e grupo de idade (PNAD Contínua, módulo TIC)\" (https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/7361). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-mobile-phone-ownership-60plus-by-sex."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2024-internet-non-users-share-aged-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "52.1% of the 20.5 million Brazilians aged 10 and older who had not used the internet in the previous three months in 2024 were aged 60 or older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2024).",
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      "unit": "% of non-users",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "PNAD Contínua: Acesso à Internet e à televisão e posse de telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal 2024 (Informativo)",
      "source_url": "https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv102193_informativo.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Estima-se que, em 2024, esse grupo era constituído por 73,4% de pessoas sem instrução ou com ensino fundamental incompleto, e que 52,1% eram idosos de 60 anos ou mais de idade.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/br/liv102193_informativo.pdf and text-extracted. Same informativo: 36.9% of the 20.9 million people without a mobile phone for personal use were aged 60+. 2024 module released 2025-07-24; figures are from the pre-revision 2024 release.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-internet-non-users-share-aged-60plus",
      "citation_text": "52.1% of the 20.5 million Brazilians aged 10 and older who had not used the internet in the previous three months in 2024 were aged 60 or older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2024). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"PNAD Contínua: Acesso à Internet e à televisão e posse de telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal 2024 (Informativo)\" (https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv102193_informativo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-internet-non-users-share-aged-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-ibge-2024-no-mobile-phone-share-aged-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "36.9% of the 20.9 million Brazilians aged 10 and older without a mobile phone for personal use in 2024 were aged 60 or older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2024).",
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      "unit": "% of people without a phone",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 10+ without a mobile cell phone for personal use (Q4 2024); share aged 60+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)",
      "source_title": "PNAD Contínua: Acesso à Internet e à televisão e posse de telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal 2024 (Informativo)",
      "source_url": "https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv102193_informativo.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Por grupo etário, 36,9% eram pessoas de 60 anos ou mais, e 24,2% pertenciam ao grupo de 10 a 13 anos de idade.",
      "locator": "Informativo 2024, section on persons without a mobile phone for personal use; text extracted with pypdf",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Context sentence: 'Em 2024, no País, estima-se que 20,9 milhões de pessoas não tinham telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal, representando 11,1% da população de 10 anos ou mais de idade.' Released 2025-07-24.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-no-mobile-phone-share-aged-60plus",
      "citation_text": "36.9% of the 20.9 million Brazilians aged 10 and older without a mobile phone for personal use in 2024 were aged 60 or older (IBGE, PNAD Contínua ICT module 2024). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), \"PNAD Contínua: Acesso à Internet e à televisão e posse de telefone móvel celular para uso pessoal 2024 (Informativo)\" (https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv102193_informativo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-no-mobile-phone-share-aged-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-cetic-2025-internet-users-60plus",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 60+ (vs all 10+) who last used the internet less than three months before the interview",
      "sample_n": 24535,
      "publisher": "Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)",
      "source_title": "TIC Domicílios 2025, tabelas de indivíduos (proporção), indicator C2 - Indivíduos, por último acesso à Internet",
      "source_url": "https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2025/individuos/C2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL | 85 | 2 | 3 | 10 ... De 60 anos ou mais | 54 | 2 | 7 | 38",
      "locator": "Indicator C2, column 'Há menos de três meses (usuário)', rows 'TOTAL' and 'FAIXA ETÁRIA: De 60 anos ou mais'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-cetic-tic-domicilios-internet-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC Domicílios 2025: face-to-face CAPI survey, 27,177 households and 24,535 individuals aged 10+, fieldwork March to August 2025 (press conference 2025-12-09). Cetic.br figures for 60+ run well below IBGE's PNAD Contínua (74.5% internet use, 80.3% phone ownership in Q4 2025); the two surveys differ in sample size, design and timing, so do not mix them in one series. Unrounded value in the xlsx tables: 53.9081% (margin of error 4.195 points). The 2024 edition gave 59%, so the 2025 drop is within the margin of error.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2025-internet-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "54% of Brazilians aged 60 and older were internet users (used it in the past three months) in 2025, compared with 85% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2025). Source: Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil), \"TIC Domicílios 2025, tabelas de indivíduos (proporção), indicator C2 - Indivíduos, por último acesso à Internet\" (https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2025/individuos/C2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2025-internet-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-cetic-2025-never-used-internet-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "38% of Brazilians aged 60 and older, about 13.2 million people, had never used the internet in 2025, compared with 10% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2025).",
      "value": 38,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "38%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Brazil, 60+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 60+ (vs all 10+) who had never accessed the internet",
      "sample_n": 24535,
      "publisher": "Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)",
      "source_title": "TIC Domicílios 2025, tabelas de indivíduos (proporção), indicator C2 - Indivíduos, por último acesso à Internet",
      "source_url": "https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2025/individuos/C2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nunca acessou a Internet ... TOTAL | 85 | 2 | 3 | 10 ... De 60 anos ou mais | 54 | 2 | 7 | 38",
      "locator": "Indicator C2, column 'Nunca acessou a Internet', row 'De 60 anos ou mais'; population count from the 'tabela_total' xlsx (13,201,569)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC Domicílios 2025: face-to-face CAPI survey, 27,177 households and 24,535 individuals aged 10+, fieldwork March to August 2025 (press conference 2025-12-09). Cetic.br figures for 60+ run well below IBGE's PNAD Contínua (74.5% internet use, 80.3% phone ownership in Q4 2025); the two surveys differ in sample size, design and timing, so do not mix them in one series. Unrounded 37.9055%; the totals table gives 13,201,569 persons aged 60+ who never accessed the internet. Cetic.br's 2025 slides count 16 million of the 28 million non-users (not used in the past 3 months) as aged 60+.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2025-never-used-internet-60plus",
      "citation_text": "38% of Brazilians aged 60 and older, about 13.2 million people, had never used the internet in 2025, compared with 10% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2025). Source: Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil), \"TIC Domicílios 2025, tabelas de indivíduos (proporção), indicator C2 - Indivíduos, por último acesso à Internet\" (https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2025/individuos/C2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2025-never-used-internet-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-cetic-2025-own-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "74% of Brazilians aged 60 and older owned a mobile phone in 2025, compared with 89% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2025).",
      "value": 74,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 60+ (vs all 10+) who own a mobile phone (any type)",
      "sample_n": 24535,
      "publisher": "Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)",
      "source_title": "TIC Domicílios 2025, tabelas de indivíduos (proporção), indicator J2 - Indivíduos que possuem telefone celular",
      "source_url": "https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2025/individuos/J2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "J2 - INDIVÍDUOS QUE POSSUEM TELEFONE CELULAR ... TOTAL | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 ... De 60 anos ou mais | 74 | 24 | 1 | 0",
      "locator": "Indicator J2, column 'Sim', rows 'TOTAL' and 'De 60 anos ou mais'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC Domicílios 2025: face-to-face CAPI survey, 27,177 households and 24,535 individuals aged 10+, fieldwork March to August 2025 (press conference 2025-12-09). Cetic.br figures for 60+ run well below IBGE's PNAD Contínua (74.5% internet use, 80.3% phone ownership in Q4 2025); the two surveys differ in sample size, design and timing, so do not mix them in one series. Unrounded 74.4229% (margin of error 3.5685). Used a mobile phone in the past 3 months (J1): 73% of 60+ vs 92% overall.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2025-own-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "citation_text": "74% of Brazilians aged 60 and older owned a mobile phone in 2025, compared with 89% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2025). Source: Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil), \"TIC Domicílios 2025, tabelas de indivíduos (proporção), indicator J2 - Indivíduos que possuem telefone celular\" (https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2025/individuos/J2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2025-own-mobile-phone-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-cetic-2025-internet-on-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "58% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet on a mobile phone in the past three months in 2025, compared with 88% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2025).",
      "value": 58,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "58%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Brazil: went online on a mobile phone in the last 3 months, 60+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 60+ (vs all 10+) who used the internet on a mobile phone in the past 3 months",
      "sample_n": 24535,
      "publisher": "Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)",
      "source_title": "TIC Domicílios 2025, tabelas de indivíduos (proporção), indicator J5 - Indivíduos que usaram a Internet no telefone celular nos últimos três meses",
      "source_url": "https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2025/individuos/J5/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL | 88 | 12 | 0 | 0 ... De 60 anos ou mais | 58 | 41 | 0 | 0",
      "locator": "Indicator J5, column 'Sim', rows 'TOTAL' and 'De 60 anos ou mais'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC Domicílios 2025: face-to-face CAPI survey, 27,177 households and 24,535 individuals aged 10+, fieldwork March to August 2025 (press conference 2025-12-09). Cetic.br figures for 60+ run well below IBGE's PNAD Contínua (74.5% internet use, 80.3% phone ownership in Q4 2025); the two surveys differ in sample size, design and timing, so do not mix them in one series. Unrounded 58.4826%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2025-internet-on-mobile-phone-60plus",
      "citation_text": "58% of Brazilians aged 60 and older used the internet on a mobile phone in the past three months in 2025, compared with 88% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2025). Source: Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil), \"TIC Domicílios 2025, tabelas de indivíduos (proporção), indicator J5 - Indivíduos que usaram a Internet no telefone celular nos últimos três meses\" (https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2025/individuos/J5/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2025-internet-on-mobile-phone-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-cetic-2008-internet-users-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "2% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past three months in 2008, compared with 34% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2008).",
      "value": 2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2008",
      "population": "Individuals aged 60+ (vs all 10+) who last used the internet less than three months before the interview",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)",
      "source_title": "TIC Domicílios 2008, indicator C2 (último acesso à Internet), tabelas de indivíduos",
      "source_url": "https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2008/individuos/C2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2008",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL BRASIL | 34 | ... De 60 anos ou mais | 2 |",
      "locator": "TIC Domicílios 2008, indicator C2, first column (used less than 3 months ago), rows 'TOTAL' and 'De 60 anos ou mais'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-cetic-tic-domicilios-internet-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cetic.br C2 series for 60+: 2008 2, 2010 5, 2012 8, 2014 15, 2015 16, 2016 19, 2017 25, 2018 28, 2019 34, 2020 50, 2021 48, 2022 43, 2023 51, 2024 59, 2025 54 (all read from the C2 pages on 2026-10-11). 2020-2021 fieldwork was partly by telephone during the pandemic, so those years are less comparable. published_at given as the edition year (the C2 pages carry no release date).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2008-internet-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "2% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past three months in 2008, compared with 34% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2008). Source: Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil), \"TIC Domicílios 2008, indicator C2 (último acesso à Internet), tabelas de indivíduos\" (https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2008/individuos/C2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2008-internet-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-cetic-2015-internet-users-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "16% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past three months in 2015, compared with 58% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2015).",
      "value": 16,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "16%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2015",
      "population": "Individuals aged 60+ (vs all 10+) who last used the internet less than three months before the interview",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)",
      "source_title": "TIC Domicílios 2015, indicator C2 (último acesso à Internet), tabelas de indivíduos",
      "source_url": "https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2015/individuos/C2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL | 58 | ... De 60 anos ou mais | 16 |",
      "locator": "TIC Domicílios 2015, indicator C2, first column (used less than 3 months ago), rows 'TOTAL' and 'De 60 anos ou mais'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-cetic-tic-domicilios-internet-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cetic.br C2 series for 60+: 2008 2, 2010 5, 2012 8, 2014 15, 2015 16, 2016 19, 2017 25, 2018 28, 2019 34, 2020 50, 2021 48, 2022 43, 2023 51, 2024 59, 2025 54 (all read from the C2 pages on 2026-10-11). 2020-2021 fieldwork was partly by telephone during the pandemic, so those years are less comparable. published_at given as the edition year (the C2 pages carry no release date).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2015-internet-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "16% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past three months in 2015, compared with 58% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2015). Source: Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil), \"TIC Domicílios 2015, indicator C2 (último acesso à Internet), tabelas de indivíduos\" (https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2015/individuos/C2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2015-internet-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-cetic-2019-internet-users-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "34% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past three months in 2019, compared with 74% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2019).",
      "value": 34,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Individuals aged 60+ (vs all 10+) who last used the internet less than three months before the interview",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)",
      "source_title": "TIC Domicílios 2019, indicator C2 (último acesso à Internet), tabelas de indivíduos",
      "source_url": "https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2019/individuos/C2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL | 74 | ... De 60 anos ou mais | 34 |",
      "locator": "TIC Domicílios 2019, indicator C2, first column (used less than 3 months ago), rows 'TOTAL' and 'De 60 anos ou mais'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-cetic-tic-domicilios-internet-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cetic.br C2 series for 60+: 2008 2, 2010 5, 2012 8, 2014 15, 2015 16, 2016 19, 2017 25, 2018 28, 2019 34, 2020 50, 2021 48, 2022 43, 2023 51, 2024 59, 2025 54 (all read from the C2 pages on 2026-10-11). 2020-2021 fieldwork was partly by telephone during the pandemic, so those years are less comparable. published_at given as the edition year (the C2 pages carry no release date).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2019-internet-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "34% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past three months in 2019, compared with 74% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2019). Source: Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil), \"TIC Domicílios 2019, indicator C2 (último acesso à Internet), tabelas de indivíduos\" (https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2019/individuos/C2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2019-internet-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "br-cetic-2024-internet-users-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "59% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past three months in 2024, compared with 84% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2024).",
      "value": 59,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "59%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 60+ (vs all 10+) who last used the internet less than three months before the interview",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil)",
      "source_title": "TIC Domicílios 2024, indicator C2 (último acesso à Internet), tabelas de indivíduos",
      "source_url": "https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2024/individuos/C2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL | 84 | ... De 60 anos ou mais | 59 |",
      "locator": "TIC Domicílios 2024, indicator C2, first column (used less than 3 months ago), rows 'TOTAL' and 'De 60 anos ou mais'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "br-cetic-tic-domicilios-internet-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cetic.br C2 series for 60+: 2008 2, 2010 5, 2012 8, 2014 15, 2015 16, 2016 19, 2017 25, 2018 28, 2019 34, 2020 50, 2021 48, 2022 43, 2023 51, 2024 59, 2025 54 (all read from the C2 pages on 2026-10-11). 2020-2021 fieldwork was partly by telephone during the pandemic, so those years are less comparable. published_at given as the edition year (the C2 pages carry no release date).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2024-internet-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "59% of Brazilians aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past three months in 2024, compared with 84% of the population aged 10 and older (Cetic.br, TIC Domicílios 2024). Source: Cetic.br / NIC.br (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil), \"TIC Domicílios 2024, indicator C2 (último acesso à Internet), tabelas de indivíduos\" (https://cetic.br/pt/tics/domicilios/2024/individuos/C2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#br-cetic-2024-internet-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2018-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "71.2% of Canadians aged 65 and older used the internet for personal use in the past three months in 2018, compared with 91.3% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2018).",
      "value": 71.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (vs all aged 15+), persons living in the 10 provinces, excluding full-time residents of institutions; personal internet use in the past three months from any location, excluding business and school use",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0135-01, Internet use by province and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013501",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2018 | Canada | Internet use | Total, 15 years and over | Percent | 91.3 ... 2018 | Canada | Internet use | 65 years and over | Percent | 71.2",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0135-01, Geography 'Canada', 'Internet use', age groups '65 years and over' and 'Total, 15 years and over', reference period 2018",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ca-statcan-cius-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100135-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded). The 2022 CIUS was collected December 2022 to April 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2018-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "71.2% of Canadians aged 65 and older used the internet for personal use in the past three months in 2018, compared with 91.3% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2018). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0135-01, Internet use by province and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2018-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2020-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "76.3% of Canadians aged 65 and older used the internet for personal use in the past three months in 2020, compared with 92.3% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2020).",
      "value": 76.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (vs all aged 15+), persons living in the 10 provinces, excluding full-time residents of institutions; personal internet use in the past three months from any location, excluding business and school use",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0135-01, Internet use by province and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013501",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2020 | Canada | Internet use | Total, 15 years and over | Percent | 92.3 ... 2020 | Canada | Internet use | 65 years and over | Percent | 76.3",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0135-01, Geography 'Canada', 'Internet use', age groups '65 years and over' and 'Total, 15 years and over', reference period 2020",
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      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100135-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded). The 2022 CIUS was collected December 2022 to April 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "76.3% of Canadians aged 65 and older used the internet for personal use in the past three months in 2020, compared with 92.3% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2020). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0135-01, Internet use by province and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus",
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      "statement": "82.6% of Canadians aged 65 and older used the internet for personal use in the past three months in 2022, compared with 94.5% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022).",
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      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (vs all aged 15+), persons living in the 10 provinces, excluding full-time residents of institutions; personal internet use in the past three months from any location, excluding business and school use",
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      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013501",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2022 | Canada | Internet use | Total, 15 years and over | Percent | 94.5 ... 2022 | Canada | Internet use | 65 years and over | Percent | 82.6",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0135-01, Geography 'Canada', 'Internet use', age groups '65 years and over' and 'Total, 15 years and over', reference period 2022",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100135-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded). The 2022 CIUS was collected December 2022 to April 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "82.6% of Canadians aged 65 and older used the internet for personal use in the past three months in 2022, compared with 94.5% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0135-01, Internet use by province and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "72% of Canadians aged 75 and older used the internet in 2022, up 10 percentage points from 62% in 2020, the largest increase of any age group (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022).",
      "value": 72,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Canada: used the internet, 75+ (2022)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Canadians aged 75+, persons living in the 10 provinces, excluding full-time residents of institutions; personal internet use in the past three months from any location, excluding business and school use",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "The Daily, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2022 (released 2023-07-20); StatsCAN Plus, 'Canadian seniors more connected than ever' (2023-08-14)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230720/dq230720b-eng.htm",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The largest increase was seen among Canadians aged 75 years and older, up from 62% in 2020 to 72% in 2022.",
      "locator": "The Daily, 2023-07-20, first paragraph; repeated in StatsCAN Plus article 4288 ('For those aged 75 years and older, the increase was even larger: up by 10 percentage points to 72%.')",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ca-statcan-cius-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The 75+ figure is published in text only; the CIUS data tables stop at '65 years and over'. StatsCAN Plus article: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/4288-canadian-seniors-more-connected-ever . CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "72% of Canadians aged 75 and older used the internet in 2022, up 10 percentage points from 62% in 2020, the largest increase of any age group (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2022 (released 2023-07-20); StatsCAN Plus, 'Canadian seniors more connected than ever' (2023-08-14)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230720/dq230720b-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "62% of Canadians aged 75 and older had used the internet in 2020 (given as 'about 62%'), against a national average of 92% (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2020).",
      "value": 62,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "62%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Canadians aged 75+, persons living in the 10 provinces, excluding full-time residents of institutions; personal internet use in the past three months from any location, excluding business and school use",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "The Daily, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2020 (released 2021-06-22)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210622/dq210622b-eng.htm",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "compared with the Canadian average (92%), about 62% of Canadians 75 years of age and older had used the Internet.",
      "locator": "The Daily, 2021-06-22, section 'Some gaps remain in Internet use'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ca-statcan-cius-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "62% of Canadians aged 75 and older had used the internet in 2020 (given as 'about 62%'), against a national average of 92% (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2020). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2020 (released 2021-06-22)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210622/dq210622b-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2018-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "42.8% of Canadians aged 65 and older had a smartphone for personal use in 2018, compared with 80.3% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2018).",
      "value": 42.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (vs all 15+) who have a smartphone for personal use; percentage of all persons in the age group (asked of past-3-month internet users)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0143-01, Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2018 | Have a smartphone for personal use | Total, gender | Total, 15 years and over | Percent | 80.3 ... Total, gender | 65 years and over | Percent | 42.8",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0143-01, 'Have a smartphone for personal use', 'Total, gender', age '65 years and over' and 'Total, 15 years and over', 2018",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ca-statcan-cius-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100143-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). Table note: only respondents who used the internet in the past 3 months received the question; the percentages are of all Canadians in the age group (2018: 88.1% of internet users x 91.3% internet use = 80.3%, matching the table). StatCan states smartphone ownership was not measured in the 2022 CIUS, so 2020 is the latest Canadian figure. CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2018-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "42.8% of Canadians aged 65 and older had a smartphone for personal use in 2018, compared with 80.3% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2018). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0143-01, Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2018-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "54.1% of Canadians aged 65 and older had a smartphone for personal use in 2020, compared with 84.4% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2020).",
      "value": 54.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Canada: have a smartphone for personal use, 65+ (2020)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (vs all 15+) who have a smartphone for personal use; percentage of all persons in the age group (asked of past-3-month internet users)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0143-01, Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2020 | Have a smartphone for personal use | Total, gender | Total, 15 years and over | Percent | 84.4 ... Total, gender | 65 years and over | Percent | 54.1",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0143-01, 'Have a smartphone for personal use', 'Total, gender', age '65 years and over' and 'Total, 15 years and over', 2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ca-statcan-cius-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100143-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). Table note: only respondents who used the internet in the past 3 months received the question; the percentages are of all Canadians in the age group (2018: 88.1% of internet users x 91.3% internet use = 80.3%, matching the table). StatCan states smartphone ownership was not measured in the 2022 CIUS, so 2020 is the latest Canadian figure. CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "54.1% of Canadians aged 65 and older had a smartphone for personal use in 2020, compared with 84.4% of all Canadians aged 15 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2020). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0143-01, Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65plus-by-gender",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "50.3% of Canadian women aged 65 and older had a smartphone for personal use in 2020, compared with 58.4% of men aged 65 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2020).",
      "value": 50.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ by gender (two-category gender variable) who have a smartphone for personal use; percentage of all persons in the group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0143-01, Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2020 | Have a smartphone for personal use | Male gender | 65 years and over | Percent | 58.4 ... Female gender | 65 years and over | Percent | 50.3",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0143-01, 'Have a smartphone for personal use', 'Male gender' and 'Female gender', '65 years and over', 2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100143-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). Gap: 8.1 percentage points (58.4 - 50.3). In 2018 the figures were 46.9% (men) and 39.3% (women). CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65plus-by-gender",
      "citation_text": "50.3% of Canadian women aged 65 and older had a smartphone for personal use in 2020, compared with 58.4% of men aged 65 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2020). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0143-01, Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65plus-by-gender."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus-by-education",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "71.0% of Canadians aged 65 and older with a high school education or less used the internet in 2022, compared with 87.1% of those with college, trade school or some university and 95.8% of those with a bachelor's degree or higher (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022).",
      "value": 71,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ by highest certificate, diploma or degree completed; persons living in the 10 provinces, excluding full-time residents of institutions; personal internet use in the past three months from any location, excluding business and school use",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0136-01, Intensity of use of Internet, video streaming services and video gaming services by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013601",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2022 | Proportion of users | Using the Internet | Total, gender | 65 years and over | High school or less | Percent | 71.0 ... Bachelor's degree or higher | Percent | 95.8",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0136-01, 'Proportion of users', 'Using the Internet', 'Total, gender', '65 years and over', education categories, 2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100136-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). College, trade school or some university: 87.1%. In 2020 the same three groups were 61.8%, 84.2% and 92.4%. CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus-by-education",
      "citation_text": "71.0% of Canadians aged 65 and older with a high school education or less used the internet in 2022, compared with 87.1% of those with college, trade school or some university and 95.8% of those with a bachelor's degree or higher (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0136-01, Intensity of use of Internet, video streaming services and video gaming services by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013601). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus-by-education."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus-by-gender",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "81.0% of Canadian women aged 65 and older used the internet in 2022, compared with 84.4% of men aged 65 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022).",
      "value": 81,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "81.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ by gender (Men+ / Women+); persons living in the 10 provinces, excluding full-time residents of institutions; personal internet use in the past three months from any location, excluding business and school use",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0136-01, Intensity of use of Internet, video streaming services and video gaming services by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013601",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2022 | Proportion of users | Using the Internet | Men + | 65 years and over | Total, highest certificate... | Percent | 84.4 ... Women + | 65 years and over | ... | 81.0",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0136-01, 'Proportion of users', 'Using the Internet', 'Men +' and 'Women +', '65 years and over', total education, 2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100136-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). 'Men+' and 'Women+' include some non-binary persons (StatCan two-category gender variable). 2020: 78.7% (Men+), 74.2% (Women+). CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus-by-gender",
      "citation_text": "81.0% of Canadian women aged 65 and older used the internet in 2022, compared with 84.4% of men aged 65 and older (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0136-01, Intensity of use of Internet, video streaming services and video gaming services by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013601). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus-by-gender."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-home-internet-65plus-by-income",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "65.9% of Canadians aged 65 and older in the lowest family-income quartile used the internet at home in 2022, compared with 91.4% of those in the highest quartile (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022).",
      "value": 65.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada (10 provinces)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ by family income quartile (T1 Family File linkage) who accessed the internet at home through the home connection in the past three months (excludes access only via mobile data plan)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0144-01, Internet access locations by age group and family income quartile (Canadian Internet Use Survey)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014401",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-11-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2022 | At home | Lowest quartile family income | 65 years and over | Percent | 65.9 ... 2022 | At home | Highest quartile family income | 65 years and over | Percent | 91.4",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0144-01, location 'At home', 'Lowest quartile family income' and 'Highest quartile family income', '65 years and over', 2022",
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      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100144-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). Different measure from overall internet use: 'regular access to the Internet through a connection provided at the location, excluding access through mobile data plan'. 2022 quartile cut-offs: lowest <= $49,278; highest >= $146,095. Second and third quartiles: 83.5% and 88.8%; all 65+: 78.0%. CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-home-internet-65plus-by-income",
      "citation_text": "65.9% of Canadians aged 65 and older in the lowest family-income quartile used the internet at home in 2022, compared with 91.4% of those in the highest quartile (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0144-01, Internet access locations by age group and family income quartile (Canadian Internet Use Survey)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-home-internet-65plus-by-income."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "89.6% of people aged 65 and older in British Columbia used the internet in 2022, the highest of any province, against 73.4% in New Brunswick (Ontario 85.4%, Alberta 84.3%, Newfoundland and Labrador 79.2%, Prince Edward Island 77.8%, Saskatchewan 77.0%, Quebec 76.9%, Manitoba 76.6%, Nova Scotia 76.5%) (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022).",
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      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0135-01, Internet use by province and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013501",
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      "quote": "2022 | British Columbia | Internet use | 65 years and over | Percent | 89.6 ... 2022 | New Brunswick | Internet use | 65 years and over | Percent | 73.4",
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      "notes": "Full table downloaded as CSV (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/22100135-eng.zip) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the CSV rows (cells separated by |). Value is the highest province (British Columbia); the statement carries the full provincial breakdown from the same table. CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and StatCan says results should not be compared with earlier CIUS cycles. Target population: persons 15+ in the 10 provinces (territories excluded).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus-by-province",
      "citation_text": "89.6% of people aged 65 and older in British Columbia used the internet in 2022, the highest of any province, against 73.4% in New Brunswick (Ontario 85.4%, Alberta 84.3%, Newfoundland and Labrador 79.2%, Prince Edward Island 77.8%, Saskatchewan 77.0%, Quebec 76.9%, Manitoba 76.6%, Nova Scotia 76.5%) (Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0135-01, Internet use by province and age group (Canadian Internet Use Survey)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-internet-use-65plus-by-province."
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      "statement": "32.2% of Canadians aged 65 and older were internet users in 2007 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2007",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ who used the internet (General Social Survey measure)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-07-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 4 Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016 ... Seniors (aged 65 and older) | 32.2 | 46.0 | 52.4 | 68.2",
      "locator": "Table 4, row 'Seniors (aged 65 and older)', column 2007",
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      "series": "ca-statcan-gss-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'. Text: 'Internet use doubled from 32% to 68% among Canadians aged 65 and older' between 2007 and 2016.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2007-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "32.2% of Canadians aged 65 and older were internet users in 2007 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2007-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-gss-2007-internet-use-80plus",
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      "statement": "15.5% of Canadians aged 80 and older were internet users in 2007, compared with 47.0% of those aged 65 to 69 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "15.5%",
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      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2007",
      "population": "Canadians aged 80+ (vs 65-69) who used the internet (General Social Survey measure)",
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      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 to 69 | 47.0 | 66.2 | 69.5 | 84.9 ... 80 and older | 15.5 | 23.1 | 28.5 | 40.8",
      "locator": "Table 4, rows '65 to 69' and '80 and older', column 2007",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ca-statcan-gss-internet-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'. Same table, 2007: 70 to 74 = 35.5%, 75 to 79 = 25.2%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2007-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "15.5% of Canadians aged 80 and older were internet users in 2007, compared with 47.0% of those aged 65 to 69 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2007-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-gss-2010-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "46.0% of Canadians aged 65 and older were internet users in 2010 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019).",
      "value": 46,
      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2010",
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      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 4 Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016 ... Seniors (aged 65 and older) | 32.2 | 46.0 | 52.4 | 68.2",
      "locator": "Table 4, row 'Seniors (aged 65 and older)', column 2010",
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      "series": "ca-statcan-gss-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'. Text: 'Internet use doubled from 32% to 68% among Canadians aged 65 and older' between 2007 and 2016.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2010-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "46.0% of Canadians aged 65 and older were internet users in 2010 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2010-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-gss-2010-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "23.1% of Canadians aged 80 and older were internet users in 2010, compared with 66.2% of those aged 65 to 69 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019).",
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      "source_title": "Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 to 69 | 47.0 | 66.2 | 69.5 | 84.9 ... 80 and older | 15.5 | 23.1 | 28.5 | 40.8",
      "locator": "Table 4, rows '65 to 69' and '80 and older', column 2010",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'. Same table, 2010: 70 to 74 = 50.8%, 75 to 79 = 35.8%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2010-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "23.1% of Canadians aged 80 and older were internet users in 2010, compared with 66.2% of those aged 65 to 69 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2010-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-gss-2013-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "52.4% of Canadians aged 65 and older were internet users in 2013 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019).",
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      "quote": "Table 4 Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016 ... Seniors (aged 65 and older) | 32.2 | 46.0 | 52.4 | 68.2",
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      "notes": "Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'. Text: 'Internet use doubled from 32% to 68% among Canadians aged 65 and older' between 2007 and 2016.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2013-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "52.4% of Canadians aged 65 and older were internet users in 2013 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2013-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-gss-2013-internet-use-80plus",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 to 69 | 47.0 | 66.2 | 69.5 | 84.9 ... 80 and older | 15.5 | 23.1 | 28.5 | 40.8",
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      "history": [],
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2013-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "28.5% of Canadians aged 80 and older were internet users in 2013, compared with 69.5% of those aged 65 to 69 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2013-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-65plus",
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      "quote": "Table 4 Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016 ... Seniors (aged 65 and older) | 32.2 | 46.0 | 52.4 | 68.2",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "68.2% of Canadians aged 65 and older were internet users in 2016 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-65plus."
    },
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      "locator": "Section 2 text after Chart 1; Table 4 gives 84.9 / 75.3 / 62.2 / 40.8 for 2016",
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      "notes": "Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'. The text rounds from the Chart 1 data table (84.95, 62.02); the statement uses Table 4 values (84.9, 75.3, 62.2, 40.8). Value is the 80+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-by-age-ladder",
      "citation_text": "40.8% of Canadians aged 80 and older were internet users in 2016, against 62.2% at 75 to 79, 75.3% at 70 to 74 and 84.9% at 65 to 69 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-by-age-ladder."
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    {
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      "statement": "59.2% of Canadians aged 80 and older had not used the internet in the past month in 2016, compared with 15.0% of those aged 65 to 69, 31.8% of all seniors and 2.8% of Canadians under 65 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The rate of non-use was also much different for the youngest group of seniors (15.0% among those aged 65 to 69) than for the oldest group of seniors (59.2% of those aged 80 and older).",
      "locator": "Section 2, paragraph on frequency of Internet use (2016 GSS)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same paragraph: 'In 2016, 31.8% of seniors reported not using the Internet in the past month, which was over 10 times higher than the rate of non-use among non-seniors (2.8%).' Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-no-internet-past-month-80plus",
      "citation_text": "59.2% of Canadians aged 80 and older had not used the internet in the past month in 2016, compared with 15.0% of those aged 65 to 69, 31.8% of all seniors and 2.8% of Canadians under 65 (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-no-internet-past-month-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-seniors-living-alone",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "62.7% was the predicted probability of internet use for Canadian seniors living alone in 2016, against 70.6% for seniors living with others, after adjusting for age, gender, employment, education, rural residence and health (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019).",
      "value": 62.7,
      "unit": "% (predicted probability)",
      "display_value": "62.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ by household size ('Unattached' vs 'Living with others'); model-adjusted predicted probability of internet use, GSS 2016",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-07-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Household size ... Unattached ... 62.7 | 66.7 | -4.0 | Living with others | 70.6",
      "locator": "Table 6 'Predicted probability of Internet use by seniors across sociodemographic characteristics including household income, 2016', column '2016 (no income)'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Model-based (multivariate regression) predicted probabilities, not raw shares; the difference is significant at p < 0.001 in the model without income and shrinks (66.7% vs 69.0%) once household income is added. Text: 'Across all periods, living with others was associated with a higher predicted probability of Internet use than living alone.' Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-seniors-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "62.7% was the predicted probability of internet use for Canadian seniors living alone in 2016, against 70.6% for seniors living with others, after adjusting for age, gender, employment, education, rural residence and health (General Social Survey; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-seniors-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-seniors-by-income",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "54.1% was the predicted probability of internet use for Canadian seniors with household incomes under $20,000 in 2016, against 79.4% for those with incomes of $100,000 and over (General Social Survey linked to tax data; Statistics Canada, 2019).",
      "value": 54.1,
      "unit": "% (predicted probability)",
      "display_value": "54.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ by household income; model-adjusted predicted probability of internet use, GSS 2016 linked to tax-file data",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-07-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "the probability of Internet use was 73.0%, compared with 54.1% among seniors with incomes under $20,000 and 79.4% among seniors with incomes of $100,000 and over.",
      "locator": "Section 6, paragraph on household income; Table 6 column '2016 (income)'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Predicted probabilities from a regression model controlling for age, gender, employment, household size, education, rural residence and health. Source data: Statistics Canada General Social Survey cycles 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Internet use as measured in the GSS; not comparable with the redesigned CIUS from 2018). Values from Table 4 'Proportions of Internet use by age cohort, 2007 to 2016'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-seniors-by-income",
      "citation_text": "54.1% was the predicted probability of internet use for Canadian seniors with household incomes under $20,000 in 2016, against 79.4% for those with incomes of $100,000 and over (General Social Survey linked to tax data; Statistics Canada, 2019). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Evolving Internet Use Among Canadian Seniors (Davidson and Schimmele), Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 11F0019M No. 427\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019015-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-gss-2016-internet-use-seniors-by-income."
    },
    {
      "id": "cepal-2018-no-home-internet-65plus-latin-america",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "54% of people aged 65 and older in seven Latin American countries had no internet connection at home around 2018, compared with 42% of people under 25 (ECLAC, Envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe, 2022).",
      "value": 54,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Latin America (7 countries with household survey data)",
      "period": "c. 2018",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs under 25) living in households without an internet connection; Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay and Uruguay",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC / CEPAL)",
      "source_title": "CEPAL, 'Envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe: inclusión y derechos de las personas mayores' (2022), chapter III section 3",
      "source_url": "https://repositorio.cepal.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e345daf3-2e35-4569-a2f8-4e22db139a02/content",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Alrededor de 2018, el 42% de las personas de menos de 25 años y el 54% de las personas de 65 años y más no tenían conexión a Internet (CEPAL, 2020)",
      "locator": "Chapter III, section 3 'Las personas mayores y la brecha digital: acceso a Internet, uso y apropiación de las TIC' (pp. 83-84), with footnote 9 listing the countries",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ECLAC citing its own 2020 tabulations of household surveys. Footnote 9: 'Los países considerados son el Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, el Ecuador, El Salvador, el Paraguay y el Uruguay (datos de 2018), así como Chile y el Ecuador (datos de 2017).' Household connection, not personal use; an average across countries with different survey years. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/cepal/ and text-extracted with pypdf.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cepal-2018-no-home-internet-65plus-latin-america",
      "citation_text": "54% of people aged 65 and older in seven Latin American countries had no internet connection at home around 2018, compared with 42% of people under 25 (ECLAC, Envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe, 2022). Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC / CEPAL), \"CEPAL, 'Envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe: inclusión y derechos de las personas mayores' (2022), chapter III section 3\" (https://repositorio.cepal.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e345daf3-2e35-4569-a2f8-4e22db139a02/content). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cepal-2018-no-home-internet-65plus-latin-america."
    },
    {
      "id": "cl-subtel-2024-daily-smartphone-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "84.0% of Chileans aged 60 and older used a smartphone every day in 2024, compared with 94.8% of all people aged 16 and older and 98.8% of those aged 16 to 44 (SUBTEL, XI Encuesta de Acceso y Uso de Internet, 2024).",
      "value": 84,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "84.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Chile (communes of 50,000+ and regional capitals)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 16+) answering yes to 'Q.7 ¿Usted utiliza diariamente un smartphone?'",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL), Chile",
      "source_title": "SUBTEL, Informe Final 'Estudio Undécima Encuesta sobre acceso, usos y usuarios de Internet en Chile' (fieldwork by Cadem)",
      "source_url": "https://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Informe-Final-Subtel-Acceso-y-Uso-Internet-2024.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-11-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Sin embargo, en el grupo de 60 años o más se observa una disminución significativa en el uso diario, con un 84,0 % que utiliza el smartphone y un 16,0 % que no lo hace.",
      "locator": "Informe Final, section 5.1, Gráfico 24 'Uso de smartphone por grupo etario' (p. 42); total 94.8% on p. 41",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face household survey for the telecoms regulator SUBTEL, fieldwork by Cadem, 29 July to 14 October 2024, persons aged 16+; coverage limited to communes of more than 50,000 inhabitants and regional capitals plus 10% of interviews in smaller rural communes of seven regions, so small towns are under-covered. Report dated 16 November 2024, posted February 2025. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/cl/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Measure is daily smartphone use, not ownership. Same section: 20.3% of people aged 60+ had used a computer in the past week.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-subtel-2024-daily-smartphone-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "84.0% of Chileans aged 60 and older used a smartphone every day in 2024, compared with 94.8% of all people aged 16 and older and 98.8% of those aged 16 to 44 (SUBTEL, XI Encuesta de Acceso y Uso de Internet, 2024). Source: Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL), Chile, \"SUBTEL, Informe Final 'Estudio Undécima Encuesta sobre acceso, usos y usuarios de Internet en Chile' (fieldwork by Cadem)\" (https://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Informe-Final-Subtel-Acceso-y-Uso-Internet-2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-subtel-2024-daily-smartphone-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cl-subtel-2024-internet-access-older-only-households",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "82.9% of Chilean households made up only of older adults had internet access in 2024, the lowest of any household type, against 95.6% to 99.4% of households with children (SUBTEL, XI Encuesta de Acceso y Uso de Internet, 2024).",
      "value": 82.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "82.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Chile (communes of 50,000+ and regional capitals)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Households composed only of older adults ('hogares compuestos solo por personas adultos mayores') with declared internet access",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL), Chile",
      "source_title": "SUBTEL, Informe Final 'Estudio Undécima Encuesta sobre acceso, usos y usuarios de Internet en Chile' (fieldwork by Cadem)",
      "source_url": "https://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Informe-Final-Subtel-Acceso-y-Uso-Internet-2024.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-11-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "siendo los hogares compuestos solo por personas adultos mayores los que tienen un nivel de acceso más bajo a internet, con un 82,9%.",
      "locator": "Informe Final, section 4 'Acceso a internet', p. 18",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face household survey for the telecoms regulator SUBTEL, fieldwork by Cadem, 29 July to 14 October 2024, persons aged 16+; coverage limited to communes of more than 50,000 inhabitants and regional capitals plus 10% of interviews in smaller rural communes of seven regions, so small towns are under-covered. Report dated 16 November 2024, posted February 2025. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/cl/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Same report: 37.3% of older-only households connect through mobile internet only (no fixed line), the highest of any household type.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-subtel-2024-internet-access-older-only-households",
      "citation_text": "82.9% of Chilean households made up only of older adults had internet access in 2024, the lowest of any household type, against 95.6% to 99.4% of households with children (SUBTEL, XI Encuesta de Acceso y Uso de Internet, 2024). Source: Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL), Chile, \"SUBTEL, Informe Final 'Estudio Undécima Encuesta sobre acceso, usos y usuarios de Internet en Chile' (fieldwork by Cadem)\" (https://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Informe-Final-Subtel-Acceso-y-Uso-Internet-2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-subtel-2024-internet-access-older-only-households."
    },
    {
      "id": "cl-ucobs-2022-smartphone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "51% of Chileans aged 60 and older had a smartphone in 2022, while 89% had a mobile phone of any kind and 23% a conventional (non-smart) phone (Encuesta Calidad de Vida en la Vejez 2022; Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 2024).",
      "value": 51,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51%",
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      "row_label": "Chile: have a smartphone, 60+ (2022)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Chile",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ who report having a smartphone (Encuesta Calidad de Vida en la Vejez 2022)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Observatorio del Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and Confuturo",
      "source_title": "Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 'Población mayor: ¿Hacia la superación de la brecha digital?' (Año 5, v 30, 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://observatorioenvejecimiento.uc.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Poblacion-mayor-%C2%BFHacia-la-superacion-de-la-brecha-digital.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Al día de hoy, el 89% de las personas mayores declara tener un teléfono celular, 51% corresponde a un smartphone y 23% a un teléfono convencional.",
      "locator": "Section 3 '¿Digitalización a la mano? El rol del celular', p. 8, and Gráfico 6",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "University observatory (UC, sponsored by the insurer Confuturo) tabulating official and academic surveys: CASEN 2022 (Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, official household survey) and the Encuesta Calidad de Vida en la Vejez 2022 (UC and Caja Los Andes, national survey of people aged 60+). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/cl/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Gráfico 6 also shows 15% with a phone of unknown type and 11% with no phone. Contrast with SUBTEL 2024 (84% of 60+ use a smartphone daily), which covers larger communes only and a later year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-ucobs-2022-smartphone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "51% of Chileans aged 60 and older had a smartphone in 2022, while 89% had a mobile phone of any kind and 23% a conventional (non-smart) phone (Encuesta Calidad de Vida en la Vejez 2022; Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 2024). Source: Observatorio del Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and Confuturo, \"Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 'Población mayor: ¿Hacia la superación de la brecha digital?' (Año 5, v 30, 2024)\" (https://observatorioenvejecimiento.uc.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Poblacion-mayor-%C2%BFHacia-la-superacion-de-la-brecha-digital.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-ucobs-2022-smartphone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cl-ucobs-2022-internet-use-60plus-by-age",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "42% of Chileans aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past month in 2022: 58% of those aged 60 to 69, 30% of those aged 70 to 79 and 13% of those aged 80 and older (Encuesta Calidad de Vida en la Vejez 2022; Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 2024).",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ who used the internet (phone, computer or tablet) for any listed activity in the past month",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Observatorio del Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and Confuturo",
      "source_title": "Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 'Población mayor: ¿Hacia la superación de la brecha digital?' (Año 5, v 30, 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://observatorioenvejecimiento.uc.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Poblacion-mayor-%C2%BFHacia-la-superacion-de-la-brecha-digital.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "la brecha digital en cuanto a su uso 1 sigue siendo significativa, ya que sólo el 42% de las personas mayores declara utilizar Internet.",
      "locator": "Section 2, p. 5 text and Gráfico 4 (p. 6: 58% / 30% / 13%); total 42% in Gráfico 3",
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "University observatory (UC, sponsored by the insurer Confuturo) tabulating official and academic surveys: CASEN 2022 (Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, official household survey) and the Encuesta Calidad de Vida en la Vejez 2022 (UC and Caja Los Andes, national survey of people aged 60+). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/cl/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Same page: 'mientras que el 58% de las personas entre 60 y 69 años declaran utilizar Internet, sólo el 13% de los octogenarios o más lo hacen.' (the '1' in the quote is a footnote marker). By education: 4% (no schooling), 21% (basic), 80% (university).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-ucobs-2022-internet-use-60plus-by-age",
      "citation_text": "42% of Chileans aged 60 and older had used the internet in the past month in 2022: 58% of those aged 60 to 69, 30% of those aged 70 to 79 and 13% of those aged 80 and older (Encuesta Calidad de Vida en la Vejez 2022; Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 2024). Source: Observatorio del Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and Confuturo, \"Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 'Población mayor: ¿Hacia la superación de la brecha digital?' (Año 5, v 30, 2024)\" (https://observatorioenvejecimiento.uc.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Poblacion-mayor-%C2%BFHacia-la-superacion-de-la-brecha-digital.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-ucobs-2022-internet-use-60plus-by-age."
    },
    {
      "id": "cl-ucobs-2022-home-internet-older-living-alone",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "71% of Chilean older people living alone had an internet connection at home in 2022, against 88% of all households with an older member (CASEN 2022; Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 2024).",
      "value": 71,
      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Chile",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Single-person households of people aged 60+ ('hogares unipersonales') with a home internet connection, CASEN 2022",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Observatorio del Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and Confuturo",
      "source_title": "Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 'Población mayor: ¿Hacia la superación de la brecha digital?' (Año 5, v 30, 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://observatorioenvejecimiento.uc.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Poblacion-mayor-%C2%BFHacia-la-superacion-de-la-brecha-digital.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "los hogares constituidos sólo por personas mayores presentan un menor acceso a internet, sea en hogares unipersonales (71%), como en hogares con dos o más personas mayores (82%).",
      "locator": "Section 1, p. 3 text and Gráfico 2 (access by household type)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "University observatory (UC, sponsored by the insurer Confuturo) tabulating official and academic surveys: CASEN 2022 (Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, official household survey) and the Encuesta Calidad de Vida en la Vejez 2022 (UC and Caja Los Andes, national survey of people aged 60+). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/cl/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Gráfico 2, same source: home internet access 93% (aged 60-69), 86% (70-79), 79% (80+); rural 76% vs urban 91%. Measure is household connection, not personal use.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-ucobs-2022-home-internet-older-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "71% of Chilean older people living alone had an internet connection at home in 2022, against 88% of all households with an older member (CASEN 2022; Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 2024). Source: Observatorio del Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and Confuturo, \"Observatorio del Envejecimiento UC-Confuturo, 'Población mayor: ¿Hacia la superación de la brecha digital?' (Año 5, v 30, 2024)\" (https://observatorioenvejecimiento.uc.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Poblacion-mayor-%C2%BFHacia-la-superacion-de-la-brecha-digital.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-ucobs-2022-home-internet-older-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "cl-subtel-2023-habitual-smartphone-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "78.1% of Chileans aged 60 and older said they habitually used a smartphone in 2023, compared with 93% of all people aged 16 and older and 95.6% to 98.4% of younger age groups (SUBTEL, X Encuesta de Acceso y Uso de Internet, 2023).",
      "value": 78.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Chile (communes of 50,000+ and regional capitals)",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 16+) answering yes to 'Q.7 ¿Usted utiliza habitualmente un smartphone?'",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL), Chile",
      "source_title": "SUBTEL, Informe Final 'Estudio Décima Encuesta sobre acceso, usos y usuarios de Internet en Chile' (fieldwork by Cadem)",
      "source_url": "https://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Informe_Final_Acceso_y_uso_Internet_2023_VF.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-12-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Por otra parte, las personas mayores de 60 años que declaran usar habitualmente su smartphone, 78,1%, es notoriamente menor al resto de los grupos etarios.",
      "locator": "Informe Final 2023, section 5.1, Gráfico 24 'Uso de smartphone por grupo etario' (p. 39)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question wording changed between editions: 2023 asked about habitual use ('habitualmente'), 2024 about daily use ('diariamente', 84.0% of 60+), so the two are not one series. Same 2023 report: 29% of people aged 60+ had used a computer in the past three months. Face-to-face household survey for the telecoms regulator SUBTEL, fieldwork by Cadem, 2023, persons aged 16+; coverage limited to communes of more than 50,000 inhabitants and regional capitals plus 10% of interviews in smaller rural communes of seven regions, so small towns are under-covered. Report dated 15 December 2023. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/cl/ and text-extracted with pypdf.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-subtel-2023-habitual-smartphone-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "78.1% of Chileans aged 60 and older said they habitually used a smartphone in 2023, compared with 93% of all people aged 16 and older and 95.6% to 98.4% of younger age groups (SUBTEL, X Encuesta de Acceso y Uso de Internet, 2023). Source: Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL), Chile, \"SUBTEL, Informe Final 'Estudio Décima Encuesta sobre acceso, usos y usuarios de Internet en Chile' (fieldwork by Cadem)\" (https://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Informe_Final_Acceso_y_uso_Internet_2023_VF.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cl-subtel-2023-habitual-smartphone-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2018-internet-use-55plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "34.1% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2018, compared with 64.1% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2018).",
      "value": 34.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ (vs all aged 5+) who used the internet anywhere from any device (ECV TIC module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2018, anexo, Cuadro C.15",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/tic/Anexos_TIC_hogares_2018.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-07-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL NACIONAL | 5 y más años | ... Usó Internet ... Proporción | 64.13 ... 55 y más | ... Proporción | 34.08",
      "locator": "Anexos_TIC_hogares_2018.xlsx, sheet C.15 'Uso del computador, Internet, teléfono celular...', TOTAL NACIONAL block, rows '5 y más años' and '55 y más', column 'Usó Internet... Proporción'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "co-dane-ecv-internet-55plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period. Annex table downloaded and read with openpyxl; the quote reproduces the 'Proporción' cells of the annex rows (unrounded cells rounded to one decimal in the statement).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2018-internet-use-55plus",
      "citation_text": "34.1% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2018, compared with 64.1% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2018). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2018, anexo, Cuadro C.15\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/tic/Anexos_TIC_hogares_2018.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2018-internet-use-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2019-internet-use-55plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "35.5% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2019, compared with 65.0% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2019).",
      "value": 35.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "35.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ (vs all aged 5+) who used the internet anywhere from any device (ECV TIC module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2019, anexo, Cuadro C.15",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/tic/Anexos_TIC_hogares_2019.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-09-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL NACIONAL | 5 y más años | ... Usó Internet ... Proporción | 65.02 ... 55 y más | ... Proporción | 35.47",
      "locator": "Anexos_TIC_hogares_2019.xlsx, sheet C.15 'Uso del computador, Internet, teléfono celular...', TOTAL NACIONAL block, rows '5 y más años' and '55 y más', column 'Usó Internet... Proporción'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "co-dane-ecv-internet-55plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period. Annex table downloaded and read with openpyxl; the quote reproduces the 'Proporción' cells of the annex rows (unrounded cells rounded to one decimal in the statement).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2019-internet-use-55plus",
      "citation_text": "35.5% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2019, compared with 65.0% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2019). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2019, anexo, Cuadro C.15\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/tic/Anexos_TIC_hogares_2019.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2019-internet-use-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2022-internet-use-55plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "46.8% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2022, compared with 72.8% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2022).",
      "value": 46.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ (vs all aged 5+) who used the internet anywhere from any device (ECV TIC module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2022, anexo, Cuadro C.14",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2022.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-07-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL NACIONAL | 5 y más años | ... Usó Internet ... Proporción | 72.8 ... 55 y más | ... Proporción | 46.77",
      "locator": "anex-TICH-2022.xlsx, sheet C.14 'Uso del computador, Internet, teléfono celular...', TOTAL NACIONAL block, rows '5 y más años' and '55 y más', column 'Usó Internet... Proporción'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "co-dane-ecv-internet-55plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period. Annex table downloaded and read with openpyxl; the quote reproduces the 'Proporción' cells of the annex rows (unrounded cells rounded to one decimal in the statement).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2022-internet-use-55plus",
      "citation_text": "46.8% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2022, compared with 72.8% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2022). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2022, anexo, Cuadro C.14\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2022.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2022-internet-use-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2023-internet-use-55plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "54.2% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2023, compared with 77.3% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2023).",
      "value": 54.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ (vs all aged 5+) who used the internet anywhere from any device (ECV TIC module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2023, anexo, Cuadro C.14",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2023.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL NACIONAL | 5 y más años | ... Usó Internet ... Proporción | 77.34 ... 55 y más | ... Proporción | 54.15",
      "locator": "anex-TICH-2023.xlsx, sheet C.14 'Uso del computador, Internet, teléfono celular...', TOTAL NACIONAL block, rows '5 y más años' and '55 y más', column 'Usó Internet... Proporción'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "co-dane-ecv-internet-55plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period. Annex table downloaded and read with openpyxl; the quote reproduces the 'Proporción' cells of the annex rows (unrounded cells rounded to one decimal in the statement).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2023-internet-use-55plus",
      "citation_text": "54.2% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2023, compared with 77.3% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2023). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2023, anexo, Cuadro C.14\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2023.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2023-internet-use-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2025-internet-use-55plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "63.2% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2025, compared with 82.3% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2025).",
      "value": 63.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Colombia: used the internet, 55+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ (vs all aged 5+) who used the internet anywhere from any device (ECV TIC module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2025, anexo, Cuadro C.14",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2025.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TOTAL NACIONAL | 5 y más años | ... Usó Internet ... Proporción | 82.26 ... 55 y más | ... Proporción | 63.25",
      "locator": "anex-TICH-2025.xlsx, sheet C.14 'Uso del computador, Internet, teléfono celular...', TOTAL NACIONAL block, rows '5 y más años' and '55 y más', column 'Usó Internet... Proporción'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "co-dane-ecv-internet-55plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period. Annex table downloaded and read with openpyxl; the quote reproduces the 'Proporción' cells of the annex rows (unrounded cells rounded to one decimal in the statement). No annex for 2020-2021 on DANE's historical page; the 2025 bulletin's chart gives 58.7% for 2024 (see separate record).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2025-internet-use-55plus",
      "citation_text": "63.2% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2025, compared with 82.3% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module 2025). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2025, anexo, Cuadro C.14\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2025-internet-use-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2024-internet-use-55plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "58.7% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2024, compared with 79.4% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module; 2025 bulletin).",
      "value": 58.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "58.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ (vs all aged 5+) who used the internet anywhere from any device (ECV TIC module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Boletín técnico, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2025, Gráfico 30",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/bol-TICH-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Total nacional De 5 a 11 De 12 a 24 De 25 a 54 55 y más ... 79,4 62,3 91,3 88,4 58,7 82,3 64,5 93,8 91,1 63,2 Porcentaje 2024 2025",
      "locator": "Bulletin 2025, Gráfico 30 (internet use by age range, 2024 and 2025), chart labels extracted with pypdf",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "co-dane-ecv-internet-55plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Chart data labels extracted as text from the PDF (2024 values first, then 2025); the 2025 value (63.2) matches the annex. The 2024 annex itself was not listed on DANE's historical page. TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2024-internet-use-55plus",
      "citation_text": "58.7% of Colombians aged 55 and older used the internet in 2024, compared with 79.4% of the population aged 5 and older (DANE, ECV ICT module; 2025 bulletin). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Boletín técnico, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2025, Gráfico 30\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/bol-TICH-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2024-internet-use-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2025-own-mobile-phone-55plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "86.1% of Colombians aged 55 and older had a mobile phone in 2025, and 91.5% had used one (DANE, ECV ICT module 2025).",
      "value": 86.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ who have a mobile phone ('Tiene teléfono celular'); also share who used a mobile phone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2025, anexo, Cuadro C.14",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2025.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 y más | 11172.59 | ... Usó teléfono celular ... 91.46 ... Tiene teléfono celular | 9623.19 | 52.52 | 0.0 | 86.13",
      "locator": "anex-TICH-2025.xlsx, sheet C.14, TOTAL NACIONAL, row '55 y más', columns 'Usó teléfono celular' and 'Tiene teléfono celular' (Proporción)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "co-dane-ecv-own-mobile-55plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Owning a mobile phone among 55+: 78.3% in 2018, 78.8% in 2019, 81.5% in 2022, 82.8% in 2023 (same table in each annex). The all-ages figure (80.1% in 2025) includes children aged 5+, so it is not a fair adult comparison. TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period. Annex table downloaded and read with openpyxl; the quote reproduces the 'Proporción' cells of the annex rows (unrounded cells rounded to one decimal in the statement).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2025-own-mobile-phone-55plus",
      "citation_text": "86.1% of Colombians aged 55 and older had a mobile phone in 2025, and 91.5% had used one (DANE, ECV ICT module 2025). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2025, anexo, Cuadro C.14\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2025-own-mobile-phone-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2018-own-mobile-phone-55plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "78.3% of Colombians aged 55 and older had a mobile phone in 2018 (DANE, ECV ICT module 2018).",
      "value": 78.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ who have a mobile phone ('Tiene teléfono celular')",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2018, anexo, Cuadro C.15",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/tic/Anexos_TIC_hogares_2018.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-07-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 y más | 8532.85 | ... Tiene teléfono celular | 6684.19 | 6631.26 | 6737.12 | 0.0 | 78.33",
      "locator": "Anexos_TIC_hogares_2018.xlsx, sheet C.15, TOTAL NACIONAL, row '55 y más', column 'Tiene teléfono celular' (Proporción)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "co-dane-ecv-own-mobile-55plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period. Annex table downloaded and read with openpyxl; the quote reproduces the 'Proporción' cells of the annex rows (unrounded cells rounded to one decimal in the statement).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2018-own-mobile-phone-55plus",
      "citation_text": "78.3% of Colombians aged 55 and older had a mobile phone in 2018 (DANE, ECV ICT module 2018). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2018, anexo, Cuadro C.15\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/tic/Anexos_TIC_hogares_2018.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2018-own-mobile-phone-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "co-dane-2025-internet-use-55plus-urban-rural",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "41.5% of Colombians aged 55 and older in rural areas used the internet in 2025, compared with 69.1% of those in urban municipal centres (DANE, ECV ICT module 2025).",
      "value": 41.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "41.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Colombia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 55+ by area: 'Centros poblados y rural disperso' (rural) vs 'Cabecera' (urban), who used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia",
      "source_title": "DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2025, anexo, Cuadro C.14",
      "source_url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2025.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "CABECERA | TOTAL ... 55 y más | 8797.0 | ... 69.11 ... CENTROS POBLADOS Y RURAL DISPERSO | TOTAL ... 55 y más | 2375.59 | ... 41.53",
      "locator": "anex-TICH-2025.xlsx, sheet C.14, blocks CABECERA and CENTROS POBLADOS Y RURAL DISPERSO, rows '55 y más', column 'Usó Internet... Proporción'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gender breakdown, same table (national): women 55+ 64.7%, men 55+ 61.5%. TIC module of DANE's Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida (ECV), persons aged 5+ in private households, national total (urban cabeceras plus rural centros poblados y rural disperso). DANE's oldest published age band is '55 y más', wider than 65+. 'Usó Internet' = used the internet anywhere and from any device in the reference period. Annex table downloaded and read with openpyxl; the quote reproduces the 'Proporción' cells of the annex rows (unrounded cells rounded to one decimal in the statement).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2025-internet-use-55plus-urban-rural",
      "citation_text": "41.5% of Colombians aged 55 and older in rural areas used the internet in 2025, compared with 69.1% of those in urban municipal centres (DANE, ECV ICT module 2025). Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia, \"DANE, Indicadores básicos de tenencia y uso de TIC en hogares y personas de 5 y más años de edad 2025, anexo, Cuadro C.14\" (https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/TICH/anex-TICH-2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#co-dane-2025-internet-use-55plus-urban-rural."
    },
    {
      "id": "ke-knbs-2019-mobile-phone-ownership-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "45.8% of Kenyans aged 75 and older (317,843 of 694,217) owned a mobile phone at the 2019 census, compared with 68.5% of those aged 65 to 74 and 83.9% of those aged 25 to 34 (KNBS, 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census).",
      "value": 45.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "45.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Kenya",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Census population aged 75+ who owned a mobile phone (any type)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)",
      "source_title": "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics, Table 2.35 'Distribution of Population Age 3 years and Above who owned and used Selected ICT Equipment and Service by Age, Area of Residence and County'",
      "source_url": "https://www.knbs.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2019-Kenya-population-and-Housing-Census-Volume-4-Distribution-of-Population-by-Socio-Economic-Characteristics.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Kenya 43,739,906 20,694,315 9,869,962 ... 25 - 34 7,333,397 6,151,257 3,254,847 ... 65 - 74 1,165,804 798,353 108,052 ... 75+ 694,217 317,843 28,969",
      "locator": "Volume IV, Table 2.35 (p. 462 of the PDF), national block 'Kenya', rows '65 - 74' and '75+', columns 'Population Age 3 years and Above' and 'Mobile Phone Ownership'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "317,843 / 694,217 = 45.8%; 798,353 / 1,165,804 = 68.5%; 6,151,257 / 7,333,397 = 83.9%; all ages 3+: 20,694,315 / 43,739,906 = 47.3% (published)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full census (enumeration night 24/25 August 2019), population aged 3+; counts of people who own a mobile phone and who used the internet. Percentages computed from the published counts (Kenya national block). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/ke/ and text-extracted with pypdf (the separate ICT analytical report is a scanned image PDF and was not used). Volume IV was released in 2020; the KNBS upload is dated 2023-09. Rural 75+: 267,886 of 610,643 (43.9%). The all-ages rate (47.3%) includes young children and is not an adult benchmark.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ke-knbs-2019-mobile-phone-ownership-75plus",
      "citation_text": "45.8% of Kenyans aged 75 and older (317,843 of 694,217) owned a mobile phone at the 2019 census, compared with 68.5% of those aged 65 to 74 and 83.9% of those aged 25 to 34 (KNBS, 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census). Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), \"2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics, Table 2.35 'Distribution of Population Age 3 years and Above who owned and used Selected ICT Equipment and Service by Age, Area of Residence and County'\" (https://www.knbs.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2019-Kenya-population-and-Housing-Census-Volume-4-Distribution-of-Population-by-Socio-Economic-Characteristics.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ke-knbs-2019-mobile-phone-ownership-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ke-knbs-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "4.2% of Kenyans aged 75 and older (28,969 of 694,217) had used the internet at the 2019 census, compared with 9.3% of those aged 65 to 74 and 44.4% of those aged 25 to 34 (KNBS, 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census).",
      "value": 4.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "4.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Kenya: had used the internet, 75+ (2019 census)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Kenya",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Census population aged 75+ who used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)",
      "source_title": "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics, Table 2.35 'Distribution of Population Age 3 years and Above who owned and used Selected ICT Equipment and Service by Age, Area of Residence and County'",
      "source_url": "https://www.knbs.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2019-Kenya-population-and-Housing-Census-Volume-4-Distribution-of-Population-by-Socio-Economic-Characteristics.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Kenya 43,739,906 20,694,315 9,869,962 ... 25 - 34 7,333,397 6,151,257 3,254,847 ... 65 - 74 1,165,804 798,353 108,052 ... 75+ 694,217 317,843 28,969",
      "locator": "Volume IV, Table 2.35 (p. 462 of the PDF), national block 'Kenya', rows '65 - 74' and '75+', column 'Use of Internet'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "28,969 / 694,217 = 4.2%; 108,052 / 1,165,804 = 9.3%; 3,254,847 / 7,333,397 = 44.4%; all ages 3+: 9,869,962 / 43,739,906 = 22.6% (published)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Full census (enumeration night 24/25 August 2019), population aged 3+; counts of people who own a mobile phone and who used the internet. Percentages computed from the published counts (Kenya national block). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/ke/ and text-extracted with pypdf (the separate ICT analytical report is a scanned image PDF and was not used). Volume IV was released in 2020; the KNBS upload is dated 2023-09.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ke-knbs-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "4.2% of Kenyans aged 75 and older (28,969 of 694,217) had used the internet at the 2019 census, compared with 9.3% of those aged 65 to 74 and 44.4% of those aged 25 to 34 (KNBS, 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census). Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), \"2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics, Table 2.35 'Distribution of Population Age 3 years and Above who owned and used Selected ICT Equipment and Service by Age, Area of Residence and County'\" (https://www.knbs.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2019-Kenya-population-and-Housing-Census-Volume-4-Distribution-of-Population-by-Socio-Economic-Characteristics.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ke-knbs-2019-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2015-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "3.0% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2015, compared with 57.4% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2015; published 2026).",
      "value": 3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "3.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
      "period": "2015",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ (vs all aged 6+) in private dwellings who used the internet (ENDUTIH)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)",
      "source_title": "ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'",
      "source_url": "https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 75 años y más 3.0 18.3▲ 23.1▲ 23.3 30.3▲",
      "locator": "Presentation slide 6, table rows 'Total' and '75 años y más', column 2015",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "mx-inegi-endutih-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year). Results report 19/26 (2026-06-16, https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/boletines/2026/endutih/ENDUTIH_25_RR.pdf): 'la población de 75 años y más que usó internet mostró un crecimiento constante entre 2015 y 2025, al pasar de 3.0 a 30.3 %'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2015-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "3.0% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2015, compared with 57.4% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2015; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2015-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2015-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "11.2% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2015, compared with 57.4% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2015; published 2026).",
      "value": 11.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "11.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
      "period": "2015",
      "population": "Persons aged 65-74 (vs all aged 6+) in private dwellings who used the internet (ENDUTIH)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)",
      "source_title": "ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'",
      "source_url": "https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 65 a 74 años 11.2 40.7▲ 47.4▲ 51.0▲ 57.8▲",
      "locator": "Presentation slide 6, table rows 'Total' and '65 a 74 años', column 2015",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "mx-inegi-endutih-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2015-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "11.2% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2015, compared with 57.4% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2015; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2015-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2022-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "18.3% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2022, compared with 78.6% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2022; published 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "18.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ (vs all aged 6+) in private dwellings who used the internet (ENDUTIH)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)",
      "source_title": "ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'",
      "source_url": "https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 75 años y más 3.0 18.3▲ 23.1▲ 23.3 30.3▲",
      "locator": "Presentation slide 6, table rows 'Total' and '75 años y más', column 2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "mx-inegi-endutih-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2022-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "18.3% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2022, compared with 78.6% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2022; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2022-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2022-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "40.7% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2022, compared with 78.6% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2022; published 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "40.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 65-74 (vs all aged 6+) in private dwellings who used the internet (ENDUTIH)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)",
      "source_title": "ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'",
      "source_url": "https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 65 a 74 años 11.2 40.7▲ 47.4▲ 51.0▲ 57.8▲",
      "locator": "Presentation slide 6, table rows 'Total' and '65 a 74 años', column 2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "mx-inegi-endutih-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2022-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "40.7% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2022, compared with 78.6% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2022; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2022-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2023-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "23.1% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2023, compared with 81.2% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2023; published 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ (vs all aged 6+) in private dwellings who used the internet (ENDUTIH)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)",
      "source_title": "ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'",
      "source_url": "https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 75 años y más 3.0 18.3▲ 23.1▲ 23.3 30.3▲",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2023-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "23.1% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2023, compared with 81.2% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2023; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2023-internet-use-75plus."
    },
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      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "47.4% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2023, compared with 81.2% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2023; published 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 65 a 74 años 11.2 40.7▲ 47.4▲ 51.0▲ 57.8▲",
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      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2023-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "47.4% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2023, compared with 81.2% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2023; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2023-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "23.3% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2024, compared with 83.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2024; published 2026).",
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      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 75 años y más 3.0 18.3▲ 23.1▲ 23.3 30.3▲",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "23.3% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2024, compared with 83.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2024; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "51.0% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2024, compared with 83.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2024; published 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_title": "ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 65 a 74 años 11.2 40.7▲ 47.4▲ 51.0▲ 57.8▲",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "51.0% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2024, compared with 83.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2024; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "30.3% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2025, compared with 86.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2025; published 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "30.3%",
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      "source_title": "ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'",
      "source_url": "https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 75 años y más 3.0 18.3▲ 23.1▲ 23.3 30.3▲",
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      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year). Results report 19/26 (2026-06-16, https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/boletines/2026/endutih/ENDUTIH_25_RR.pdf): 'la población de 75 años y más que usó internet mostró un crecimiento constante entre 2015 y 2025, al pasar de 3.0 a 30.3 %'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "30.3% of Mexicans aged 75 and older used the internet in 2025, compared with 86.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2025; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2025-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "57.8% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2025, compared with 86.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2025; published 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.8%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Grupos de edad Personas usuarias de internet 2015 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total 57.4 78.6▲ 81.2▲ 83.1▲ 86.1▲ ... 65 a 74 años 11.2 40.7▲ 47.4▲ 51.0▲ 57.8▲",
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      "series": "mx-inegi-endutih-internet-65-74",
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      "notes": "ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/mx/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (the triangle marks a statistically significant rise on the previous year). Same table, 55 a 64 años: 25.0 (2015), 62.3 (2022), 69.2 (2023), 71.0 (2024), 78.8 (2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "57.8% of Mexicans aged 65 to 74 used the internet in 2025, compared with 86.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2025; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2025, Resultados principales (presentation), slide 'Personas usuarias de internet según grupos de edad 2015 y 2022-2025'\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/endutih/2025/doc/presentacion_endutih2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "42.1% of Mexicans aged 65 and older used the internet in 2024, the lowest share of any age group, against 83.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2024).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.1%",
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      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 6+) in private dwellings who used the internet (ENDUTIH 2024 age banding)",
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      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)",
      "source_title": "ENDUTIH 2024, Reporte de resultados 9/25",
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      "quote": "Los que reportaron menos uso de internet fueron los de 55 a 64 años y 65 años y más, con 71.0 y 42.1 %, respectivamente.",
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      "notes": "The 2024 report used a single 65+ band; the 2025 presentation re-tabulates 2024 as 51.0% (65-74) and 23.3% (75+). Same report: users aged 65+ spent 3.0 hours a day online on average (daily-use family). published_at is the INEGI communiqué date (6 May 2025) for ENDUTIH 2024. ENDUTIH: household survey of persons aged 6+ in private dwellings, direct interview; 2025 edition fielded 25 August to 17 October 2025, 65,057 dwellings, released 2026-06-16. Internet user = used the internet in the reference period (last 3 to 12 months); percentages of the whole population in the age group.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "42.1% of Mexicans aged 65 and older used the internet in 2024, the lowest share of any age group, against 83.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEGI, ENDUTIH 2024). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), \"ENDUTIH 2024, Reporte de resultados 9/25\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/boletines/2025/endutih/ENDUTIH_24_RR.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mx-inegi-2024-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "53.8% of people aged 75 and older in Austria used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 95.3% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
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      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
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      "quote": "AUT: Austria | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2023 | 53.8188 | A ... Y16T74 | 2023 | 95.33470000000001",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=AUT, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2023",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure. Same value as Statistik Austria's 75-84 figure for 2023 (at-statistik-austria-2023-internet-use-75-84); Austria's survey appears to stop at 84, so this OECD '75+' value covers 75-84.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-aut",
      "citation_text": "53.8% of people aged 75 and older in Austria used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 95.3% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-aut."
    },
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      "statement": "59.6% of people aged 75 and older in Belgium used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 95.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
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      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "BEL: Belgium | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 59.558299999999996 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 95.7758",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=BEL, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
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      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-bel",
      "citation_text": "59.6% of people aged 75 and older in Belgium used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 95.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-bel."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-bra",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "32.8% of people aged 75 and older in Brazil used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 86.0% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 32.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "32.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "BRA: Brazil | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 32.8 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 86.05",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=BRA, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-bra",
      "citation_text": "32.8% of people aged 75 and older in Brazil used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 86.0% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-bra."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2022-internet-use-75plus-can",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "72.0% of people aged 75 and older in Canada used the internet in the last three months in 2022, compared with 96.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 72,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "CAN: Canada | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2022 | 72.02 | A ... Y16T74 | 2022 | 96.89",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=CAN, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2022-internet-use-75plus-can",
      "citation_text": "72.0% of people aged 75 and older in Canada used the internet in the last three months in 2022, compared with 96.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2022-internet-use-75plus-can."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2025-internet-use-75plus-che",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "83.0% of people aged 75 and older in Switzerland used the internet in the last three months in 2025, compared with 98.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 83,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Switzerland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "CHE: Switzerland | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2025 | 83.0341 | A ... Y16T74 | 2025 | 98.9208",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=CHE, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2025-internet-use-75plus-che",
      "citation_text": "83.0% of people aged 75 and older in Switzerland used the internet in the last three months in 2025, compared with 98.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2025-internet-use-75plus-che."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-chl",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "61.6% of people aged 75 and older in Chile used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 97.3% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 61.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Chile",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "CHL: Chile | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 61.64 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 97.3",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=CHL, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-chl",
      "citation_text": "61.6% of people aged 75 and older in Chile used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 97.3% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-chl."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-cri",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "46.3% of people aged 75 and older in Costa Rica used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 93.0% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 46.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Costa Rica",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "CRI: Costa Rica | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 46.32695984703633 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 92.96399643403909",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=CRI, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-cri",
      "citation_text": "46.3% of people aged 75 and older in Costa Rica used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 93.0% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-cri."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2022-internet-use-75plus-egy",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "19.4% of people aged 75 and older in Egypt used the internet in the last three months in 2022, compared with 72.2% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 19.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "19.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Egypt",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "EGY: Egypt | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2022 | 19.44817987 | A ... Y16T74 | 2022 | 72.2",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=EGY, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2022-internet-use-75plus-egy",
      "citation_text": "19.4% of people aged 75 and older in Egypt used the internet in the last three months in 2022, compared with 72.2% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2022-internet-use-75plus-egy."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-esp",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "44.6% of people aged 75 and older in Spain used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 95.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 44.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "44.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "ESP: Spain | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 44.5672 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 95.7782",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=ESP, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-esp",
      "citation_text": "44.6% of people aged 75 and older in Spain used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 95.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-esp."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-hrv",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "51.7% of people aged 75 and older in Croatia used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 83.4% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (low reliability)).",
      "value": 51.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Croatia",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "HRV: Croatia | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2023 | 51.69010000000001 | U ... Y16T74 | 2023 | 83.3982",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=HRV, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2023",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-hrv",
      "citation_text": "51.7% of people aged 75 and older in Croatia used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 83.4% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (low reliability)). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-hrv."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-irl",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "52.9% of people aged 75 and older in Ireland used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 98.6% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 52.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "52.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Ireland",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "IRL: Ireland | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 52.9473 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 98.6024",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=IRL, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-irl",
      "citation_text": "52.9% of people aged 75 and older in Ireland used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 98.6% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-irl."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-ita",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "31.4% of people aged 75 and older in Italy used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 89.2% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 31.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "31.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "ITA: Italy | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 31.4484 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 89.2333",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=ITA, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-ita",
      "citation_text": "31.4% of people aged 75 and older in Italy used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 89.2% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-ita."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-kor",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "58.1% of people aged 75 and older in South Korea used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 97.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 58.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "58.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Korea",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "KOR: Korea | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 58.083550532709694 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 97.89563776623511",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=KOR, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-kor",
      "citation_text": "58.1% of people aged 75 and older in South Korea used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 97.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-kor."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-lva",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "57.4% of people aged 75 and older in Latvia used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 92.3% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (low reliability)).",
      "value": 57.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Latvia",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LVA: Latvia | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2023 | 57.4148 | U ... Y16T74 | 2023 | 92.3327",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=LVA, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2023",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-lva",
      "citation_text": "57.4% of people aged 75 and older in Latvia used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 92.3% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (low reliability)). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-lva."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-mex",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "23.3% of people aged 75 and older in Mexico used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 85.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 23.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "MEX: Mexico | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 23.25204281246701 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 85.81666243198377",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=MEX, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-mex",
      "citation_text": "23.3% of people aged 75 and older in Mexico used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 85.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-mex."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-nor",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "95.2% of people aged 75 and older in Norway used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 99.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 95.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "95.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Norway",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "NOR: Norway | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2024 | 95.21650000000001 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 99.4646",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=NOR, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-nor",
      "citation_text": "95.2% of people aged 75 and older in Norway used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 99.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-75plus-nor."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-usa",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "69.1% of people aged 75 and older in the United States used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 86.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (definition differs)).",
      "value": 69.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "69.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "USA: United States | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2023 | 69.11 | D ... Y16T74 | 2023 | 86.46",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=USA, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2023",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-75plus-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Ranking series: latest year from 2022 on for every economy with a 75+ figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-usa",
      "citation_text": "69.1% of people aged 75 and older in the United States used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 86.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (definition differs)). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-75plus-usa."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-bra",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "69.4% of people aged 55 to 74 in Brazil used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 86.0% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 69.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "69.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "BRA: Brazil | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2024 | 69.44 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 86.05",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=BRA, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-bra",
      "citation_text": "69.4% of people aged 55 to 74 in Brazil used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 86.0% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-bra."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2022-internet-use-55-74-can",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "92.7% of people aged 55 to 74 in Canada used the internet in the last three months in 2022, compared with 96.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 92.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "CAN: Canada | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2022 | 92.66 | A ... Y16T74 | 2022 | 96.89",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=CAN, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2022-internet-use-55-74-can",
      "citation_text": "92.7% of people aged 55 to 74 in Canada used the internet in the last three months in 2022, compared with 96.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2022-internet-use-55-74-can."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-chl",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "90.7% of people aged 55 to 74 in Chile used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 97.3% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 90.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "90.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Chile",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "CHL: Chile | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2024 | 90.66 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 97.3",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=CHL, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-chl",
      "citation_text": "90.7% of people aged 55 to 74 in Chile used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 97.3% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-chl."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-cri",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "85.4% of people aged 55 to 74 in Costa Rica used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 93.0% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 85.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "85.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Costa Rica",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "CRI: Costa Rica | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2024 | 85.44123034369629 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 92.96399643403909",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=CRI, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-cri",
      "citation_text": "85.4% of people aged 55 to 74 in Costa Rica used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 93.0% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-cri."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2022-internet-use-55-74-egy",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "42.8% of people aged 55 to 74 in Egypt used the internet in the last three months in 2022, compared with 72.2% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 42.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Egypt",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "EGY: Egypt | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2022 | 42.78269266 | A ... Y16T74 | 2022 | 72.2",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=EGY, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2022-internet-use-55-74-egy",
      "citation_text": "42.8% of people aged 55 to 74 in Egypt used the internet in the last three months in 2022, compared with 72.2% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2022-internet-use-55-74-egy."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-eu27",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "86.2% of people aged 55 to 74 in the European Union (27 countries) used the internet in the last three months in 2025, compared with 93.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 86.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (27 countries)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "EU27: European Union (27 countries) | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2025 | 86.1746 | A ... Y16T74 | 2025 | 93.78790000000001",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=EU27, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-eu27",
      "citation_text": "86.2% of people aged 55 to 74 in the European Union (27 countries) used the internet in the last three months in 2025, compared with 93.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-eu27."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2021-internet-use-55-74-isr",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "86.1% of people aged 55 to 74 in Israel used the internet in the last three months in 2021, compared with 92.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (definition differs)).",
      "value": 86.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Israel",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "ISR: Israel | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2021 | 86.1 | D ... Y16T74 | 2021 | 92.5",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=ISR, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2021",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2021-internet-use-55-74-isr",
      "citation_text": "86.1% of people aged 55 to 74 in Israel used the internet in the last three months in 2021, compared with 92.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (definition differs)). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2021-internet-use-55-74-isr."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-kor",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "94.9% of people aged 55 to 74 in South Korea used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 97.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 94.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "94.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Korea",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "KOR: Korea | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2024 | 94.895855050904 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 97.89563776623511",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=KOR, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-kor",
      "citation_text": "94.9% of people aged 55 to 74 in South Korea used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 97.9% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-kor."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-mex",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "63.2% of people aged 55 to 74 in Mexico used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 85.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 63.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "MEX: Mexico | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2024 | 63.17494766875379 | A ... Y16T74 | 2024 | 85.81666243198377",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=MEX, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-mex",
      "citation_text": "63.2% of people aged 55 to 74 in Mexico used the internet in the last three months in 2024, compared with 85.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2024-internet-use-55-74-mex."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-oecd",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "86.7% of people aged 55 to 74 in OECD countries (aggregate) used the internet in the last three months in 2025, compared with 94.4% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (series break)).",
      "value": 86.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "OECD",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "OECD: OECD | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2025 | 86.69352364720497 | B ... Y16T74 | 2025 | 94.38077731071799",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=OECD, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-oecd",
      "citation_text": "86.7% of people aged 55 to 74 in OECD countries (aggregate) used the internet in the last three months in 2025, compared with 94.4% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (series break)). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-oecd."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-tur",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "68.4% of people aged 55 to 74 in Türkiye used the internet in the last three months in 2025, compared with 89.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database).",
      "value": 68.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Türkiye",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TUR: Türkiye | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2025 | 68.3665 | A ... Y16T74 | 2025 | 89.7702",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=TUR, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-tur",
      "citation_text": "68.4% of people aged 55 to 74 in Türkiye used the internet in the last three months in 2025, compared with 89.8% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2025-internet-use-55-74-tur."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2023-internet-use-55-74-usa",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "83.8% of people aged 55 to 74 in the United States used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 86.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (definition differs)).",
      "value": 83.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months (national ICT household surveys compiled by OECD)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "USA: United States | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y55T74: From 55 to 74 years | 2023 | 83.77 | D ... Y16T74 | 2023 | 86.46",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=USA, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y55T74 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2023",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "oecd-ict-internet-55-74-latest",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Latest year per economy; only economies outside the Eurostat survey plus the OECD and EU-27 aggregates are recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-55-74-usa",
      "citation_text": "83.8% of people aged 55 to 74 in the United States used the internet in the last three months in 2023, compared with 86.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (definition differs)). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2023-internet-use-55-74-usa."
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd-2021-internet-use-75plus-isr",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "61.0% of people aged 75 and older in Israel used the internet in the last three months in 2021, compared with 92.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database; definition differs).",
      "value": 61,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Israel",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ who used the internet in the last 3 months (Israel CBS data compiled by OECD; definition differs)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP)",
      "source_title": "OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'",
      "source_url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "ISR: Israel | C5B_I: Individuals using the internet - last 3 m | Y_GE75: 75 years or over | 2021 | 61 | D ... Y16T74 | 2021 | 92.5",
      "locator": "DF_IND, REF_AREA=ISR, MEASURE=C5B_I, AGE=Y_GE75 (and Y16T74), all other breakdowns _T, TIME_PERIOD=2021",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Retrieved through the OECD SDMX API on 2026-10-11 (https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.DEP,DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND,1.1/.A.C5B_I.......?startPeriod=2005), filtered to SEX, EDUCATION_LEVEL, INCOME_GROUP and EMP_STATUS = '_T'. The quote reproduces cells of the CSV row (REF_AREA | MEASURE | AGE | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | OBS_STATUS). OECD compiles national survey results (Eurostat ICT survey for EU countries; national statistics offices elsewhere), so years and survey designs differ by country; 'D' = definition differs, 'U' = low reliability. Values rounded to one decimal from the quoted cell. published_at is the retrieval year (the API gives no release date). Kept out of the 2022+ ranking series because Israel's latest 75+ observation is 2021. Israel CBS's own releases checked (Israel in Figures 2025) give internet use only for all persons aged 20+ (91.9%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2021-internet-use-75plus-isr",
      "citation_text": "61.0% of people aged 75 and older in Israel used the internet in the last three months in 2021, compared with 92.5% of those aged 16 to 74 (OECD ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database; definition differs). Source: OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD.STI.DEP), \"OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Individuals database (DSD_ICT_HH_IND@DF_IND v1.1), measure C5B_I 'Individuals using the internet - last 3 m'\" (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_ICT_HH_IND%40DF_IND&df[ag]=OECD.STI.DEP). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#oecd-2021-internet-use-75plus-isr."
    },
    {
      "id": "pe-inei-2014-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "8.8% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2014 (annual average), compared with 40.2% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026).",
      "value": 8.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "8.8%",
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      "period": "2014",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 6+) who used the internet, annual ENAHO indicator",
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      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru",
      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cuadro Nº 14 ... Indicadores anuales ... 2014 40,2 43,1 37,4 31,6 62,5 68,9 43,8 25,2 8,8",
      "locator": "Cuadro Nº 14 'Perú: Población de 6 y más años de edad que hace uso de Internet por sexo y grupo de edad', annual row 2014, column '60 y más'",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": "pe-inei-enaho-internet-60plus-annual",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2014-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "8.8% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2014 (annual average), compared with 40.2% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2014-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "pe-inei-2016-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "11.8% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2016 (annual average), compared with 45.5% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026).",
      "value": 11.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "11.8%",
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      "period": "2016",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru",
      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cuadro Nº 14 ... Indicadores anuales ... 2016 45,5 48,3 42,6 32,7 67,7 75,1 51,7 31,5 11,8",
      "locator": "Cuadro Nº 14 'Perú: Población de 6 y más años de edad que hace uso de Internet por sexo y grupo de edad', annual row 2016, column '60 y más'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pe-inei-enaho-internet-60plus-annual",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2016-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "11.8% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2016 (annual average), compared with 45.5% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2016-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "pe-inei-2018-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "16.9% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2018 (annual average), compared with 52.5% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026).",
      "value": 16.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "16.9%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 6+) who used the internet, annual ENAHO indicator",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru",
      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cuadro Nº 14 ... Indicadores anuales ... 2018 52,5 55,2 49,9 32,9 70,0 81,6 64,2 42,1 16,9",
      "locator": "Cuadro Nº 14 'Perú: Población de 6 y más años de edad que hace uso de Internet por sexo y grupo de edad', annual row 2018, column '60 y más'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pe-inei-enaho-internet-60plus-annual",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2018-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "16.9% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2018 (annual average), compared with 52.5% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2018-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "pe-inei-2020-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "25.5% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2020 (annual average), compared with 64.5% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026).",
      "value": 25.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "25.5%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "Peru",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 6+) who used the internet, annual ENAHO indicator",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru",
      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cuadro Nº 14 ... Indicadores anuales ... 2020 64,5 66,8 62,3 55,6 79,7 87,1 75,4 55,9 25,5",
      "locator": "Cuadro Nº 14 'Perú: Población de 6 y más años de edad que hace uso de Internet por sexo y grupo de edad', annual row 2020, column '60 y más'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pe-inei-enaho-internet-60plus-annual",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2020-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "25.5% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2020 (annual average), compared with 64.5% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2020-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "pe-inei-2022-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "34.5% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2022 (annual average), compared with 72.7% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026).",
      "value": 34.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34.5%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "Peru",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 6+) who used the internet, annual ENAHO indicator",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru",
      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cuadro Nº 14 ... Indicadores anuales ... 2022 72,7 74,2 71,1 55,8 85,9 92,5 85,5 68,8 34,5",
      "locator": "Cuadro Nº 14 'Perú: Población de 6 y más años de edad que hace uso de Internet por sexo y grupo de edad', annual row 2022, column '60 y más'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pe-inei-enaho-internet-60plus-annual",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2022-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "34.5% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2022 (annual average), compared with 72.7% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2022-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "pe-inei-2023-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "41.7% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2023 (annual average), compared with 77.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026).",
      "value": 41.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "41.7%",
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      "geography": "Peru",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 6+) who used the internet, annual ENAHO indicator",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru",
      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cuadro Nº 14 ... Indicadores anuales ... 2023 77,1 78,7 75,4 57,1 88,3 94,5 89,7 76,0 41,7",
      "locator": "Cuadro Nº 14 'Perú: Población de 6 y más años de edad que hace uso de Internet por sexo y grupo de edad', annual row 2023, column '60 y más'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "pe-inei-enaho-internet-60plus-annual",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2023-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "41.7% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2023 (annual average), compared with 77.1% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2023-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "pe-inei-2024-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "46.7% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2024 (annual average), compared with 79.4% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026).",
      "value": 46.7,
      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2024",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru",
      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cuadro Nº 14 ... Indicadores anuales ... 2024 79,4 80,8 78,1 59,1 89,2 95,6 91,6 79,6 46,7",
      "locator": "Cuadro Nº 14 'Perú: Población de 6 y más años de edad que hace uso de Internet por sexo y grupo de edad', annual row 2024, column '60 y más'",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": "pe-inei-enaho-internet-60plus-annual",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más). Every annual value 2014-2024 for 60+: 8.8, 10.3, 11.8, 14.0, 16.9, 21.2, 25.5, 29.2, 34.5, 41.7, 46.7.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2024-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "46.7% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in 2024 (annual average), compared with 79.4% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO; published 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 14\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2024-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "52.4% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2025, up 3.8 points on a year earlier, compared with 82.0% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO, preliminary).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "Q4 2025",
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      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 2.1",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "En contraste, el uso de Internet fue menor entre los niños de 6 a 11 años (64,3%) y en la población de 60 y más años (52,4%).",
      "locator": "Section 2.1, text above Cuadro Nº 2.1 'Población de 6 y más años de edad que hace uso de Internet, según grupo de edad, IV Trimestre 2022-2025'",
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      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más). Cuadro 2.1 row '60 y más 37,6 44,9 48,6 52,4 3,8' gives Q4 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and the 2025/2024 change. Same report: 97.6% of internet users aged 60+ went online through a mobile phone.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2025q4-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "52.4% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used the internet in the fourth quarter of 2025, up 3.8 points on a year earlier, compared with 82.0% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO, preliminary). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 2.1\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2025q4-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "pe-inei-2025q4-mobile-phone-use-60plus",
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      "statement": "83.3% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with 91.0% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO, preliminary).",
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      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (vs all aged 6+) who used a mobile phone: own phone (with or without data plan), a relative's or friend's, a work phone or a rented phone",
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      "source_title": "INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 3.2",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "En contraste, la proporción de usuarios fue menor, especialmente en los niños de 6 a 11 años, con una cobertura de 66,3% y en los adultos mayores de 60 y más años con 83,3%.",
      "locator": "Section 3, text and Cuadro Nº 3.2 (mobile telephony use by age group, Q4 2022-2025; row '60 y más 81,6 84,0 83,2 83,3 0,1'; total row 90.1, 91.5, 90.5, 91.0)",
      "derived": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on INEI's Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), population aged 6+; 'hace uso de Internet' = used the internet in the reference period. Annual indicators from Cuadro Nº 14 (2014-2024); 2025 figures are preliminary quarterly values. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pe/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the extracted table row (Total, Hombre, Mujer, 6-11, 12-18, 19-24, 25-40, 41-59, 60 y más). Measure is use of any mobile phone, including someone else's, not ownership.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2025q4-mobile-phone-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "83.3% of Peruvians aged 60 and older used a mobile phone in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with 91.0% of the population aged 6 and older (INEI, ENAHO, preliminary). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru, \"INEI, Informe Técnico N° 01 Marzo 2026, 'Estadísticas de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en los hogares, IV Trimestre 2025', Cuadro Nº 3.2\" (https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/9694502/7932450-las-tecnologias-de-informacion-y-comunicacion-en-los-hogares-iv-trimestre-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pe-inei-2025q4-mobile-phone-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-kr",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "91% of adults aged 50 and older in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 95% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... South Korea 95 99 100 91 +8 99 90 +9 96 95 +1",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'South Korea', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 100%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-kr",
      "citation_text": "91% of adults aged 50 and older in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 95% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-kr."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-israel",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "80% of adults aged 50 and older in Israel owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 88% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "geography": "Israel",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Israel 88 91 94 80 +11 95 83 +12 88 89 -1",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Israel', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 97%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-israel",
      "citation_text": "80% of adults aged 50 and older in Israel owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 88% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-israel."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-netherlands",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "74% of adults aged 50 and older in the Netherlands owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 87% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
      "value": 74,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74%",
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      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Netherlands 87 99 98 74 +25 95 82 +13 89 85 +4",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Netherlands', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 95%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-netherlands",
      "citation_text": "74% of adults aged 50 and older in the Netherlands owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 87% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-netherlands."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-sweden",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "77% of adults aged 50 and older in Sweden owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 86% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Sweden 86 98 92 77 +21 91 83 +8 88 85 +3",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Sweden', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 97%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-sweden",
      "citation_text": "77% of adults aged 50 and older in Sweden owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 86% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-sweden."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-australia",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "68% of adults aged 50 and older in Australia owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 81% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
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      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Australia 81 97 89 68 +29 89 77 +12 80 82 -2",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Australia', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 89%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-australia",
      "citation_text": "68% of adults aged 50 and older in Australia owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 81% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-australia."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-us",
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      "statement": "67% of adults aged 50 and older in the United States owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 81% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... U.S. 81 95 92 67 +28 88 75 +13 82 80 +2",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 90%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-us",
      "citation_text": "67% of adults aged 50 and older in the United States owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 81% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-us."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-spain",
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      "statement": "60% of adults aged 50 and older in Spain owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 80% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Spain 80 95 93 60 +35 94 75 +19 81 79 +2",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Spain', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 95%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-spain",
      "citation_text": "60% of adults aged 50 and older in Spain owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 80% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-spain."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-germany",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "64% of adults aged 50 and older in Germany owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 78% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Germany 78 98 90 64 +34 85 76 +9 81 75 +6",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Germany', column 50+",
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      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 90%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-germany",
      "citation_text": "64% of adults aged 50 and older in Germany owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 78% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-germany."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-uk",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "60% of adults aged 50 and older in the United Kingdom owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 76% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... UK 76 93 90 60 +33 87 73 +14 81 71 +10",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'UK', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 91%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-uk",
      "citation_text": "60% of adults aged 50 and older in the United Kingdom owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 76% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-uk."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-france",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "53% of adults aged 50 and older in France owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 75% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... France 75 97 91 53 +44 88 63 +25 79 71 +8",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'France', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 88%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-france",
      "citation_text": "53% of adults aged 50 and older in France owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 75% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-france."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-italy",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "48% of adults aged 50 and older in Italy owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 71% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "48%",
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      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Italy 71 98 91 48 +50 96 67 +29 75 68 +7",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Italy', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 84%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-italy",
      "citation_text": "48% of adults aged 50 and older in Italy owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 71% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-italy."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-argentina",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "42% of adults aged 50 and older in Argentina owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 68% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42%",
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      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Argentina 68 84 77 42 +42 86 65 +21 67 68 -1",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Argentina', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 64%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-argentina",
      "citation_text": "42% of adults aged 50 and older in Argentina owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 68% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-argentina."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-canada",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "43% of adults aged 50 and older in Canada owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 66% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
      "value": 43,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43%",
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      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Canada 66 90 85 43 +47 74 55 +19 71 61 +10",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Canada', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 59%. Pew's 2018 Canadian estimates are far below Statistics Canada's own survey (80.3% of Canadians 15+ had a smartphone in 2018), so treat them with caution.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-canada",
      "citation_text": "43% of adults aged 50 and older in Canada owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 66% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-canada."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-japan",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "44% of adults aged 50 and older in Japan owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 66% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Japan 66 96 93 44 +52 79 58 +21 69 63 +6",
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      "derived": false,
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      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
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      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 86%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-japan",
      "citation_text": "44% of adults aged 50 and older in Japan owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 66% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-japan."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-hungary",
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      "statement": "35% of adults aged 50 and older in Hungary owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 64% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
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      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Hungary 64 92 84 35 +57 85 57 +28 69 59 +10",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Hungary', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
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      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 82%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-hungary",
      "citation_text": "35% of adults aged 50 and older in Hungary owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 64% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-hungary."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-poland",
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      "statement": "35% of adults aged 50 and older in Poland owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 63% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Poland', column 50+",
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      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 88%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-poland",
      "citation_text": "35% of adults aged 50 and older in Poland owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 63% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-poland."
    },
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Greece 59 95 83 29 +66 86 48 +38 59 58 +1",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-greece",
      "citation_text": "29% of adults aged 50 and older in Greece owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 59% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-greece."
    },
    {
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Russia 59 91 76 26 +65 72 39 +33 64 55 +9",
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      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 85%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-russia",
      "citation_text": "26% of adults aged 50 and older in Russia owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 59% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-russia."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "32% of adults aged 50 and older in Brazil owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 60% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Brazil 60 85 63 32 +53 86 37 +49 63 57 +6",
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      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 72%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-brazil",
      "citation_text": "32% of adults aged 50 and older in Brazil owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 60% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-brazil."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "35% of adults aged 50 and older in South Africa owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 60% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... South Africa 60 73 59 35 +38 77 47 +30 61 59 +2",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-za",
      "citation_text": "35% of adults aged 50 and older in South Africa owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 60% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-za."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-philippines",
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      "statement": "27% of adults aged 50 and older in the Philippines owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 55% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Philippines 55 74 50 27 +47 70 29 +41 52 57 -5",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-philippines",
      "citation_text": "27% of adults aged 50 and older in the Philippines owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 55% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-philippines."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "30% of adults aged 50 and older in Mexico owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 52% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Mexico 52 66 53 30 +36 79 35 +44 57 48 +9",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-mexico",
      "citation_text": "30% of adults aged 50 and older in Mexico owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 52% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-mexico."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "18% of adults aged 50 and older in Tunisia owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 45% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-tunisia",
      "citation_text": "18% of adults aged 50 and older in Tunisia owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 45% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-tunisia."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "13% of adults aged 50 and older in Indonesia owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 42% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-indonesia",
      "citation_text": "13% of adults aged 50 and older in Indonesia owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 42% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-indonesia."
    },
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      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 77%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-kenya",
      "citation_text": "18% of adults aged 50 and older in Kenya owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 41% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-kenya."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-nigeria",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "20% of adults aged 50 and older in Nigeria owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 39% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
      "value": 20,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "20%",
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      "geography": "Nigeria",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... Nigeria 39 48 31 20 +28 51 6 +45 47 31 +16",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'Nigeria', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 75%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-nigeria",
      "citation_text": "20% of adults aged 50 and older in Nigeria owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 39% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-nigeria."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-india",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "8% of adults aged 50 and older in India owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 24% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "India",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Adults aged 50+ (vs all adults 18+) who say they own a smartphone (survey self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of adults who own a smartphone ... TOTAL 18-34 35-49 50+ ... India 24 37 21 8 +29 55 11 +44 34 15 +19",
      "locator": "Report p. 13, table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones', row 'India', column 50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2018-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey, Q46 (smartphone) and Q45 (mobile phone); nationally representative samples of about 1,000 adults per country by phone or face to face. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf; the quote reproduces the table header and the country row (TOTAL, 18-34, 35-49, 50+, youngest-oldest diff, more/less education, diff, men, women, diff). Pew's oldest band is 50+. Any mobile phone among adults 50+ in the same survey (Appendix E, Q45): 49%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-india",
      "citation_text": "8% of adults aged 50 and older in India owned a smartphone in 2018, compared with 24% of all adults (Pew Research Center, Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; published 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally (Taylor and Silver, Pew Research Center, 2019), table 'Younger, better-educated more likely to own smartphones'\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Technology-Use-2018_2019-02-05.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2018-smartphone-ownership-50plus-india."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2022-smartphone-ownership-50plus-canada",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "72% of Canadians aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in 2022, up from 46% in 2015, while ownership among young adults barely changed (Pew Research Center, Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Canadian adults aged 50+ who report owning a smartphone (Pew survey self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier (Pew Research Center, 2022)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/12/PG_2022.12.06_Online-Civic-Engagement_REPORT.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-12-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "In Canada, for example, the share of young adults who own a smartphone has not changed much since 2015, but among older adults, the share has increased from 46% to 72% in the current survey.",
      "locator": "Report pp. 34-35, section on smartphone ownership, chart 'More older adults now own smartphones' (age bands 18-29, 30-49, 50+)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey in 19 advanced economies (Australian web survey excluded from these tables). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf. 'Older adults' in this chart are those aged 50+. Statistics Canada stopped measuring smartphone ownership after its 2020 survey, so this is the latest Canadian figure found.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2022-smartphone-ownership-50plus-canada",
      "citation_text": "72% of Canadians aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in 2022, up from 46% in 2015, while ownership among young adults barely changed (Pew Research Center, Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier (Pew Research Center, 2022)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/12/PG_2022.12.06_Online-Civic-Engagement_REPORT.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2022-smartphone-ownership-50plus-canada."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-canada",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "90% of Canadians aged 50 and older used the internet or owned a smartphone in 2022, against 100% of those aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey).",
      "value": 90,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "90%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Canadian adults aged 50+ who use the internet or own a smartphone (Pew definition of internet user)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier (Pew Research Center, 2022)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/12/PG_2022.12.06_Online-Civic-Engagement_REPORT.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-12-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Use the internet OR own a smartphone ... 18-29 30-49 50+ ... Canada 100 99 90 +10",
      "locator": "Report p. 39, table 'Young adults much more likely to use the internet and social media sites...', row 'Canada', columns 18-29/30-49/50+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey in 19 advanced economies (Australian web survey excluded from these tables). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-canada",
      "citation_text": "90% of Canadians aged 50 and older used the internet or owned a smartphone in 2022, against 100% of those aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier (Pew Research Center, 2022)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/12/PG_2022.12.06_Online-Civic-Engagement_REPORT.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-canada."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-israel",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "85% of Israelis aged 50 and older used the internet or owned a smartphone in 2022, against 93% of those aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey).",
      "value": 85,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "85%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Israel",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Israeli adults aged 50+ who use the internet or own a smartphone (Pew definition of internet user)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier (Pew Research Center, 2022)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/12/PG_2022.12.06_Online-Civic-Engagement_REPORT.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-12-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Use the internet OR own a smartphone ... 18-29 30-49 50+ ... Israel 93 92 85 +8",
      "locator": "Report p. 39, table 'Young adults much more likely to use the internet and social media sites...', row 'Israel'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pew-global-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey in 19 advanced economies (Australian web survey excluded from these tables). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-israel",
      "citation_text": "85% of Israelis aged 50 and older used the internet or owned a smartphone in 2022, against 93% of those aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier (Pew Research Center, 2022)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/12/PG_2022.12.06_Online-Civic-Engagement_REPORT.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-israel."
    },
    {
      "id": "pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-range-18-economies",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "57% of adults aged 50 and older in Poland used the internet or owned a smartphone in 2022, the lowest of 18 advanced economies surveyed, against 63% in Hungary, 93% in the Netherlands and 98% in South Korea (Pew Research Center, Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey).",
      "value": 57,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Adults aged 50+ in 18 advanced economies who use the internet or own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier (Pew Research Center, 2022)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/12/PG_2022.12.06_Online-Civic-Engagement_REPORT.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-12-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Poland 100 99 57 +43 ... Hungary 98 95 63 +35 ... Netherlands 100 99 93 +7 ... South Korea 100 100 98 +2",
      "locator": "Report p. 39, table 'Young adults much more likely to use the internet and social media sites...', first block of columns",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey in 19 advanced economies (Australian web survey excluded from these tables). PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/pew/ and text-extracted with pypdf. Full 50+ column: Poland 57, Hungary 63, Malaysia 77, Japan 80, Belgium 83, Spain 83, France 85, UK 85, Germany 87, Greece 87, U.S. 86, Singapore 88, Italy 88, Canada 90, Sweden 92, Israel 85, Netherlands 93, South Korea 98. U.S. internet data from a Jan-Feb 2021 Pew survey. Value is the lowest country (Poland).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-range-18-economies",
      "citation_text": "57% of adults aged 50 and older in Poland used the internet or owned a smartphone in 2022, the lowest of 18 advanced economies surveyed, against 63% in Hungary, 93% in the Netherlands and 98% in South Korea (Pew Research Center, Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier (Pew Research Center, 2022)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/12/PG_2022.12.06_Online-Civic-Engagement_REPORT.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pew-2022-internet-or-smartphone-50plus-range-18-economies."
    },
    {
      "id": "uy-agesic-ine-2022-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "58% of Uruguayans aged 65 and older had used the internet in the last three months in 2022, up from 49% in 2019, compared with 90% of all people aged 14 and older (AGESIC and INE, EUTIC 2022).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": "Uruguay: used the internet in the last 3 months, 65+ (2022)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Uruguay",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 14+) who used the internet in the last three months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del Conocimiento (AGESIC) and Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Uruguay",
      "source_title": "EUTIC 2022, Encuesta de Usos de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (AGESIC, INE, with Antel), Gráfico 9",
      "source_url": "https://www.gub.uy/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/sites/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/files/2023-06/Informe_EUTIC_2022.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "En 2019, el 49% de las personas de 65 años y más eran internautas, mientras que en 2022 esta cifra aumentó un 18%, alcanzando al 58% de las personas de ese segmento.",
      "locator": "Report section 'Uso de internet', text before Gráfico 9 (p. 20 of the PDF); total 90% in Gráfico 8",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uy-eutic-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household survey of persons aged 14+; 'internauta' = used the internet in the last three months. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/uy/ and text-extracted with pypdf. An EUTIC 2024 edition was announced on 2025-12-11 (fieldwork November 2024 to February 2025) but its full report with internet use by age was not located; the announcement gives only generative-AI use (6% of internet users over 64). The '18%' in the quote is a relative increase (49% to 58%). Daily internet use among 65+: 45% in 2022 (Gráfico 8).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uy-agesic-ine-2022-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "58% of Uruguayans aged 65 and older had used the internet in the last three months in 2022, up from 49% in 2019, compared with 90% of all people aged 14 and older (AGESIC and INE, EUTIC 2022). Source: Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del Conocimiento (AGESIC) and Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Uruguay, \"EUTIC 2022, Encuesta de Usos de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (AGESIC, INE, with Antel), Gráfico 9\" (https://www.gub.uy/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/sites/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/files/2023-06/Informe_EUTIC_2022.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uy-agesic-ine-2022-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uy-agesic-ine-2019-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "49% of Uruguayans aged 65 and older had used the internet in the last three months in 2019, compared with 87% of all people aged 14 and older (AGESIC and INE, EUTIC 2019, as reported in EUTIC 2022).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ (vs all aged 14+) who used the internet in the last three months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del Conocimiento (AGESIC) and Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Uruguay",
      "source_title": "EUTIC 2022, Encuesta de Usos de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (AGESIC, INE, with Antel), Gráfico 9",
      "source_url": "https://www.gub.uy/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/sites/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/files/2023-06/Informe_EUTIC_2022.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "En 2019, el 49% de las personas de 65 años y más eran internautas, mientras que en 2022 esta cifra aumentó un 18%, alcanzando al 58% de las personas de ese segmento.",
      "locator": "Report section 'Uso de internet', text before Gráfico 9; 2019 total (87%) from Gráfico 9 labels '9087' (2022, 2019)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uy-eutic-internet-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household survey of persons aged 14+; 'internauta' = used the internet in the last three months. PDF downloaded to raw/americas-global/uy/ and text-extracted with pypdf. An EUTIC 2024 edition was announced on 2025-12-11 (fieldwork November 2024 to February 2025) but its full report with internet use by age was not located; the announcement gives only generative-AI use (6% of internet users over 64).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uy-agesic-ine-2019-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "49% of Uruguayans aged 65 and older had used the internet in the last three months in 2019, compared with 87% of all people aged 14 and older (AGESIC and INE, EUTIC 2019, as reported in EUTIC 2022). Source: Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del Conocimiento (AGESIC) and Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Uruguay, \"EUTIC 2022, Encuesta de Usos de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (AGESIC, INE, with Antel), Gráfico 9\" (https://www.gub.uy/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/sites/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/files/2023-06/Informe_EUTIC_2022.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uy-agesic-ine-2019-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "4.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2013 (60-64: 14.0%; 65-69: 7.8%; 70-79: 3.7%; 80+: 1.6%; all ages 6+: 39.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014).",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2013 (survey at end of 2013)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 12479,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構8表 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853942&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-06-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,12479,11531,22.8,6.2,43.6,40.4,4.2,3.1,17.3,0.9",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Age ladder from the same table. 2013 table has no 70-74/75-79 split. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "4.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2013 (60-64: 14.0%; 65-69: 7.8%; 70-79: 3.7%; 80+: 1.6%; all ages 6+: 39.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構8表 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853942&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "1.6% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014).",
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      "period": "2013 (survey at end of 2013)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 3683,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3683,3386,7.4,1.2,20.0,18.8,1.6,1.7,14.2,0.5",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "1.6% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構8表 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853942&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "5.8% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 21.2%; 65-69: 11.3%; 70-74: 7.1%; 75-79: 2.9%; 80+: 1.2%; all ages 6+: 44.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015).",
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      "period": "2014 (survey at end of 2014)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-07-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,13069,11864,23,4.3,48.2,43.3,5.8,3.6,21.1,1",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "5.8% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 21.2%; 65-69: 11.3%; 70-74: 7.1%; 75-79: 2.9%; 80+: 1.2%; all ages 6+: 44.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "1.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014, down from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "1.2%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2014 (survey at end of 2014)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 3321,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-07-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3321,3483,6.9,0.9,25.7,24.9,1.2,1.2,19.4,0.2",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000030623593, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "1.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014, down from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "10.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 36.6%; 65-69: 20.3%; 70-74: 12.3%; 75-79: 5.3%; 80+: 1.9%; all ages 6+: 53.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016).",
      "value": 10.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "10.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2015 (survey at end of 2015)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 10262,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-08-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,10262,9817,30.5,60.6,52.4,10.2,5.9,0.7,1.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444800, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "10.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 36.6%; 65-69: 20.3%; 70-74: 12.3%; 75-79: 5.3%; 80+: 1.9%; all ages 6+: 53.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "1.9% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016).",
      "value": 1.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "1.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2015 (survey at end of 2015)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 2733,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-08-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,2733,2844,9.7,32.8,31.5,1.9,1.4,0.1,2.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444800, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "1.9% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
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      "statement": "14.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 42.2%; 65-69: 26.4%; 70-74: 16.6%; 75-79: 9.2%; 80+: 3.3%; all ages 6+: 56.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "14.1%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2016 (survey at end of September 2016)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 14355,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-06-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,14355,12726,65.2,53.2,14.1,34.8",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031591541, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "14.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 42.2%; 65-69: 26.4%; 70-74: 16.6%; 75-79: 9.2%; 80+: 3.3%; all ages 6+: 56.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591541&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "3.3% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "3.3%",
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      "period": "2016 (survey at end of September 2016)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-06-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3723,3823,37.5,35.1,3.3,62.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031591541, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "3.3% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591541&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
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      "period": "2017 (survey at end of September 2017)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 13851,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,13851,11970,66.6,49.1,20.4,33.4",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "20.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2017, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 54.2%; 65-69: 37.0%; 70-74: 24.7%; 75-79: 12.1%; 80+: 6.1%; all ages 6+: 60.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730407&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "6.1%",
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      "period": "2017 (survey at end of September 2017)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 3602,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3602,3601,39.7,34.7,6.1,60.3",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "6.1% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2017, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730407&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "26.8% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 65.4%; 65-69: 48.7%; 70-74: 34.0%; 75-79: 19.0%; 80+: 7.8%; all ages 6+: 64.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019).",
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      "period": "2018 (survey at end of September 2018)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,13827,12613,68.6,44.6,26.8,18.4,13",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "26.8% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 65.4%; 65-69: 48.7%; 70-74: 34.0%; 75-79: 19.0%; 80+: 7.8%; all ages 6+: 64.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
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      "period": "2018 (survey at end of September 2018)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3534,3919,45.6,38.8,7.8,36.1,18.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031831234, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "7.8% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
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      "statement": "32.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 74.6%; 65-69: 56.1%; 70-74: 40.6%; 75-79: 25.6%; 80+: 11.0%; all ages 6+: 67.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2019 (survey at end of September 2019)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 13693,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,13693,11827,62.9,36.6,32.1,12.5,24.7",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031952144, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Age ladder from the same table. 2019 survey: MIC warns its questionnaire design differed in part from other years; smartphone values look in line with the trend. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "32.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 74.6%; 65-69: 56.1%; 70-74: 40.6%; 75-79: 25.6%; 80+: 11.0%; all ages 6+: 67.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "11.0% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "11.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "period": "2019 (survey at end of September 2019)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 3524,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3524,3711,40.3,31.9,11,23.7,36",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031952144, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "11.0% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "46.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 84.8%; 65-69: 74.2%; 70-74: 60.5%; 75-79: 42.4%; 80+: 19.2%; all ages 6+: 74.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2021 (survey at end of August 2021)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 14523,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,14523,13382,68.6,28.8,46.4,10,37.3,11.9,19.4",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032203959, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "46.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 84.8%; 65-69: 74.2%; 70-74: 60.5%; 75-79: 42.4%; 80+: 19.2%; all ages 6+: 74.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "19.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2021 (survey at end of August 2021)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3738,4436,45.2,28.3,19.2,4.6,14.8,24.5,30.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032203959, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "19.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "53.7% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 87.3%; 65-69: 79.3%; 70-74: 67.1%; 75-79: 51.2%; 80+: 27.3%; all ages 6+: 77.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).",
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      "period": "2022 (survey at end of August 2022)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,13914,11905,72.7,26.8,53.7,16.9,37,10.2,17.1",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "53.7% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 87.3%; 65-69: 79.3%; 70-74: 67.1%; 75-79: 51.2%; 80+: 27.3%; all ages 6+: 77.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
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      "statement": "27.3% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).",
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      "period": "2022 (survey at end of August 2022)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 3645,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3645,3933,51.5,29.7,27.3,8,19.4,21.9,26.6",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040057197, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "27.3% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
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      "statement": "56.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 88.4%; 65-69: 83.6%; 70-74: 71.0%; 75-79: 55.8%; 80+: 28.5%; all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024).",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,11849,10338,73.9,25.7,56.2,24.6,31.9,10.4,15.8",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "56.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 88.4%; 65-69: 83.6%; 70-74: 71.0%; 75-79: 55.8%; 80+: 28.5%; all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "28.5% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024).",
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      "period": "2023 (survey at end of August 2023)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3058,3525,53.7,30.3,28.5,11.9,16.7,22,24.3",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
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      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "28.5% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "58.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 90.0%; 65-69: 84.0%; 70-74: 73.4%; 75-79: 60.1%; 80+: 30.7%; all ages 6+: 80.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2024 (survey at end of August 2024)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 12500,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,12500,11213,74.3,24,58.2,31.2,27.4,10.4,15.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040278961, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "58.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 90.0%; 65-69: 84.0%; 70-74: 73.4%; 75-79: 60.1%; 80+: 30.7%; all ages 6+: 80.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "30.7% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "30.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2024 (survey at end of August 2024)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 3282,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3282,3854,54.3,27.8,30.7,12.9,17.8,22.4,23.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040278961, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "30.7% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "59.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 90.9%; 65-69: 86.1%; 70-74: 75.1%; 75-79: 60.8%; 80+: 33.0%; all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
      "value": 59.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "59.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Japan: own a smartphone, 65+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025 (survey at end of August 2025)",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 14609,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,14609,13181,74.5,23.8,59.2,37.4,22.1,10.4,15",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458842, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Age ladder from the same table. 2020 omitted: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "59.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 4.2% in 2013 (60-64: 90.9%; 65-69: 86.1%; 70-74: 75.1%; 75-79: 60.8%; 80+: 33.0%; all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "33.0% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
      "value": 33,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025 (survey at end of August 2025)",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all persons aged 80+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 3804,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3804,4697,54.7,26.5,33,17.9,15.2,21,24.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458842, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "In 2025, 24.3% of people aged 80+ gave no answer to the device question; they stay in the denominator, so this is a lower-bound style measure. See the 65+ record of the same year for the full age ladder.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-80plus",
      "citation_text": "33.0% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 1.6% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2013-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "48.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2013 (60-64: 76.6%; 65-69: 68.9%; 70-79: 48.9%; 80+: 22.3%; all ages 6+: 82.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "48.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "period": "12 months to end of 2013",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 8825,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構12表 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（無回答除く）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853946&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-06-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,8825,8340,48.2,51.8",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000025853946, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "48.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2013 (60-64: 76.6%; 65-69: 68.9%; 70-79: 48.9%; 80+: 22.3%; all ages 6+: 82.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構12表 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853946&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2013-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "22.3% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014).",
      "value": 22.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "22.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of 2013",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 2307,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構12表 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（無回答除く）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853946&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-06-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,2307,2160,22.3,77.7",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000025853946, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "22.3% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構12表 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853946&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2014-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "48.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2014, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 80.2%; 65-69: 69.8%; 70-74: 56.4%; 75-79: 42.0%; 80+: 21.2%; all ages 6+: 82.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "48.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of 2014",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 9449,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号12 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623597&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-07-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,9449,8783,48.4,51.6",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000030623597, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "48.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2014, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 80.2%; 65-69: 69.8%; 70-74: 56.4%; 75-79: 42.0%; 80+: 21.2%; all ages 6+: 82.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号12 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623597&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2014-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "21.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2014, down from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "21.2%",
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of 2014",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 2195,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-07-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,2195,2354,21.2,78.8",
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      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "21.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2014, down from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号12 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623597&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "50.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2015, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 81.6%; 65-69: 71.4%; 70-74: 59.8%; 75-79: 45.0%; 80+: 20.2%; all ages 6+: 83.0%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016).",
      "value": 50.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of 2015",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 8260,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号11 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444804&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-08-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,8260,7892,50.4,49.6",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444804, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "50.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2015, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 81.6%; 65-69: 71.4%; 70-74: 59.8%; 75-79: 45.0%; 80+: 20.2%; all ages 6+: 83.0%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号11 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444804&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "20.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2015, down from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016).",
      "value": 20.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "20.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of 2015",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 1928,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号11 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444804&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-08-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,1928,2045,20.2,79.8",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444804, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "20.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to the end of 2015, down from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号11 問１（２）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444804&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2016-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "50.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2016, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 83.3%; 65-69: 69.4%; 70-74: 59.2%; 75-79: 46.8%; 80+: 23.4%; all ages 6+: 83.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017).",
      "value": 50.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of September 2016",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 11458,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問２（１）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591543&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-06-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,11458,10190,50.9,49.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031591543, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "50.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2016, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 83.3%; 65-69: 69.4%; 70-74: 59.2%; 75-79: 46.8%; 80+: 23.4%; all ages 6+: 83.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問２（１）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591543&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2016-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "23.4% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2016, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017).",
      "value": 23.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of September 2016",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 2563,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問２（１）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591543&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-06-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,2563,2656,23.4,76.6",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031591543, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "23.4% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2016, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問２（１）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（対象：無回答除く全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591543&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2017-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "46.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2017, down from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 81.2%; 65-69: 67.9%; 70-74: 54.8%; 75-79: 37.1%; 80+: 20.1%; all ages 6+: 80.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018).",
      "value": 46.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of September 2017",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 11851,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号21 問３（１）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（無回答を除く）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730420&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,11851,10212,46.2,53.8",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031730420, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "46.2% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2017, down from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 81.2%; 65-69: 67.9%; 70-74: 54.8%; 75-79: 37.1%; 80+: 20.1%; all ages 6+: 80.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号21 問３（１）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（無回答を除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730420&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2017-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "20.1% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2017, down from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018).",
      "value": 20.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "20.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of September 2017",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 2787,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号21 問３（１）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（無回答を除く）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730420&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,2787,2816,20.1,79.9",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031730420, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "20.1% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2017, down from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号21 問３（１）過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（Ｓ）（無回答を除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730420&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2018-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "47.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2018, down from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 83.7%; 65-69: 70.8%; 70-74: 58.3%; 75-79: 42.2%; 80+: 21.5%; all ages 6+: 79.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019).",
      "value": 47.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "47.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of September 2018",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 12681,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831225&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,12681,11642,47.1,52.9",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031831225, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "47.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2018, down from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 83.7%; 65-69: 70.8%; 70-74: 58.3%; 75-79: 42.2%; 80+: 21.5%; all ages 6+: 79.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831225&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2018-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "21.5% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2018, down from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019).",
      "value": 21.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "21.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of September 2018",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 3219,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831225&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3219,3619,21.5,78.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031831225, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "21.5% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2018, down from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831225&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2019-internet-use-65plus",
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      "statement": "72.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2019, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 94.2%; 65-69: 87.1%; 70-74: 76.7%; 75-79: 71.2%; 80+: 57.5%; all ages 6+: 89.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "12 months to end of September 2019",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 12084,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,12084,10393,72.4,27.6",
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      "notes": "MIC: the 2019 (令和元年) questionnaire design differed in part from other years, so year-on-year comparison needs caution; the 2019 values sit well above the trend and are kept out of the series. Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "72.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2019, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 94.2%; 65-69: 87.1%; 70-74: 76.7%; 75-79: 71.2%; 80+: 57.5%; all ages 6+: 89.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952129&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2019-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "57.5% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2019, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.5%",
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of September 2019",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 3022,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3022,3172,57.5,42.5",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "2019 value kept out of the series (questionnaire design differed; see 65+ record).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "57.5% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to September 2019, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952129&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2020-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "53.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2020, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 87.9%; 65-69: 78.2%; 70-74: 66.2%; 75-79: 51.5%; 80+: 25.6%; all ages 6+: 83.4%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2021).",
      "value": 53.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of August 2020",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 12462,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和2年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032097979&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-06-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,12462,11592,53.9,46.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032097979, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2020-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "53.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2020, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 87.9%; 65-69: 78.2%; 70-74: 66.2%; 75-79: 51.5%; 80+: 25.6%; all ages 6+: 83.4%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2021). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和2年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032097979&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2020-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2020-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "25.6% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2020, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2021).",
      "value": 25.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "25.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of August 2020",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 2933,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和2年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032097979&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-06-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,2933,3532,25.6,74.4",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032097979, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2020-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "25.6% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2020, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2021). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和2年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032097979&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2020-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2021-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "53.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2021, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 89.1%; 65-69: 80.0%; 70-74: 65.3%; 75-79: 51.0%; 80+: 27.6%; all ages 6+: 82.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022).",
      "value": 53.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of August 2021",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 13954,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203946&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,13954,12876,53.4,46.6",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032203946, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "53.4% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2021, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 89.1%; 65-69: 80.0%; 70-74: 65.3%; 75-79: 51.0%; 80+: 27.6%; all ages 6+: 82.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203946&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2021-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "27.6% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2021, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022).",
      "value": 27.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "27.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of August 2021",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 3556,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203946&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3556,4240,27.6,72.4",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032203946, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "27.6% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2021, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203946&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2022-internet-use-65plus",
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      "statement": "58.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2022, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 90.6%; 65-69: 83.2%; 70-74: 71.5%; 75-79: 56.8%; 80+: 33.2%; all ages 6+: 84.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "58.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of August 2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 13396,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057182&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,13396,11449,58.9,41.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040057182, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "58.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2022, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 90.6%; 65-69: 83.2%; 70-74: 71.5%; 75-79: 56.8%; 80+: 33.2%; all ages 6+: 84.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057182&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2022-internet-use-80plus",
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      "statement": "33.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2022, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "period": "12 months to end of August 2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 3469,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057182&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3469,3740,33.2,66.8",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040057182, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-80plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "33.2% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2022, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057182&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2023-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "60.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2023, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 92.7%; 65-69: 87.7%; 70-74: 72.5%; 75-79: 59.5%; 80+: 36.4%; all ages 6+: 86.2%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024).",
      "value": 60.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.9%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "period": "12 months to end of August 2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 11314,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185448&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,11314,9888,60.9,39.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040185448, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "60.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2023, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 92.7%; 65-69: 87.7%; 70-74: 72.5%; 75-79: 59.5%; 80+: 36.4%; all ages 6+: 86.2%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185448&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2023-internet-use-80plus",
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      "statement": "36.4% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2023, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024).",
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      "period": "12 months to end of August 2023",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "citation_text": "36.4% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2023, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185448&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-internet-use-65plus",
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      "period": "12 months to end of August 2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 11972,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,11972,10750,60.8,39.2",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040278946, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
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      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "60.8% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2024, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 93.0%; 65-69: 87.9%; 70-74: 75.3%; 75-79: 62.7%; 80+: 33.1%; all ages 6+: 85.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278946&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-internet-use-80plus",
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      "statement": "33.1% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2024, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025).",
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      "period": "12 months to end of August 2024",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 3174,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3174,3737,33.1,66.9",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040278946, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "33.1% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2024, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278946&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "62.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2025, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 93.5%; 65-69: 88.9%; 70-74: 76.5%; 75-79: 67.2%; 80+: 37.1%; all ages 6+: 85.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of August 2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households in Japan who used the internet at least once in the past year (any device, any purpose; non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 14137,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,14137,12759,62.9,37.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458827, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６５歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
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      "series": "jp-mic-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Age ladder from the same table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "62.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2025, up from 48.2% in 2013 (60-64: 93.5%; 65-69: 88.9%; 70-74: 76.5%; 75-79: 67.2%; 80+: 37.1%; all ages 6+: 85.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458827&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-internet-use-80plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "37.1% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2025, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
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      "display_value": "37.1%",
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "12 months to end of August 2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
      "sample_n": 3693,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3693,4550,37.1,62.9",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458827, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ８０歳以上 (both-sexes block), column はい",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-internet-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "37.1% of people aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2025, up from 22.3% in 2013 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458827&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-internet-use-80plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "54.7% of women aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, against 65.1% of men the same age; at 80 and over the figures were 30.4% and 37.5% (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
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      "period": "2025 (survey at end of August 2025)",
      "population": "Women aged 65+ in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (share of all women 65+, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 7839,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,7839,7547,69.9,22.5,54.7,33.5,21.3,12.5,17.6",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-sex",
      "citation_text": "54.7% of women aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, against 65.1% of men the same age; at 80 and over the figures were 30.4% and 37.5% (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-sex."
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      "period": "12 months to end of August 2025",
      "population": "Women aged 80+ in private households in Japan who used the internet in the past year (non-response excluded)",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,2233,2889,32.3,67.7",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-internet-use-80plus-by-sex",
      "citation_text": "32.3% of women aged 80 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2025, against 45.3% of men the same age (65 and over: women 57.0%, men 70.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458827&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-internet-use-80plus-by-sex."
    },
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      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,８０歳以上,3804,4697,54.7,26.5,33,17.9,15.2,21,24.3",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-no-mobile-phone-80plus",
      "citation_text": "21.0% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned neither a smartphone nor any other mobile phone in August 2025; 54.7% owned at least one mobile phone, 33.0% a smartphone and 26.5% a basic mobile phone (65 and over: 10.4% owned none) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-no-mobile-phone-80plus."
    },
    {
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      "sample_n": 14609,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号10 問２（１） インターネットの利用機器（対象：全員）",
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      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６５歳以上,14609,13181,60.9,27.4,51.9,9.5,46.1,8.6,15.4,1.1,0.5,35.9,3.2",
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      "notes": "Closest Japanese analogue of the Eurostat measure 'used a mobile phone to access the internet' (but a 12-month reference period). The 2025 points summary (別紙1) shows the same pattern by decade: 60-69 80.9%, 70-79 55.1%, 80+ 21.7%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "46.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan used a smartphone to go online in the 12 months to August 2025 (60-64: 82.9%; 65-69: 75.1%; 70-74: 59.8%; 75-79: 46.0%; 80+: 21.1%; all ages 6+: 72.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号10 問２（１） インターネットの利用機器（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458828&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
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      "statement": "28.4% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018 (one-person households under 65: 80.0%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019).",
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      "population": "Household members (aged 6+) in elderly-only households (all members aged 65+, which covers older people living alone and older couples) in Japan who own a smartphone; non-response kept in the base",
      "sample_n": 7211,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2019-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "世帯類型,高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）,7211,6933,72.2,47.2,28.4,15.2,12.5",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-elderly-only-households",
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      "notes": "MIC household type 高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）: every member aged 65+. The published tables do not separate older people living alone from older couples; the Cabinet Office FY2025 survey below gives a living-alone split.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
      "citation_text": "28.4% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018 (one-person households under 65: 80.0%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
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      "statement": "34.1% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 88.0%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020).",
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      "population": "Household members (aged 6+) in elderly-only households (all members aged 65+, which covers older people living alone and older couples) in Japan who own a smartphone; non-response kept in the base",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2020-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "世帯類型,高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）,7249,6616,65.7,38.2,34.1,11.1,23.2",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-elderly-only-households",
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      "notes": "MIC household type 高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）: every member aged 65+. The published tables do not separate older people living alone from older couples; the Cabinet Office FY2025 survey below gives a living-alone split.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
      "citation_text": "34.1% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 88.0%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households."
    },
    {
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      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "49.5% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 92.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022).",
      "value": 49.5,
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      "display_value": "49.5%",
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      "period": "2021 (survey at end of August 2021)",
      "population": "Household members (aged 6+) in elderly-only households (all members aged 65+, which covers older people living alone and older couples) in Japan who own a smartphone; non-response kept in the base",
      "sample_n": 7696,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "世帯類型,高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）,7696,7410,72,29.5,49.5,12.7,37.8,9.6,18.3",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-elderly-only-households",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MIC household type 高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）: every member aged 65+. The published tables do not separate older people living alone from older couples; the Cabinet Office FY2025 survey below gives a living-alone split. 2020 omitted (5G split).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
      "citation_text": "49.5% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 92.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
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      "statement": "56.5% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 91.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2022 (survey at end of August 2022)",
      "population": "Household members (aged 6+) in elderly-only households (all members aged 65+, which covers older people living alone and older couples) in Japan who own a smartphone; non-response kept in the base",
      "sample_n": 7795,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "世帯類型,高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）,7795,6836,76,27.2,56.5,19.6,37.1,8.5,15.5",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-elderly-only-households",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MIC household type 高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）: every member aged 65+. The published tables do not separate older people living alone from older couples; the Cabinet Office FY2025 survey below gives a living-alone split.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
      "citation_text": "56.5% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 91.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "58.9% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 93.2%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024).",
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      "period": "2023 (survey at end of August 2023)",
      "population": "Household members (aged 6+) in elderly-only households (all members aged 65+, which covers older people living alone and older couples) in Japan who own a smartphone; non-response kept in the base",
      "sample_n": 6897,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "世帯類型,高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）,6897,6091,77.2,27.1,58.9,26.8,32.4,9,13.8",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040185463, row 世帯類型 / 高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）, column スマートフォン",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-elderly-only-households",
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      "notes": "MIC household type 高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）: every member aged 65+. The published tables do not separate older people living alone from older couples; the Cabinet Office FY2025 survey below gives a living-alone split.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
      "citation_text": "58.9% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 93.2%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "60.0% of people living in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024, up from 28.4% in 2018 (one-person households under 65: 93.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "世帯類型,高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）,7333,6667,75.8,24.2,60,32.9,27.3,9.3,14.8",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-elderly-only-households",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "MIC household type 高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）: every member aged 65+. The published tables do not separate older people living alone from older couples; the Cabinet Office FY2025 survey below gives a living-alone split.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-elderly-only-households",
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      "notes": "2018 row: 世帯類型,高齢世帯（高齢者のみ）,6547,6336,50.2,49.8.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-internet-use-elderly-only-households",
      "citation_text": "65.3% of people in households made up only of people aged 65 and over in Japan used the internet in the 12 months to August 2025, up from 50.2% in 2018 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号9 問１ 過去１年間のインターネット利用経験（対象：無回答除く）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458827&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-internet-use-elderly-only-households."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-household-smartphone-householder-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "82.3% of Japanese households headed by someone aged 65 or over had a smartphone in August 2025, up from 74.2% in 2021; for householders aged 75 and over the share was 73.1%, up from 63.2% (all households: 91.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
      "value": 82.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "82.3%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025 (survey at end of August 2025)",
      "population": "Households in Japan with a householder aged 65+ in which anyone owns a smartphone (household measure by age of householder; non-response included)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査報告書（世帯編） 図表１-３ スマートフォンの保有状況（時系列）",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/pdf/HR202500_001.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65歳以上（計） 74.2 78.1 78.9 80.0 82.3",
      "locator": "Report PDF p.17 (report p.3), 図表１-３, rows 65歳以上（計） and 75歳以上, columns 令和３年 to 令和７年",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure, comparable in kind to the US Census ACS 'household has a smartphone' by age of householder. Row 75歳以上: 63.2 68.8 68.9 69.8 73.1. All households row: 88.6 90.1 90.6 90.5 91.8.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-household-smartphone-householder-65plus",
      "citation_text": "82.3% of Japanese households headed by someone aged 65 or over had a smartphone in August 2025, up from 74.2% in 2021; for householders aged 75 and over the share was 73.1%, up from 63.2% (all households: 91.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査報告書（世帯編） 図表１-３ スマートフォンの保有状況（時系列）\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/pdf/HR202500_001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-household-smartphone-householder-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "69.6% of people aged 60 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, up from 47.6% in 2020 (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).",
      "value": 69.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "69.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "October-November 2025",
      "population": "Adults aged 60+ in Japan (excluding institutions); question: do you (or you and your spouse/partner, if any) own the device for gathering or sending information (問33)",
      "sample_n": 1524,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 第2章 7（８）所有している情報通信機器",
      "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter2_7.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "各国とも、「スマートフォン」（日本：69.6％、アメリカ：90.6％、ドイツ：80.2％、スウェーデン：88.4％）が第９回（日本：47.6％",
      "locator": "chapter2_7.pdf p.19 (report p.100), text under （８）所有している情報通信機器 and 図表2-7-8-1",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of people aged 60+ (non-institutional), Japan sample 1,524 of 2,500 (60.9%), mail and online, 2 October to 6 November 2025. For married respondents the question covers the couple, so ownership among those living alone is strictly individual while for couples it is household-level. The same survey gives the United States (90.6%), Germany (80.2%) and Sweden (88.4%); those belong to other families.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus",
      "citation_text": "69.6% of people aged 60 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, up from 47.6% in 2020 (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 第2章 7（８）所有している情報通信機器\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter2_7.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus-by-age",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "36.7% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, against 88.7% of those aged 60-64 (65-69: 83.5%; 70-74: 76.3%; 75-79: 67.5%; all 60+: 69.6%) (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).",
      "value": 36.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "36.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "October-November 2025",
      "population": "Adults aged 80+ in Japan (excluding institutions); question: do you (or you and your spouse/partner, if any) own the device for gathering or sending information (問33)",
      "sample_n": 319,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 図表2-7-8-3 所有している情報通信機器（年代別）",
      "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter2_7.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "80歳以上 319 69.6 25.1 81.8 48.0 54.9 36.7 8.5 20.1 2.8 1.6 3.1 6.0",
      "locator": "chapter2_7.pdf p.21 (report p.102), 図表2-7-8-3, Japan block, column スマートフォン (6th value after n)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of people aged 60+ (non-institutional), Japan sample 1,524 of 2,500 (60.9%), mail and online, 2 October to 6 November 2025. For married respondents the question covers the couple, so ownership among those living alone is strictly individual while for couples it is household-level. Column order: fixed phone, fax, TV, radio, mobile phone, smartphone, tablet, PC, internet game console, other, none, no answer.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus-by-age",
      "citation_text": "36.7% of people aged 80 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, against 88.7% of those aged 60-64 (65-69: 83.5%; 70-74: 76.3%; 75-79: 67.5%; all 60+: 69.6%) (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 図表2-7-8-3 所有している情報通信機器（年代別）\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter2_7.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus-by-age."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus-living-alone",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "61.2% of people aged 60 and over who live alone in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, against 78.1% of those living with a spouse and 69.6% of all people 60+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).",
      "value": 61.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61.2%",
      "display_label": "in autumn 2025, against 78.1% of those living with a spouse",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": "Cabinet Office of Japan",
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "October-November 2025",
      "population": "Adults aged 60+ in Japan who live alone (同居者はいない（ひとり暮らし）), own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": 263,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 第5章 クロス集計表（基本軸クロス）日本 Q33",
      "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter5_3_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "同居者はいない（ひとり暮らし） 263 46.8 19.0 79.8 41.1 42.2 61.2 12.9 29.3 6.5 0.8 1.5 3.8 94.7",
      "locator": "chapter5_3_1.pdf p.42 (report p.325), Q33 基本軸クロス(日本), row 同居者はいない（ひとり暮らし）, column スマートフォン; spouse row 配偶者（夫又は妻（パートナーも含む））",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of people aged 60+ (non-institutional), Japan sample 1,524 of 2,500 (60.9%), mail and online, 2 October to 6 November 2025. For married respondents the question covers the couple, so ownership among those living alone is strictly individual while for couples it is household-level. Text extracted from a Shift-JIS PDF by decoding raw content-stream bytes as cp932. Single-axis cross-tab: people living alone are older on average, so part of the gap is age. Same row: 46.8% have a fixed phone (all 60+: 67.5%); 94.7% own at least one listed device. Smartphone use (Q34, 利用): living alone 62.0%, with spouse 77.5%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "61.2% of people aged 60 and over who live alone in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, against 78.1% of those living with a spouse and 69.6% of all people 60+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 第5章 クロス集計表（基本軸クロス）日本 Q33\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter5_3_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-60plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-living-alone-by-sex",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "51.4% of women aged 60 and over who live alone in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, against 72.4% of men living alone (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).",
      "value": 51.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "October-November 2025",
      "population": "Women aged 60+ in Japan who live alone, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": 140,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 第5章 クロス集計表（基本軸クロス）日本 Q33（性・同居者別）",
      "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter5_3_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "同居者はいない（ひとり暮らし） 140 56.4 19.3 81.4 41.4 47.9 51.4 15.7 24.3 5.0 0.7 2.1 5.7 92.1",
      "locator": "chapter5_3_1.pdf p.42, Q33, sex x household blocks (men n=123, women n=140), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of people aged 60+ (non-institutional), Japan sample 1,524 of 2,500 (60.9%), mail and online, 2 October to 6 November 2025. For married respondents the question covers the couple, so ownership among those living alone is strictly individual while for couples it is household-level. Men living alone row: 123 35.8 18.7 78.0 40.7 35.8 72.4 ... Small subgroups (123 and 140 respondents).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-living-alone-by-sex",
      "citation_text": "51.4% of women aged 60 and over who live alone in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, against 72.4% of men living alone (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 第5章 クロス集計表（基本軸クロス）日本 Q33（性・同居者別）\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter5_3_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-living-alone-by-sex."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "65.7% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, and 52.4% of those aged 75 and over (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).",
      "value": 65.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.7%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "October-November 2025",
      "population": "Adults aged 65+ in Japan (60+ survey, 65+ re-tabulated), own a smartphone (couple-level for married respondents)",
      "sample_n": 1267,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 第5章 クロス集計表（基本軸クロス）日本 Q33",
      "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter5_3_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65歳以上（再掲） 1,267 69.4 31.3 87.7 52.1 49.6 65.7 18.3 43.4 9.5 0.9 1.2 3.7 95.1",
      "locator": "chapter5_3_1.pdf p.42, Q33, rows 65歳以上（再掲） and 75歳以上（再掲） (both sexes), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of people aged 60+ (non-institutional), Japan sample 1,524 of 2,500 (60.9%), mail and online, 2 October to 6 November 2025. For married respondents the question covers the couple, so ownership among those living alone is strictly individual while for couples it is household-level. 75+ row: 654 70.9 30.3 86.2 51.5 56.6 52.4 ...",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-75plus",
      "citation_text": "65.7% of people aged 65 and over in Japan owned a smartphone in autumn 2025, and 52.4% of those aged 75 and over (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和7年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の生活と意識に関する国際比較調査）（第10回） 第5章 クロス集計表（基本軸クロス）日本 Q33\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r07/zentai/pdf/chapter5_3_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2021-no-information-device-use-living-alone",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "16.3% of people aged 60 and over living alone in Japan used none of the listed information devices or functions in December 2021, against 11.0% of those living with a spouse and 14.9% of all people 60+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2022).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "16.3%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "December 2021",
      "population": "Adults aged 60+ in Japan living alone who use no information device for any listed purpose (calls/messages on mobile, email, internet search/shopping, etc.)",
      "sample_n": 368,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)",
      "source_title": "令和3年度 高齢者の日常生活・地域社会への参加に関する調査 第2章5 日常生活を行ううえで必要な情報 図表2-5-2-2 情報機器の利用状況（問18）",
      "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r03/zentai/pdf/2_5.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "ひとり暮らし 368 3.3 11.1 71.2 24.2 12.8 0.5 6.8 6.3 16.3 8.4 74.5 16.8",
      "locator": "2_5.pdf p.5 (report p.70), 図表２－５－２－２, row ひとり暮らし (同居者別), column いずれも使わない (9th value after n)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Mail survey of people aged 60+, 2,435 of 4,000 sampled (60.9%), 6-24 December 2021. Same row: 71.2% contact family or friends by mobile phone or smartphone (with spouse: 81.6%). Superseded for ownership by the FY2025 survey; kept as the only living-alone 'non-use' measure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2021-no-information-device-use-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "16.3% of people aged 60 and over living alone in Japan used none of the listed information devices or functions in December 2021, against 11.0% of those living with a spouse and 14.9% of all people 60+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2022). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和3年度 高齢者の日常生活・地域社会への参加に関する調査 第2章5 日常生活を行ううえで必要な情報 図表2-5-2-2 情報機器の利用状況（問18）\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r03/zentai/pdf/2_5.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2021-no-information-device-use-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2021-no-information-device-use-80plus-women",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "40.7% of women aged 80 and over in Japan used no information device for any listed purpose in December 2021, as did 33.6% of men that age (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2022).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "40.7%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "December 2021",
      "population": "Women aged 80+ in Japan who use no information device for any listed purpose",
      "sample_n": 322,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)",
      "source_title": "令和3年度 高齢者の日常生活・地域社会への参加に関する調査 第2章5 日常生活を行ううえで必要な情報 図表2-5-2-2 情報機器の利用状況（問18）",
      "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r03/zentai/pdf/2_5.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "男 女 と も に80 歳 以 上 は 「 い ず れ も 使 わ な い 」(男性 33.6 ％ 、 女 性 40.7 ％)が高い",
      "locator": "2_5.pdf p.4 (report p.69), text on 性・年齢; table 図表２－５－２－２ rows 80歳以上 in the 男性/女性 blocks",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Mail survey of people aged 60+ (n=2,435).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2021-no-information-device-use-80plus-women",
      "citation_text": "40.7% of women aged 80 and over in Japan used no information device for any listed purpose in December 2021, as did 33.6% of men that age (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2022). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和3年度 高齢者の日常生活・地域社会への参加に関する調査 第2章5 日常生活を行ううえで必要な情報 図表2-5-2-2 情報機器の利用状況（問18）\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r03/zentai/pdf/2_5.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2021-no-information-device-use-80plus-women."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "95% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in January 2026, in an industry survey of people aged 60-84 (NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, 2026).",
      "value": 95,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "95%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "January 2026",
      "population": "People aged 60-69 in Japan (60-84 survey), own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": 524,
      "publisher": "NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute (モバイル社会研究所)",
      "source_title": "スマホの所有率はさらに上昇し60代は95％、70代は86％、80代前半でも69％（2026年3月23日）",
      "source_url": "https://www.moba-ken.jp/project/seniors/seniors20260323.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "スマートフォン,95,86,69,,スマートフォン,499,484,147",
      "locator": "Figure 1 CSV (images/20260323_01.csv), row スマートフォン, column 60代(n=524)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Carrier-affiliated research institute. In-home drop-off-and-collect paper survey of people aged 60-84 nationwide, 1,300 respondents, quota sampled by gender, five-year age band and prefecture, January 2026. Does not cover 85+. Much higher than MIC's 80+ figure (33.0%) because it stops at 84, uses interviewer drop-off and excludes non-response.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "95% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in January 2026, in an industry survey of people aged 60-84 (NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, 2026). Source: NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute (モバイル社会研究所), \"スマホの所有率はさらに上昇し60代は95％、70代は86％、80代前半でも69％（2026年3月23日）\" (https://www.moba-ken.jp/project/seniors/seniors20260323.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "86% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in January 2026, in an industry survey of people aged 60-84 (NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, 2026).",
      "value": 86,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "January 2026",
      "population": "People aged 70-79 in Japan (60-84 survey), own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": 563,
      "publisher": "NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute (モバイル社会研究所)",
      "source_title": "スマホの所有率はさらに上昇し60代は95％、70代は86％、80代前半でも69％（2026年3月23日）",
      "source_url": "https://www.moba-ken.jp/project/seniors/seniors20260323.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "スマートフォン,95,86,69,,スマートフォン,499,484,147",
      "locator": "Figure 1 CSV (images/20260323_01.csv), row スマートフォン, column 70代(n=563)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Carrier-affiliated research institute. In-home drop-off-and-collect paper survey of people aged 60-84 nationwide, 1,300 respondents, quota sampled by gender, five-year age band and prefecture, January 2026. Does not cover 85+. Much higher than MIC's 80+ figure (33.0%) because it stops at 84, uses interviewer drop-off and excludes non-response.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "86% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in January 2026, in an industry survey of people aged 60-84 (NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, 2026). Source: NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute (モバイル社会研究所), \"スマホの所有率はさらに上昇し60代は95％、70代は86％、80代前半でも69％（2026年3月23日）\" (https://www.moba-ken.jp/project/seniors/seniors20260323.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-80-84",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "69% of people aged 80-84 in Japan owned a smartphone in January 2026, in an industry survey of people aged 60-84 (NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, 2026).",
      "value": 69,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "69%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Japan, industry survey: own a smartphone, 80-84 (2026)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "January 2026",
      "population": "People aged 80-84 in Japan (60-84 survey), own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": 213,
      "publisher": "NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute (モバイル社会研究所)",
      "source_title": "スマホの所有率はさらに上昇し60代は95％、70代は86％、80代前半でも69％（2026年3月23日）",
      "source_url": "https://www.moba-ken.jp/project/seniors/seniors20260323.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "スマートフォン,95,86,69,,スマートフォン,499,484,147",
      "locator": "Figure 1 CSV (images/20260323_01.csv), row スマートフォン, column 80代前半(n=213)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Carrier-affiliated research institute. In-home drop-off-and-collect paper survey of people aged 60-84 nationwide, 1,300 respondents, quota sampled by gender, five-year age band and prefecture, January 2026. Does not cover 85+. Much higher than MIC's 80+ figure (33.0%) because it stops at 84, uses interviewer drop-off and excludes non-response.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-80-84",
      "citation_text": "69% of people aged 80-84 in Japan owned a smartphone in January 2026, in an industry survey of people aged 60-84 (NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, 2026). Source: NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute (モバイル社会研究所), \"スマホの所有率はさらに上昇し60代は95％、70代は86％、80代前半でも69％（2026年3月23日）\" (https://www.moba-ken.jp/project/seniors/seniors20260323.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mobaken-2026-smartphone-ownership-80-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mobaken-2025-smartphone-ownership-kanto-60s70s-ten-year",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "89% of people in their 60s and 70s in Japan's Kanto region owned a smartphone in January 2025, about four times the 2015 level, while basic mobile phone ownership fell to 7% (NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, 2025).",
      "value": 89,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "89%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan (Kanto region)",
      "period": "January 2025",
      "population": "People aged 60-79 living in Kanto, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute (モバイル社会研究所)",
      "source_title": "シニア調査開始から10年 スマホ所有率は4倍の89％（2025年3月24日）",
      "source_url": "https://www.moba-ken.jp/project/seniors/seniors20250324.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "スマートフォンの所有率は約4倍に増加し、2025年には89%に達しました。一方、従来型ケータイは所有率が大幅に減少し、わずか7%にまで落ち込んでいます。",
      "locator": "Report page, section 1 (図1 シニアの情報機器の所有率（10年の変化）)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Carrier-affiliated research institute. In-home drop-off-and-collect paper survey of people aged 60-84 nationwide, 1,300 respondents, quota sampled by gender, five-year age band and prefecture, January 2025. Does not cover 85+. Kanto subsample used for the 10-year comparison. By decade (Kanto): 60s 33% (2015) to 94% (2025); 70s 13% to 85% (figure CSVs 20250324_05/06).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mobaken-2025-smartphone-ownership-kanto-60s70s-ten-year",
      "citation_text": "89% of people in their 60s and 70s in Japan's Kanto region owned a smartphone in January 2025, about four times the 2015 level, while basic mobile phone ownership fell to 7% (NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute, 2025). Source: NTT Docomo Mobile Society Research Institute (モバイル社会研究所), \"シニア調査開始から10年 スマホ所有率は4倍の89％（2025年3月24日）\" (https://www.moba-ken.jp/project/seniors/seniors20250324.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mobaken-2025-smartphone-ownership-kanto-60s70s-ten-year."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "76.6% of people aged 65 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, up from 56.4% in 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 76.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "South Korea: own a smartphone, 65+ (2023)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in South Korea (community-dwelling, national survey), own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": 10078,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년 노인실태조사 결과 발표 (보도자료, 2024-10-17)",
      "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/pressReleaseView.do?newsId=156655081",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2020년 대비 스마트폰 보유율은 56.4%에서 76.6%(20.2%p↑)로, 컴퓨터 보유율은 12.9%에서 20.6%(7.7%p↑)로 상승하였다.",
      "locator": "Press release (HWPX attachment), section on digital change",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Comparability caveat from the release: in 2020 tablets were counted with smartphones; in 2023 with computers, so the 2020 figure is somewhat inflated.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "76.6% of people aged 65 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, up from 56.4% in 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년 노인실태조사 결과 발표 (보도자료, 2024-10-17)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/pressReleaseView.do?newsId=156655081). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "94.9% of people aged 65-69 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 94.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "94.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65-69 in South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65~69세 | 94.9 | 90.6 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 29.9 | 38.8 | 19.8 | 11.4 | 100.0 | (3,143)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, row 연령 / 65~69세, column 보유율 (first value); last cell is the number of smartphone users",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Second value is the use rate (사용률). The bracketed count (3143) is the number of smartphone users analysed for time-use columns, not the age-group sample.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65-69",
      "citation_text": "94.9% of people aged 65-69 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-70-74",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "84.2% of people aged 70-74 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 84.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "84.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 70-74 in South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70~74세 | 84.2 | 75.2 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 35.0 | 39.4 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 100.0 | (1,784)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, row 연령 / 70~74세, column 보유율 (first value); last cell is the number of smartphone users",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Second value is the use rate (사용률). The bracketed count (1784) is the number of smartphone users analysed for time-use columns, not the age-group sample.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-70-74",
      "citation_text": "84.2% of people aged 70-74 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-70-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-75-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "72.3% of people aged 75-79 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 72.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 75-79 in South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "75~79세 | 72.3 | 60.2 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 42.5 | 35.0 | 13.8 | 8.8 | 100.0 | (1,047)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, row 연령 / 75~79세, column 보유율 (first value); last cell is the number of smartphone users",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Second value is the use rate (사용률). The bracketed count (1047) is the number of smartphone users analysed for time-use columns, not the age-group sample.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-75-79",
      "citation_text": "72.3% of people aged 75-79 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-75-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-80-84",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "55.0% of people aged 80-84 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 55,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "55.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 80-84 in South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "80~84세 | 55.0 | 43.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 49.3 | 31.9 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 100.0 | ( 599)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, row 연령 / 80~84세, column 보유율 (first value); last cell is the number of smartphone users",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Second value is the use rate (사용률). The bracketed count (599) is the number of smartphone users analysed for time-use columns, not the age-group sample.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-80-84",
      "citation_text": "55.0% of people aged 80-84 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-80-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-85-89",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "37.6% of people aged 85-89 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 37.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "37.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 85-89 in South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "85~89세 | 37.6 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 56.4 | 24.5 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 100.0 | ( 227)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, row 연령 / 85~89세, column 보유율 (first value); last cell is the number of smartphone users",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Second value is the use rate (사용률). The bracketed count (227) is the number of smartphone users analysed for time-use columns, not the age-group sample.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-85-89",
      "citation_text": "37.6% of people aged 85-89 in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-85-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-90plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "29.4% of people aged 90 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 29.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "South Korea: own a smartphone, 90+ (2023)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 90+ in South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "90세 이상 | 29.4 | 19.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 74.3 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 100.0 | ( 45)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, row 연령 / 90세 이상, column 보유율 (first value); last cell is the number of smartphone users",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Second value is the use rate (사용률). The bracketed count (45) is the number of smartphone users analysed for time-use columns, not the age-group sample.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-90plus",
      "citation_text": "29.4% of people aged 90 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023 (all 65+: 76.6%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-90plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-living-alone",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "68.1% of people aged 65 and over who live alone in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 83.0% of those in older-couple households and 68.3% of those living with their children (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 68.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65+ living alone (노인독거) in South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "노인독거 | 68.1 | 57.3 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 39.2 | 34.1 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 100.0 | (1,889)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, rows 가구형태 / 노인독거, 노인부부, 자녀동거, column 보유율",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Use rate (사용률) living alone: 57.3%; couples 75.7%. Living-alone respondents are older and more often female on average.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "68.1% of people aged 65 and over who live alone in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 83.0% of those in older-couple households and 68.3% of those living with their children (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-sex",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "70.8% of women aged 65 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 83.9% of men (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 70.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "70.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Women aged 65+ in South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "여자 | 70.8 | 61.6 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 39.7 | 37.0 | 14.4 | 8.9 | 100.0 | (3,473)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, rows 성 / 남자, 여자, column 보유율",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-sex",
      "citation_text": "70.8% of women aged 65 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 83.9% of men (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-sex."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-urban-rural",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "70.2% of people aged 65 and over in rural South Korea (eup and myeon areas) owned a smartphone in 2023, against 78.8% in urban districts (dong) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 70.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "70.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in rural areas (읍·면부) of South Korea, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "읍·면부 | 70.2 | 58.3 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 38.0 | 38.3 | 16.2 | 7.5 | 100.0 | (1,531)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, rows 지역 / 동부, 읍·면부, column 보유율",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-urban-rural",
      "citation_text": "70.2% of people aged 65 and over in rural South Korea (eup and myeon areas) owned a smartphone in 2023, against 78.8% in urban districts (dong) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-urban-rural."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-education",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "33.1% of people aged 65 and over with no formal schooling in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 95.2% of those with a college education (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 33.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in South Korea with no formal education (무학), own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "무학 | 33.1 | 20.7 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 62.4 | 28.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 100.0 | ( 251)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, rows 교육수준 / 무학 ... 전문대학 이상, column 보유율",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Primary school 66.6%, middle school 83.3%, high school 94.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-education",
      "citation_text": "33.1% of people aged 65 and over with no formal schooling in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 95.2% of those with a college education (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-education."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-income",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "59.8% of people aged 65 and over in the poorest fifth of households in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 91.5% in the richest fifth (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 59.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "59.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in South Korea in the lowest annual household income quintile, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "제1오분위 | 59.8 | 49.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 47.6 | 31.5 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 100.0 | ( 997)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, rows 연가구소득 / 제1오분위 ... 제5오분위, column 보유율",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Quintiles 2-4: 65.7%, 79.4%, 86.4%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-income",
      "citation_text": "59.8% of people aged 65 and over in the poorest fifth of households in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 91.5% in the richest fifth (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-by-income."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-functional-limitation",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "53.0% of people aged 65 and over with a limitation in daily functioning in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 81.9% of those without one (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 53,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in South Korea with a functional limitation (기능상태 제한 있음), own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "제한 있음 | 53.0 | 43.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 43.0 | 29.6 | 15.1 | 12.3 | 100.0 | ( 800)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, rows 기능상태 / 제한 있음, 제한 없음, column 보유율",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-functional-limitation",
      "citation_text": "53.0% of people aged 65 and over with a limitation in daily functioning in South Korea owned a smartphone in 2023, against 81.9% of those without one (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus-functional-limitation."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "68.1% of people aged 65 and over in South Korea used a smartphone in 2023, below the 76.6% who owned one; among those living alone 57.3% used one (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).",
      "value": 68.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in South Korea who use a smartphone (사용률)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs",
      "source_title": "2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간",
      "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "전체 | 76.6 | 68.1 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 36.0 | 37.2 | 16.6 | 10.1 | 100.0 | (6,846)",
      "locator": "Table 9-39, row 전체 (and 가구형태 / 노인독거), column 사용률 (second value)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face home interviews with 10,078 people aged 65+ (2023). Ownership = owns a smartphone (보유율); 사용률 = uses one. Report published as HWPX/PDF on the MOHW site; table rows extracted from the HWPX file. Time-use columns (days per week, hours per day) belong to daily-use.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "68.1% of people aged 65 and over in South Korea used a smartphone in 2023, below the 76.6% who owned one; among those living alone 57.3% used one (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (보건복지부) / Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"2023년도 노인실태조사 보고서 〈표 9-39〉 스마트폰 보유 및 사용시간\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1483359&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-smartphone-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2021-internet-use-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "49.7% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2021 survey (60s: 94.5%; all aged 3+: 93.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2022).",
      "value": 49.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2021 (last month)",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who used the internet (wired or wireless) at least once in the last month",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2021 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=24456&parentSeq=24456",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 49.7 50.3",
      "locator": "Table 13 Recent Internet Use (Use / Do not use, in the last 1 month), row Age / 70+ (columns Used, Not used); all-ages row and 60s row in the same table",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-internet-use-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month. English statistical tables (Korean edition's tables are image-only PDFs).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2021-internet-use-70plus",
      "citation_text": "49.7% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2021 survey (60s: 94.5%; all aged 3+: 93.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2022). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2021 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=24456&parentSeq=24456). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2021-internet-use-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2021-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "67.9% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2022).",
      "value": 67.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2021",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who own a smartphone (base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2021 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=24456&parentSeq=24456",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 99.6 68.2 67.9 4.0 1.0",
      "locator": "Table 92 Portable ICT Device Ownership, row Age / 70+, third value (Smartphone); first value = any portable phone, second = mobile device",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2021-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "citation_text": "67.9% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2022). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2021 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=24456&parentSeq=24456). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2021-smartphone-ownership-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2022-internet-use-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "54.7% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2022 survey, up from 49.7% in 2021 (60s: 94.0%; all aged 3+: 93.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2023).",
      "value": 54.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2022 (last month)",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who used the internet (wired or wireless) at least once in the last month",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2022 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=25604&parentSeq=25604",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 54.7 45.3",
      "locator": "Table 14 Whether Internet was used within the last month, row Age / 70+ (columns Used, Not used); all-ages row and 60s row in the same table",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-internet-use-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month. English statistical tables (Korean edition's tables are image-only PDFs).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2022-internet-use-70plus",
      "citation_text": "54.7% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2022 survey, up from 49.7% in 2021 (60s: 94.0%; all aged 3+: 93.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2023). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2022 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=25604&parentSeq=25604). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2022-internet-use-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2022-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "87.7% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2022, up from 67.9% in 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2023).",
      "value": 87.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "87.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2022",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who own a smartphone (base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2022 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=25604&parentSeq=25604",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 100.0 88.4 87.7 15.8 6.9 0.8",
      "locator": "Table 93 Portable ICT device ownership status, row Age / 70+, third value (Smartphone); first value = any portable phone, second = mobile device",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month. 2022 looks out of line (87.7%, then 76.9% in 2023); the all-ages figure moved the same way (98.3% in 2022, 96.1% in 2023), suggesting a survey effect. Kept as published.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2022-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "citation_text": "87.7% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2022, up from 67.9% in 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2023). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2022 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=25604&parentSeq=25604). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2022-smartphone-ownership-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2023-internet-use-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "64.4% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2023 survey, up from 49.7% in 2021 (60s: 94.9%; all aged 3+: 94.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2024).",
      "value": 64.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "64.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2023 (last month)",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who used the internet (wired or wireless) at least once in the last month",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2023 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=26741&parentSeq=26741",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-05-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 64.4 35.6",
      "locator": "Table 14 Internet use status within the last 1 month [Internet usage rate], row Age / 70+ (columns Used, Not used); all-ages row and 60s row in the same table",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-internet-use-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month. English statistical tables (Korean edition's tables are image-only PDFs).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2023-internet-use-70plus",
      "citation_text": "64.4% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2023 survey, up from 49.7% in 2021 (60s: 94.9%; all aged 3+: 94.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2024). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2023 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=26741&parentSeq=26741). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2023-internet-use-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2023-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "76.9% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2023, up from 67.9% in 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2024).",
      "value": 76.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2023",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who own a smartphone (base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2023 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=26741&parentSeq=26741",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-05-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 98.1 77.3 76.9 4.7 3.0 0.9",
      "locator": "Table 37 Portable ICT device ownership status, row Age / 70+, third value (Smartphone); first value = any portable phone, second = mobile device",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month. 2022 looks out of line (87.7%, then 76.9% in 2023); the all-ages figure moved the same way (98.3% in 2022, 96.1% in 2023), suggesting a survey effect. Kept as published.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2023-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "citation_text": "76.9% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2023, up from 67.9% in 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2024). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2023 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=26741&parentSeq=26741). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2023-smartphone-ownership-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2024-internet-use-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "68.0% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2024 survey, up from 49.7% in 2021 (60s: 95.7%; all aged 3+: 94.5%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2025).",
      "value": 68,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2024 (last month)",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who used the internet (wired or wireless) at least once in the last month",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2024 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=28317&parentSeq=28317",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 68.0 32.0",
      "locator": "Table 13 Internet usage within the past month [Internet usage rate], row Age / 70+ (columns Used, Not used); all-ages row and 60s row in the same table",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-internet-use-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month. English statistical tables (Korean edition's tables are image-only PDFs).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2024-internet-use-70plus",
      "citation_text": "68.0% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2024 survey, up from 49.7% in 2021 (60s: 95.7%; all aged 3+: 94.5%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2025). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2024 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=28317&parentSeq=28317). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2024-internet-use-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2024-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "82.2% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2024, up from 67.9% in 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2025).",
      "value": 82.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "82.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2024",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who own a smartphone (base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2024 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=28317&parentSeq=28317",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 99.7 82.2 82.2 8.4 3.1 0.8",
      "locator": "Table 34 Portable ICT device ownership status, row Age / 70+, third value (Smartphone); first value = any portable phone, second = mobile device",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2024-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "citation_text": "82.2% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2024, up from 67.9% in 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2025). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2024 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=28317&parentSeq=28317). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2024-smartphone-ownership-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2025-internet-use-70plus",
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      "statement": "70.2% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2025 survey, up from 49.7% in 2021 (60s: 95.6%; all aged 3+: 95.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026).",
      "value": 70.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "70.2%",
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      "row_label": "South Korea: used the internet in the past month, 70+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2025 (last month)",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who used the internet (wired or wireless) at least once in the last month",
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      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 70.2 29.8 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 18 Internet use status within the last 1 month [Internet usage rate], row Age / 70+ (columns Used, Not used); all-ages row and 60s row in the same table",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-internet-use-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month. English statistical tables (Korean edition's tables are image-only PDFs).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-internet-use-70plus",
      "citation_text": "70.2% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2025 survey, up from 49.7% in 2021 (60s: 95.6%; all aged 3+: 95.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-internet-use-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2025-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "92.6% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2025, up from 67.9% in 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026).",
      "value": 92.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92.6%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2025",
      "population": "People aged 70+ in South Korea who own a smartphone (base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 100.0 92.7 92.6 17.3 6.3 0.9",
      "locator": "Table 49 Portable ICT device ownership status, row Age / 70+, third value (Smartphone); first value = any portable phone, second = mobile device",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month. First value shows 100.0% of people 70+ own a portable phone of some kind.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "citation_text": "92.6% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2025, up from 67.9% in 2021 (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-smartphone-ownership-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2025-internet-use-70plus-by-sex",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "67.6% of women aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2025 survey, against 73.8% of men; smartphone ownership was 91.0% for women and 94.7% for men (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026).",
      "value": 67.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2025",
      "population": "Women aged 70+ in South Korea who used the internet in the last month",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 67.6 32.4 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 18, Gender*Age blocks Male/Female, row 70+; Table 49 Gender*Age rows 70+ (smartphone = third value)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-internet-use-70plus-by-sex",
      "citation_text": "67.6% of women aged 70 and over in South Korea used the internet in the month before the July 2025 survey, against 73.8% of men; smartphone ownership was 91.0% for women and 94.7% for men (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-internet-use-70plus-by-sex."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2025-internet-users-60plus-count",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "12.29 million people aged 60 and over in South Korea used the internet in July 2025, 83.8% of that age group (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026).",
      "value": 12290000,
      "unit": "people",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2025",
      "population": "People aged 60+ in South Korea who used the internet in the last month (estimated count)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Final Report (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The internet usage rate among the elderly population (aged 60 and older) was 83.8% (12.29 million users), maintaining a steady upward trend compared to the previous year.",
      "locator": "Final report, Part 2, 3. Individual Internet Usage Rate, 1), text above Figure 2-7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-internet-users-60plus-count",
      "citation_text": "12.29 million people aged 60 and over in South Korea used the internet in July 2025, 83.8% of that age group (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Final Report (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-internet-users-60plus-count."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2025-non-users-share-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "79.8% of all people in South Korea who did not use the internet in July 2025 were aged 70 and over; people aged 60 and over made up 93.2% of non-users (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026).",
      "value": 79.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "79.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "July 2025",
      "population": "Composition of non-internet users aged 3+ in South Korea by age",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원)",
      "source_title": "2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Final Report (English)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "By age group, the elderly population aged 60 and older accounted for 93.2% of all non-users (13.4% for those in their 60s and 79.8% for those aged 70 and older).",
      "locator": "Final report, chapter 7 (non-users), text above Figure 7-2",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Annual national statistics survey (approved statistic 120005): face-to-face interviews in about 25,000 households (2025: 22,671 households, 50,750 people aged 3+), reference date 1 July. Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last month.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-non-users-share-70plus",
      "citation_text": "79.8% of all people in South Korea who did not use the internet in July 2025 were aged 70 and over; people aged 60 and over made up 93.2% of non-users (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Final Report (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-non-users-share-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-nia-2025-smartphone-ownership-55plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "94.4% of South Koreans aged 55 and over owned a smartphone in 2025, against 98.8% of the general public; among those aged 70 and over, 86.8% owned a mobile smart device (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026).",
      "value": 94.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "94.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 55+ in South Korea (digital divide survey), own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea",
      "source_title": "2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=81623&bcIdx=29168&parentSeq=29168",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "고령층 스마트폰 보유율은 94.4%로 일반국민 스마트폰 보유율(98.8%)5)보다 4.4%p 낮은 수준임",
      "locator": "Report ch. 3-2, 2. 디지털정보화 접근 수준, 2) 모바일기기 보유율",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face survey of 15,000 people (general public 7,000 incl. 2,300 aged 55+; vulnerable groups oversampled). Level = score of the group as % of the general public's score (general public = 100); 고령층 = aged 55+. The 98.8% comparison comes from the 2025 Internet Usage Survey. 70+ figure is for any mobile smart device (smartphone, smart pad or other); feature phones 6.2% of 55+.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-smartphone-ownership-55plus",
      "citation_text": "94.4% of South Koreans aged 55 and over owned a smartphone in 2025, against 98.8% of the general public; among those aged 70 and over, 86.8% owned a mobile smart device (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea, \"2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=81623&bcIdx=29168&parentSeq=29168). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-smartphone-ownership-55plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2025-06-internet-users-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "161 million people aged 60 and over in China were internet users in June 2025, an internet use rate of 52.0% for that age group, 8.7 points higher than at the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan (CNNIC, 2025).",
      "value": 161000000,
      "unit": "people",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "June 2025",
      "population": "Internet users aged 60+ in China (used the internet in the past six months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第56次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0721/c88-11328.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-21",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至2025年6月，60岁及以上老年网民用户规模达1.61亿人，互联网使用率达52.0%，较“十四五”初期提升8.7个百分点",
      "locator": "56th report, chapter on the 14th Five-Year Plan period, paragraph 二是老龄网民数量占比显著提升",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-internet-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. The 14th Five-Year Plan began in 2021, so the base is about end-2020 (43.3% implied).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-06-internet-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "161 million people aged 60 and over in China were internet users in June 2025, an internet use rate of 52.0% for that age group, 8.7 points higher than at the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan (CNNIC, 2025). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第56次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0721/c88-11328.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-06-internet-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2021-12-internet-users-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "119 million people aged 60 and over in China were internet users in December 2021, 11.5% of all users, and 43.2% of people aged 60+ used the internet (CNNIC, 2022).",
      "value": 119000000,
      "unit": "people",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2021",
      "population": "Internet users aged 60+ in China",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第49次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1131.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-02-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至2021年12月，我国60岁及以上老年网民规模达1.19亿，占网民整体的比例达11.5%，60岁及以上老年人口互联网普及率达43.2%。",
      "locator": "49th report, 专题：老年群体互联网使用情况研究, first paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-internet-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2021-12-internet-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "119 million people aged 60 and over in China were internet users in December 2021, 11.5% of all users, and 43.2% of people aged 60+ used the internet (CNNIC, 2022). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第49次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1131.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2021-12-internet-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2025-12-internet-users-60plus-derived",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "About 173 million people aged 60 and over in China were internet users in December 2025: 15.4% of 1.125 billion users (CNNIC, 2026; our calculation).",
      "value": 173250000,
      "unit": "people",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2025",
      "population": "Internet users aged 60+ in China (derived from the age structure of internet users)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第57次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2026/0304/c88-11549.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "4.2% 13.9% 12.8% 18.5% 16.1% 19.0% 15.4% 6-10岁 10-19岁 20-29岁 30-39岁 40-49岁 50-59岁 60岁及以上 网民年龄结构",
      "locator": "57th report p.18, 图17 网民年龄结构 (data labels in text layer, last value = 60岁及以上); total users from core data",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "1,125,000,000 x 15.4% = 173,250,000",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-internet-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. Chart labels sum to 99.9% and 50+ (19.0 + 15.4) matches the text's 34.4%. Rounded shares mean the count is approximate (about 172-174 million).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-12-internet-users-60plus-derived",
      "citation_text": "About 173 million people aged 60 and over in China were internet users in December 2025: 15.4% of 1.125 billion users (CNNIC, 2026; our calculation). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第57次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2026/0304/c88-11549.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-12-internet-users-60plus-derived."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2021-12-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "43.2% of people aged 60 and over in China used the internet in December 2021 (CNNIC, 2022).",
      "value": 43.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2021",
      "population": "People aged 60+ in China who used the internet in the past six months (internet penetration rate, 互联网普及率)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第49次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1131.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-02-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "60岁及以上老年人口互联网普及率达43.2%",
      "locator": "49th report, 专题：老年群体互联网使用情况研究",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2021-12-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "citation_text": "43.2% of people aged 60 and over in China used the internet in December 2021 (CNNIC, 2022). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第49次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1131.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2021-12-internet-penetration-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2024-12-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "52.5% of people aged 60 and over in China used the internet in December 2024, against 78.6% of the whole population (CNNIC, 2025).",
      "value": 52.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "52.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2024",
      "population": "People aged 60+ in China who used the internet in the past six months (互联网普及率)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第55次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0117/c88-11229.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至2024年12月，农村互联网普及率已达67.4%；60岁及以上老年群体互联网普及率达52.5%。",
      "locator": "55th report p.6 (PDF p.12), review of the 14th Five-Year Plan",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. National penetration 78.6% at December 2024 (55th report core data).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2024-12-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "citation_text": "52.5% of people aged 60 and over in China used the internet in December 2024, against 78.6% of the whole population (CNNIC, 2025). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第55次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0117/c88-11229.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2024-12-internet-penetration-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2025-06-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "52.0% of people aged 60 and over in China used the internet in June 2025, against 79.7% of the whole population (CNNIC, 2025).",
      "value": 52,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "52.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "China: use the internet, 60+ (June 2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "June 2025",
      "population": "People aged 60+ in China who used the internet in the past six months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第56次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0721/c88-11328.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-21",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至6月，我国老年群体互联网普及率达52.0%。",
      "locator": "56th report, section on consumption policies and smart terminals",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. Slightly below the 52.5% reported for December 2024; CNNIC gives no explanation (rounding or sample).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-06-internet-penetration-60plus",
      "citation_text": "52.0% of people aged 60 and over in China used the internet in June 2025, against 79.7% of the whole population (CNNIC, 2025). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第56次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0721/c88-11328.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-06-internet-penetration-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2020-03-share-of-users-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "6.7% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in March 2020 (CNNIC, 2020).",
      "value": 6.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "6.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "March 2020",
      "population": "Share of all internet users aged 6+ in China who are aged 60+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第45次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1088.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-04-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "3.9% 19.3% 21.5% 20.8% 17.6% 10.2% 6.7% 10岁以下 10-19岁 20-29岁 30-39岁 40-49岁 50-59岁 60岁及以上 网民年龄结构 来源： 中国互联网络发展状况统计调查 2020.3",
      "locator": "45th report, 网民年龄结构 chart (data labels in the text layer; last value is 60岁及以上)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-share-of-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. The March 2020 (45th) report was a special mid-pandemic edition; the jump to 11.2% by December 2020 is large and CNNIC does not explain it. December 2022 and December 2023 shares are only in chart images (not text) and were not recorded.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2020-03-share-of-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "6.7% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in March 2020 (CNNIC, 2020). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第45次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1088.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2020-03-share-of-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2020-12-share-of-users-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "11.2% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in December 2020 (CNNIC, 2021).",
      "value": 11.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "11.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2020",
      "population": "Share of all internet users aged 6+ in China who are aged 60+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第47次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1125.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-02-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "3.1% 13.5% 17.8% 20.5% 18.8% 15.1% 11.2% 10岁以下 10-19岁 20-29岁 30-39岁 40-49岁 50-59岁 60岁及以上 网民年龄结构 来源： 中国互联网络发展状况统计调查 2020.12",
      "locator": "47th report, 网民年龄结构 chart (data labels in the text layer; last value is 60岁及以上)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-share-of-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. December 2022 and December 2023 shares are only in chart images (not text) and were not recorded.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2020-12-share-of-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "11.2% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in December 2020 (CNNIC, 2021). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第47次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1125.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2020-12-share-of-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2021-12-share-of-users-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "11.5% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in December 2021 (CNNIC, 2022).",
      "value": 11.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "11.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2021",
      "population": "Share of all internet users aged 6+ in China who are aged 60+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第49次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1131.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-02-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "我国60岁及以上老年网民规模达1.19亿，占网民整体的比例达11.5%",
      "locator": "49th report, 专题：老年群体互联网使用情况研究",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-share-of-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. December 2022 and December 2023 shares are only in chart images (not text) and were not recorded.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2021-12-share-of-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "11.5% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in December 2021 (CNNIC, 2022). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第49次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1131.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2021-12-share-of-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2024-12-share-of-users-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "14.1% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in December 2024 (CNNIC, 2025).",
      "value": 14.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "14.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2024",
      "population": "Share of all internet users aged 6+ in China who are aged 60+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第55次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0117/c88-11229.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "3.7% 13.0% 13.1% 19.0% 17.1% 20.0% 14.1% 6-10岁 10-19岁 20-29岁 30-39岁 40-49岁 50-59岁 60岁及以上 网民年龄结构 来源： 中国互联网络发展状况统计调查 2024.12",
      "locator": "55th report, 网民年龄结构 chart (data labels in the text layer; last value is 60岁及以上)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-share-of-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. December 2022 and December 2023 shares are only in chart images (not text) and were not recorded.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2024-12-share-of-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "14.1% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in December 2024 (CNNIC, 2025). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第55次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0117/c88-11229.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2024-12-share-of-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2025-06-share-of-users-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "14.4% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in June 2025 (CNNIC, 2025).",
      "value": 14.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "14.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "June 2025",
      "population": "Share of all internet users aged 6+ in China who are aged 60+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第56次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0721/c88-11328.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-21",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "4.9% 13.7% 12.8% 18.9% 16.3% 19.1% 14.4% 6-10岁 10-19岁 20-29岁 30-39岁 40-49岁 50-59岁 60岁及以上 网民年龄结构 来源： 中国互联网络发展状况统计调查 2025.6",
      "locator": "56th report, 网民年龄结构 chart (data labels in the text layer; last value is 60岁及以上)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-share-of-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. December 2022 and December 2023 shares are only in chart images (not text) and were not recorded.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-06-share-of-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "14.4% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in June 2025 (CNNIC, 2025). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第56次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0721/c88-11328.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-06-share-of-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2025-12-share-of-users-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "15.4% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in December 2025 (CNNIC, 2026).",
      "value": 15.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "15.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2025",
      "population": "Share of all internet users aged 6+ in China who are aged 60+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第57次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2026/0304/c88-11549.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "4.2% 13.9% 12.8% 18.5% 16.1% 19.0% 15.4% 6-10岁 10-19岁 20-29岁 30-39岁 40-49岁 50-59岁 60岁及以上 网民年龄结构 来源：中国互联网络发展状况统计调查 2025.12",
      "locator": "57th report, 网民年龄结构 chart (data labels in the text layer; last value is 60岁及以上)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-share-of-users-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. December 2022 and December 2023 shares are only in chart images (not text) and were not recorded.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-12-share-of-users-60plus",
      "citation_text": "15.4% of China's internet users were aged 60 and over in December 2025 (CNNIC, 2026). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第57次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2026/0304/c88-11549.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-12-share-of-users-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2021-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "40.8% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2021 (CNNIC, 2022).",
      "value": 40.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "40.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2021",
      "population": "Share of non-internet-users in China who are aged 60+ (from 2025, among non-users aged 6+)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第49次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1131.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-02-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至2021年12月，我国60岁及以上非网民群体占非网民总体的比例为40.8%，较全国60岁及以上人口比例高出21.4个百分点",
      "locator": "49th report, 非网民规模 section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-non-users-share-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. 60+ share of the population was about 19.4%. Wording of the base changes across editions (all non-users vs non-users aged 6+).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2021-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "citation_text": "40.8% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2021 (CNNIC, 2022). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第49次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2022/0401/c88-1131.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2021-12-non-users-share-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2022-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "37.4% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2022 (CNNIC, 2023).",
      "value": 37.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "37.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2022",
      "population": "Share of non-internet-users in China who are aged 60+ (from 2025, among non-users aged 6+)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第51次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2023/0303/c88-10757.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-03-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至2022年12月，我国60岁及以上非网民群体占非网民总体的比例为37.4%，较全国60岁及以上人口比例高出17.6个百分点",
      "locator": "51th report, 非网民规模 section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-non-users-share-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months.  Wording of the base changes across editions (all non-users vs non-users aged 6+).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2022-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "citation_text": "37.4% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2022 (CNNIC, 2023). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第51次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2023/0303/c88-10757.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2022-12-non-users-share-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2023-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "39.8% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2023 (CNNIC, 2024).",
      "value": 39.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "39.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2023",
      "population": "Share of non-internet-users in China who are aged 60+ (from 2025, among non-users aged 6+)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第53次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2024/0322/c88-10964.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-03-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至2023年12月，我国60岁及以上非网民群体占非网民总体的比例为39.8%。",
      "locator": "53th report, 非网民规模 section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-non-users-share-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months.  Wording of the base changes across editions (all non-users vs non-users aged 6+).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2023-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "citation_text": "39.8% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2023 (CNNIC, 2024). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第53次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2024/0322/c88-10964.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2023-12-non-users-share-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2024-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "46.8% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2024 (CNNIC, 2025).",
      "value": 46.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2024",
      "population": "Share of non-internet-users in China who are aged 60+ (from 2025, among non-users aged 6+)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第55次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0117/c88-11229.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "除6岁以下儿童外，60岁及以上老年群体是非网民的主要群体，截至2024年12月，我国60岁及以上非网民群体占非网民总体的比例为46.8%。",
      "locator": "55th report, 非网民规模 section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-non-users-share-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. Total non-users 301 million. Wording of the base changes across editions (all non-users vs non-users aged 6+).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2024-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "citation_text": "46.8% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2024 (CNNIC, 2025). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第55次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0117/c88-11229.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2024-12-non-users-share-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2025-06-non-users-share-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "52.1% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in June 2025 (CNNIC, 2025).",
      "value": 52.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "52.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "June 2025",
      "population": "Share of non-internet-users in China who are aged 60+ (from 2025, among non-users aged 6+)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第56次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0721/c88-11328.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-21",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至2025年6月，我国非网民群体中60岁及以上老年人占比为52.1%。",
      "locator": "56th report, 非网民规模 section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-non-users-share-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. Total non-users 286 million, of whom 216 million aged 6+. Wording of the base changes across editions (all non-users vs non-users aged 6+).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-06-non-users-share-60plus",
      "citation_text": "52.1% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in June 2025 (CNNIC, 2025). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第56次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2025/0721/c88-11328.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-06-non-users-share-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-cnnic-2025-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "53.6% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2025 (CNNIC, 2026).",
      "value": 53.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "December 2025",
      "population": "Share of non-internet-users in China who are aged 60+ (from 2025, among non-users aged 6+)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心)",
      "source_title": "第57次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告",
      "source_url": "https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2026/0304/c88-11549.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "截至2025年12月，我国非网民规模为2.79亿人，较2024年12月减少2195万人；其中，6岁及以上非网民规模为2.16亿，60岁及以上老年人占比为53.6%。",
      "locator": "57th report, 非网民规模 section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "cn-cnnic-non-users-share-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 6+, weighted to National Bureau of Statistics population structure. Internet user = used the internet in the past six months. Base is non-users aged 6+ (216 million), which raises the share against earlier years' all-ages base. Wording of the base changes across editions (all non-users vs non-users aged 6+).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-12-non-users-share-60plus",
      "citation_text": "53.6% of people in China who did not use the internet were aged 60 and over in December 2025 (CNNIC, 2026). Source: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC, 中国互联网络信息中心), \"第57次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告\" (https://www.cnnic.net.cn/n4/2026/0304/c88-11549.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cn-cnnic-2025-12-non-users-share-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2025-internet-use-65-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "83.1% of people aged 65-69 in Taiwan had used the internet in 2025 (60-64: 89.4%; all aged 12+: 90.3%) (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 83.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "May-July 2025",
      "population": "People aged 65-69 in Taiwan who have ever used the internet (個人曾上網)",
      "sample_n": 1131,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表A2-2 個人上網率及最近三個月上網情形",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65-69歲 1,131 83.1",
      "locator": "Appendix table A2-2, row 年齡 / 65-69歲, column 個人曾上網 有 (sample = weighted count)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-moda-2025-internet-use-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. First year with 65-69 / 70-74 / 75+ split.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-65-69",
      "citation_text": "83.1% of people aged 65-69 in Taiwan had used the internet in 2025 (60-64: 89.4%; all aged 12+: 90.3%) (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表A2-2 個人上網率及最近三個月上網情形\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-65-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2025-internet-use-70-74",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "67.2% of people aged 70-74 in Taiwan had used the internet in 2025 (60-64: 89.4%; all aged 12+: 90.3%) (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 67.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "May-July 2025",
      "population": "People aged 70-74 in Taiwan who have ever used the internet (個人曾上網)",
      "sample_n": 937,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表A2-2 個人上網率及最近三個月上網情形",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70-74歲 937 67.2",
      "locator": "Appendix table A2-2, row 年齡 / 70-74歲, column 個人曾上網 有 (sample = weighted count)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-moda-2025-internet-use-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. First year with 65-69 / 70-74 / 75+ split.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-70-74",
      "citation_text": "67.2% of people aged 70-74 in Taiwan had used the internet in 2025 (60-64: 89.4%; all aged 12+: 90.3%) (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表A2-2 個人上網率及最近三個月上網情形\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-70-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "41.4% of people aged 75 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2025 (60-64: 89.4%; all aged 12+: 90.3%) (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 41.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "41.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Taiwan: have used the internet, 75+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "May-July 2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ in Taiwan who have ever used the internet (個人曾上網)",
      "sample_n": 1194,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表A2-2 個人上網率及最近三個月上網情形",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "75歲以上 1,194 41.4       58.6",
      "locator": "Appendix table A2-2, row 年齡 / 75歲以上, column 個人曾上網 有 (sample = weighted count)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-moda-2025-internet-use-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. First year with 65-69 / 70-74 / 75+ split.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "41.4% of people aged 75 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2025 (60-64: 89.4%; all aged 12+: 90.3%) (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表A2-2 個人上網率及最近三個月上網情形\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2020-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "46.8% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 46.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "2020 (ROC year 109)",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in Taiwan who have ever used the internet (personal internet use rate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "個人上網率 46.8  50.6 51.6 51.5 63.3",
      "locator": "Report table 8-9 (p.172), row 個人上網率, column 109年",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-moda-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. No 2021 value in the table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2020-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "46.8% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2020-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2022-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "50.6% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2022, up from 46.8% in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 50.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "2022 (ROC year 111)",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in Taiwan who have ever used the internet (personal internet use rate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "個人上網率 46.8  50.6 51.6 51.5 63.3",
      "locator": "Report table 8-9 (p.172), row 個人上網率, column 111年",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-moda-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. No 2021 value in the table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2022-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "50.6% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2022, up from 46.8% in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2022-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2023-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "51.6% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2023, up from 46.8% in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 51.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "2023 (ROC year 112)",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in Taiwan who have ever used the internet (personal internet use rate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "個人上網率 46.8  50.6 51.6 51.5 63.3",
      "locator": "Report table 8-9 (p.172), row 個人上網率, column 112年",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-moda-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. No 2021 value in the table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2023-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "51.6% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2023, up from 46.8% in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2023-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2024-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "51.5% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2024, up from 46.8% in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 51.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "2024 (ROC year 113)",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in Taiwan who have ever used the internet (personal internet use rate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "個人上網率 46.8  50.6 51.6 51.5 63.3",
      "locator": "Report table 8-9 (p.172), row 個人上網率, column 113年",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-moda-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. No 2021 value in the table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2024-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "51.5% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2024, up from 46.8% in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2024-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2025-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "63.3% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2025, up from 46.8% in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 63.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Taiwan: have used the internet, 65+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "2025 (ROC year 114)",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in Taiwan who have ever used the internet (personal internet use rate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "個人上網率 46.8  50.6 51.6 51.5 63.3",
      "locator": "Report table 8-9 (p.172), row 個人上網率, column 114年",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-moda-internet-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. The 11.8-point jump in 2025 is flagged by the ministry as significant; 2025 was also the first year the 65+ group was split into finer bands. No 2021 value in the table.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "63.3% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan had used the internet in 2025, up from 46.8% in 2020 (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9 109-114年數位近用相關指標比較：65歲以上\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2025-household-internet-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "75.6% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan lived in a household with internet access in 2025, up from 63.3% in 2023, while only 63.3% used the internet themselves (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 75.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "75.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 65+ in Taiwan whose household has internet access (家戶連網率, households per 100)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 歲以上民眾的家戶連網率達 75.6%，但個人上網率僅有63.3%",
      "locator": "Report table 8-9 row 家戶連網率 (112年 63.3, 113年 65.0, 114年 75.6) and conclusions chapter",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-household-internet-65plus",
      "citation_text": "75.6% of people aged 65 and over in Taiwan lived in a household with internet access in 2025, up from 63.3% in 2023, while only 63.3% used the internet themselves (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 表8-9\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-household-internet-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2025-internet-use-70plus-sex-gap",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "13 to 15.6 percentage points was the gap by which men aged 70 and over in Taiwan outpaced women of the same age in internet use in 2025; below 70 the rates were about equal (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026).",
      "value": 15.6,
      "unit": "percentage points",
      "display_value": "15.6 points",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Difference in internet use rate between men and women aged 70+ in Taiwan",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "114年數位近用調查報告 摘要",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "男性網路使用率領先的情形主要發生於 70 歲以上世代，比同齡女性上網率高出了 13 至 15.6 個百分點",
      "locator": "Executive summary, gender analysis paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Telephone survey (landline and mobile) of residents aged 12+ in all 22 counties and cities, May-July 2025, 15,142 valid interviews, weighted. Personal internet use rate (個人上網率) = has ever used the internet. Value is the upper end of the stated range.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-70plus-sex-gap",
      "citation_text": "13 to 15.6 percentage points was the gap by which men aged 70 and over in Taiwan outpaced women of the same age in internet use in 2025; below 70 the rates were about equal (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2026). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"114年數位近用調查報告 摘要\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/18672). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2025-internet-use-70plus-sex-gap."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-twnic-2025-internet-use-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "53.8% of people aged 70 and over in Taiwan used the internet in 2025, up from 50.2% in 2024 (60-69: 85.0%) (Taiwan Network Information Center, 2025).",
      "value": 53.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "July-September 2025",
      "population": "Adults aged 70+ in Taiwan who use the internet (TWNIC telephone survey)",
      "sample_n": 168,
      "publisher": "Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC, 財團法人台灣網路資訊中心)",
      "source_title": "2025年台灣網路報告 表四-2 台灣民眾上網率在年齡方面的分布",
      "source_url": "https://report.twnic.tw/2025/assets/download/TWNIC_TaiwanInternetReport_2025_CH_all.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70 歲以上族群的上網率為 53.80%，較 2024 年調查的 50.20%略有上升",
      "locator": "Report p.23, text and table 四-2 (70歲以上 168 53.80%)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-twnic-internet-use-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of adults 18+, executed by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 28 July to 1 September 2025, 2,142 respondents, weighted. Internet use = time of last internet use (Q3). Count column (168) is the weighted number of users in the band.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-twnic-2025-internet-use-70plus",
      "citation_text": "53.8% of people aged 70 and over in Taiwan used the internet in 2025, up from 50.2% in 2024 (60-69: 85.0%) (Taiwan Network Information Center, 2025). Source: Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC, 財團法人台灣網路資訊中心), \"2025年台灣網路報告 表四-2 台灣民眾上網率在年齡方面的分布\" (https://report.twnic.tw/2025/assets/download/TWNIC_TaiwanInternetReport_2025_CH_all.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-twnic-2025-internet-use-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-twnic-2024-internet-use-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "50.2% of people aged 70 and over in Taiwan used the internet in 2024 (Taiwan Network Information Center, 2025).",
      "value": 50.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Adults aged 70+ in Taiwan who use the internet (TWNIC telephone survey)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC, 財團法人台灣網路資訊中心)",
      "source_title": "2025年台灣網路報告",
      "source_url": "https://report.twnic.tw/2025/assets/download/TWNIC_TaiwanInternetReport_2025_CH_all.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "較 2024 年調查的 50.20%略有上升",
      "locator": "2025 report p.23 (prior-year comparison)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "tw-twnic-internet-use-70plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of adults 18+, executed by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2024 wave, weighted. Internet use = time of last internet use (Q3).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-twnic-2024-internet-use-70plus",
      "citation_text": "50.2% of people aged 70 and over in Taiwan used the internet in 2024 (Taiwan Network Information Center, 2025). Source: Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC, 財團法人台灣網路資訊中心), \"2025年台灣網路報告\" (https://report.twnic.tw/2025/assets/download/TWNIC_TaiwanInternetReport_2025_CH_all.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-twnic-2024-internet-use-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-twnic-2025-mobile-broadband-70plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "51.8% of people aged 70 and over in Taiwan had a mobile phone number able to go online over 4G or 5G in 2025, against 80.1% of those aged 60-69 and 100% of those aged 18-29 (Taiwan Network Information Center, 2025).",
      "value": 51.77,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.77%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan",
      "period": "July-September 2025",
      "population": "Adults aged 70+ in Taiwan whose mobile number can access the internet via 4G/5G (excluding Wi-Fi)",
      "sample_n": 162,
      "publisher": "Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC, 財團法人台灣網路資訊中心)",
      "source_title": "2025年台灣網路報告 表四-11 台灣行動寬頻用戶普及率在年齡方面的分布",
      "source_url": "https://report.twnic.tw/2025/assets/download/TWNIC_TaiwanInternetReport_2025_CH_all.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70 歲以上民眾僅 51.77%使用行動寬頻上網",
      "locator": "Report p.36, table 四-11, row 70歲以上",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Dual-frame telephone survey (landline and mobile) of adults 18+, executed by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 28 July to 1 September 2025, 2,142 respondents, weighted. Internet use = time of last internet use (Q3).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-twnic-2025-mobile-broadband-70plus",
      "citation_text": "51.8% of people aged 70 and over in Taiwan had a mobile phone number able to go online over 4G or 5G in 2025, against 80.1% of those aged 60-69 and 100% of those aged 18-29 (Taiwan Network Information Center, 2025). Source: Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC, 財團法人台灣網路資訊中心), \"2025年台灣網路報告 表四-11 台灣行動寬頻用戶普及率在年齡方面的分布\" (https://report.twnic.tw/2025/assets/download/TWNIC_TaiwanInternetReport_2025_CH_all.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-twnic-2025-mobile-broadband-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "tw-moda-2022-smartphone-60plus-eight-counties",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "56 in 100 people aged 60 and over in eight lower-connectivity counties of Taiwan owned a smartphone in 2022, and 55.6% had ever used the internet (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2023).",
      "value": 56,
      "unit": "per 100 people",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Taiwan (Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi County, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Penghu)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "People aged 60+ in eight counties/cities with the lowest senior internet use, own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": 2417,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部)",
      "source_title": "111年資深公民數位發展調查報告",
      "source_url": "https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/6629",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "以全體受訪者換算，即八縣市資深公民中，每百人僅 56 人持有智 慧型手機",
      "locator": "Summary (摘要) point (二)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Regional survey (not national): about 300 interviews per county, 2,417 in the eight target counties. 70.1% use a mobile phone daily; of phone users 80 in 100 have a smartphone. Ever-used-internet rate 55.6% (45.2% in 2020).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2022-smartphone-60plus-eight-counties",
      "citation_text": "56 in 100 people aged 60 and over in eight lower-connectivity counties of Taiwan owned a smartphone in 2022, and 55.6% had ever used the internet (Ministry of Digital Affairs, 2023). Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (數位發展部), \"111年資深公民數位發展調查報告\" (https://moda.gov.tw/digital-affairs/digital-service/dv-survey/6629). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tw-moda-2022-smartphone-60plus-eight-counties."
    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2014-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "citation_text": "24.3% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2014 (Census and Statistics Department, 2017). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 62 (key indicators)\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302622017XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2014-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
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      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 75 published (press release, 26 May 2022)",
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      "quote": "73.0% of persons aged 65 and over had a smartphone in 2021, higher than the corresponding percentage (68.1%) in 2020",
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    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "73.0% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2021, up from 24.3% in 2014 (Census and Statistics Department, 2022). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 75 published (press release, 26 May 2022)\" (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202205/26/P2022052600224.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2022-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
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      "statement": "90.7% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2022, up from 24.3% in 2014 (Census and Statistics Department, 2023).",
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      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 77 published (press release, 30 May 2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202305/30/P2023053000276.htm",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "quote": "In 2022, 90.7% of persons aged 65 and over had a smartphone, higher than the corresponding percentage (68.1%) in 2020",
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      "series": "hk-csd-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2022-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "90.7% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2022, up from 24.3% in 2014 (Census and Statistics Department, 2023). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 77 published (press release, 30 May 2023)\" (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202305/30/P2023053000276.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2022-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
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      "statement": "88.0% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2023, up from 24.3% in 2014 (Census and Statistics Department, 2026).",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 86: Internet and Personal Computer Penetration",
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      "quote": "1 386.0 21.7 88.0 1 451.5 22.7 88.0 1 559.2 24.2 89.7",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "88.0% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2023, up from 24.3% in 2014 (Census and Statistics Department, 2026). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 86: Internet and Personal Computer Penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/wbr/B1130201/B11302012026XX03/att/en/B11302012026XX03.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
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    {
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2024-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "88.0% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2024, up from 24.3% in 2014 (Census and Statistics Department, 2026). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 86: Internet and Personal Computer Penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/wbr/B1130201/B11302012026XX03/att/en/B11302012026XX03.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2024-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
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      "quote": "a relatively smaller proportion of persons aged 10-14 (91.3%) and persons aged 65 and over (89.7%) had a smartphone",
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      "citation_text": "89.7% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2025, up from 24.3% in 2014 (Census and Statistics Department, 2026). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 86: Internet and Personal Computer Penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/wbr/B1130201/B11302012026XX03/att/en/B11302012026XX03.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2025-smartphone-owners-65plus-count",
      "citation_text": "1,559,200 people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2025, 24.2% of all smartphone holders aged 10+ (Census and Statistics Department, 2026). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 86: Internet and Personal Computer Penetration, Table 3.6\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/wbr/B1130201/B11302012026XX03/att/en/B11302012026XX03.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2025-smartphone-owners-65plus-count."
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      "citation_text": "74% of Singapore residents aged 60 and over owned a smartphone in 2017 (IMDA, 2023). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Singapore Digital Society Report 2023, Chart 3: Percentage of residents with smartphone ownership (2017-2022)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/imda/files/infocomm-media-landscape/research-and-statistics/singapore-digital-society-report/singapore-digital-society-report-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2017-smartphone-ownership-60plus."
    },
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      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population, household sampling frame of the Department of Statistics, interviewer-administered). Seniors = residents aged 60+. Value read from the data label of IMDA's chart image (saved as raw/asia-pacific/sg_internet_age.png). All residents 18+: 92, 94, 93, 91, 91, 95 for 2020-2025. Chart note: internet usage = used the internet in the past 3 months.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2022-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "78% of Singapore residents aged 60 and over used the internet in the three months before the 2022 survey, up from 73% in 2020 (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2022-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "sg-imda-2023-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "76% of Singapore residents aged 60 and over used the internet in the three months before the 2023 survey, up from 73% in 2020 (IMDA, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "Singapore",
      "period": "3 months before 2023 survey",
      "population": "Singapore residents aged 60+ who used the internet in the past 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA)",
      "source_title": "Digital Society statistics: Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)",
      "source_url": "https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society",
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      "published_at": "2026-05-25",
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      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population, household sampling frame of the Department of Statistics, interviewer-administered). Seniors = residents aged 60+. Value read from the data label of IMDA's chart image (saved as raw/asia-pacific/sg_internet_age.png). All residents 18+: 92, 94, 93, 91, 91, 95 for 2020-2025. Chart note: internet usage = used the internet in the past 3 months.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2023-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "76% of Singapore residents aged 60 and over used the internet in the three months before the 2023 survey, up from 73% in 2020 (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2023-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "sg-imda-2024-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "77% of Singapore residents aged 60 and over used the internet in the three months before the 2024 survey, up from 73% in 2020 (IMDA, 2026).",
      "value": 77,
      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "Singapore",
      "period": "3 months before 2024 survey",
      "population": "Singapore residents aged 60+ who used the internet in the past 3 months",
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      "publisher": "Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA)",
      "source_title": "Digital Society statistics: Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)",
      "source_url": "https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 | Age 60 and over | 2024 | 77%",
      "locator": "Chart image /assets/e795e491-6420-4770-9c27-d216b567347c on the IMDA Digital Society statistics page, Age 60 and over line, data label for 2024",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population, household sampling frame of the Department of Statistics, interviewer-administered). Seniors = residents aged 60+. Value read from the data label of IMDA's chart image (saved as raw/asia-pacific/sg_internet_age.png). All residents 18+: 92, 94, 93, 91, 91, 95 for 2020-2025. Chart note: internet usage = used the internet in the past 3 months.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2024-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "77% of Singapore residents aged 60 and over used the internet in the three months before the 2024 survey, up from 73% in 2020 (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2024-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "sg-imda-2025-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "85% of Singapore residents aged 60 and over used the internet in the three months before the 2025 survey, up from 73% in 2020 (IMDA, 2026).",
      "value": 85,
      "unit": "%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Singapore: used the internet in the last 3 months, 60+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Singapore",
      "period": "3 months before 2025 survey",
      "population": "Singapore residents aged 60+ who used the internet in the past 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA)",
      "source_title": "Digital Society statistics: Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)",
      "source_url": "https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 | Age 60 and over | 2025 | 85%",
      "locator": "Chart image /assets/e795e491-6420-4770-9c27-d216b567347c on the IMDA Digital Society statistics page, Age 60 and over line, data label for 2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "sg-imda-internet-use-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population, household sampling frame of the Department of Statistics, interviewer-administered). Seniors = residents aged 60+. Value read from the data label of IMDA's chart image (saved as raw/asia-pacific/sg_internet_age.png). All residents 18+: 92, 94, 93, 91, 91, 95 for 2020-2025. Chart note: internet usage = used the internet in the past 3 months.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2025-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "85% of Singapore residents aged 60 and over used the internet in the three months before the 2025 survey, up from 73% in 2020 (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Internet Usage by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2025-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "in-lasi-2017-18-household-mobile-phone",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "87.1% of Indian households with a member aged 45 or over had a mobile phone in 2017-18 (urban 93.6%, rural 84.1%) (International Institute for Population Sciences, LASI Wave 1, 2020).",
      "value": 87.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "87.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "India",
      "period": "2017-18",
      "population": "LASI age-eligible households in India (at least one member aged 45+) possessing a mobile phone (household measure)",
      "sample_n": 42949,
      "publisher": "International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Southern California",
      "source_title": "Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, 2017-18, India Report, Table 4.16",
      "source_url": "https://www.iipsindia.ac.in/sites/default/files/LASI_India_Report_2020_compressed.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Mobile Phones 84.1 93.6 87.1",
      "locator": "India Report p.103, Table 4.16 (columns Rural, Urban, Total)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household possession, not individual use by older adults. The newer MoSPI Comprehensive Modular Survey: Telecom 2025 has person-level age data, but its report sits on mospi.gov.in, which could not be reached from this environment.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#in-lasi-2017-18-household-mobile-phone",
      "citation_text": "87.1% of Indian households with a member aged 45 or over had a mobile phone in 2017-18 (urban 93.6%, rural 84.1%) (International Institute for Population Sciences, LASI Wave 1, 2020). Source: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Southern California, \"Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, 2017-18, India Report, Table 4.16\" (https://www.iipsindia.ac.in/sites/default/files/LASI_India_Report_2020_compressed.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#in-lasi-2017-18-household-mobile-phone."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2017-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "55.1% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2017 (65-74: 67.7%) (ACMA, 2026).",
      "value": 55.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "55.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "6 months to June 2017",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2017 | Selected = 0.5510",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2017",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-internet-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2017-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "55.1% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2017 (65-74: 67.7%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2017-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2018-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "45.4% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2018 (65-74: 71.0%) (ACMA, 2026).",
      "value": 45.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "45.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "6 months to June 2018",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2018 | Selected = 0.4535",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2018",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-internet-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2018-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "45.4% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2018 (65-74: 71.0%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2018-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "51.8% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2019 (65-74: 71.0%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "6 months to June 2019",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2019 | Selected = 0.5178",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2019",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "au-acma-internet-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "51.8% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2019 (65-74: 71.0%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2019-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2020-internet-use-75plus",
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      "statement": "89.9% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2020 (65-74: 98.8%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "display_label": null,
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      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2020 | Selected = 0.8990",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "89.9% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2020 (65-74: 98.8%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2020-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2021-internet-use-75plus",
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      "statement": "93.9% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2021 (65-74: 98.0%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
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      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2021 | Selected = 0.9386",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2021",
      "derived": false,
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      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2021-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "93.9% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2021 (65-74: 98.0%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2021-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2022-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "94.4% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2022 (65-74: 98.4%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "94.4%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "period": "6 months to June 2022",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2022 | Selected = 0.9436",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2022",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "au-acma-internet-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2022-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "94.4% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2022 (65-74: 98.4%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2022-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2023-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "95.3% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2023 (65-74: 99.6%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "6 months to June 2023",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2023 | Selected = 0.9528",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2023",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-internet-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2023-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "95.3% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2023 (65-74: 99.6%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2023-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "97.3% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2024 (65-74: 99.7%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "6 months to June 2024",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
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      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2024 | Selected = 0.9726",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-internet-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "97.3% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2024 (65-74: 99.7%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "98.6% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2025 (65-74: 99.7%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "98.6%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "period": "6 months to June 2025",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who accessed the internet using any device in the past 6 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5_NET. Accessed internet P6M using any device by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2025 | Selected = 0.9861",
      "locator": "How we use the internet data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5_NET. Acce by PBI BANNER', row Selected, column Age 75+ / Study year 2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-internet-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "98.6% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used the internet in the six months to June 2025 (65-74: 99.7%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5_NET by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2025-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2017-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "18.3% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2017 (65-74: 41.5%) (ACMA, 2026).",
      "value": 18.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "18.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "6 months to June 2017",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who used a mobile phone to access the internet in the past 6 months (all adults 75+ in the base)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2017 | Mobile phone = 0.1834",
      "locator": "Data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5. Devices  by PBI BANNER', row Mobile phone, column Age 75+ / Study year 2017",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2017-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "18.3% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2017 (65-74: 41.5%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2017-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2018-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "23.7% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2018, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 50.8%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "6 months to June 2018",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who used a mobile phone to access the internet in the past 6 months (all adults 75+ in the base)",
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      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2018 | Mobile phone = 0.2373",
      "locator": "Data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5. Devices  by PBI BANNER', row Mobile phone, column Age 75+ / Study year 2018",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2018-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "23.7% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2018, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 50.8%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2018-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "29.6% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2019, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 49.7%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2019 | Mobile phone = 0.2959",
      "locator": "Data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5. Devices  by PBI BANNER', row Mobile phone, column Age 75+ / Study year 2019",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2019-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "29.6% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2019, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 49.7%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2019-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2020-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
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      "statement": "60.7% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2020, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 84.2%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2020 | Mobile phone = 0.6074",
      "locator": "Data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5. Devices  by PBI BANNER', row Mobile phone, column Age 75+ / Study year 2020",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2020-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "60.7% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2020, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 84.2%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2020-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2021-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2021 | Mobile phone = 0.7057",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
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      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2021-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "70.6% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2021, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 83.1%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2021-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2022-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
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      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
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      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2022 | Mobile phone = 0.7223",
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      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
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      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2022-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "72.2% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2022, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 90.3%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2022-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2023-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
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      "statement": "77.4% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2023, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 91.1%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2023 | Mobile phone = 0.7744",
      "locator": "Data tables (xlsx), sheet 'QD5. Devices  by PBI BANNER', row Mobile phone, column Age 75+ / Study year 2023",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2023-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "77.4% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2023, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 91.1%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2023-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2024-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
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      "statement": "83.9% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2024, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 94.8%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2024 | Mobile phone = 0.8390",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
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      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "83.9% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2024, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 94.8%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "88.1% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2025, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 96.8%) (ACMA, 2026).",
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      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QD5. Devices used to access the internet in the past 6 months by PBI BANNER | 75+ | Study year 2025 | Mobile phone = 0.8808",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-acma-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Data tables published with the interactive report https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2026-02/report/communications-and-media-australia-how-we-use-internet (fetched through a headless browser because the site blocks scripted downloads). ACMA annual consumer survey run by the Social Research Centre on its Life in Australia panel (members recruited by phone; probability-based), supplemented in 2025 by a non-probability online panel; weighted. The large jump between 2019 and 2020 for older groups points to a change in survey design; ACMA does not explain it, so compare within 2020-2025. ACMA executive summary: 'usage among this group jumped to 88% in 2025, a substantial increase from 18% in 2017.'",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "88.1% of Australian adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone to go online in the six months to June 2025, up from 18.3% in 2017 (65-74: 96.8%) (ACMA, 2026). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet (data tables), sheet QD5 Devices by PBI BANNER\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20data%20tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-adii-2025-digitally-excluded-75plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "66.5% of Australians aged 75 and over were digitally excluded or highly excluded in 2025, against 20.6% of all Australians (Australian Digital Inclusion Index, 2025).",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Australians aged 75+ whose Australian Digital Inclusion Index score falls in the excluded or highly excluded band (access, affordability and digital ability combined)",
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      "publisher": "Australian Digital Inclusion Index (RMIT University, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Swinburne University of Technology, with Telstra)",
      "source_title": "The 2025 findings: Australian Digital Inclusion Index",
      "source_url": "https://digitalinclusionindex.org.au/the-2025-findings/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Rates of exclusion are much higher for people aged 75+ years (66.5%), those who did not complete secondary school (54.5%), public housing residents (45.2%) and First Nations people (40.9%).",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Academic index based on the Australian Internet Usage Survey (methodology published by ADII); Telstra is a founding partner, so treat as primary research with an industry partner. Since 2023 the Digital Ability score of the 75+ group rose 18.2 points.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-adii-2025-digitally-excluded-75plus",
      "citation_text": "66.5% of Australians aged 75 and over were digitally excluded or highly excluded in 2025, against 20.6% of all Australians (Australian Digital Inclusion Index, 2025). Source: Australian Digital Inclusion Index (RMIT University, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Swinburne University of Technology, with Telstra), \"The 2025 findings: Australian Digital Inclusion Index\" (https://digitalinclusionindex.org.au/the-2025-findings/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-adii-2025-digitally-excluded-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "benge-2025-digital-technology-use-cognitive-impairment-or-0-42",
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      "statement": "An odds ratio of 0.42 for cognitive impairment (95% CI 0.35-0.52) was associated with digital technology use among adults over 50, in a meta-analysis of 57 observational studies covering 411,430 people with a mean baseline age of 68.7 (Benge and Scullin, Nature Human Behaviour, 2025).",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-04-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Use of digital technologies was associated with reduced risk of cognitive impairment (OR = 0.42, 95% CI 0.35-0.52) and reduced time-dependent rates of cognitive decline (HR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.66-0.84).",
      "locator": "Abstract (Europe PMC, PMID 40229575; open access PMC12333551)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Association, not proof of cause: the authors call for work testing 'bidirectional causal interpretations' (people with better cognition may use more technology). Results held after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, health and cognitive-reserve proxies and in the highest-quality studies. 136 papers met inclusion; 57 entered the OR/HR meta-analysis.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#benge-2025-digital-technology-use-cognitive-impairment-or-0-42",
      "citation_text": "An odds ratio of 0.42 for cognitive impairment (95% CI 0.35-0.52) was associated with digital technology use among adults over 50, in a meta-analysis of 57 observational studies covering 411,430 people with a mean baseline age of 68.7 (Benge and Scullin, Nature Human Behaviour, 2025). Source: Nature Human Behaviour (Springer Nature), \"A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging\" (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02159-9). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#benge-2025-digital-technology-use-cognitive-impairment-or-0-42."
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    {
      "id": "benge-2025-digital-technology-use-cognitive-decline-hr-0-74",
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      "statement": "A hazard ratio of 0.74 for cognitive decline over time (95% CI 0.66-0.84) was associated with digital technology use among adults over 50, in the same 57-study meta-analysis (Benge and Scullin, Nature Human Behaviour, 2025).",
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      "quote": "Use of digital technologies was associated with reduced risk of cognitive impairment (OR = 0.42, 95% CI 0.35-0.52) and reduced time-dependent rates of cognitive decline (HR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.66-0.84).",
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      "notes": "Observational association. sample_n is the total across all 57 pooled studies, not only the time-to-event studies.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#benge-2025-digital-technology-use-cognitive-decline-hr-0-74",
      "citation_text": "A hazard ratio of 0.74 for cognitive decline over time (95% CI 0.66-0.84) was associated with digital technology use among adults over 50, in the same 57-study meta-analysis (Benge and Scullin, Nature Human Behaviour, 2025). Source: Nature Human Behaviour (Springer Nature), \"A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging\" (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02159-9). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#benge-2025-digital-technology-use-cognitive-decline-hr-0-74."
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    {
      "id": "cho-2023-hrs-regular-internet-use-dementia-hr-0-57",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A hazard ratio of 0.57 for dementia (95% CI 0.46-0.71), about half the risk, was associated with regular internet use among 18,154 dementia-free US adults aged 50 to 64.9 followed for a median 7.9 years in the Health and Retirement Study (Cho et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2023).",
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      "unit": "cause-specific hazard ratio (dementia, regular vs non-regular internet users)",
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      "source_title": "Internet usage and the prospective risk of dementia: A population-based cohort study",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18394",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2023-05-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "In 18,154 adults, regular internet usage was associated with approximately half the risk of dementia compared to non-regular usage, CHR (cause-specific hazard ratio) = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.46-0.71.",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 37132331)",
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Held after adjusting for self-selection into internet use (CHR 0.54) and for early signs of cognitive decline at baseline (CHR 0.62). Daily hours showed a U-shape: lowest risk at 0.1-2 hours a day, but non-significant. Observational.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cho-2023-hrs-regular-internet-use-dementia-hr-0-57",
      "citation_text": "A hazard ratio of 0.57 for dementia (95% CI 0.46-0.71), about half the risk, was associated with regular internet use among 18,154 dementia-free US adults aged 50 to 64.9 followed for a median 7.9 years in the Health and Retirement Study (Cho et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2023). Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley), \"Internet usage and the prospective risk of dementia: A population-based cohort study\" (https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18394). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cho-2023-hrs-regular-internet-use-dementia-hr-0-57."
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    {
      "id": "dorsi-2018-elsa-internet-use-dementia-hr-0-60",
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      "statement": "A 40% lower risk of dementia over about ten years (hazard ratio 0.60, 95% CI 0.42-0.85) was associated with internet use among 8,238 dementia-free adults aged 50 and over in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (d'Orsi et al., Aging & Mental Health, 2018).",
      "value": 0.6,
      "unit": "hazard ratio (incident dementia, internet users vs non-users)",
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      "period": "baseline 2002-2004; dementia assessed 2006-2012",
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      "source_title": "Is use of the internet in midlife associated with lower dementia incidence? Results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1360840",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-08-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "After full multivariable adjustment for potential confounding factors, baseline internet use was associated with a 40% reduction in dementia risk assessed between 2006-2012 (HR = 0.60 CI: 0.42-0.85; p < 0.05).",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 28795579; PMC6127001)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "301 incident dementia cases (5.01%). Observational; the authors say further studies are needed on causal mechanisms. Published online 2017-08-10, issue 2018.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dorsi-2018-elsa-internet-use-dementia-hr-0-60",
      "citation_text": "A 40% lower risk of dementia over about ten years (hazard ratio 0.60, 95% CI 0.42-0.85) was associated with internet use among 8,238 dementia-free adults aged 50 and over in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (d'Orsi et al., Aging & Mental Health, 2018). Source: Aging & Mental Health (Taylor & Francis), \"Is use of the internet in midlife associated with lower dementia incidence? Results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing\" (https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1360840). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dorsi-2018-elsa-internet-use-dementia-hr-0-60."
    },
    {
      "id": "almeida-2012-hims-computer-use-dementia-hr-0-62",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A hazard ratio of 0.62 for a dementia diagnosis (95% CI 0.47-0.81) was associated with computer use among 5,506 community-dwelling men aged 69 to 87 in Western Australia followed for up to 8.5 years (Almeida et al., PLOS ONE, 2012).",
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      "unit": "hazard ratio (dementia diagnosis, computer users vs non-users)",
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      "source_title": "Older men who use computers have lower risk of dementia",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2012-08-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The hazard ratio (HR) of dementia was lower among computer users than non-users (HR = 0.62, 95%CI = 0.47-0.81, after adjustment for age, educational attainment, size of social network, and presence of depression or of significant clinical morbidity).",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 22937167; PMC3429429)",
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      "notes": "33.7% (1,857/5,506) used computers. HR fell with frequency of use (0.68 less than weekly, 0.61 weekly, 0.59 daily) and was 0.66 after adjusting for baseline MMSE. The authors say randomised trials are needed to test causality.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#almeida-2012-hims-computer-use-dementia-hr-0-62",
      "citation_text": "A hazard ratio of 0.62 for a dementia diagnosis (95% CI 0.47-0.81) was associated with computer use among 5,506 community-dwelling men aged 69 to 87 in Western Australia followed for up to 8.5 years (Almeida et al., PLOS ONE, 2012). Source: PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), \"Older men who use computers have lower risk of dementia\" (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044239). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#almeida-2012-hims-computer-use-dementia-hr-0-62."
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    {
      "id": "raichlen-2022-uk-biobank-computer-time-dementia-hr-0-85",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A hazard ratio of 0.85 for dementia (95% CI 0.81-0.90) was associated with leisure time spent using a computer among 146,651 UK Biobank participants aged 60 and over followed for a mean 11.9 years, while TV time carried a higher risk (Raichlen et al., PNAS, 2022).",
      "value": 0.85,
      "unit": "hazard ratio (incident dementia, per unit of leisure computer time)",
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      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "mean follow-up 11.87 years",
      "population": "UK Biobank participants aged 60+ without dementia (mean age 64.6)",
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      "publisher": "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)",
      "source_title": "Leisure-time sedentary behaviors are differentially associated with all-cause dementia regardless of engagement in physical activity",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2206931119",
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      "published_at": "2022-08-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "time spent using a computer was associated with decreased risk of incident dementia (HR [95% CI] = 0.85 [0.81 to 0.90])",
      "locator": "Abstract (Europe PMC, PMID 35994664; PMC9436362)",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same abstract: TV time HR 1.24 (1.15 to 1.32) for incident dementia. 3,507 dementia cases. Computer use here is desktop/laptop leisure use, not smartphones; observational.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#raichlen-2022-uk-biobank-computer-time-dementia-hr-0-85",
      "citation_text": "A hazard ratio of 0.85 for dementia (95% CI 0.81-0.90) was associated with leisure time spent using a computer among 146,651 UK Biobank participants aged 60 and over followed for a mean 11.9 years, while TV time carried a higher risk (Raichlen et al., PNAS, 2022). Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), \"Leisure-time sedentary behaviors are differentially associated with all-cause dementia regardless of engagement in physical activity\" (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2206931119). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#raichlen-2022-uk-biobank-computer-time-dementia-hr-0-85."
    },
    {
      "id": "byeon-2026-digital-exclusion-cognitive-decline-or-1-03-not-significant",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "An odds ratio of 1.03 (95% CI 0.92-1.15), not statistically significant, linked social isolation or digital exclusion with cognitive decline in three pooled longitudinal cohorts of community-dwelling older adults (Byeon, Medicine, 2026).",
      "value": 1.03,
      "unit": "pooled odds ratio (cognitive decline; not significant)",
      "display_value": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "North America, Europe and Asia (meta-analysis)",
      "period": "studies published since 2000",
      "population": "community-dwelling older adults in 3 longitudinal cohorts (11-study meta-analysis)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Medicine (Wolters Kluwer)",
      "source_title": "The impact of social isolation and digital exclusion on mental and physical health in older adults: A meta-analysis",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000046010",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cognitive decline, assessed in 3 longitudinal cohorts, showed a nonsignificant pooled OR of 1.03 (95% CI: 0.92-1.15).",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 41578462; PMC12851645)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Counterweight to the dementia studies: exposure combines social isolation and digital exclusion; only three cohorts pooled (I2 = 55%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#byeon-2026-digital-exclusion-cognitive-decline-or-1-03-not-significant",
      "citation_text": "An odds ratio of 1.03 (95% CI 0.92-1.15), not statistically significant, linked social isolation or digital exclusion with cognitive decline in three pooled longitudinal cohorts of community-dwelling older adults (Byeon, Medicine, 2026). Source: Medicine (Wolters Kluwer), \"The impact of social isolation and digital exclusion on mental and physical health in older adults: A meta-analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000046010). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#byeon-2026-digital-exclusion-cognitive-decline-or-1-03-not-significant."
    },
    {
      "id": "byeon-2026-isolation-digital-exclusion-depression-or-1-60",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "60% higher odds of depression (pooled odds ratio 1.60, 95% CI 1.39-1.84) were found among socially isolated or digitally excluded older adults, pooling analyses of about 111,784 participants (Byeon, Medicine, 2026).",
      "value": 1.6,
      "unit": "pooled odds ratio (depression)",
      "display_value": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "North America, Europe and Asia (meta-analysis)",
      "period": "studies published since 2000",
      "population": "community-dwelling older adults (11 studies; about 111,784 in depression analyses)",
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      "publisher": "Medicine (Wolters Kluwer)",
      "source_title": "The impact of social isolation and digital exclusion on mental and physical health in older adults: A meta-analysis",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000046010",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "For depression risk, the pooled OR from analyses of approximately 1,11,784 participants was 1.60 (95% CI: 1.39-1.84, P < .001). This indicates a 60% higher likelihood of depressive symptoms among socially or digitally disconnected seniors.",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 41578462)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The abstract writes 1,11,784 (Indian digit grouping) for 111,784. Exposure combines social isolation and digital exclusion; I2 = 43%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#byeon-2026-isolation-digital-exclusion-depression-or-1-60",
      "citation_text": "60% higher odds of depression (pooled odds ratio 1.60, 95% CI 1.39-1.84) were found among socially isolated or digitally excluded older adults, pooling analyses of about 111,784 participants (Byeon, Medicine, 2026). Source: Medicine (Wolters Kluwer), \"The impact of social isolation and digital exclusion on mental and physical health in older adults: A meta-analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000046010). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#byeon-2026-isolation-digital-exclusion-depression-or-1-60."
    },
    {
      "id": "gu-2026-smart-device-use-depression-or-0-68",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "An odds ratio of 0.676 for depression (95% CI 0.613-0.745) was associated with digital smart device use among older adults, in a three-level meta-analysis of observational studies published 2014-2025 (Gu et al., BMC Public Health, 2026).",
      "value": 0.676,
      "unit": "pooled odds ratio (depression, device users vs non-users)",
      "display_value": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)",
      "period": "studies published 2014-2025",
      "population": "older adults in 24 observational studies (28 reviewed; 23 cross-sectional, 5 cohort)",
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      "publisher": "BMC Public Health (Springer Nature)",
      "source_title": "Association between digital smart device use and depression among older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27433-x",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "For binary outcomes, device use was associated with a decreased risk of depression (OR = 0.676, 95% CI: 0.613, 0.745, p < 0.001).",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 42106663; PMC13330471)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Mostly cross-sectional studies; publication bias detected (p < 0.001) though trim-and-fill kept the result significant. Not modified by age, design, region or year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gu-2026-smart-device-use-depression-or-0-68",
      "citation_text": "An odds ratio of 0.676 for depression (95% CI 0.613-0.745) was associated with digital smart device use among older adults, in a three-level meta-analysis of observational studies published 2014-2025 (Gu et al., BMC Public Health, 2026). Source: BMC Public Health (Springer Nature), \"Association between digital smart device use and depression among older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27433-x). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gu-2026-smart-device-use-depression-or-0-68."
    },
    {
      "id": "yan-2024-internet-exclusion-depressive-symptoms-five-cohorts",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "Odds ratios of 1.13 to 1.55 for depressive symptoms were found among adults aged 60 and over who did not use the internet, across five national cohorts in 32 countries (US 1.13, England 1.22, continental Europe 1.55, China 1.49, Mexico 1.48; 129,847 people, 2010-2020) (Yan et al., eClinicalMedicine, 2024).",
      "value": 1.13,
      "unit": "odds ratio (depressive symptoms, internet-excluded vs users; lowest of five cohorts, range 1.13-1.55)",
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      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "32 countries (HRS US, ELSA England, SHARE Europe, CHARLS China, MHAS Mexico)",
      "period": "2010-2020",
      "population": "adults aged 60+ in five nationally representative longitudinal cohorts",
      "sample_n": 129847,
      "publisher": "eClinicalMedicine (The Lancet)",
      "source_title": "Association between internet exclusion and depressive symptoms among older adults: panel data analysis of five longitudinal cohort studies",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102767",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Internet exclusion was significantly associated with depressive symptoms across all cohort studies: HRS (OR = 1.13, 95% CI 1.07-1.20), ELSA (OR = 1.22, 95% CI 1.11-1.34), SHARE (OR = 1.55, 95% CI 1.47-1.62)",
      "locator": "Abstract, Findings (Europe PMC, PMID 39188711; PMC11345591)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same abstract: CHARLS OR 1.49 (1.26-1.77); MHAS OR 1.48 (1.39-1.58). Pooled share of internet exclusion: 46.0% HRS, 32.6% ELSA, 54.8% SHARE, 92.3% CHARLS, 65.3% MHAS. Adjusted for a DAG-based set incl. co-residence with children, cognition and function. Observational.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#yan-2024-internet-exclusion-depressive-symptoms-five-cohorts",
      "citation_text": "Odds ratios of 1.13 to 1.55 for depressive symptoms were found among adults aged 60 and over who did not use the internet, across five national cohorts in 32 countries (US 1.13, England 1.22, continental Europe 1.55, China 1.49, Mexico 1.48; 129,847 people, 2010-2020) (Yan et al., eClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: eClinicalMedicine (The Lancet), \"Association between internet exclusion and depressive symptoms among older adults: panel data analysis of five longitudinal cohort studies\" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102767). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#yan-2024-internet-exclusion-depressive-symptoms-five-cohorts."
    },
    {
      "id": "luo-2025-internet-use-depressive-symptoms-23-countries",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A pooled average marginal effect of -0.09 on depressive symptoms (95% CI -0.12 to -0.07) was associated with internet use among 87,559 adults aged 50 and over in 23 countries, alongside higher life satisfaction and better self-rated health (Luo, Yip and Zhang, Nature Human Behaviour, 2025).",
      "value": -0.09,
      "unit": "pooled average marginal effect (depressive symptoms)",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "23 countries",
      "period": "national ageing surveys (see paper)",
      "population": "adults aged 50+ in harmonised national ageing surveys",
      "sample_n": 87559,
      "publisher": "Nature Human Behaviour (Springer Nature)",
      "source_title": "Positive association between Internet use and mental health among adults aged >=50 years in 23 countries",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02048-7",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "abstract-only",
      "published_at": "2024-11-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Internet use was associated with fewer depressive symptoms (pooled average marginal effect (AME), -0.09; 95% confidence interval (CI), -0.12 to -0.07), higher life satisfaction (pooled AME, 0.07; 95% CI, 0.05 to 0.10)",
      "locator": "Abstract (Europe PMC, PMID 39558112)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Published online 2024-11-18; issue 9(1) 2025. In the US and England the association held across genetic risk groups; more frequent use was linked to better mental health in the US, England and China.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#luo-2025-internet-use-depressive-symptoms-23-countries",
      "citation_text": "A pooled average marginal effect of -0.09 on depressive symptoms (95% CI -0.12 to -0.07) was associated with internet use among 87,559 adults aged 50 and over in 23 countries, alongside higher life satisfaction and better self-rated health (Luo, Yip and Zhang, Nature Human Behaviour, 2025). Source: Nature Human Behaviour (Springer Nature), \"Positive association between Internet use and mental health among adults aged >=50 years in 23 countries\" (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02048-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#luo-2025-internet-use-depressive-symptoms-23-countries."
    },
    {
      "id": "cotten-2014-hrs-internet-use-depression-one-third-lower",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A one-third (about 33%) lower probability of a depressed state was associated with internet use among 3,075 retired US adults followed over four Health and Retirement Study waves (2002-2008), with the largest reduction among people living alone (Cotten et al., Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2014).",
      "value": 33,
      "unit": "% lower probability of a depressed state (CES-D)",
      "display_value": "33%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2002-2008 (four HRS waves)",
      "population": "retired US adults in the Health and Retirement Study (12,300 observations)",
      "sample_n": 3075,
      "publisher": "Journals of Gerontology Series B (Oxford University Press)",
      "source_title": "Internet use and depression among retired older adults in the United States: a longitudinal analysis",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbu018",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "abstract-only",
      "published_at": "2014-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Our dynamic probit model indicates that for retired older adults in the United States, Internet use was found to reduce the probability of a depressed state by about 33%.",
      "locator": "Abstract, Discussion (Europe PMC, PMID 24671896)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Living-alone breakdown, same abstract: 'Number of people in the household partially mediates this relationship, with the reduction in depression largest for people living alone.' The authors use causal wording; the design is observational (dynamic probit, matched sample).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cotten-2014-hrs-internet-use-depression-one-third-lower",
      "citation_text": "A one-third (about 33%) lower probability of a depressed state was associated with internet use among 3,075 retired US adults followed over four Health and Retirement Study waves (2002-2008), with the largest reduction among people living alone (Cotten et al., Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2014). Source: Journals of Gerontology Series B (Oxford University Press), \"Internet use and depression among retired older adults in the United States: a longitudinal analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbu018). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cotten-2014-hrs-internet-use-depression-one-third-lower."
    },
    {
      "id": "teo-2019-hrs-video-chat-users-depressive-symptoms-6-9pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "6.9% of older adults who used video chat had depressive symptoms two years later, about half the 13.1% among those who used no communication technology, in a nationally representative US cohort of 1,424 adults (mean age 64.8); email, social media and instant messaging showed no such link (Teo et al., American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2019).",
      "value": 6.9,
      "unit": "% with depressive symptoms at 2-year follow-up (video chat users)",
      "display_value": "6.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Health and Retirement Study 2012 and 2014",
      "population": "community-residing adults (mean age 64.8)",
      "sample_n": 1424,
      "publisher": "American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Elsevier)",
      "source_title": "Using Skype to Beat the Blues: Longitudinal Data from a National Representative Sample",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.10.014",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "abstract-only",
      "published_at": "2018-10-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Compared to non-users (13.1%, 95% CI: 9.5-16.7%) or those who used only email (14.3%, 95% CI: 10.1-18.5%), users of video chat had approximately half the probability of depressive symptoms (6.9%, 95% CI: 3.5-10.3%",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 30442532)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "17.9% (255) used video chat; 39.6% used no communication technology. Observational cohort. Published online 2018-10-29; issue 2019.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#teo-2019-hrs-video-chat-users-depressive-symptoms-6-9pct",
      "citation_text": "6.9% of older adults who used video chat had depressive symptoms two years later, about half the 13.1% among those who used no communication technology, in a nationally representative US cohort of 1,424 adults (mean age 64.8); email, social media and instant messaging showed no such link (Teo et al., American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2019). Source: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Elsevier), \"Using Skype to Beat the Blues: Longitudinal Data from a National Representative Sample\" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.10.014). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#teo-2019-hrs-video-chat-users-depressive-symptoms-6-9pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "teo-2015-hrs-in-person-contact-depression-11-5pct-phone-contact-no-link",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "11.5% of adults aged 50 and over who saw their children, other family and friends in person only every few months or less had clinically significant depressive symptoms two years later, versus 8.1% with monthly in-person contact; how often they talked by phone or wrote did not predict depression (Teo et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2015).",
      "value": 11.5,
      "unit": "% with depressive symptoms 2 years later (in-person contact every few months or less)",
      "display_value": "11.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Health and Retirement Study 2004-2010",
      "population": "adults aged 50+ in the Health and Retirement Study",
      "sample_n": 11065,
      "publisher": "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley)",
      "source_title": "Does Mode of Contact with Different Types of Social Relationships Predict Depression in Older Adults? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13667",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-10-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "in-person social contact every few months or less with children, other family, and friends had a significantly higher probability of clinically significant depressive symptoms 2 years later (11.5%) than those having in-person contact once or twice per month (8.1%",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 26437566; PMC5527991)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone finding, same abstract: 'Probability of having depressive symptoms steadily increased as frequency of in-person-but not telephone or written or e-mail contact-decreased.' Weekly in-person contact: 7.3%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#teo-2015-hrs-in-person-contact-depression-11-5pct-phone-contact-no-link",
      "citation_text": "11.5% of adults aged 50 and over who saw their children, other family and friends in person only every few months or less had clinically significant depressive symptoms two years later, versus 8.1% with monthly in-person contact; how often they talked by phone or wrote did not predict depression (Teo et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2015). Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley), \"Does Mode of Contact with Different Types of Social Relationships Predict Depression in Older Adults? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey\" (https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13667). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#teo-2015-hrs-in-person-contact-depression-11-5pct-phone-contact-no-link."
    },
    {
      "id": "yu-2021-hrs-internet-use-loneliness-total-effect",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "Loneliness scores 0.060 points lower on a 0-2 scale over eight years were associated with internet use among older adults in the US Health and Retirement Study (2006-2014), with 0.025 points of that running through more contact with family and friends (Yu, Wu and Chi, Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2021).",
      "value": -0.06,
      "unit": "points on a 0-2 loneliness scale (total effect of internet use)",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "HRS waves 2006, 2010 and 2014",
      "population": "older adults in the Health and Retirement Study",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Journals of Gerontology Series B (Oxford University Press)",
      "source_title": "Internet Use and Loneliness of Older Adults Over Time: The Mediating Effect of Social Contact",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa004",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "abstract-only",
      "published_at": "2021-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "On a scale ranges from 0 to 2 (0 = never lonely, 2 = often lonely), the total effect of internet use on loneliness was -0.060, and the mediated effect was -0.025.",
      "locator": "Abstract, Results (Europe PMC, PMID 31942629)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "A small effect in absolute terms (3-item UCLA scale, 0 never lonely to 2 often lonely). Observational hierarchical linear models; the authors frame internet use as a possible tool via maintained contact.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#yu-2021-hrs-internet-use-loneliness-total-effect",
      "citation_text": "Loneliness scores 0.060 points lower on a 0-2 scale over eight years were associated with internet use among older adults in the US Health and Retirement Study (2006-2014), with 0.025 points of that running through more contact with family and friends (Yu, Wu and Chi, Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2021). Source: Journals of Gerontology Series B (Oxford University Press), \"Internet Use and Loneliness of Older Adults Over Time: The Mediating Effect of Social Contact\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa004). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#yu-2021-hrs-internet-use-loneliness-total-effect."
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    {
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      "statement": "A mean difference of -0.44 points on the 20-80 UCLA Loneliness Scale at three months (95% CI -3.28 to 2.41): video-call interventions made little to no difference to loneliness compared with usual care in three trials with 201 older nursing-home residents, and the evidence is very uncertain (Noone et al., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "video calls may result in little to no difference in scores on the UCLA Loneliness Scale compared to usual care at three months (mean difference (MD) -0.44, 95% confidence interval (CI) -3.28 to 2.41; 3 studies; 201 participants)",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Trial evidence contrasts with the observational studies: certainty downgraded three levels (study limitations, imprecision, indirectness). No included study measured social isolation. None ran during COVID-19.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#noone-2020-cochrane-video-calls-loneliness-little-or-no-difference",
      "citation_text": "A mean difference of -0.44 points on the 20-80 UCLA Loneliness Scale at three months (95% CI -3.28 to 2.41): video-call interventions made little to no difference to loneliness compared with usual care in three trials with 201 older nursing-home residents, and the evidence is very uncertain (Noone et al., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020). Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane/Wiley), \"Video calls for reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people: a rapid review\" (https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013632). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#noone-2020-cochrane-video-calls-loneliness-little-or-no-difference."
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    {
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      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A standardised mean difference of 0.02 (95% CI -0.36 to 0.40) at three months showed no significant effect of digital technology interventions on loneliness compared with usual care, pooling trials with older adults whose average age was 73 to 78 (Shah et al., Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The overall effect estimates showed no statistically significant difference in the effectiveness of DTIs compared with that of usual care or non-DTIs at follow-up at 3 months (SMD 0.02; 95% CI -0.36 to 0.40; P=.92)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Also no significant effect at 4 months (SMD -1.11) or 6 months (SMD -0.11). Evidence quality very low to moderate.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#shah-2021-digital-interventions-loneliness-no-significant-effect",
      "citation_text": "A standardised mean difference of 0.02 (95% CI -0.36 to 0.40) at three months showed no significant effect of digital technology interventions on loneliness compared with usual care, pooling trials with older adults whose average age was 73 to 78 (Shah et al., Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021). Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR Publications), \"Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Digital Technology Interventions to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.2196/24712). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#shah-2021-digital-interventions-loneliness-no-significant-effect."
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    {
      "id": "ren-2023-internet-use-mortality-shr-0-67",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A subdistribution hazard ratio of 0.67 for death (95% CI 0.52-0.86) was found for internet users compared with the digitally excluded among 104,422 adults aged 50 and over in cohorts from China, Mexico, the United States and Europe (Ren et al., Globalization and Health, 2023).",
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      "unit": "pooled subdistribution hazard ratio (death, internet users vs digitally excluded)",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "source_title": "Internet use, cardiometabolic multimorbidity, and death in older adults: a multi-cohort study spanning developing and developed countries",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-023-00984-z",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-11-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Internet users (vs. digital exclusion) were at lower risks of diabetes, stroke, and death, with pooled sHRs (95% CIs) of 0.83 (0.74-0.93), 0.81 (0.71-0.92), and 0.67 (0.52-0.86), respectively, which remained significant in sensitivity analyses.",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Observational; partly mediated by fewer depressive symptoms and stronger in higher-socioeconomic groups and women; some cardiometabolic hazards were seen for under-65s, men, single people and low-SES groups. The authors' conclusion uses causal wording the design cannot support.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ren-2023-internet-use-mortality-shr-0-67",
      "citation_text": "A subdistribution hazard ratio of 0.67 for death (95% CI 0.52-0.86) was found for internet users compared with the digitally excluded among 104,422 adults aged 50 and over in cohorts from China, Mexico, the United States and Europe (Ren et al., Globalization and Health, 2023). Source: Globalization and Health (BMC, Springer Nature), \"Internet use, cardiometabolic multimorbidity, and death in older adults: a multi-cohort study spanning developing and developed countries\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-023-00984-z). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ren-2023-internet-use-mortality-shr-0-67."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2021-telemedicine-use-65plus-43-3pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "43.3% of US adults aged 65 and over had a medical appointment by video or phone in the past 12 months in 2021, the highest of any age group (all adults 37.0%; ages 18-29 29.4%) (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2022).",
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      "source_title": "Telemedicine Use Among Adults: United States, 2021 (NCHS Data Brief No. 445)",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db445.htm",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The percentage of adults who used telemedicine increased with age, from 29.4% among adults aged 18–29 to 43.3% among adults aged 65 and over.",
      "locator": "Key findings and Figure 1 text (PDF https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db445.pdf, p. 1-2)",
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      "notes": "Measure counts phone appointments as telemedicine, so it is not a video-only or smartphone measure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2021-telemedicine-use-65plus-43-3pct",
      "citation_text": "43.3% of US adults aged 65 and over had a medical appointment by video or phone in the past 12 months in 2021, the highest of any age group (all adults 37.0%; ages 18-29 29.4%) (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2022). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC), \"Telemedicine Use Among Adults: United States, 2021 (NCHS Data Brief No. 445)\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db445.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2021-telemedicine-use-65plus-43-3pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2022-telemedicine-use-65plus-30-6pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "30.6% of US adults aged 65 and older used telemedicine (a medical appointment by video or phone) in the past 12 months in 2022, down from 43.3% in 2021 (all adults 30.1%) (NCHS, National Health Statistics Reports No. 205, 2024).",
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      "published_at": "2024-06-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and older ... 43.3 (42.0–44.6) 130.6 (29.4–31.8)",
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      "series": "us-nchs-telemedicine-65plus",
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      "notes": "Text: adults ages 30-44, 45-64 and 65 and older were all significantly less likely to use telemedicine in 2022 than 2021.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2022-telemedicine-use-65plus-30-6pct",
      "citation_text": "30.6% of US adults aged 65 and older used telemedicine (a medical appointment by video or phone) in the past 12 months in 2022, down from 43.3% in 2021 (all adults 30.1%) (NCHS, National Health Statistics Reports No. 205, 2024). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC), \"Declines in Telemedicine Use Among Adults: United States, 2021 and 2022 (National Health Statistics Reports No. 205)\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr205.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2022-telemedicine-use-65plus-30-6pct."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "47.95% of telehealth-eligible Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 85 and over used telehealth at least once in 2020 (65-74: 44.98%; 75-84: 48.59%; all beneficiaries 47.91%) (CMS, Medicare Telehealth Trends, 2026).",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-2020-medicare-telehealth-use-85plus",
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    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-2021-medicare-telehealth-use-85plus",
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      "statement": "33.44% of telehealth-eligible Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 85 and over used telehealth at least once in 2021 (65-74: 31.38%; 75-84: 33.36%; all beneficiaries 34.20%) (CMS, Medicare Telehealth Trends, 2026).",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-2021-medicare-telehealth-use-85plus",
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    },
    {
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      "population": "Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 85+ eligible for telehealth (Part B enrolled); share with at least one telehealth service in the calendar year",
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      "source_url": "https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09/TMEDTREND_PUBLIC_260914.csv",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2024,Overall,National,All,All,All,All,85 and over,All,3452351,3391729,828544,0.24",
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      "notes": "Administrative claims, not a survey; covers fee-for-service Medicare only (Medicare Advantage enrollees excluded). Quarterly rows show a dip in Q4 2025 (85+: 9.09%); the cause is not stated in the dataset. Age-band figures in the statement come from the matching 65-74, 75-84 and All rows of the same file.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-2024-medicare-telehealth-use-85plus",
      "citation_text": "24.00% of telehealth-eligible Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 85 and over used telehealth at least once in 2024 (65-74: 22.93%; 75-84: 24.06%; all beneficiaries 24.67%) (CMS, Medicare Telehealth Trends, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), \"Medicare Telehealth Trends (CMS dataset, release of 14 September 2026, data through Q1 2026)\" (https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09/TMEDTREND_PUBLIC_260914.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-2024-medicare-telehealth-use-85plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "22.9% of telehealth-eligible Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 85 and over used telehealth at least once in 2025, down from 48.0% in 2020 (65-74: 21.5%; 75-84: 22.5%; all beneficiaries 23.3%) (CMS, Medicare Telehealth Trends, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2025,Overall,National,All,All,All,All,85 and over,All,3475045,3411016.5833,796088,0.2291",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-medicare-telehealth-85plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Administrative claims, not a survey; covers fee-for-service Medicare only (Medicare Advantage enrollees excluded). Quarterly rows show a dip in Q4 2025 (85+: 9.09%); the cause is not stated in the dataset. Age-band figures in the statement come from the matching 65-74, 75-84 and All rows of the same file.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-2025-medicare-telehealth-use-85plus",
      "citation_text": "22.9% of telehealth-eligible Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 85 and over used telehealth at least once in 2025, down from 48.0% in 2020 (65-74: 21.5%; 75-84: 22.5%; all beneficiaries 23.3%) (CMS, Medicare Telehealth Trends, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), \"Medicare Telehealth Trends (CMS dataset, release of 14 September 2026, data through Q1 2026)\" (https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09/TMEDTREND_PUBLIC_260914.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-2025-medicare-telehealth-use-85plus."
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    {
      "id": "us-npha-2019-telehealth-visit-past-year-50-80-4pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "4% of US adults aged 50 to 80 reported having had a telehealth visit in the past year in 2019, before the pandemic (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; Innovation in Aging, 2024).",
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      "source_title": "Use of and experiences with telehealth visits and patient portals in a nationally representative sample of older adults (GSA 2024 abstract)",
      "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11689611/",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "When the poll first included questions about telehealth use and perceptions in 2019, just 4% of U.S. adults ages 50-80 reported having a telehealth visit in the past year.",
      "locator": "Conference abstract, Innovation in Aging 8(Suppl 1):28",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Past-year measure; the 2020 figure (26%) uses a March-June 2020 window, so the two are not one series. The NPHA report pages (healthyagingpoll.org, ihpi.umich.edu) block automated fetches (Cloudflare); figures taken from the poll team's own published abstracts.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-npha-2019-telehealth-visit-past-year-50-80-4pct",
      "citation_text": "4% of US adults aged 50 to 80 reported having had a telehealth visit in the past year in 2019, before the pandemic (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; Innovation in Aging, 2024). Source: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (National Poll on Healthy Aging); Innovation in Aging (GSA), \"Use of and experiences with telehealth visits and patient portals in a nationally representative sample of older adults (GSA 2024 abstract)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11689611/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-npha-2019-telehealth-visit-past-year-50-80-4pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-npha-2020-telehealth-visit-march-june-50-80-26pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "26% of US adults aged 50 to 80 had a telehealth visit between March and June 2020, up from 4% who reported one in the past year in 2019 (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, June 2020, n=2,074; Innovation in Aging, 2021).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "26%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "March-June 2020 (survey June 2020)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-80, nationally representative online survey",
      "sample_n": 2074,
      "publisher": "University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; Innovation in Aging (GSA)",
      "source_title": "Poll Findings on Social Connection and Technology Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic (GSA 2021 abstract)",
      "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8680681/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The poll also found that 26% of adults age 50-80 had a telehealth visit March through June 2020 and 64% overall reported being comfortable with video conferencing technology",
      "locator": "Conference abstract, Innovation in Aging 5(Suppl 1):97-98 (Solway E)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Different window from the 2019 past-year measure (see that record), so not one series. Same abstract: 64% were comfortable with video conferencing; 41% felt a lack of companionship and 46% reported infrequent social contact; loneliness was more likely among those living alone.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-npha-2020-telehealth-visit-march-june-50-80-26pct",
      "citation_text": "26% of US adults aged 50 to 80 had a telehealth visit between March and June 2020, up from 4% who reported one in the past year in 2019 (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, June 2020, n=2,074; Innovation in Aging, 2021). Source: University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; Innovation in Aging (GSA), \"Poll Findings on Social Connection and Technology Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic (GSA 2021 abstract)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8680681/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-npha-2020-telehealth-visit-march-june-50-80-26pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "lam-2020-nhats-video-visit-unready-65plus-38pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "38% of US adults aged 65 and older, about 13 million people, were not ready for video doctor visits in 2018, mostly because of inexperience with technology; 32% (10.8 million) would still be unready even with help from family or friends (Lam et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020).",
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      "display_value": "38%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ (National Health and Aging Trends Study 2018, weighted)",
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      "publisher": "JAMA Internal Medicine (American Medical Association)",
      "source_title": "Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2671",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-08-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "For 2018, we estimated that of all older adults in the United States, 13 million (38%) were not ready for video visits, predominantly owing to inexperience with technology.",
      "locator": "Research letter, Results paragraph 2 and Table 1 (PMC7400189)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Unready = any of: difficulty hearing on the phone, difficulty speaking, possible/probable dementia, difficulty seeing, no internet-enabled device or not knowing how to use it, or no email/text/internet use in the past month. Published online 3 August 2020; issue October 2020.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lam-2020-nhats-video-visit-unready-65plus-38pct",
      "citation_text": "38% of US adults aged 65 and older, about 13 million people, were not ready for video doctor visits in 2018, mostly because of inexperience with technology; 32% (10.8 million) would still be unready even with help from family or friends (Lam et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020). Source: JAMA Internal Medicine (American Medical Association), \"Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2671). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lam-2020-nhats-video-visit-unready-65plus-38pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "lam-2020-nhats-video-visit-unready-85plus-72pct",
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      "statement": "72% of US adults aged 85 and older were not ready for video doctor visits in 2018, versus 44% of those aged 75-84 and 25% of those aged 65-74 (Lam et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020).",
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      "source_title": "Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "altogether, 72% of adults who were 85 years or older met criteria for unreadiness.",
      "locator": "Results and Table 2 (age 65-74: 25%; 75-84: 44%; 85+: 72%; adjusted OR for 85+ 7.0)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Unreadiness was also higher among men, unmarried people, Black and Hispanic adults, rural residents, and those with less education, lower income or poorer health.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lam-2020-nhats-video-visit-unready-85plus-72pct",
      "citation_text": "72% of US adults aged 85 and older were not ready for video doctor visits in 2018, versus 44% of those aged 75-84 and 25% of those aged 65-74 (Lam et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020). Source: JAMA Internal Medicine (American Medical Association), \"Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2671). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lam-2020-nhats-video-visit-unready-85plus-72pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "lam-2020-nhats-telephone-visit-unready-65plus-20pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "20% of US adults aged 65 and older (about 6.7 million) were unready even for telephone doctor visits in 2018 because of difficulty hearing, difficulty communicating or dementia (Lam et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020).",
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      "quote": "an estimated 20% of older patients were unready for telephone visits because of difficulty hearing, difficulty communicating, or dementia.",
      "locator": "Results paragraph 2; Table 1 'Any unreadiness, Telephone visits 6.7 (20)'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Only 0.3 million (1%) had no telephone at all; unreadiness for phone visits is driven by disability, not device access.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lam-2020-nhats-telephone-visit-unready-65plus-20pct",
      "citation_text": "20% of US adults aged 65 and older (about 6.7 million) were unready even for telephone doctor visits in 2018 because of difficulty hearing, difficulty communicating or dementia (Lam et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020). Source: JAMA Internal Medicine (American Medical Association), \"Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2671). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lam-2020-nhats-telephone-visit-unready-65plus-20pct."
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    {
      "id": "freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-phone-contact-70plus-86-6pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "86.6% of US adults aged 70 and older talked by phone at least weekly with family or friends who did not live with them during the COVID-19 pandemic, little changed from 89.2% before it (National Health and Aging Trends Study; Freedman et al., Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2022).",
      "value": 86.6,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2020 (during the pandemic) vs a typical week before it",
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      "sample_n": 3098,
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      "source_title": "Changes in Older Adults' Social Contact During the COVID-19 Pandemic",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab166",
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      "published_at": "2021-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Weekly or more contact was substantial and largely stable for telephone (89.2%–86.6%) and electronic methods (64.8%–62.5%), whereas weekly video communication increased (from 21.4% to 26.0%).",
      "locator": "Results, first paragraph; Table 1 top panel (PMC8522414)",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Self-reported contact in a typical week before and during the pandemic. Electronic (text, email, social media) weekly contact: 64.8% before, 62.5% during. Published online September 2021; issue 77(7) 2022.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-phone-contact-70plus-86-6pct",
      "citation_text": "86.6% of US adults aged 70 and older talked by phone at least weekly with family or friends who did not live with them during the COVID-19 pandemic, little changed from 89.2% before it (National Health and Aging Trends Study; Freedman et al., Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2022). Source: Journals of Gerontology Series B (Oxford University Press), \"Changes in Older Adults' Social Contact During the COVID-19 Pandemic\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab166). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-phone-contact-70plus-86-6pct."
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    {
      "id": "freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-video-contact-70plus-26pct",
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      "statement": "26.0% of US adults aged 70 and older had a video call with family or friends outside their home at least weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic, up from 21.4% before it (National Health and Aging Trends Study; Freedman et al., Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2022).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Weekly or more contact was substantial and largely stable for telephone (89.2%–86.6%) and electronic methods (64.8%–62.5%), whereas weekly video communication increased (from 21.4% to 26.0%).",
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The increase was mainly among community residents without limitations (21.5% to 27.6%); in residential care weekly video contact fell (20.2% to 18.1%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-video-contact-70plus-26pct",
      "citation_text": "26.0% of US adults aged 70 and older had a video call with family or friends outside their home at least weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic, up from 21.4% before it (National Health and Aging Trends Study; Freedman et al., Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2022). Source: Journals of Gerontology Series B (Oxford University Press), \"Changes in Older Adults' Social Contact During the COVID-19 Pandemic\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab166). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-video-contact-70plus-26pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-in-person-contact-70plus-39pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "39.0% of US adults aged 70 and older saw family or friends who did not live with them in person at least weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic, down from 60.5% before it; in residential care the share fell from 56% to 22% (Freedman et al., Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2022).",
      "value": 39,
      "unit": "%",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "60.5% had weekly or more in-person contact before the pandemic; this figure dropped to 39.0% during the pandemic",
      "locator": "Results, first paragraph; abstract gives residential care 56% to 22% (PMC8522414)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Context for the phone figure: phone contact held up while in-person contact collapsed.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-in-person-contact-70plus-39pct",
      "citation_text": "39.0% of US adults aged 70 and older saw family or friends who did not live with them in person at least weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic, down from 60.5% before it; in residential care the share fell from 56% to 22% (Freedman et al., Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2022). Source: Journals of Gerontology Series B (Oxford University Press), \"Changes in Older Adults' Social Contact During the COVID-19 Pandemic\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab166). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#freedman-2022-nhats-weekly-in-person-contact-70plus-39pct."
    },
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      "id": "wild-1981-no-faller-used-telephone-after-falling",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "None of 125 people aged 65 and over who fell at home used the telephone to call for help after falling, although about half lived in homes with a telephone; one was helped only because she received an incoming call (Wild, Nayak and Isaacs, BMJ, 1981; Birmingham, UK).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "No faller used the telephone after falling, but one received an incoming call and was able to indicate her plight.",
      "locator": "Results, 'Social circumstances' paragraph, p. 267",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
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      "notes": "Same paragraph: 'One half of the fallers ... lived in houses that were equipped with a telephone'; only 10 fallers had an alarm system, and of nine with a call system two used it successfully. Landline era; included as the historic baseline for summoning help. Same study as long-lie-statistics record wild-1981-call-alarm-and-telephone-use-after-falling (re-fetched and re-recorded here).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#wild-1981-no-faller-used-telephone-after-falling",
      "citation_text": "None of 125 people aged 65 and over who fell at home used the telephone to call for help after falling, although about half lived in homes with a telephone; one was helped only because she received an incoming call (Wild, Nayak and Isaacs, BMJ, 1981; Birmingham, UK). Source: British Medical Journal, \"How dangerous are falls in old people at home?\" (https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/282/6260/266.full.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#wild-1981-no-faller-used-telephone-after-falling."
    },
    {
      "id": "melchiorre-2022-in-age-mobile-phone-used-to-call-help-40-of-88",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "40 of 88 frail older people living alone in Italy who had a health emergency (mostly falls) in the previous three years said they used a mobile phone to call for help, while only 3 reported using a remote alarm (IN-AGE study, 2019 interviews; Melchiorre et al., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022).",
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      "unit": "people (of 88 with an emergency)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy (deprived areas of three regions)",
      "period": "emergencies 2016-2019 (interviews 2019)",
      "population": "frail people aged 65+ living alone at home who reported at least one health emergency (qualitative interview study, 120 interviewed)",
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      "publisher": "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)",
      "source_title": "Health Emergencies, Falls, and Use of Communication Technologies by Older People with Functional and Social Frailty: Ageing in Place in Deprived Areas of Italy",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214775",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-11-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "These communication tools, in particular the mobile, were essential to call for help in case of health emergencies, especially if they occurred at home while seniors were alone, as reported by 40 of them.",
      "locator": "Section 3.2.2 and Table 5 (PMC9691100)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same section: 'Only in three cases the use of remote alarms (including a mobile with SOS option) was referred with regard to an emergency'; 13 owned remote alarms; 4 had a mobile with an SOS option and 1 used it. Children were the first help in 38 cases. Small purposive sample; counts, not prevalence.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#melchiorre-2022-in-age-mobile-phone-used-to-call-help-40-of-88",
      "citation_text": "40 of 88 frail older people living alone in Italy who had a health emergency (mostly falls) in the previous three years said they used a mobile phone to call for help, while only 3 reported using a remote alarm (IN-AGE study, 2019 interviews; Melchiorre et al., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022). Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI), \"Health Emergencies, Falls, and Use of Communication Technologies by Older People with Functional and Social Frailty: Ageing in Place in Deprived Areas of Italy\" (https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214775). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#melchiorre-2022-in-age-mobile-phone-used-to-call-help-40-of-88."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-phs-2025-scotland-technology-enabled-care-65plus-86-9pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "86.9% of the 125,685 people in Scotland receiving council-funded technology-enabled care (a community alarm and/or telecare) in 2024/25 were aged 65 or older, including 37.9% aged 85 and over (Public Health Scotland, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of TEC recipients aged 65+",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Scotland",
      "period": "financial year 2024/25",
      "population": "people receiving a community alarm and/or telecare package funded by a local authority (self-funded alarms excluded)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Public Health Scotland",
      "source_title": "Technology enabled care: support provided or funded by local authorities in Scotland (5 May 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/technology-enabled-care/technology-enabled-care-support-provided-or-funded-by-local-authorities-in-scotland-5-may-2026/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "During 2024/25, the majority of people (86.9%) receiving Technology enabled care were aged 65 or older with the split of 14.6% aged 65-74, 34.4% aged 75-84 and 37.9% aged 85 & over.",
      "locator": "Main points",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same page: 'During 2024/25 there were an estimated 125,685 people who received Technology enabled care'; community alarm only: 79,775. Official Statistics in development. One of the few official counts of alarm users by age anywhere.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-phs-2025-scotland-technology-enabled-care-65plus-86-9pct",
      "citation_text": "86.9% of the 125,685 people in Scotland receiving council-funded technology-enabled care (a community alarm and/or telecare) in 2024/25 were aged 65 or older, including 37.9% aged 85 and over (Public Health Scotland, 2026). Source: Public Health Scotland, \"Technology enabled care: support provided or funded by local authorities in Scotland (5 May 2026)\" (https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/technology-enabled-care/technology-enabled-care-support-provided-or-funded-by-local-authorities-in-scotland-5-may-2026/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-phs-2025-scotland-technology-enabled-care-65plus-86-9pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-phs-2024-scotland-technology-enabled-care-85plus-37pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "37% of people aged 85 and over in Scotland received a council-funded technology-enabled care package (community alarm and/or telecare) in 2022/23 (Public Health Scotland, 2024).",
      "value": 37,
      "unit": "% of population aged 85+",
      "display_value": "37%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Scotland",
      "period": "financial year 2022/23",
      "population": "people aged 85+ in Scotland with a local-authority-funded community alarm and/or telecare package",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Public Health Scotland",
      "source_title": "Technology enabled care: support provided or funded by health and social care partnerships in Scotland (20 February 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/technology-enabled-care/technology-enabled-care-support-provided-or-funded-by-health-and-social-care-partnerships-in-scotland-20-february-2024/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-02-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "37% of people aged 85+ received a TEC package funded by the local authority in 2022/23.",
      "locator": "Main points",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population rate (not share of recipients). Excludes self-funded alarms, so total alarm coverage is higher.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-phs-2024-scotland-technology-enabled-care-85plus-37pct",
      "citation_text": "37% of people aged 85 and over in Scotland received a council-funded technology-enabled care package (community alarm and/or telecare) in 2022/23 (Public Health Scotland, 2024). Source: Public Health Scotland, \"Technology enabled care: support provided or funded by health and social care partnerships in Scotland (20 February 2024)\" (https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/technology-enabled-care/technology-enabled-care-support-provided-or-funded-by-health-and-social-care-partnerships-in-scotland-20-february-2024/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-phs-2024-scotland-technology-enabled-care-85plus-37pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-dhsc-dsit-2025-telecare-users-2-million",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "About 2 million people in the UK use telecare services, which depend on phone lines that are being moved from analogue to digital by January 2027 (Department of Health and Social Care and DSIT, Telecare National Action Plan, 2025).",
      "value": 2000000,
      "unit": "people (estimate)",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "people using telecare services (alarm and monitoring devices linked to a response centre), all ages",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (UK Government)",
      "source_title": "Telecare National Action Plan: protecting telecare users throughout the digital phone switchover",
      "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/telecare-national-action-plan-protecting-telecare-users-throughout-the-digital-phone-switchover",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-02-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The switchover will be complete for all providers by January 2027. An estimated 2 million people in the UK currently use telecare services.",
      "locator": "Publication summary",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Government estimate, not age-specific; telecare users are predominantly older (see the Scotland record). The plan warns some analogue devices may not work reliably on digital lines.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-dhsc-dsit-2025-telecare-users-2-million",
      "citation_text": "About 2 million people in the UK use telecare services, which depend on phone lines that are being moved from analogue to digital by January 2027 (Department of Health and Social Care and DSIT, Telecare National Action Plan, 2025). Source: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (UK Government), \"Telecare National Action Plan: protecting telecare users throughout the digital phone switchover\" (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/telecare-national-action-plan-protecting-telecare-users-throughout-the-digital-phone-switchover). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-dhsc-dsit-2025-telecare-users-2-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2025-caregivers-50plus-gps-location-detectors-26pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "26% of US caregivers aged 50 and over used location detectors (GPS devices to help keep track of a loved one) in 2025, and another 26% were interested (AARP, 2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "26%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025 (survey for the 2026 report)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who provided unpaid care to an adult in the past year (caregiver subsample of an online probability-based survey)",
      "sample_n": 917,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Location detectors - GPS devices to help keep track of a loved one 26%",
      "locator": "p. 31, chart 'Use and interest in caregiver tech', row 'Location detectors', column 'Currently use' (26% use, 26% interested, 47% not interested)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Columns mapped from text coordinates (pypdf) because the layout text interleaves rows. Measures caregivers' own use to track the person they care for, not older adults' location sharing; no national figure on older adults sharing their own location was found.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-caregivers-50plus-gps-location-detectors-26pct",
      "citation_text": "26% of US caregivers aged 50 and over used location detectors (GPS devices to help keep track of a loved one) in 2025, and another 26% were interested (AARP, 2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-caregivers-50plus-gps-location-detectors-26pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2025-caregivers-50plus-emergency-response-systems-12pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "12% of US caregivers aged 50 and over used emergency response systems (physically or voice-activated systems to alert emergency care) in 2025, while 36% were interested (AARP, 2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus).",
      "value": 12,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "12%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who provided unpaid care to an adult in the past year",
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      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Emergency response systems - physically or voice activated systems to 12% 36%",
      "locator": "p. 31, chart 'Use and interest in caregiver tech', row 'Emergency response systems' (12% use, 36% interested, 52% not interested)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Caregiver-reported use of emergency response tech for the person they care for. Columns mapped from text coordinates.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-caregivers-50plus-emergency-response-systems-12pct",
      "citation_text": "12% of US caregivers aged 50 and over used emergency response systems (physically or voice-activated systems to alert emergency care) in 2025, while 36% were interested (AARP, 2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-caregivers-50plus-emergency-response-systems-12pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-fbi-ic3-2018-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "$649.2 million in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2018, from 62,085 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2018 Internet Crime Report).",
      "value": 649.2,
      "unit": "USD million (reported losses)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2019-04-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Over 60 62,085 $649,227,724",
      "locator": "Victims by Age Group table, row 'Over 60'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-fbi-ic3-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Reported complaints only; most fraud is never reported. Earlier editions call complainants 'victims'. published_at is the PDF creation date.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2018-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
      "citation_text": "$649.2 million in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2018, from 62,085 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2018 Internet Crime Report). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2018 Internet Crime Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2018_IC3Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2018-elder-fraud-losses-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-fbi-ic3-2019-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "$835.2 million in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2019, from 68,013 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2019 Internet Crime Report).",
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      "published_at": "2020-02-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-fbi-ic3-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2019-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
      "citation_text": "$835.2 million in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2019, from 68,013 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2019 Internet Crime Report). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2019 Internet Crime Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2019_IC3Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2019-elder-fraud-losses-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-fbi-ic3-2020-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "$966.1 million in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2020, from 105,301 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2020 Elder Fraud Report).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "locator": "2020 Victims by Age Group table, row 'Over 60'",
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      "citation_text": "$966.1 million in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2020, from 105,301 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2020 Elder Fraud Report). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2020 Elder Fraud Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2020_IC3ElderFraudReport.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2020-elder-fraud-losses-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-fbi-ic3-2021-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "$1.69 billion in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2021, from 92,371 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2021 Elder Fraud Report).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "citation_text": "$1.69 billion in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2021, from 92,371 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2021 Elder Fraud Report). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2021 Elder Fraud Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2021_IC3ElderFraudReport.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2021-elder-fraud-losses-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-fbi-ic3-2022-elder-fraud-losses-60plus",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "$3.10 billion in losses to internet-enabled crime and fraud was reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2022, from 88,262 complaints (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2022 Elder Fraud Report).",
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      "quote": "147,127 Complaints $4.885 Billion in Losses 46% Increase in Complaints from 2023 43% Increase in Losses from 2023",
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      "citation_text": "12,444 people aged 60 and over reported losing more than $100,000 each in complaints to the FBI in 2025, and the average loss per complaint from this age group was $38,500 (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 IC3 Annual Report). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2025 IC3 Annual Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2025-60plus-lost-over-100k-12444."
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      "statement": "48,064 complaints from people aged 60 and over to the FBI in 2025 concerned phishing or spoofing, the most common type, ahead of tech or customer support scams (21,333) and investment fraud (16,926) (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 IC3 Annual Report).",
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      "quote": "Phishing/Spoofing 48,064 Lottery/Sweepstakes/Inheritance 2,785 Tech/Customer Support 21,333 Real Estate 2,473 Investment 16,926 Advanced Fee 2,020",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2025-60plus-complaints-phishing-spoofing-48064",
      "citation_text": "48,064 complaints from people aged 60 and over to the FBI in 2025 concerned phishing or spoofing, the most common type, ahead of tech or customer support scams (21,333) and investment fraud (16,926) (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 IC3 Annual Report). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2025 IC3 Annual Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2025-60plus-complaints-phishing-spoofing-48064."
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      "statement": "$3.52 billion of the losses reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2025 came from investment fraud, followed by tech or customer support scams ($1.04 billion) and confidence or romance scams ($584 million) (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 IC3 Annual Report).",
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      "quote": "Investment $3,519,296,354 Advanced Fee $65,877,660 Tech/Customer Support $1,040,730,043 Extortion $54,309,050 Confidence/Romance $584,032,745",
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      "notes": "Descriptor (overlapping) category: cryptocurrency-linked losses for 60+ were $4,347,081,557. The three-year comparison table gives Tech/Customer Support losses of $1,040,879,243, a small internal inconsistency.",
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      "citation_text": "$3.52 billion of the losses reported to the FBI by people aged 60 and over in 2025 came from investment fraud, followed by tech or customer support scams ($1.04 billion) and confidence or romance scams ($584 million) (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 IC3 Annual Report). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2025 IC3 Annual Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2025-60plus-investment-fraud-losses-3-52-billion."
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      "notes": "Among complaints that gave an age, the 60+ share is higher (257.5 of 340.4 million = 76%). 2024: 60+ reported $107,206,251 of $246.7 million (2024 report).",
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      "citation_text": "About two-thirds (66%) of the $389 million lost through cryptocurrency ATMs or kiosks in complaints to the FBI in 2025 was reported by people aged 60 and over ($257.5 million from 6,188 of 13,460 complaints) (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 IC3 Annual Report; share calculated). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2025 IC3 Annual Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2025-crypto-atm-losses-60plus-two-thirds."
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      "citation_text": "37% of all losses reported to the FBI in 2025 ($7.7 billion of $20.9 billion) were reported by people aged 60 and over, the largest share of any age group (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 IC3 Annual Report; share calculated). Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), \"2025 IC3 Annual Report\" (https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fbi-ic3-2025-60plus-share-of-all-reported-losses-37pct."
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      "notes": "Over the same period the number of older adults' reports with any loss rose only 59%; the rise was driven by reports of losses in the tens and hundreds of thousands. Includes IC3 data contributed to Sentinel. Fetched via search.ftc.gov mirror of the same file.",
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      "quote": "Depending on different assumptions on the underreporting of fraud, we estimate the overall cost of fraud to older adults in 2024 to be between $10.1 billion and $81.5 billion.",
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      "notes": "Upper estimate assumes Sentinel captures 2.0% of losses under $1,000 and 6.7% of larger losses; the $10.1bn floor assumes everyone losing $10,000+ reported. The FTC calls both highly uncertain.",
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      "statement": "Up to $61.5 billion was lost to fraud by Americans aged 60 and over in 2023 once unreported cases are estimated, according to the FTC; its conservative estimate was $7.1 billion (Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Older Consumers 2023-2024, 2024).",
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      "citation_text": "Up to $61.5 billion was lost to fraud by Americans aged 60 and over in 2023 once unreported cases are estimated, according to the FTC; its conservative estimate was $7.1 billion (Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Older Consumers 2023-2024, 2024). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Protecting Older Consumers 2023-2024: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission\" (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/federal-trade-commission-protecting-older-adults-report_102024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2023-estimated-fraud-cost-older-adults-up-to-61-5-billion."
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      "statement": "68% of the fraud losses reported by adults aged 60 and over in 2024 came from the 5% of their loss reports involving more than $100,000; controlling for population, older adults were nearly twice as likely as younger adults to report a six-figure loss (Federal Trade Commission, 2025).",
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      "quote": "While these reports were relatively rare at 5% of older adults' loss reports in 2024, they accounted for 68% of their aggregate reported losses.",
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      "notes": "Same page: 'Controlling for population size, older adults were nearly twice as likely as younger adults to report a six-figure fraud loss.' Typical schemes: investment, romance, and impersonation of the FTC, banks, Publishers Clearing House and Microsoft.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-older-adults-six-figure-losses-68pct-of-losses",
      "citation_text": "68% of the fraud losses reported by adults aged 60 and over in 2024 came from the 5% of their loss reports involving more than $100,000; controlling for population, older adults were nearly twice as likely as younger adults to report a six-figure loss (Federal Trade Commission, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission\" (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P144400-OlderAdultsReportDec2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-older-adults-six-figure-losses-68pct-of-losses."
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      "statement": "5,125 adults aged 60 and over reported losing more than $100,000 to fraud in 2024, up 351% from 1,136 in 2020 (Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025, 2025).",
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      "quote": "From 2020 to 2024, the number of older adults who reported a loss over $100,000 increased 351% (from 1,136 reports to 5,125 reports)",
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      "notes": "Same footnote: reports of losses of $10,000-$100,000 rose 183% (6,965 to 19,679); reports under $10,000 rose 39% (60,930 to 84,776).",
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      "citation_text": "5,125 adults aged 60 and over reported losing more than $100,000 to fraud in 2024, up 351% from 1,136 in 2020 (Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission\" (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P144400-OlderAdultsReportDec2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-older-adults-over-100k-loss-reports-5125."
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      "locator": "Data book p. 13 'Reported Frauds and Losses by Age'; CSV 2024_CSN_Reported_Frauds_and_Losses_by_Age.csv (csn-data-book-2024-csv.zip)",
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      "statement": "$1,650 was the median fraud loss reported by people aged 80 and over who lost money in 2024, the highest of any age band ($1,000 for ages 70-79, $691 for 60-69 and $417 for 20-29) (FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2024).",
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      "quote": "70 - 79,\"159,550\",14%,$887M,\"$1,000 \",24% 80 and Over,\"51,713\",4%,$319M,\"$1,650 \",21%",
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      "notes": "FTC 2025 report: combined median loss for people 60+ was $900 in 2024, up from $650 in 2023. Median by year for 80+: $1,700 (2018), $1,600 (2019), $1,300 (2020), $1,500 (2021), $1,674 (2022), $1,450 (2023), $1,650 (2024).",
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      "citation_text": "$1,650 was the median fraud loss reported by people aged 80 and over who lost money in 2024, the highest of any age band ($1,000 for ages 70-79, $691 for 60-69 and $417 for 20-29) (FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2024). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2024\" (https://www.ftc.gov/reports/consumer-sentinel-network-data-book-2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-median-fraud-loss-80plus-1650."
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      "statement": "21% of fraud reports filed by people aged 80 and over in 2024 involved a money loss, versus 24% for ages 70-79, 29% for 60-69 and 44% for 20-29 (FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2024).",
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      "notes": "Older people report fewer losses per report but lose more when they do (see median record).",
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      "citation_text": "21% of fraud reports filed by people aged 80 and over in 2024 involved a money loss, versus 24% for ages 70-79, 29% for 60-69 and 44% for 20-29 (FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2024). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2024\" (https://www.ftc.gov/reports/consumer-sentinel-network-data-book-2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-fraud-reports-with-loss-80plus-21pct."
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      "quote": "were: (1) five times (400%) more likely than younger people to report losing money on a tech support scam; (2) nearly three times (172%) more likely to report a loss on a prize, sweepstakes, or lottery scam",
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      "notes": "Same passage: 39% more likely to report a loss on a romance scam and 36% more on a government impersonation scam; much less likely to lose money on online shopping, investment and job scams.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-older-adults-tech-support-scam-loss-400pct-more-likely",
      "citation_text": "Adults aged 60 and over were 400% (five times) more likely than younger adults to report losing money to a tech support scam in 2024, and 172% (nearly three times) more likely for prize, sweepstakes or lottery scams, after controlling for population size (Federal Trade Commission, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission\" (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P144400-OlderAdultsReportDec2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-older-adults-tech-support-scam-loss-400pct-more-likely."
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      "notes": "Phone frauds = consumer first learned of the fraud via a phone call; texts are a separate category. Social media had the highest aggregate losses and number of loss reports among 60+ overall; for people 80 and over, phone calls led on both counts.",
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      "citation_text": "$2,210 was the median loss reported by adults aged 60 and over for frauds that began with a phone call in 2024, versus $650 for frauds that began on social media (Federal Trade Commission, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission\" (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P144400-OlderAdultsReportDec2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-older-adults-phone-fraud-median-loss-2210."
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    {
      "id": "us-ftc-2024-older-adults-text-scam-losses-more-than-eightfold",
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      "statement": "Losses reported by adults aged 60 and over to scams that began with a text message rose more than eightfold between 2020 and 2024, and losses to scams that began on social media nearly ninefold (Federal Trade Commission, 2025).",
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      "notes": "Largest share of older adults' text-scam loss reports: texts impersonating well-known businesses (28%), especially Amazon and banks.",
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      "citation_text": "Losses reported by adults aged 60 and over to scams that began with a text message rose more than eightfold between 2020 and 2024, and losses to scams that began on social media nearly ninefold (Federal Trade Commission, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission\" (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P144400-OlderAdultsReportDec2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-older-adults-text-scam-losses-more-than-eightfold."
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      "quote": "The percentage of reports submitted by another person on behalf of a consumer in 2024 were as follows: 15.8% reports (80 and over), 5.7% (70-79), 3.7% (60-69)",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-fraud-reports-filed-for-80plus-by-others-15-8pct",
      "citation_text": "15.8% of fraud reports for people aged 80 and over in 2024 were filed by someone else on their behalf, such as an adult child, spouse or caretaker, far more than for any other age group (5.7% for ages 70-79, 3.7% for 60-69) (Federal Trade Commission, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission\" (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P144400-OlderAdultsReportDec2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-fraud-reports-filed-for-80plus-by-others-15-8pct."
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    {
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      "statement": "74% of fraud reports filed by adults aged 60 and over in 2024 involved no money loss: they were reports of scams people spotted (Federal Trade Commission, 2025).",
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      "citation_text": "74% of fraud reports filed by adults aged 60 and over in 2024 involved no money loss: they were reports of scams people spotted (Federal Trade Commission, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"Protecting Older Consumers 2024-2025: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission\" (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P144400-OlderAdultsReportDec2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-older-adults-fraud-reports-without-loss-74pct."
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      "citation_text": "3,516 adults aged 60 and over reported losing $10,000 or more to business or government impersonation scams in 2021 (FTC Data Spotlight, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"False alarm, real scam: how scammers are stealing older adults' life savings (Consumer Protection Data Spotlight)\" (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spotlight/2025/08/false-alarm-real-scam-how-scammers-are-stealing-older-adults-life-savings). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2021-impersonation-scam-loss-10k-plus-reports-60plus."
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      "quote": "The total number of business imposter and government imposter reports filed by older adults with a loss of $10K or more are as follows: 1,790 (2020), 3,516 (2021), 5,559 (2022), 7,091 (2023), 8,269 (2024).",
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    {
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      "notes": "Data Spotlight of the same date: the number of $100,000+ reports rose nearly sevenfold over the same period.",
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      "citation_text": "$445 million was lost in 2024 by adults aged 60 and over who reported losing more than $100,000 each to impersonation scams, eight times the $55 million in 2020 (Federal Trade Commission, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"FTC Data Show a More Than Four-Fold Increase in Reports of Impersonation Scammers Stealing Tens and Even Hundreds of Thousands from Older Adults (press release)\" (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/08/ftc-data-show-more-four-fold-increase-reports-impersonation-scammers-stealing-tens-even-hundreds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-impersonation-losses-over-100k-60plus-445-million."
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    {
      "id": "us-ftc-2024-impersonation-10k-losses-60plus-crypto-payment-33pct",
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      "statement": "33% of adults aged 60 and over who lost $10,000 or more to a business or government impersonation scam in 2024 paid in cryptocurrency, followed by bank transfer (20%) and cash (16%) (FTC Data Spotlight, 2025).",
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      "quote": "In 2024, 33% of older adults who reported losing $10K or more to a business or government imposter scam indicated cryptocurrency was the method of payment, followed by bank transfer (20%), and cash (16%).",
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      "notes": "Most cryptocurrency reports mentioned Bitcoin ATMs; gold appeared in about 5% of $10K+ reports and about 21% of $100K+ reports; above $100,000 bank transfer was the top method (32%).",
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      "citation_text": "33% of adults aged 60 and over who lost $10,000 or more to a business or government impersonation scam in 2024 paid in cryptocurrency, followed by bank transfer (20%) and cash (16%) (FTC Data Spotlight, 2025). Source: Federal Trade Commission, \"False alarm, real scam: how scammers are stealing older adults' life savings (Consumer Protection Data Spotlight)\" (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spotlight/2025/08/false-alarm-real-scam-how-scammers-are-stealing-older-adults-life-savings). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ftc-2024-impersonation-10k-losses-60plus-crypto-payment-33pct."
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      "statement": "¥84.11 billion (841.1 oku yen) was lost to special fraud (tokushu sagi: scams run mainly by phone, such as 'it's me' fraud and fake police officers) by people aged 65 and over in Japan in 2025, in 14,273 cases and 59.2% of all special-fraud losses (National Police Agency, 2026).",
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      "notes": "The 2025 report attributes the falling older share to fraud spreading to people in their 20s and 30s (ore-ore and fictitious-billing fraud); older victims' case count still rose 3.9%. The 2025 report gives the 2024-to-2025 change as -14.0 points (i.e. 65.3% for 2024, revised); the 2024 report itself says 65.4%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-special-fraud-cases-65plus-share",
      "citation_text": "51.3% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2025 (excluding corporate victims) involved victims aged 65 and over, down from 65.4% in 2024 and 78.4% in 2023 as fake-police scams spread to people in their 20s and 30s (National Police Agency, 2026). Source: National Police Agency (Japan), \"令和7年における特殊詐欺及びSNS型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値） [Special fraud and social-media investment/romance fraud in 2025: final figures]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-special-fraud-cases-65plus-share."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-npa-2019-special-fraud-cases-65plus-share-83-7pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "83.7% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2019 involved victims aged 65 and over (14,100 cases) (National Police Agency, 2020).",
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      "period": "2019",
      "population": "recognised special-fraud cases, share with victims aged 65+ (denominator: all cases including corporate victims)",
      "sample_n": 14100,
      "publisher": "National Police Agency (Japan)",
      "source_title": "令和元年における特殊詐欺認知・検挙状況等について（確定値版） [Special fraud in 2019: final figures]",
      "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2019.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": null,
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "高齢者（65歳以上）被害の認知件数は14,100件（-34件、-0.2％）で、特殊詐欺全体の認知件数に占める割合（高齢者率）は83.7％（+4.5P）。",
      "locator": "Section 1(4) 高齢者の被害状況, p. 3",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-npa-special-fraud-cases-65plus-share-all-cases",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Different denominator from the 2023-2025 series (2019 uses all cases; later reports exclude corporate victims), so kept as a separate series. Same report: women 65+ were 65.3% of all victims; in ore-ore fraud victims cluster around age 80. Release date not printed in the document (early 2020).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2019-special-fraud-cases-65plus-share-83-7pct",
      "citation_text": "83.7% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2019 involved victims aged 65 and over (14,100 cases) (National Police Agency, 2020). Source: National Police Agency (Japan), \"令和元年における特殊詐欺認知・検挙状況等について（確定値版） [Special fraud in 2019: final figures]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2019.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2019-special-fraud-cases-65plus-share-83-7pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-npa-2023-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "77.5% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2023 began with a phone call (pop-up 12.2%; email or message 9.1%) (National Police Agency, 2024).",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "recognised special-fraud cases, all ages, by the tool first used to deceive the victim",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Police Agency (Japan)",
      "source_title": "令和５年における特殊詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値版） [Special fraud in 2023: final figures]",
      "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "被害者を欺罔する手段として犯行の最初に用いられたツールは、電話77.5％、ポップアップ表示※212.2％、メール・メッセージ※39.1％、はがき・封書等※41.1％",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-npa-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All ages. Footnote markers (※N) are fused to the percentages in the PDF text layer.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2023-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "citation_text": "77.5% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2023 began with a phone call (pop-up 12.2%; email or message 9.1%) (National Police Agency, 2024). Source: National Police Agency (Japan), \"令和５年における特殊詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値版） [Special fraud in 2023: final figures]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2023-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-npa-2024-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "79.0% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2024 began with a phone call (email or message 10.0%; pop-up 8.8%) (National Police Agency, 2025).",
      "value": 79,
      "unit": "% of cases (first contact tool)",
      "display_value": "79.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "recognised special-fraud cases, all ages, by the tool first used to deceive the victim",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Police Agency (Japan)",
      "source_title": "令和６年における特殊詐欺及びＳＮＳ型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値版） [Special fraud in 2024: final figures]",
      "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2024.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "被害者を欺罔する手段として犯行の最初に用いられたツールは、電話79.0％、メール・メッセージ※410.0％、ポップアップ表示※58.8％",
      "locator": "Section 1(1)オ, p. 4",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-npa-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All ages. Footnote markers (※N) are fused to the percentages in the PDF text layer.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "citation_text": "79.0% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2024 began with a phone call (email or message 10.0%; pop-up 8.8%) (National Police Agency, 2025). Source: National Police Agency (Japan), \"令和６年における特殊詐欺及びＳＮＳ型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値版） [Special fraud in 2024: final figures]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-npa-2025-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "78.8% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2025 began with a phone call, versus 13.8% that began with an email or message (SMS, social media or email) and 4.6% with a pop-up (National Police Agency, 2026).",
      "value": 78.8,
      "unit": "% of cases (first contact tool)",
      "display_value": "78.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "recognised special-fraud cases, all ages, by the tool first used to deceive the victim",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Police Agency (Japan)",
      "source_title": "令和7年における特殊詐欺及びSNS型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値） [Special fraud and social-media investment/romance fraud in 2025: final figures]",
      "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "当初接触ツールの総認知件数に占める割合は、電話78.8％（-0.2ポイント）、メール・メッセージ※913.8％（+3.8ポイント）、ポップアップ表示※104.6％（-4.2ポイント）",
      "locator": "Section 1(1)エ 犯行に用いられたツール, p. 6",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-npa-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All ages, but most victims are 65+. In ore-ore-type fraud and refund fraud the phone was the first contact in over 90% of cases. The '※9/※10' markers in the quote are footnote numbers fused to the percentages by the PDF text layer (13.8%, 4.6%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call",
      "citation_text": "78.8% of special-fraud cases in Japan in 2025 began with a phone call, versus 13.8% that began with an email or message (SMS, social media or email) and 4.6% with a pop-up (National Police Agency, 2026). Source: National Police Agency (Japan), \"令和7年における特殊詐欺及びSNS型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値） [Special fraud and social-media investment/romance fraud in 2025: final figures]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-special-fraud-first-contact-phone-call."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-npa-2025-ore-ore-fraud-victims-80plus-3235-cases",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "3,235 cases of 'it's me' (ore-ore) phone fraud in Japan in 2025 targeted people aged 80 and over, more than any other age group, with losses of ¥19.95 billion; people in their 70s lost ¥31.46 billion in 2,453 cases (National Police Agency, 2026).",
      "value": 3235,
      "unit": "cases",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "recognised ore-ore fraud cases (callers posing as relatives, police and others), victims aged 80+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Police Agency (Japan)",
      "source_title": "令和7年における特殊詐欺及びSNS型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値） [Special fraud and social-media investment/romance fraud in 2025: final figures]",
      "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "オレオレ詐欺の認知件数及び被害額は、認知件数の順にみると、80代以上が3,235件（+614件、+23.4％）・199.5億円と最も多く、次いで70代が2,453件（+1,011件、+70.1％）・314.6億円",
      "locator": "Section 1(1)ウ, p. 5",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "199.5億円 = ¥19.95 billion; 314.6億円 = ¥31.46 billion. Ore-ore fraud now includes fake-police scams (74.9% of ore-ore cases in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-ore-ore-fraud-victims-80plus-3235-cases",
      "citation_text": "3,235 cases of 'it's me' (ore-ore) phone fraud in Japan in 2025 targeted people aged 80 and over, more than any other age group, with losses of ¥19.95 billion; people in their 70s lost ¥31.46 billion in 2,453 cases (National Police Agency, 2026). Source: National Police Agency (Japan), \"令和7年における特殊詐欺及びSNS型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値） [Special fraud and social-media investment/romance fraud in 2025: final figures]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-ore-ore-fraud-victims-80plus-3235-cases."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-npa-2025-suspicious-precursor-calls-331653",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "331,653 suspicious 'precursor' phone calls probing people's addresses, assets and banks were logged by Japanese police in 2025, up 71.4% from 2024 (National Police Agency, 2026).",
      "value": 331653,
      "unit": "calls recorded by police",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "calls reported to police in which the caller probed name, address, assets or banks (suspected special-fraud groundwork), all ages",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Police Agency (Japan)",
      "source_title": "令和7年における特殊詐欺及びSNS型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値） [Special fraud and social-media investment/romance fraud in 2025: final figures]",
      "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "予兆電話（警察が把握した、電話の相手方に対して、住所や氏名、資産、利用金融機関等を探るなどの特殊詐欺が疑われる電話）の件数は331,653件（+138,178件、+71.4％）",
      "locator": "Section 1(1)オ 予兆電話, p. 6",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Counts only calls known to police; all ages. 2024 report: 193,475 (+61,067 on 2023). The 2025 report's chart labels read 98,472, 100,515, 120,444 and 131,868 for 2020-2023, but the 2024 report's change figure implies 132,408 for 2023, so earlier chart values may be revised; not recorded as a series.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-suspicious-precursor-calls-331653",
      "citation_text": "331,653 suspicious 'precursor' phone calls probing people's addresses, assets and banks were logged by Japanese police in 2025, up 71.4% from 2024 (National Police Agency, 2026). Source: National Police Agency (Japan), \"令和7年における特殊詐欺及びSNS型投資・ロマンス詐欺の認知・検挙状況等について（確定値） [Special fraud and social-media investment/romance fraud in 2025: final figures]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/souni/tokusyusagi/hurikomesagi_toukei2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-suspicious-precursor-calls-331653."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-fss-2021-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "37.0% of voice-phishing losses in South Korea in 2021, ₩61.2 billion (612억원), were suffered by people aged 60 and over (Financial Supervisory Service, 2024).",
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      "population": "voice-phishing losses by victim age, based on damage-relief applications (first account), individuals only",
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      "publisher": "Financial Supervisory Service (Korea)",
      "source_title": "2023년 보이스피싱 피해현황 분석 [Analysis of voice phishing damage in 2023] (press release, 7 March 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://www.fss.or.kr/fss/bbs/B0000188/view.do?nttId=134451&menuNo=200218",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "60대 이상612(37.0)673(46.7)704 (36.4) +31(△10.3)",
      "locator": "p. 3, table '연령별 보이스피싱 피해금액 현황' (losses by age, 100 million won and share)",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "PDF attachment of the press release; quote is the pypdf text layer (spaces dropped in the original Korean). Age table totals: 1,654억 (2021), 1,440억 (2022), 1,931억 (2023), individuals only. No newer FSS age breakdown was reachable; news reports cite police data showing the 60+ share of victims at 30.6% in H1 2025 (not verified).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-fss-2021-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share",
      "citation_text": "37.0% of voice-phishing losses in South Korea in 2021, ₩61.2 billion (612억원), were suffered by people aged 60 and over (Financial Supervisory Service, 2024). Source: Financial Supervisory Service (Korea), \"2023년 보이스피싱 피해현황 분석 [Analysis of voice phishing damage in 2023] (press release, 7 March 2024)\" (https://www.fss.or.kr/fss/bbs/B0000188/view.do?nttId=134451&menuNo=200218). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-fss-2021-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-fss-2022-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "46.7% of voice-phishing losses in South Korea in 2022, ₩67.3 billion (673억원), were suffered by people aged 60 and over (Financial Supervisory Service, 2024).",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "60대 이상612(37.0)673(46.7)704 (36.4) +31(△10.3)",
      "locator": "p. 3, table '연령별 보이스피싱 피해금액 현황' (losses by age, 100 million won and share)",
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      "series": "kr-fss-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "PDF attachment of the press release; quote is the pypdf text layer (spaces dropped in the original Korean). Age table totals: 1,654억 (2021), 1,440억 (2022), 1,931억 (2023), individuals only. No newer FSS age breakdown was reachable; news reports cite police data showing the 60+ share of victims at 30.6% in H1 2025 (not verified).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-fss-2022-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share",
      "citation_text": "46.7% of voice-phishing losses in South Korea in 2022, ₩67.3 billion (673억원), were suffered by people aged 60 and over (Financial Supervisory Service, 2024). Source: Financial Supervisory Service (Korea), \"2023년 보이스피싱 피해현황 분석 [Analysis of voice phishing damage in 2023] (press release, 7 March 2024)\" (https://www.fss.or.kr/fss/bbs/B0000188/view.do?nttId=134451&menuNo=200218). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-fss-2022-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-fss-2023-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "36.4% of voice-phishing losses in South Korea in 2023, ₩70.4 billion (704억원), were suffered by people aged 60 and over, down from 46.7% in 2022; people in their 50s lost a further 29.0% (Financial Supervisory Service, 2024).",
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      "population": "voice-phishing losses by victim age, based on damage-relief applications (first account), individuals only",
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      "source_title": "2023년 보이스피싱 피해현황 분석 [Analysis of voice phishing damage in 2023] (press release, 7 March 2024)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "(연령별)50대(560억원,29.0%)및60대이상(704억원,36.4%)이전체의절반이상을차지하였으나",
      "locator": "p. 3, table '연령별 보이스피싱 피해금액 현황' (losses by age, 100 million won and share); text '(연령별)'",
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      "notes": "PDF attachment of the press release; quote is the pypdf text layer (spaces dropped in the original Korean). Age table totals: 1,654억 (2021), 1,440억 (2022), 1,931억 (2023), individuals only. No newer FSS age breakdown was reachable; news reports cite police data showing the 60+ share of victims at 30.6% in H1 2025 (not verified).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-fss-2023-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share",
      "citation_text": "36.4% of voice-phishing losses in South Korea in 2023, ₩70.4 billion (704억원), were suffered by people aged 60 and over, down from 46.7% in 2022; people in their 50s lost a further 29.0% (Financial Supervisory Service, 2024). Source: Financial Supervisory Service (Korea), \"2023년 보이스피싱 피해현황 분석 [Analysis of voice phishing damage in 2023] (press release, 7 March 2024)\" (https://www.fss.or.kr/fss/bbs/B0000188/view.do?nttId=134451&menuNo=200218). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-fss-2023-voice-phishing-losses-60plus-share."
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    {
      "id": "kr-fss-2023-voice-phishing-victims-60plus-messenger-phishing-75-6pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "75.6% of voice-phishing victims aged 60 and over in South Korea in 2023 (3,000 people) were caught by messenger phishing, in which scammers text pretending to be a family member or acquaintance (Financial Supervisory Service, 2024).",
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      "unit": "% of victims aged 60+",
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      "period": "2023",
      "population": "voice-phishing victims aged 60+ (damage-relief applications)",
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      "publisher": "Financial Supervisory Service (Korea)",
      "source_title": "2023년 보이스피싱 피해현황 분석 [Analysis of voice phishing damage in 2023] (press release, 7 March 2024)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-03-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "60대 이상 피해자의 75.6%(3,000명)가 메신저피싱 수법에 피해",
      "locator": "p. 5, footnote to '20대 이하는 기관사칭, 30·40대는 대출빙자, 50·60대는 가족·지인 사칭'",
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Messenger phishing = 가족·지인 사칭형 (impersonating family or acquaintances via messaging apps). For victims aged 50-59 the share was 58.3%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-fss-2023-voice-phishing-victims-60plus-messenger-phishing-75-6pct",
      "citation_text": "75.6% of voice-phishing victims aged 60 and over in South Korea in 2023 (3,000 people) were caught by messenger phishing, in which scammers text pretending to be a family member or acquaintance (Financial Supervisory Service, 2024). Source: Financial Supervisory Service (Korea), \"2023년 보이스피싱 피해현황 분석 [Analysis of voice phishing damage in 2023] (press release, 7 March 2024)\" (https://www.fss.or.kr/fss/bbs/B0000188/view.do?nttId=134451&menuNo=200218). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-fss-2023-voice-phishing-victims-60plus-messenger-phishing-75-6pct."
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    {
      "id": "au-nasc-2025-scam-losses-65plus-88-8-million",
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      "statement": "A$88.8 million was reported lost to scams by Australians aged 65 and over in 2025, the most of any age group and 26.5% of all Scamwatch losses, although they make up 17.2% of the population (National Anti-Scam Centre, 2026).",
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      "unit": "AUD million (reported losses)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Scamwatch reports from people aged 65+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC)",
      "source_title": "Targeting scams: Report of the National Anti-Scam Centre on scams data and activity 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasc.gov.au/system/files/targeting-scams-report-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "People aged 65 and over reported the highest overall losses of $88.8 million, 26.5% of all losses reported to Scamwatch, despite making up only 17.2% of the population.",
      "locator": "Section 'Scamwatch reports by Australians based on age', p. 39",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-nasc-scamwatch-losses-65plus",
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      "notes": "Scamwatch only (not the combined multi-agency loss total). Down 10.9% from 2024. Fetched with browser headers (site blocks plain clients).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-nasc-2025-scam-losses-65plus-88-8-million",
      "citation_text": "A$88.8 million was reported lost to scams by Australians aged 65 and over in 2025, the most of any age group and 26.5% of all Scamwatch losses, although they make up 17.2% of the population (National Anti-Scam Centre, 2026). Source: National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC), \"Targeting scams: Report of the National Anti-Scam Centre on scams data and activity 2025\" (https://www.nasc.gov.au/system/files/targeting-scams-report-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-nasc-2025-scam-losses-65plus-88-8-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-nasc-2024-scam-losses-65plus-99-6-million",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A$99.6 million was reported lost to scams by Australians aged 65 and over in 2024, the most of any age group and 31.3% of all Scamwatch losses (National Anti-Scam Centre, 2025).",
      "value": 99.6,
      "unit": "AUD million (reported losses)",
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      "display_label": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Scamwatch reports from people aged 65+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC)",
      "source_title": "Targeting scams: Report of the National Anti-Scam Centre on scams data and activity 2024",
      "source_url": "https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/system/files/targeting-scams-report-2024.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "People aged 65 and over had the highest reported losses of $99.6 million, 31.3% of all losses reported to Scamwatch, despite making up only 17.2% of the population.",
      "locator": "Section 'Scamwatch reports by Australians based on age', p. 28",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-nasc-scamwatch-losses-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Median loss for 65+ in 2024: $1,000 (down from $1,300 in 2023).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-nasc-2024-scam-losses-65plus-99-6-million",
      "citation_text": "A$99.6 million was reported lost to scams by Australians aged 65 and over in 2024, the most of any age group and 31.3% of all Scamwatch losses (National Anti-Scam Centre, 2025). Source: National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC), \"Targeting scams: Report of the National Anti-Scam Centre on scams data and activity 2024\" (https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/system/files/targeting-scams-report-2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-nasc-2024-scam-losses-65plus-99-6-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-nasc-2023-scam-losses-65plus-121-million",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A$121.0 million was reported lost to scams by Australians aged 65 and over in 2023 (National Anti-Scam Centre, 2025).",
      "value": 121,
      "unit": "AUD million (reported losses)",
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      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Scamwatch reports from people aged 65+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC)",
      "source_title": "Targeting scams: Report of the National Anti-Scam Centre on scams data and activity 2024",
      "source_url": "https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/system/files/targeting-scams-report-2024.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "This represents a 17.6% decrease in reported losses from the $121.0 million reported lost by people aged 65 and over in 2023.",
      "locator": "Section 'Scamwatch reports by Australians based on age', p. 28",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "au-nasc-scamwatch-losses-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "2023 value as restated in the 2024 report.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-nasc-2023-scam-losses-65plus-121-million",
      "citation_text": "A$121.0 million was reported lost to scams by Australians aged 65 and over in 2023 (National Anti-Scam Centre, 2025). Source: National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC), \"Targeting scams: Report of the National Anti-Scam Centre on scams data and activity 2024\" (https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/system/files/targeting-scams-report-2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-nasc-2023-scam-losses-65plus-121-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-nasc-2025-median-scam-loss-65plus-716",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A$716 was the median scam loss reported by Australians aged 65 and over in 2025, the highest of any age group (down from A$1,000 in 2024), and they lodged the most reports of any age group (44,411) (National Anti-Scam Centre, 2026).",
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      "unit": "AUD (median loss)",
      "display_value": "A$716",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Australia: median scam loss, people 65+ (2025)",
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      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Scamwatch reports with loss from people aged 65+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC)",
      "source_title": "Targeting scams: Report of the National Anti-Scam Centre on scams data and activity 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasc.gov.au/system/files/targeting-scams-report-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "People aged 65 and over had the highest median loss of any age group, $716, down from $1,000 in 2024, and were the most likely to report a scam in 2025 with 44,411 reports.",
      "locator": "Section 'Scamwatch reports by Australians based on age', p. 39",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Investment scams were the costliest type for 65+ (A$50.8 million in 2025), down 23.8% from 2024.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-nasc-2025-median-scam-loss-65plus-716",
      "citation_text": "A$716 was the median scam loss reported by Australians aged 65 and over in 2025, the highest of any age group (down from A$1,000 in 2024), and they lodged the most reports of any age group (44,411) (National Anti-Scam Centre, 2026). Source: National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC), \"Targeting scams: Report of the National Anti-Scam Centre on scams data and activity 2025\" (https://www.nasc.gov.au/system/files/targeting-scams-report-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-nasc-2025-median-scam-loss-65plus-716."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-cafc-2024-fraud-losses-60plus-share-27-9pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "27.9% of the C$643.7 million in fraud losses reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre in 2024 was lost by seniors aged 60 and over (Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, 2025).",
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      "unit": "% of reported fraud losses",
      "display_value": "27.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Canada: share of reported fraud losses, people 60+ (2024)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "processed fraud reports to the CAFC, losses by victims aged 60+",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (RCMP, OPP, Competition Bureau)",
      "source_title": "Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Annual Statistics Report 2024",
      "source_url": "https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/69c68f22-8a2a-43d1-8f4e-4017e3ffebba/resource/1ffc4a5e-e41b-48c7-929e-633d023ef8dc/download/cafc-annual-stats-report-2024-en.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The total amount lost by seniors makes up 27.9% of the overall dollar loss ($643,716,736 CAD) reported to CAFC.",
      "locator": "Key findings, p. 6 (repeated p. 10)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Derived dollar amount (not in the report text): 0.279 x 643,716,736 = about C$179.6 million. Age chart values are images. The CAFC is widely quoted as saying only 5-10% of fraud is reported (not in this report; not verified).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-cafc-2024-fraud-losses-60plus-share-27-9pct",
      "citation_text": "27.9% of the C$643.7 million in fraud losses reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre in 2024 was lost by seniors aged 60 and over (Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, 2025). Source: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (RCMP, OPP, Competition Bureau), \"Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Annual Statistics Report 2024\" (https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/69c68f22-8a2a-43d1-8f4e-4017e3ffebba/resource/1ffc4a5e-e41b-48c7-929e-633d023ef8dc/download/cafc-annual-stats-report-2024-en.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-cafc-2024-fraud-losses-60plus-share-27-9pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-cafc-2024-investment-scam-losses-60plus-share-36pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "36% of investment-scam losses reported in Canada in 2024 were reported by people aged 60 and over, the age group with the highest investment-scam losses (Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, 2025).",
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      "unit": "% of investment-scam losses",
      "display_value": "36%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "processed CAFC reports of investment scams, losses by victim age",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (RCMP, OPP, Competition Bureau)",
      "source_title": "Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Annual Statistics Report 2024",
      "source_url": "https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/69c68f22-8a2a-43d1-8f4e-4017e3ffebba/resource/1ffc4a5e-e41b-48c7-929e-633d023ef8dc/download/cafc-annual-stats-report-2024-en.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Investment scams affect all ages with those aged 60+ reporting the highest losses, making up 36% of the total dollar loss associated to investment scams.",
      "locator": "Key findings, p. 7",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Investment scams were 49% of all dollar losses reported to the CAFC in 2024.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-cafc-2024-investment-scam-losses-60plus-share-36pct",
      "citation_text": "36% of investment-scam losses reported in Canada in 2024 were reported by people aged 60 and over, the age group with the highest investment-scam losses (Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, 2025). Source: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (RCMP, OPP, Competition Bureau), \"Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Annual Statistics Report 2024\" (https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/69c68f22-8a2a-43d1-8f4e-4017e3ffebba/resource/1ffc4a5e-e41b-48c7-929e-633d023ef8dc/download/cafc-annual-stats-report-2024-en.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-cafc-2024-investment-scam-losses-60plus-share-36pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2025-fraud-victims-75plus-5-4pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "5.4% of adults aged 75 and over in England and Wales were victims of fraud in the year to March 2025, below the 7.1% for all adults; 7.6% of those aged 65-74 were victims (ONS, Crime Survey for England and Wales, 2026).",
      "value": 5.4,
      "unit": "% victims once or more in the past year",
      "display_value": "5.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "England and Wales: victims of fraud in the past year, 75+ (to March 2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "England and Wales",
      "period": "year ending March 2025",
      "population": "adults aged 75+ (household survey; CSEW, accredited official statistics)",
      "sample_n": 4875,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics",
      "source_title": "Fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales: appendix tables, year ending March 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/natureoffraudandcomputermisuseinenglandandwalesappendixtables",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Age | 75 years and over | 5.375358478960844",
      "locator": "Table 7, column 'Fraud', row 'Age: 75 years and over' (unweighted base 4,875); all people 7.107%; 65 to 74 7.630%",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Victimisation survey (not complaints), so it captures unreported fraud. Older people are less likely to be victims overall; US complaint data show they lose more per incident. In the adjusted model, age was not among the significant predictors listed.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-fraud-victims-75plus-5-4pct",
      "citation_text": "5.4% of adults aged 75 and over in England and Wales were victims of fraud in the year to March 2025, below the 7.1% for all adults; 7.6% of those aged 65-74 were victims (ONS, Crime Survey for England and Wales, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales: appendix tables, year ending March 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/natureoffraudandcomputermisuseinenglandandwalesappendixtables). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-fraud-victims-75plus-5-4pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2025-phishing-messages-received-75plus-28pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "28.1% of adults aged 75 and over in England and Wales received a message that may have been phishing in the month before interview (year to March 2025), versus 47.2% of all adults; 2.3% of older recipients replied or clicked a link, against 1.8% overall (ONS, 2026).",
      "value": 28.1,
      "unit": "% receiving a possible phishing message in the last month",
      "display_value": "28.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "England and Wales",
      "period": "year ending March 2025",
      "population": "adults aged 75+ (CSEW module)",
      "sample_n": 1210,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics",
      "source_title": "Fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales: appendix tables, year ending March 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/natureoffraudandcomputermisuseinenglandandwalesappendixtables",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "All people | 75 years and over | 28.083821163557644 | 1210 | 2.292637443746332 | 315",
      "locator": "Table 19, row 'All people: 75 years and over' (received %, base, replied/clicked %, base)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Messages to personal accounts or phones. Ages 65-74: 45.3% received, 2.5% replied or clicked (base 502). Clicking rates rest on small bases (315 for 75+).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-phishing-messages-received-75plus-28pct",
      "citation_text": "28.1% of adults aged 75 and over in England and Wales received a message that may have been phishing in the month before interview (year to March 2025), versus 47.2% of all adults; 2.3% of older recipients replied or clicked a link, against 1.8% overall (ONS, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales: appendix tables, year ending March 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/natureoffraudandcomputermisuseinenglandandwalesappendixtables). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-phishing-messages-received-75plus-28pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "havers-2024-csew-75plus-cybercrime-financial-loss-or-4-25",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "An odds ratio of 4.25 for financial loss from cybercrime was found for internet users aged 75 and over compared with younger people, even though they were less likely to report any cybercrime (p = 0.037; 35,069 respondents, Crime Survey for England and Wales 2019/20) (Havers et al., PLOS ONE, 2024).",
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      "source_title": "Cybercrime victimisation among older adults: A probability sample survey in England and Wales",
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      "quote": "people aged 75+ were more likely to report financial loss resulting from cybercrime victimisation (OR 4.25, p = 0.037) and repeat cybercrime victimisation (OR 2.03, p = 0.074) than younger people.",
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      "notes": "Repeat victimisation OR 2.03 was not significant at p < 0.05. Worse health also predicted cybercrime risk.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#havers-2024-csew-75plus-cybercrime-financial-loss-or-4-25",
      "citation_text": "An odds ratio of 4.25 for financial loss from cybercrime was found for internet users aged 75 and over compared with younger people, even though they were less likely to report any cybercrime (p = 0.037; 35,069 respondents, Crime Survey for England and Wales 2019/20) (Havers et al., PLOS ONE, 2024). Source: PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), \"Cybercrime victimisation among older adults: A probability sample survey in England and Wales\" (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314380). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#havers-2024-csew-75plus-cybercrime-financial-loss-or-4-25."
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    {
      "id": "us-fincen-2024-elder-financial-exploitation-suspicious-activity-27-billion",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "$27 billion in suspicious activity linked to elder financial exploitation was reported by US financial institutions in 155,415 filings between June 2022 and June 2023, including attempted transactions; scams accounted for about 80% of the reported activity (FinCEN, 2024).",
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "15 June 2022 to 15 June 2023",
      "population": "Bank Secrecy Act reports flagged as elder financial exploitation (victims generally 60+)",
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      "publisher": "Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (US Treasury)",
      "source_title": "Financial Trend Analysis: Elder Financial Exploitation, Threat Pattern & Trend Information, June 2022 to June 2023",
      "source_url": "https://www.fincen.gov/system/files/shared/FTA_Elder_Financial_Exploitation_508Final.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "During the review period, FinCEN received 155,415 EFE-related BSA reports associated with more than $27 billion in reported suspicious activity, which may include both actual and attempted transactions.",
      "locator": "Executive Summary, p. 1",
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      "series": null,
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      "notes": "Suspicious-activity totals, not confirmed losses. Same report: elder scams (stranger perpetrators) about 80% of reported EFE activity; account takeover the most cited typology; adult children the most frequent perpetrators of elder theft (nearly 40% of cases).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fincen-2024-elder-financial-exploitation-suspicious-activity-27-billion",
      "citation_text": "$27 billion in suspicious activity linked to elder financial exploitation was reported by US financial institutions in 155,415 filings between June 2022 and June 2023, including attempted transactions; scams accounted for about 80% of the reported activity (FinCEN, 2024). Source: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (US Treasury), \"Financial Trend Analysis: Elder Financial Exploitation, Threat Pattern & Trend Information, June 2022 to June 2023\" (https://www.fincen.gov/system/files/shared/FTA_Elder_Financial_Exploitation_508Final.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-fincen-2024-elder-financial-exploitation-suspicious-activity-27-billion."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2025-50plus-worry-ai-voice-scam-calls-57pct",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "57% of US adults aged 50 and over who do not fully trust AI said they worry about AI scams, such as fake phone calls that sound like a real family member (AARP, 2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who do not completely trust AI-powered information",
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      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "I worry about AI scams (e.g., fake phone calls that ... sound like a real family member) ... 57%",
      "locator": "p. 47, chart 'Reasons do not completely trust AI-powered information' (top reason; value placement confirmed from text coordinates)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Tied with 'I prefer to rely on human judgement' (57%). Base n=2,747 of 3,083 respondents.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-50plus-worry-ai-voice-scam-calls-57pct",
      "citation_text": "57% of US adults aged 50 and over who do not fully trust AI said they worry about AI scams, such as fake phone calls that sound like a real family member (AARP, 2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-50plus-worry-ai-voice-scam-calls-57pct."
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    {
      "id": "uk-hol-2023-over-65s-not-using-internet-at-home-3-9-million",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "3.9 million people aged over 65 in the UK (31% of the age group) did not use the internet at home, compared with 320,000 (4%) of those aged 35-44 (House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, 2023, using Ofcom data).",
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      "period": "2023 (Ofcom 2023 data)",
      "population": "people aged over 65 who do not use the internet at home",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "UK Parliament, House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee",
      "source_title": "Digital exclusion (House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, 3rd Report of Session 2022-23, HL Paper 219)",
      "source_url": "https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5803/ldselect/ldcomm/219/219.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-06-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Around 3.9 million people over 65 (31 per cent of this age group) do not use the internet at home, compared with just 320,000 (4 per cent) for those aged 35–44.",
      "locator": "Chapter 2, paragraph 14 (footnote 17: Ofcom Adults' Media Use and Attitudes 2023, p. 5; absolute figures are the committee's central estimate from census data)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The 31% rate is Ofcom's; the 3.9 million count is the committee's own estimate. The same report says more than 3.8 million internet users over 65 are 'narrow users'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-hol-2023-over-65s-not-using-internet-at-home-3-9-million",
      "citation_text": "3.9 million people aged over 65 in the UK (31% of the age group) did not use the internet at home, compared with 320,000 (4%) of those aged 35-44 (House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, 2023, using Ofcom data). Source: UK Parliament, House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, \"Digital exclusion (House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, 3rd Report of Session 2022-23, HL Paper 219)\" (https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5803/ldselect/ldcomm/219/219.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-hol-2023-over-65s-not-using-internet-at-home-3-9-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-hol-2023-zero-basic-digital-skills-more-than-half-over-75",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "More than half of the 2.4 million UK adults with zero basic digital skills are aged over 75 (House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, 2023, citing the Lloyds Bank Consumer Digital Index 2022).",
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      "unit": "% of adults with zero basic digital skills (more than half)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "UK adults who cannot do any of the basic digital tasks in the Essential Digital Skills framework",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "UK Parliament, House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee (citing Lloyds Banking Group)",
      "source_title": "Digital exclusion (House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, 3rd Report of Session 2022-23, HL Paper 219)",
      "source_url": "https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5803/ldselect/ldcomm/219/219.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-06-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Of the 2.4 million adults with zero basic digital skills, more than half are over 75.",
      "locator": "Chapter 2, paragraph 14 (footnote 18: Lloyds Bank 2022 Consumer Digital Index, p. 42)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Original is an industry index (Lloyds Bank Consumer Digital Index, survey-based), cited in an official parliamentary report; labelled secondary. Value records 'more than half' as 50 (a floor).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-hol-2023-zero-basic-digital-skills-more-than-half-over-75",
      "citation_text": "More than half of the 2.4 million UK adults with zero basic digital skills are aged over 75 (House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, 2023, citing the Lloyds Bank Consumer Digital Index 2022). Source: UK Parliament, House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee (citing Lloyds Banking Group), \"Digital exclusion (House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, 3rd Report of Session 2022-23, HL Paper 219)\" (https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5803/ldselect/ldcomm/219/219.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-hol-2023-zero-basic-digital-skills-more-than-half-over-75."
    },
    {
      "id": "gell-2015-nhats-vision-impairment-email-texting-pr-0-69",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "A prevalence ratio of 0.69 for using email or texting (95% CI 0.58-0.82) was found among US Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over with vision impairment compared with those without, after adjustment; hearing impairment made no difference (Gell et al., The Gerontologist, 2015; National Health and Aging Trends Study 2011).",
      "value": 0.69,
      "unit": "prevalence ratio (email/text use, vision-impaired vs not)",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2011",
      "population": "community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ (NHATS round 1)",
      "sample_n": 7609,
      "publisher": "The Gerontologist (Oxford University Press)",
      "source_title": "Patterns of technology use among older adults with and without disabilities",
      "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt166",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2013-12-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Vision 0.69 (0.58–0.82) 0.44 (0.32–0.59) 0.58 (0.44–0.77) Hearing 0.94 (0.84–1.05) 0.96 (0.81–1.15) 1.00 (0.82–1.21)",
      "locator": "Table 3 (columns: email/text; internet for health tasks; internet for personal tasks) (PMC4542705)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Vision-impaired older adults were also less likely to use the internet for health tasks (PR 0.44). Needing help with mobility outside the home: PR 0.58 for email/text. Old data (2011); adjusted for age, gender, race, education, marital status, multimorbidity and self-rated health. Published online 2013-12-30; issue 2015.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gell-2015-nhats-vision-impairment-email-texting-pr-0-69",
      "citation_text": "A prevalence ratio of 0.69 for using email or texting (95% CI 0.58-0.82) was found among US Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over with vision impairment compared with those without, after adjustment; hearing impairment made no difference (Gell et al., The Gerontologist, 2015; National Health and Aging Trends Study 2011). Source: The Gerontologist (Oxford University Press), \"Patterns of technology use among older adults with and without disabilities\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt166). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gell-2015-nhats-vision-impairment-email-texting-pr-0-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-dsit-2025-offline-consumers-pay-up-to-25pct-more",
      "family": "consequences",
      "statement": "25% more, on average, could be paid by consumers who are not online for things like home insurance, train travel and food, according to a 2023 Centre for Social Justice estimate cited by the UK government (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Digital Inclusion Action Plan, 2025).",
      "value": 25,
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      "period": "2023 estimate",
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      "publisher": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (citing the Centre for Social Justice)",
      "source_title": "Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps",
      "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-inclusion-action-plan-first-steps/digital-inclusion-action-plan-first-steps",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "In 2023, the Centre for Social Justice estimated that on average, consumers that are not online could pay 25% more for things like home insurance, train travel and food than consumers who are online.",
      "locator": "Chapter 1, 'Being digitally excluded' section",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Think-tank estimate cited in a government plan; the original CSJ report was not fetched, so labelled secondary. Not age-specific, but most offline adults are older. Same plan cites Lloyds' estimate of 1.6 million people in the UK living offline.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-dsit-2025-offline-consumers-pay-up-to-25pct-more",
      "citation_text": "25% more, on average, could be paid by consumers who are not online for things like home insurance, train travel and food, according to a 2023 Centre for Social Justice estimate cited by the UK government (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Digital Inclusion Action Plan, 2025). Source: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (citing the Centre for Social Justice), \"Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps\" (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-inclusion-action-plan-first-steps/digital-inclusion-action-plan-first-steps). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-dsit-2025-offline-consumers-pay-up-to-25pct-more."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2025-digital-skills-confidence-80plus",
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      "statement": "48% of US adults aged 80 and older agreed they have the digital skills needed to take full advantage of being online in 2025, versus 61% of those aged 70-79 and 70% of those aged 50-59 (AARP, 2025).",
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      "period": "Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 80+ who agree or strongly agree 'I have the digital skills necessary to fully take advantage of being online' (online panel survey)",
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      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "64% 70%* 66%* 61%* 48% Age 50-plus (n=3,083) Age 50–59 (n=1,000) Age 60–69 (n=897) Age 70-79 (n=642) Age 80+ (n=544) ... I have the digital skills necessary to fully take advantage of being online.",
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      "notes": "All adults 50+: 64%; 60-69: 66%. Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-digital-skills-confidence-80plus",
      "citation_text": "48% of US adults aged 80 and older agreed they have the digital skills needed to take full advantage of being online in 2025, versus 61% of those aged 70-79 and 70% of those aged 50-59 (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-digital-skills-confidence-80plus."
    },
    {
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      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf",
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      "notes": "60-69: 62%; 70-79: 63%; 50+ was 59% in 2024. Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-tech-not-designed-for-age-80plus",
      "citation_text": "66% of US adults aged 80 and older felt technology is not designed with their age in mind in 2025, versus 60% of all adults aged 50+ and 54% of those aged 50-59 (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-tech-not-designed-for-age-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2025-generative-ai-use-80plus",
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      "statement": "14% of US adults aged 80 and older had used generative AI by 2025, versus 21% of those aged 70-79, 43% of those aged 50-59 and 30% of all adults aged 50+ (AARP, 2025).",
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      "notes": "Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-generative-ai-use-80plus",
      "citation_text": "14% of US adults aged 80 and older had used generative AI by 2025, versus 21% of those aged 70-79, 43% of those aged 50-59 and 30% of all adults aged 50+ (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-generative-ai-use-80plus."
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      "quote": "Texting is now the lead communication method among adults age 50-plus. ... 80%* 77% 79%* 94% 66% 68%* 33% 46%",
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      "notes": "Panel order on the rendered chart: Email (80% 2016, 77% 2025), Text (79%, 94%), Social media (66%, 68%), Video chat (33%, 46%). 2016 base: 1,002 adults 50+ using tech to stay connected. Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-texting-to-stay-connected-50plus",
      "citation_text": "94% of US adults aged 50 and older texted to stay in touch with family and friends at least once a month in 2025, up from 79% in 2016; texting overtook email (77%) as their lead way to communicate (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-texting-to-stay-connected-50plus."
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    {
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      "quote": "Percent use form of technology to stay connected with family and friends at least once a month Among adults age 50+, 2016 and 2025 80%* 77% 79%* 94% 66% 68%* 33% 46%",
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      "notes": "Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-video-chat-to-stay-connected-50plus",
      "citation_text": "46% of US adults aged 50 and older video chatted with family and friends at least once a month in 2025, up from 33% in 2016 (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-video-chat-to-stay-connected-50plus."
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    {
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      "statement": "98% of US smartphone owners aged 50 and older used their smartphone daily in 2025, up from 95% in 2016, while daily desktop use among desktop owners fell from 89% to 58% (AARP, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-12-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Percent who use the following technology devices daily Among adults age 50+ who have/own the device, 2016 and 2025 95% 89%* 68%* 81% 98%* 58% 55% 82% Smartphone Desktop Tablet Wearable device",
      "locator": "Page 9, chart 'Percent who use the following technology devices daily', bar 'Smartphone', 2025",
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      "notes": "Tablet daily use among owners: 68% (2016), 55% (2025); wearables 81%, 82%. Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-daily-smartphone-use-50plus-owners",
      "citation_text": "98% of US smartphone owners aged 50 and older used their smartphone daily in 2025, up from 95% in 2016, while daily desktop use among desktop owners fell from 89% to 58% (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-daily-smartphone-use-50plus-owners."
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    {
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      "statement": "6% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a home health and safety device in 2025, and 12% a GPS tracker, versus 90% who owned a smartphone (AARP, 2025).",
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      "quote": "17% 16% 12% 6% 5% 3% Smartphone Smart TV ... Regular cell phone GPS tracker Home health and safety device Virtual Reality (VR) device",
      "locator": "Page 16, chart 'Percent of adults who own the following technology devices, among adults age 50+' (22 devices), bars 'GPS tracker' and 'Home health and safety device'",
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      "notes": "Device list order on page 16 matches values in order (90% smartphone ... 3% connected fitness). Related seed: seniorlist-2026-pers-ownership-65plus-9pct (industry survey of medical alert systems). Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-home-health-safety-device-50plus",
      "citation_text": "6% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a home health and safety device in 2025, and 12% a GPS tracker, versus 90% who owned a smartphone (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-home-health-safety-device-50plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2025-online-banking-finance-50plus",
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      "statement": "63% of US adults aged 50 and older used finance or banking services online in the past 3 months in 2025, and 75% used maps and navigation (AARP, 2025).",
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      "quote": "79% 79% 79% 75% 73% 72% 71% 63% 55% 51% ... Internet browsing Retail/shopping Communication Maps and navigation Social media Photos Weather Finance or banking",
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      "notes": "Same chart: communication 79%, social media 73%, photos 72%, weather 71%, video or movie streaming 55%. Average of 14 digital services used. Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-online-banking-finance-50plus",
      "citation_text": "63% of US adults aged 50 and older used finance or banking services online in the past 3 months in 2025, and 75% used maps and navigation (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-online-banking-finance-50plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "46% of US adults aged 50 and older used medical digital services (for example GoodRx, LifeAlert or health records) in the past 3 months in 2025, up from 35% in 2024 (AARP, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Most notably, the use of medical services (e.g., GoodRX, LifeAlert, health records) has significantly increased in the past year, up from 35% in 2024 to 46% in 2025.",
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      "notes": "Same chart: video chat 45%, health/fitness tracking 22%, generative AI 22%. Online survey of NORC's research panel plus Dynata (opt-in) sample, Sept 9-Oct 6, 2025; n=3,838 adults including 3,083 aged 50+ (50-59: 1,000; 60-69: 897; 70-79: 642; 80+: 544); weighted. Chart value read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Published date is month-level (December 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-medical-digital-services-50plus",
      "citation_text": "46% of US adults aged 50 and older used medical digital services (for example GoodRx, LifeAlert or health records) in the past 3 months in 2025, up from 35% in 2024 (AARP, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus (Kakulla B., AARP Research, December 2025, doi:10.26419/res.01020.001)\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-medical-digital-services-50plus."
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      "statement": "45% of Australians aged 75 and older made a landline call at home in the six months to June 2024, down from 58% a year earlier, versus 15% of all adults (ACMA, 2024).",
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      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who used a landline phone for calls at home in the previous 6 months",
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      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-07/How%20we%20communicate%20-%20Executive%20summary%20and%20key%20findings_0.pdf",
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      "quote": "Those aged 75+ (45%) are still more likely than all younger age groups to have made a landline call. Even so, use declined for this age group (45%, from 58% in 2023).",
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      "notes": "ACMA-commissioned nationally representative annual consumer tracking survey of Australian adults (18+); reference period the 6 months to June 2024. All adults: 15% used a landline for calls at home, down from 18% in 2023. Published month December 2024 (day set to 01).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-landline-calls-75plus",
      "citation_text": "45% of Australians aged 75 and older made a landline call at home in the six months to June 2024, down from 58% a year earlier, versus 15% of all adults (ACMA, 2024). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we communicate, executive summary and key findings (December 2024)\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-07/How%20we%20communicate%20-%20Executive%20summary%20and%20key%20findings_0.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-landline-calls-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2024-messaging-calling-app-75plus",
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      "statement": "56% of Australians aged 75 and older used a messaging or calling app in the six months to June 2024, more than triple the 17% of 2019, versus 84% of all adults (ACMA, 2024).",
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      "geography": "Australia",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Use of messaging/calling apps was stable on 2023 (84%) ... Those aged 75+ were least likely to have used a messaging/calling app than all younger age groups, however, their use has tripled since 2019 (56%, from 17% in 2019).",
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      "notes": "ACMA-commissioned nationally representative annual consumer tracking survey of Australian adults (18+); reference period the 6 months to June 2024. Voice calls via an app: 75+ 38% (up from 29% in 2023), 65-74 47% (up from 38%), all adults 61%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-messaging-calling-app-75plus",
      "citation_text": "56% of Australians aged 75 and older used a messaging or calling app in the six months to June 2024, more than triple the 17% of 2019, versus 84% of all adults (ACMA, 2024). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we communicate, executive summary and key findings (December 2024)\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-07/How%20we%20communicate%20-%20Executive%20summary%20and%20key%20findings_0.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-messaging-calling-app-75plus."
    },
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      "notes": "ACMA-commissioned nationally representative annual consumer tracking survey of Australian adults (18+); reference period the 6 months to June 2024. Base: adults who used a mobile phone to go online (84% of those aged 75+, up from 18% in 2017, per the same report).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-mobile-online-multiple-times-day-75plus",
      "citation_text": "68% of Australians aged 75 and older who go online with a mobile phone did so multiple times a day in the six months to June 2024, the lowest of any age group, versus 92% of all adults (ACMA, 2024). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet, executive summary and key findings (December 2024)\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20-%20Executive%20summary%20and%20key%20findings.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-mobile-online-multiple-times-day-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2024-video-calling-75plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "25% of Australians aged 75 and older took part in video calling in the six months to June 2024, fewer than any younger age group; 64% shopped online and 50% used a government services app (ACMA, 2024).",
      "value": 25,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "25%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "6 months to June 2024",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ who participated in video calling in the previous 6 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet, executive summary and key findings (December 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20-%20Executive%20summary%20and%20key%20findings.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-12-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "People aged 75+ were less likely than all younger age groups to shop online (64%), access government services using an app (50%) and participate in video calling (25%).",
      "locator": "Key findings, online activities section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ACMA-commissioned nationally representative annual consumer tracking survey of Australian adults (18+); reference period the 6 months to June 2024. Telehealth consultations: 75+ 37% (down from 48% in 2023); 65-74 34% (from 46%); all adults 40%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-video-calling-75plus",
      "citation_text": "25% of Australians aged 75 and older took part in video calling in the six months to June 2024, fewer than any younger age group; 64% shopped online and 50% used a government services app (ACMA, 2024). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet, executive summary and key findings (December 2024)\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20-%20Executive%20summary%20and%20key%20findings.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-video-calling-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "au-acma-2024-wearable-75plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "23% of Australians aged 75 and older had an internet-connected wearable device in 2024, up from 13% in 2023, versus 37% of all adults (ACMA, 2024).",
      "value": 23,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "6 months to June 2024",
      "population": "Australian adults aged 75+ with a wearable device connected to the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)",
      "source_title": "Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet, executive summary and key findings (December 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20-%20Executive%20summary%20and%20key%20findings.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-12-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "37% of us had a wearable device connected to the internet (up from 33% in 2023). ... 65–74 (28%, up from 21%) and 75+ (23%, up from 13%).",
      "locator": "Key findings, 5. Smart devices connected to the internet",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ACMA-commissioned nationally representative annual consumer tracking survey of Australian adults (18+); reference period the 6 months to June 2024. Device mix. Same section: voice-controlled smart speaker 9% of 75+ (23% of all adults); smart display 9% of 75+ (up from 2%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-wearable-75plus",
      "citation_text": "23% of Australians aged 75 and older had an internet-connected wearable device in 2024, up from 13% in 2023, versus 37% of all adults (ACMA, 2024). Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), \"Communications and media in Australia: How we use the internet, executive summary and key findings (December 2024)\" (https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/How%20we%20use%20the%20internet%20-%20Executive%20summary%20and%20key%20findings.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#au-acma-2024-wearable-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-holding-80plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "26.5% of people aged 80 and older in Japan had a basic mobile phone (feature phone, not a smartphone) in 2025, almost as many as the 33.0% with a smartphone; 21.0% had neither, versus 16.9% feature-phone holders among all people aged 6+ (MIC, 2026).",
      "value": 26.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "26.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People in Japan aged 80+ holding a mobile phone other than a smartphone (携帯電話, includes non-response in base)",
      "sample_n": 3804,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "スマートフォン 78.9 31.6 89.7 92.7 93.8 93.8 93.0 88.6 68.1 33.0 携帯電話 16.9 13.5 9.9 14.2 14.6 14.5 12.9 15.9 24.8 26.5 いずれも保有していない 7.0 50.0 3.4 1.4 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.0 5.5 21.0",
      "locator": "図表1-4 年齢階層別モバイル端末の保有状況（令和7年）, column '80歳以上', rows 携帯電話 / スマートフォン / いずれも保有していない (columns: 全体, 6-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household survey: 40,592 households sampled, questionnaires mailed and returned by mail or online, reference point end of August 2025; individual records n=42,214-43,281 aged 6+. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Device mix; smartphone holding by age is a country-family measure. 携帯電話 excludes smartphones.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-holding-80plus",
      "citation_text": "26.5% of people aged 80 and older in Japan had a basic mobile phone (feature phone, not a smartphone) in 2025, almost as many as the 33.0% with a smartphone; 21.0% had neither, versus 16.9% feature-phone holders among all people aged 6+ (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-holding-80plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-holding-70-79",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "24.8% of people aged 70-79 in Japan had a basic mobile phone (feature phone) in 2025, versus 68.1% with a smartphone, and 15.9% of those aged 60-69 (MIC, 2026).",
      "value": 24.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "24.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People in Japan aged 70-79 holding a mobile phone other than a smartphone (携帯電話)",
      "sample_n": 7040,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "携帯電話 16.9 13.5 9.9 14.2 14.6 14.5 12.9 15.9 24.8 26.5 ... ７０～７９歳 (n=7,040)",
      "locator": "図表1-4 年齢階層別モバイル端末の保有状況（令和7年）, column '70～79歳', row 携帯電話",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household survey: 40,592 households sampled, questionnaires mailed and returned by mail or online, reference point end of August 2025; individual records n=42,214-43,281 aged 6+. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-holding-70-79",
      "citation_text": "24.8% of people aged 70-79 in Japan had a basic mobile phone (feature phone) in 2025, versus 68.1% with a smartphone, and 15.9% of those aged 60-69 (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-holding-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-pc-internet-70-79",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "31.5% of people aged 70-79 in Japan went online with a personal computer in 2025, versus 55.1% with a smartphone and 10.0% with a tablet; among those aged 80+, 12.7% used a PC and 21.7% a smartphone (MIC, 2026).",
      "value": 31.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "31.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People in Japan aged 70-79 who used the internet via a PC (share of all people in the age group)",
      "sample_n": 6785,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "スマートフォン 45.2 87.8 89.8 91.3 91.4 89.2 80.9 55.1 21.7 ... 22.0 42.7 58.8 59.1 57.5 56.8 50.7 31.5 12.7 47.1 44.7 32.0 32.7 30.2 26.4 18.8 10.0 3.0",
      "locator": "図表1-10 年齢階層別端末別インターネットの利用状況, bars for '70～79歳' (smartphone 55.1, feature phone 11.7, PC 31.5, tablet 10.0, TV 17.9) and '80歳以上'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household survey: 40,592 households sampled, questionnaires mailed and returned by mail or online, reference point end of August 2025; individual records n=42,214-43,281 aged 6+. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Device mix for going online; values by age in the text layer follow the order smartphone, feature phone, PC, tablet, TV.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-pc-internet-70-79",
      "citation_text": "31.5% of people aged 70-79 in Japan went online with a personal computer in 2025, versus 55.1% with a smartphone and 10.0% with a tablet; among those aged 80+, 12.7% used a PC and 21.7% a smartphone (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-pc-internet-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-sns-80plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "54.3% of internet users aged 80 and older in Japan used social networking services (including free-call apps such as LINE) in 2025, versus 67.9% of users aged 70-79, 78.3% of those aged 60-69 and 82.3% of all users (MIC, 2026).",
      "value": 54.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users in Japan aged 80+ (n=1,004) by purpose of use: ＳＮＳ（無料通話機能を 含む）の利用",
      "sample_n": 1004,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "８０歳以上 1,004 電子メールの送受信 ＳＮＳ（無料通話機能を 含む）の利用 検索サービスの利用 電子政府・電子自治体 の利用 新聞社やテレビ局の ニュースサイトの閲覧 65.6 54.3 45.6 29.8 28.7",
      "locator": "図表2-2 年齢階層別インターネットの利用目的・用途（令和7年）, row '80歳以上' (top five purposes); comparison rows 70-79, 60-69 and 全体",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household survey: 40,592 households sampled, questionnaires mailed and returned by mail or online, reference point end of August 2025; individual records n=42,214-43,281 aged 6+. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Base: internet users. 70-79 (n=4,310): e-mail 76.4, SNS 67.9, search 67.6; 60-69 (n=6,347): e-mail 84.7, SNS 78.3; all users (n=34,322): SNS 82.3, e-mail 78.2.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-sns-80plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "54.3% of internet users aged 80 and older in Japan used social networking services (including free-call apps such as LINE) in 2025, versus 67.9% of users aged 70-79, 78.3% of those aged 60-69 and 82.3% of all users (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-sns-80plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-email-80plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "65.6% of internet users aged 80 and older in Japan sent or received e-mail in 2025, versus 76.4% of users aged 70-79, 84.7% of those aged 60-69 and 78.2% of all users (MIC, 2026).",
      "value": 65.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users in Japan aged 80+ (n=1,004) by purpose of use: 電子メールの送受信",
      "sample_n": 1004,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "８０歳以上 1,004 電子メールの送受信 ＳＮＳ（無料通話機能を 含む）の利用 検索サービスの利用 電子政府・電子自治体 の利用 新聞社やテレビ局の ニュースサイトの閲覧 65.6 54.3 45.6 29.8 28.7",
      "locator": "図表2-2 年齢階層別インターネットの利用目的・用途（令和7年）, row '80歳以上' (top five purposes); comparison rows 70-79, 60-69 and 全体",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household survey: 40,592 households sampled, questionnaires mailed and returned by mail or online, reference point end of August 2025; individual records n=42,214-43,281 aged 6+. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Base: internet users. 70-79 (n=4,310): e-mail 76.4, SNS 67.9, search 67.6; 60-69 (n=6,347): e-mail 84.7, SNS 78.3; all users (n=34,322): SNS 82.3, e-mail 78.2.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-email-80plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "65.6% of internet users aged 80 and older in Japan sent or received e-mail in 2025, versus 76.4% of users aged 70-79, 84.7% of those aged 60-69 and 78.2% of all users (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-email-80plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-egov-80plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "29.8% of internet users aged 80 and older in Japan used e-government or local government online services in 2025, their fourth most common online activity (MIC, 2026).",
      "value": 29.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users in Japan aged 80+ (n=1,004) who used e-government / e-local government services (電子政府・電子自治体の利用)",
      "sample_n": 1004,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "８０歳以上 1,004 電子メールの送受信 ＳＮＳ（無料通話機能を 含む）の利用 検索サービスの利用 電子政府・電子自治体 の利用 新聞社やテレビ局の ニュースサイトの閲覧 65.6 54.3 45.6 29.8 28.7",
      "locator": "図表2-2, row '80歳以上', 4th purpose",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household survey: 40,592 households sampled, questionnaires mailed and returned by mail or online, reference point end of August 2025; individual records n=42,214-43,281 aged 6+. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. The table lists only each age group's top five purposes, so no all-users value for this item appears in it.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-egov-80plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "29.8% of internet users aged 80 and older in Japan used e-government or local government online services in 2025, their fourth most common online activity (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年通信利用動向調査の結果 (Communications Usage Trend Survey 2025, results released 29 May 2026)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/data/260529_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-egov-80plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-weekday-internet-minutes-70s",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "93.8 minutes a day: average weekday internet use of people in their 70s in Japan in FY2025, versus 183.9 minutes for all people aged 13-79; they spent 313.5 minutes watching live TV (MIC, 2026).",
      "value": 93.8,
      "unit": "minutes per day",
      "display_value": "93.8 minutes a day",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "FY2025 (survey week Dec 1-7, 2025)",
      "population": "People in Japan aged 70-79, average weekday minutes of internet use (diary survey; average over all respondents, users and non-users)",
      "sample_n": 297,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "156.1 43.4 46.3 78.0 112.3 152.7 249.3 313.5 15.6 5.8 6.3 8.3 9.2 18.7 25.0 27.0 183.9 228.3 266.9 225.5 229.2 158.0 140.2 93.8",
      "locator": "Page 5 (PDF p. 6), chart '【令和7年度】［平日］主なメディアの平均利用時間（全年代・年代別）', bars 'ネット利用時間' and 'テレビ（リアルタイム）視聴時間' for 70代 (N=594)",
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      "series": "jp-mic-weekday-internet-minutes-70s",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Visit-and-collect diary and questionnaire survey of 1,800 people aged 13-79 (random-location quota sample at 125 sites), survey week Dec 1-7, 2025 (press release 26 June 2026); weekday base 3,600 person-days, 70s: 594. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Weekday, 60s: internet 140.2 min, live TV 249.3. Holiday, 70s: internet 77.6 min, live TV 348.2.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-weekday-internet-minutes-70s",
      "citation_text": "93.8 minutes a day: average weekday internet use of people in their 70s in Japan in FY2025, versus 183.9 minutes for all people aged 13-79; they spent 313.5 minutes watching live TV (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-weekday-internet-minutes-70s."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-weekday-internet-minutes-70s",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "72.4 minutes a day: average weekday internet use of people in their 70s in Japan in FY2024, versus 181.8 minutes for all people aged 13-79 (MIC, 2026).",
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      "unit": "minutes per day",
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      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "FY2024",
      "population": "People in Japan aged 70-79, average weekday minutes of internet use (diary survey)",
      "sample_n": 298,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "154.7 39.7 52.6 80.2 117.5 159.0 226.7 310.7 18.1 2.8 5.6 9.7 11.0 16.5 37.2 32.8 181.8 243.4 257.2 225.8 200.3 181.0 151.3 72.4",
      "locator": "Page 5 (PDF p. 6), reference chart '（参考）【令和６年度】［平日］主なメディアの平均利用時間', bar 'ネット利用時間' for 70代 (N=596): 72.4; 全年代: 181.8",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Visit-and-collect diary and questionnaire survey of 1,800 people aged 13-79 (random-location quota sample at 125 sites), survey week Dec 1-7, 2025 (press release 26 June 2026); weekday base 3,600 person-days, 70s: 594. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. FY2024 reference chart on the same page of the FY2025 summary; text-layer order is live TV, recorded TV, internet (all ages then 10s-70s), checked visually.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-weekday-internet-minutes-70s",
      "citation_text": "72.4 minutes a day: average weekday internet use of people in their 70s in Japan in FY2024, versus 181.8 minutes for all people aged 13-79 (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-weekday-internet-minutes-70s."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-line-use-70s",
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      "statement": "77.8% of people in their 70s in Japan used LINE in FY2025, versus 92.0% of those in their 60s and 92.9% of all people aged 13-79 (MIC, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "FY2025",
      "population": "People in Japan aged 70-79 who use LINE",
      "sample_n": 297,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "全年代(N=1,800） 10代（N=140） 20代（N=218） 30代（N=235） 40代（N=298） 50代（N=338） 60代（N=274） 70代（N=297） ... LINE 92.9% 96.4% 97.7% 97.9% 96.6% 95.6% 92.0% 77.8%",
      "locator": "Page 12 (PDF p. 13), table '【令和7年度】主なソーシャルメディア系サービス/アプリ等の利用率（全年代・年代別）', row 'LINE', column 70代",
      "derived": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Visit-and-collect diary and questionnaire survey of 1,800 people aged 13-79 (random-location quota sample at 125 sites), survey week Dec 1-7, 2025 (press release 26 June 2026); weekday base 3,600 person-days, 70s: 594. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. LINE is Japan's dominant messaging and free-call app; 70s use rose to 77.8% per the survey narrative.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-line-use-70s",
      "citation_text": "77.8% of people in their 70s in Japan used LINE in FY2025, versus 92.0% of those in their 60s and 92.9% of all people aged 13-79 (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-line-use-70s."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-youtube-use-70s",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "48.5% of people in their 70s in Japan used YouTube in FY2025, versus 72.6% of those in their 60s and 81.5% of all people aged 13-79 (MIC, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "FY2025",
      "population": "People in Japan aged 70-79 who use YouTube",
      "sample_n": 297,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "全年代(N=1,800） 10代（N=140） 20代（N=218） 30代（N=235） 40代（N=298） 50代（N=338） 60代（N=274） 70代（N=297） ... YouTube 81.5% 95.0% 96.3% 94.0% 91.6% 84.9% 72.6% 48.5%",
      "locator": "Page 12 (PDF p. 13), table '【令和7年度】主なソーシャルメディア系サービス/アプリ等の利用率（全年代・年代別）', row 'YouTube', column 70代",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Visit-and-collect diary and questionnaire survey of 1,800 people aged 13-79 (random-location quota sample at 125 sites), survey week Dec 1-7, 2025 (press release 26 June 2026); weekday base 3,600 person-days, 70s: 594. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-youtube-use-70s",
      "citation_text": "48.5% of people in their 70s in Japan used YouTube in FY2025, versus 72.6% of those in their 60s and 81.5% of all people aged 13-79 (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-youtube-use-70s."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-use-70s",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "20.9% of people in their 70s in Japan used a feature phone in FY2025, twice the 10.2% of all people aged 13-79, while 83.8% used a smartphone and 7.1% a smartwatch (MIC, 2026).",
      "value": 20.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "20.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "FY2025",
      "population": "People in Japan aged 70-79 who use a feature phone (フィーチャーフォン)",
      "sample_n": 297,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan",
      "source_title": "令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)",
      "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "95.9% 99.3% 100.0% 99.6% 98.7% 97.9% 95.3% 83.8% 10.2% 3.6% 5.5% 7.2% 7.7% 9.8% 11.7% 20.9% 33.6% 41.4% 42.7% 49.8% 41.9% 30.2% 24.5% 14.5%",
      "locator": "Page 11 (PDF p. 12), chart '【令和7年度】モバイル機器等の利用率（全年代・年代別）', 70代 (N=297): smartphone 83.8, feature phone 20.9, tablet 14.5, e-reader 1.7, smartwatch 7.1",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Visit-and-collect diary and questionnaire survey of 1,800 people aged 13-79 (random-location quota sample at 125 sites), survey week Dec 1-7, 2025 (press release 26 June 2026); weekday base 3,600 person-days, 70s: 594. Chart values read from the PDF text layer and checked visually on the rendered page. Device mix. Smartphone use among people in their 70s (83.8%) is a country-family use rate.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-use-70s",
      "citation_text": "20.9% of people in their 70s in Japan used a feature phone in FY2025, twice the 10.2% of all people aged 13-79, while 83.8% used a smartphone and 7.1% a smartwatch (MIC, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, \"令和7年度 情報通信メディアの利用時間と情報行動に関する調査報告書（概要）(Survey on media use time and information behaviour FY2025, summary; MIC Institute for Information and Communications Policy)\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001079136.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-feature-phone-use-70s."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-dont-know-how-70plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "49.4% of people aged 70 and older in Japan who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet said they do not know how to use one (80+: 52.5%), the top reason among 166 older non-users (Cabinet Office, 2025).",
      "value": 49.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.4%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "July 17-Aug 24, 2025",
      "population": "Japanese nationals aged 70+ who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet (n=166), reasons (multiple answers)",
      "sample_n": 166,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Government Public Relations Office)",
      "source_title": "情報通信機器の利活用に関する世論調査（令和7年7月調査）(Public opinion survey on the use of ICT devices, July 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/assets/r07/r07-it_kiki/PR0701102.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "（表頭項目）,該当者数,２．どのように使えばよいか分からないから,６．自分の生活には必要ないと思っているから,７．必要があれば家族に任せればよいと思っているから,４．情報漏洩などのトラブルに遭うのが不安だから＊ ... 70歳以上,166,49.4,45.8,37.3,15.7,14.5,8.4,9.0,1.8,5.4,5.4,192.8",
      "locator": "集計表2（問2）利用していない理由 (CSV), row '70歳以上' (10-year age band); 80歳以上 row (n=80) in the 5-year band section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cabinet Office Government Public Relations Office; mail survey of 3,000 Japanese nationals aged 18+ (stratified two-stage random sample), July 17-Aug 24, 2025; 1,515 valid responses (50.5%). Reasons asked of those who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet (multiple answers). Report page: https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/ict_tech/202509/hutai/r07/r07-it_kiki/ Other reasons among 70+ non-users: cost 14.5%, tried but could not use it well 8.4%, do not know where or what to buy 9.0%. 70+ use of smartphones/tablets in the same survey: 59.4% (80+: 43.4%), a country-family measure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-dont-know-how-70plus",
      "citation_text": "49.4% of people aged 70 and older in Japan who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet said they do not know how to use one (80+: 52.5%), the top reason among 166 older non-users (Cabinet Office, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Government Public Relations Office), \"情報通信機器の利活用に関する世論調査（令和7年7月調査）(Public opinion survey on the use of ICT devices, July 2025)\" (https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/assets/r07/r07-it_kiki/PR0701102.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-dont-know-how-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-no-need-70plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "45.8% of people aged 70 and older in Japan who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet said they do not need one in their life (80+: 45.0%) (Cabinet Office, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "July 17-Aug 24, 2025",
      "population": "Japanese nationals aged 70+ who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet (n=166), reasons (multiple answers)",
      "sample_n": 166,
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      "source_title": "情報通信機器の利活用に関する世論調査（令和7年7月調査）(Public opinion survey on the use of ICT devices, July 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/assets/r07/r07-it_kiki/PR0701102.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "（表頭項目）,該当者数,２．どのように使えばよいか分からないから,６．自分の生活には必要ないと思っているから,７．必要があれば家族に任せればよいと思っているから,４．情報漏洩などのトラブルに遭うのが不安だから＊ ... 70歳以上,166,49.4,45.8,37.3,15.7,14.5,8.4,9.0,1.8,5.4,5.4,192.8",
      "locator": "集計表2（問2）利用していない理由 (CSV), row '70歳以上' (10-year age band); 80歳以上 row (n=80) in the 5-year band section",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cabinet Office Government Public Relations Office; mail survey of 3,000 Japanese nationals aged 18+ (stratified two-stage random sample), July 17-Aug 24, 2025; 1,515 valid responses (50.5%). Reasons asked of those who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet (multiple answers). Report page: https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/ict_tech/202509/hutai/r07/r07-it_kiki/ Other reasons among 70+ non-users: cost 14.5%, tried but could not use it well 8.4%, do not know where or what to buy 9.0%. 70+ use of smartphones/tablets in the same survey: 59.4% (80+: 43.4%), a country-family measure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-no-need-70plus",
      "citation_text": "45.8% of people aged 70 and older in Japan who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet said they do not need one in their life (80+: 45.0%) (Cabinet Office, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Government Public Relations Office), \"情報通信機器の利活用に関する世論調査（令和7年7月調査）(Public opinion survey on the use of ICT devices, July 2025)\" (https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/assets/r07/r07-it_kiki/PR0701102.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-no-need-70plus."
    },
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      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "37.3% of people aged 70 and older in Japan who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet said family members can do it for them if needed (80+: 40.0%) (Cabinet Office, 2025).",
      "value": 37.3,
      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "July 17-Aug 24, 2025",
      "population": "Japanese nationals aged 70+ who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet (n=166), reasons (multiple answers)",
      "sample_n": 166,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Government Public Relations Office)",
      "source_title": "情報通信機器の利活用に関する世論調査（令和7年7月調査）(Public opinion survey on the use of ICT devices, July 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/assets/r07/r07-it_kiki/PR0701102.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "（表頭項目）,該当者数,２．どのように使えばよいか分からないから,６．自分の生活には必要ないと思っているから,７．必要があれば家族に任せればよいと思っているから,４．情報漏洩などのトラブルに遭うのが不安だから＊ ... 70歳以上,166,49.4,45.8,37.3,15.7,14.5,8.4,9.0,1.8,5.4,5.4,192.8",
      "locator": "集計表2（問2）利用していない理由 (CSV), row '70歳以上' (10-year age band); 80歳以上 row (n=80) in the 5-year band section",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cabinet Office Government Public Relations Office; mail survey of 3,000 Japanese nationals aged 18+ (stratified two-stage random sample), July 17-Aug 24, 2025; 1,515 valid responses (50.5%). Reasons asked of those who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet (multiple answers). Report page: https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/ict_tech/202509/hutai/r07/r07-it_kiki/ Other reasons among 70+ non-users: cost 14.5%, tried but could not use it well 8.4%, do not know where or what to buy 9.0%. 70+ use of smartphones/tablets in the same survey: 59.4% (80+: 43.4%), a country-family measure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-leave-to-family-70plus",
      "citation_text": "37.3% of people aged 70 and older in Japan who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet said family members can do it for them if needed (80+: 40.0%) (Cabinet Office, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Government Public Relations Office), \"情報通信機器の利活用に関する世論調査（令和7年7月調査）(Public opinion survey on the use of ICT devices, July 2025)\" (https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/assets/r07/r07-it_kiki/PR0701102.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-leave-to-family-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-fear-of-fraud-leaks-70plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "15.7% of people aged 70 and older in Japan who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet feared data leaks, fraud or other trouble (80+: 12.5%) (Cabinet Office, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "July 17-Aug 24, 2025",
      "population": "Japanese nationals aged 70+ who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet (n=166), reasons (multiple answers)",
      "sample_n": 166,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Government Public Relations Office)",
      "source_title": "情報通信機器の利活用に関する世論調査（令和7年7月調査）(Public opinion survey on the use of ICT devices, July 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/assets/r07/r07-it_kiki/PR0701102.csv",
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      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
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      "quote": "（表頭項目）,該当者数,２．どのように使えばよいか分からないから,６．自分の生活には必要ないと思っているから,７．必要があれば家族に任せればよいと思っているから,４．情報漏洩などのトラブルに遭うのが不安だから＊ ... 70歳以上,166,49.4,45.8,37.3,15.7,14.5,8.4,9.0,1.8,5.4,5.4,192.8",
      "locator": "集計表2（問2）利用していない理由 (CSV), row '70歳以上' (10-year age band); 80歳以上 row (n=80) in the 5-year band section",
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      "notes": "Cabinet Office Government Public Relations Office; mail survey of 3,000 Japanese nationals aged 18+ (stratified two-stage random sample), July 17-Aug 24, 2025; 1,515 valid responses (50.5%). Reasons asked of those who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet (multiple answers). Report page: https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/ict_tech/202509/hutai/r07/r07-it_kiki/ Other reasons among 70+ non-users: cost 14.5%, tried but could not use it well 8.4%, do not know where or what to buy 9.0%. 70+ use of smartphones/tablets in the same survey: 59.4% (80+: 43.4%), a country-family measure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-fear-of-fraud-leaks-70plus",
      "citation_text": "15.7% of people aged 70 and older in Japan who rarely or never use a smartphone or tablet feared data leaks, fraud or other trouble (80+: 12.5%) (Cabinet Office, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Government Public Relations Office), \"情報通信機器の利活用に関する世論調査（令和7年7月調査）(Public opinion survey on the use of ICT devices, July 2025)\" (https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/assets/r07/r07-it_kiki/PR0701102.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-smartphone-nonuse-reason-fear-of-fraud-leaks-70plus."
    },
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      "statement": "29.4%: digital capability of South Koreans aged 70 and older relative to the general public in 2025 (general public = 100), versus 63.1% for people in their 60s and 56.2% for all aged 55+ (NIA, 2026).",
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      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "South Koreans aged 70+: digital capability index (PC and mobile device skills) relative to the general public",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea",
      "source_title": "2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서 (2025 Report on the Digital Divide Survey, National Information Society Agency / Ministry of Science and ICT)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/common/board/Download.do?bcIdx=29168&cbIdx=81623&fileNo=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "구 분 종합접근역량활용성별남성81.0 97.1 69.3 81.5 여성68.7 94.8 47.6 72.0 연령별50대98.1 101.8 93.3 100.4 60대79.7 97.1 63.1 84.8 70대 이상53.6 90.7 29.4 51.8",
      "locator": "제3-2장 고령층, 표 1 성·연령·월가구소득별 디지털정보화 수준, row '70대 이상', column 역량 (capability)",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face survey of 15,000 people (general public 7,000 including 2,300 aged 55+), Oct-Dec 2025. 고령층 = aged 55+. Index values are each group's score as a share of the general public's score (general public = 100). Press release: MSIT, 26 March 2026. Same row for 70+: overall index 53.6, access 90.7, utilisation 51.8. 50대 here means ages 55-59.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-digital-capability-70plus",
      "citation_text": "29.4%: digital capability of South Koreans aged 70 and older relative to the general public in 2025 (general public = 100), versus 63.1% for people in their 60s and 56.2% for all aged 55+ (NIA, 2026). Source: National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea, \"2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서 (2025 Report on the Digital Divide Survey, National Information Society Agency / Ministry of Science and ICT)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/common/board/Download.do?bcIdx=29168&cbIdx=81623&fileNo=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-digital-capability-70plus."
    },
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      "id": "kr-nia-2025-digital-level-55plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "71.8%: overall digital level (access, skills and use) of South Koreans aged 55 and older relative to the general public in 2025, up from 69.1% in 2021, the lowest of the four disadvantaged groups measured (NIA, 2026).",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "South Koreans aged 55+: composite digital informatisation index relative to the general public",
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      "publisher": "National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea",
      "source_title": "2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서 (2025 Report on the Digital Divide Survey, National Information Society Agency / Ministry of Science and ICT)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/common/board/Download.do?bcIdx=29168&cbIdx=81623&fileNo=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "계층별로는 고령층 디지털정보화 수준이 71.8%로 가장 낮으며 ... 고령층69.1 69.9 70.7 71.4 71.8",
      "locator": "제2장, 표 2 계층별 디지털정보화 수준 (2021-2025), row 고령층",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face survey of 15,000 people (general public 7,000 including 2,300 aged 55+), Oct-Dec 2025. 고령층 = aged 55+. Index values are each group's score as a share of the general public's score (general public = 100). Press release: MSIT, 26 March 2026. Series 2021-2025: 69.1, 69.9, 70.7, 71.4, 71.8. Sub-indices 2025 for 55+: access 95.4, capability 56.2, utilisation 75.6.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-digital-level-55plus",
      "citation_text": "71.8%: overall digital level (access, skills and use) of South Koreans aged 55 and older relative to the general public in 2025, up from 69.1% in 2021, the lowest of the four disadvantaged groups measured (NIA, 2026). Source: National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea, \"2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서 (2025 Report on the Digital Divide Survey, National Information Society Agency / Ministry of Science and ICT)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/common/board/Download.do?bcIdx=29168&cbIdx=81623&fileNo=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-digital-level-55plus."
    },
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      "id": "kr-nia-2025-install-apps-70plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "26.5% of South Koreans aged 70 and older said they can install and use the apps they need on a mobile device by themselves in 2025, and 39.0% that they can change basic settings, versus 52.2% and 62.2% of all aged 55+ (NIA, 2026).",
      "value": 26.5,
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "South Koreans aged 70+ who say they can install and use needed apps on a mobile device by themselves (strongly agree + agree)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea",
      "source_title": "2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서 (2025 Report on the Digital Divide Survey, National Information Society Agency / Ministry of Science and ICT)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/common/board/Download.do?bcIdx=29168&cbIdx=81623&fileNo=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "⑤필요한 앱 설치 및이용 ... 연령50대87.084.566.586.280.454.472.460대69.068.041.173.459.334.549.170대 이상39.033.819.643.226.515.322.5",
      "locator": "제3-2장 고령층, 모바일기기 이용 능력 table (items ①-⑦), row '70대 이상', item ⑤ (needed apps) and ① (basic settings); 고령층 전체 row 62.2, 59.4, 39.1, 65.4, 52.2, 32.1, 44.8",
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      "formula": null,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face survey of 15,000 people (general public 7,000 including 2,300 aged 55+), Oct-Dec 2025. 고령층 = aged 55+. Index values are each group's score as a share of the general public's score (general public = 100). Press release: MSIT, 26 March 2026. Other items for 70+: Wi-Fi setup 33.8%, send files to others 43.2%, malware check 15.3%. Values run together in the PDF text layer (e.g. '39.033.819.6...'); each is a one-decimal figure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-install-apps-70plus",
      "citation_text": "26.5% of South Koreans aged 70 and older said they can install and use the apps they need on a mobile device by themselves in 2025, and 39.0% that they can change basic settings, versus 52.2% and 62.2% of all aged 55+ (NIA, 2026). Source: National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea, \"2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서 (2025 Report on the Digital Divide Survey, National Information Society Agency / Ministry of Science and ICT)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/common/board/Download.do?bcIdx=29168&cbIdx=81623&fileNo=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-install-apps-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-nia-2025-internet-device-pc-70plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "12.5% of South Koreans aged 70 and older went online with a PC in 2025, versus 70.1% with a smartphone and 2.2% with a tablet; across all aged 55+, 28.0% used a PC and 85.9% a smartphone (NIA, 2026).",
      "value": 12.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "12.5%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "South Koreans aged 70+ who use the internet via a PC (share of the age group)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea",
      "source_title": "2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서 (2025 Report on the Digital Divide Survey, National Information Society Agency / Ministry of Science and ICT)",
      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/common/board/Download.do?bcIdx=29168&cbIdx=81623&fileNo=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "구 분 PC스마트폰스마트패드성별남성36.288.910.7여성20.883.37.4연령별50대47.597.517.960대30.893.310.070대 이상12.570.12.2고령층 전체28.085.98.9",
      "locator": "제3-2장 고령층, 표 4 성·연령별 인터넷 이용 기기, row '70대 이상'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Face-to-face survey of 15,000 people (general public 7,000 including 2,300 aged 55+), Oct-Dec 2025. 고령층 = aged 55+. Index values are each group's score as a share of the general public's score (general public = 100). Press release: MSIT, 26 March 2026. Device mix.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-internet-device-pc-70plus",
      "citation_text": "12.5% of South Koreans aged 70 and older went online with a PC in 2025, versus 70.1% with a smartphone and 2.2% with a tablet; across all aged 55+, 28.0% used a PC and 85.9% a smartphone (NIA, 2026). Source: National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea, \"2025 디지털정보격차 실태조사 보고서 (2025 Report on the Digital Divide Survey, National Information Society Agency / Ministry of Science and ICT)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/common/board/Download.do?bcIdx=29168&cbIdx=81623&fileNo=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-nia-2025-internet-device-pc-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-msit-2025-smartphone-overdependence-60s",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "11.5% of South Korean smartphone users in their 60s were at risk of smartphone overdependence in 2025, half the 22.3% of adults aged 20-59 and down 0.4 points on 2024 (MSIT, 2026).",
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      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "South Korean smartphone users aged 60-69 in the overdependence risk group (potential + high risk), face-to-face survey of 10,000 households, ages 3-69",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Korea",
      "source_title": "2025년 디지털 정보격차·웹 접근성·스마트폰 과의존 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 26 March 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/pressReleaseView.do?newsId=156751063",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "성인(만20~59세)22.3%(-0.1%P),60대11.5%(-0.4%P)는 전년 대비 감소했다.",
      "locator": "Press release attachment (.odt), section 3 스마트폰 과의존 실태조사, age-group paragraph",
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      "notes": "Survey covers ages 3-69 only, so there is no 70+ figure. All smartphone users: 22.7%. Overdependence = salience, failure of self-control and problematic consequences (scale scores).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-smartphone-overdependence-60s",
      "citation_text": "11.5% of South Korean smartphone users in their 60s were at risk of smartphone overdependence in 2025, half the 22.3% of adults aged 20-59 and down 0.4 points on 2024 (MSIT, 2026). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Korea, \"2025년 디지털 정보격차·웹 접근성·스마트폰 과의존 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 26 March 2026)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/pressReleaseView.do?newsId=156751063). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-smartphone-overdependence-60s."
    },
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      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "12.3% of Canadians aged 65 and older checked their smartphone at least every 30 minutes in a typical day in 2020, versus 43.4% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 9.0% in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2021).",
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      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (all persons in the age group): 'Check the smartphone at least every 30 minutes'",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2021-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months. 2020 survey fielded during the pandemic. Same table, 2020: 54.1% of Canadians 65+ had a smartphone for personal use (84.4% of all); 19.1% used it while watching TV.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-check-smartphone-every-30-min-65plus",
      "citation_text": "12.3% of Canadians aged 65 and older checked their smartphone at least every 30 minutes in a typical day in 2020, versus 43.4% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 9.0% in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2021). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0143-01 Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (CIUS 2018 and 2020)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-check-smartphone-every-30-min-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months. 2020 survey fielded during the pandemic. Same table, 2020: 54.1% of Canadians 65+ had a smartphone for personal use (84.4% of all); 19.1% used it while watching TV.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-first-thing-on-waking-65plus",
      "citation_text": "22.4% of Canadians aged 65 and older said checking their smartphone is the first thing they do after waking up in 2020, versus 53.2% of all Canadians aged 15+ (Statistics Canada, 2021). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0143-01 Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (CIUS 2018 and 2020)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-first-thing-on-waking-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (all persons in the age group): 'Before going to sleep, the last thing is to check the smartphone'",
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      "source_title": "Table 22-10-0143-01 Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (CIUS 2018 and 2020)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months. 2020 survey fielded during the pandemic. Same table, 2020: 54.1% of Canadians 65+ had a smartphone for personal use (84.4% of all); 19.1% used it while watching TV.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-last-thing-before-sleep-65plus",
      "citation_text": "18.4% of Canadians aged 65 and older said checking their smartphone is the last thing they do before going to sleep in 2020, versus 51.2% of all Canadians aged 15+ (Statistics Canada, 2021). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0143-01 Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (CIUS 2018 and 2020)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-smartphone-last-thing-before-sleep-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2018-check-smartphone-every-30-min-65plus",
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      "statement": "9.0% of Canadians aged 65 and older checked their smartphone at least every 30 minutes in a typical day in 2018, versus 36.5% of all Canadians aged 15+ (Statistics Canada, 2021).",
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      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (all persons in the age group) who check their smartphone at least every 30 minutes",
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      "source_title": "Table 22-10-0143-01 Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (CIUS 2018 and 2020)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2021-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "series": "ca-statcan-check-smartphone-every-30-min-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2018-check-smartphone-every-30-min-65plus",
      "citation_text": "9.0% of Canadians aged 65 and older checked their smartphone at least every 30 minutes in a typical day in 2018, versus 36.5% of all Canadians aged 15+ (Statistics Canada, 2021). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0143-01 Smartphone personal use and selected smartphone habits by gender and age group (CIUS 2018 and 2020)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210014301). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2018-check-smartphone-every-30-min-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-instant-messaging-65plus",
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      "statement": "50.9% of Canadians aged 65 and older sent messages with an instant messaging app in 2022, versus 78.0% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 33.6% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023).",
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      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (all persons in the age group): 'Sent messages using an instant messaging application (app)'",
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      "source_title": "Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "locator": "Table 22-10-0137-01, 2022, 'Sent messages using an instant messaging application (app)', 'Total, gender', '65 years and over' vs 'Total, 15 years and over', all education levels",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months. 2018 value for 65+ from the same table: 33.6%. CIUS 2022 fielded December 2022 to April 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-instant-messaging-65plus",
      "citation_text": "50.9% of Canadians aged 65 and older sent messages with an instant messaging app in 2022, versus 78.0% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 33.6% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-instant-messaging-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-video-calls-65plus",
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      "statement": "37.8% of Canadians aged 65 and older made online voice or video calls in 2022, versus 64.7% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 21.2% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023).",
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      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "locator": "Table 22-10-0137-01, 2022, 'Made online voice calls or video calls', 'Total, gender', '65 years and over' vs 'Total, 15 years and over', all education levels",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months. 2018 value for 65+ from the same table: 21.2%. CIUS 2022 fielded December 2022 to April 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-video-calls-65plus",
      "citation_text": "37.8% of Canadians aged 65 and older made online voice or video calls in 2022, versus 64.7% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 21.2% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-video-calls-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-online-banking-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "58.0% of Canadians aged 65 and older banked online in 2022, versus 77.6% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 43.9% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "58.0%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "Dec 2022-Apr 2023 (CIUS 2022)",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (all persons in the age group): 'Conducted online banking'",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2023-07-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "\"2022\",\"Canada\",\"2016A000011124\",\"Conducted online banking\",\"Total, gender\",\"65 years and over\",\"Total, highest certificate, diploma or degree completed\",\"Percent\",\"239\",\"units\",\"0\",\"v1277762252\",\"1.24.1.5.1\",\"58.0\",\"A\",\"\",\"\",\"1\" ... \"2022\",\"Canada\",\"2016A000011124\",\"Conducted online banking\",\"Total, gender\",\"Total, 15 years and over\",\"Total, highest certificate, diploma or degree completed\",\"Percent\",\"239\",\"units\",\"0\",\"v1277761788\",\"1.24.1.1.1\",\"77.6\",\"A\",\"\",\"\",\"1\"",
      "locator": "Table 22-10-0137-01, 2022, 'Conducted online banking', 'Total, gender', '65 years and over' vs 'Total, 15 years and over', all education levels",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months. 2018 value for 65+ from the same table: 43.9%. CIUS 2022 fielded December 2022 to April 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-online-banking-65plus",
      "citation_text": "58.0% of Canadians aged 65 and older banked online in 2022, versus 77.6% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 43.9% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-online-banking-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-government-online-services-65plus",
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      "statement": "55.4% of Canadians aged 65 and older used government online services in 2022, versus 76.3% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 41.0% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "Dec 2022-Apr 2023 (CIUS 2022)",
      "population": "Canadians aged 65+ (all persons in the age group): 'Used government online services'",
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      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "source_title": "Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)",
      "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "locator": "Table 22-10-0137-01, 2022, 'Used government online services', 'Total, gender', '65 years and over' vs 'Total, 15 years and over', all education levels",
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      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months. 2018 value for 65+ from the same table: 41.0%. CIUS 2022 fielded December 2022 to April 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-government-online-services-65plus",
      "citation_text": "55.4% of Canadians aged 65 and older used government online services in 2022, versus 76.3% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 41.0% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-government-online-services-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-statcan-2022-booked-appointments-65plus",
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      "statement": "40.7% of Canadians aged 65 and older booked appointments online in 2022, versus 58.5% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 16.6% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "locator": "Table 22-10-0137-01, 2022, 'Booked appointments', 'Total, gender', '65 years and over' vs 'Total, 15 years and over', all education levels",
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS); target population all persons 15+ in the ten provinces; percentages are of all Canadians in the group; question asked of people who used the internet in the past 3 months. 2018 value for 65+ from the same table: 16.6%. CIUS 2022 fielded December 2022 to April 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-booked-appointments-65plus",
      "citation_text": "40.7% of Canadians aged 65 and older booked appointments online in 2022, versus 58.5% of all Canadians aged 15+, up from 16.6% of seniors in 2018 (Statistics Canada, 2023). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 22-10-0137-01 Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed (CIUS)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2210013701). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-booked-appointments-65plus."
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    {
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      "statement": "7.25% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2007, versus 36.17% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet every day or almost every day (CAPI/CATI/web household survey, last 3 months)",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2007&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2007; ind_type Y65_74 = 7.25; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 36.17",
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      "formula": null,
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      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). First EU-27 value in the series (2007).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "7.25% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2007, versus 36.17% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2007&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-daily-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2010; ind_type Y65_74 = 15.41; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 50.87",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2010",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "15.41% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2010, versus 50.87% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2010&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-daily-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2013-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "23.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2013, versus 59.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 23.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23.3%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet every day or almost every day (CAPI/CATI/web household survey, last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2013&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2013; ind_type Y65_74 = 23.3; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 59.5",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2013",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "23.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2013, versus 59.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2013&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-daily-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "32.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2016, versus 68.53% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 32.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "32.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet every day or almost every day (CAPI/CATI/web household survey, last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2016&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2016; ind_type Y65_74 = 32.3; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 68.53",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "32.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2016, versus 68.53% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2016&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-daily-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2019-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "43.32% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2019, versus 76.95% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 43.32,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43.32%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet every day or almost every day (CAPI/CATI/web household survey, last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2019&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2019; ind_type Y65_74 = 43.32; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 76.95",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2019",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "43.32% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2019, versus 76.95% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2019&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-daily-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2022-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "54.91% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2022, versus 83.93% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 54.91,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.91%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet every day or almost every day (CAPI/CATI/web household survey, last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2022&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2022; ind_type Y65_74 = 54.91; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 83.93",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2022",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "54.91% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2022, versus 83.93% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2022&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-daily-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "68.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2025, versus 89.5% of all people aged 16-74, up from 7.3% in 2007 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 68.46,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68.46%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet every day or almost every day (CAPI/CATI/web household survey, last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 68.46; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 89.54",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "68.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet daily in 2025, versus 89.5% of all people aged 16-74, up from 7.3% in 2007 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ie-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74-highest-eu",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "95.7% of people aged 65-74 in Ireland used the internet daily in 2025, the highest share in the EU, versus 99.3% of all people aged 16-74 in Ireland (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 95.67,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "95.67%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Ireland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in Ireland who used the internet every day or almost every day",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=IE&time=2025&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo IE; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 95.67; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 99.29",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=IE, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). EU-27 ranking for 65-74 daily use, 2025: IE 95.67, NL 94.32, DK 90.79, SE 90.4, FI 82.26, BE 79.44, LU 78.34, ES 75.08, MT 74.55, DE 72.62, FR 69.68, CY 69.64, LV 69.51, IT 68.66, RO 68.06, EE 64.05, SI 63.79, HU 63.75, SK 59.46, CZ 55.63, AT 55.59, LT 55.08, PT 52.71, BG 49.39, HR 49.33, PL 48.9, EL 46.57.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74-highest-eu",
      "citation_text": "95.7% of people aged 65-74 in Ireland used the internet daily in 2025, the highest share in the EU, versus 99.3% of all people aged 16-74 in Ireland (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=IE&time=2025&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74-highest-eu."
    },
    {
      "id": "el-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74-lowest-eu",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "46.6% of people aged 65-74 in Greece used the internet daily in 2025, the lowest share in the EU, versus 87.2% of all people aged 16-74 in Greece (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 46.57,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.57%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Greece",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in Greece who used the internet every day or almost every day",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EL&time=2025&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo EL; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 46.57; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 87.18",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EL, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Next lowest: Poland, Croatia, Bulgaria (see ie-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74-highest-eu notes for the full ranking).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#el-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74-lowest-eu",
      "citation_text": "46.6% of people aged 65-74 in Greece used the internet daily in 2025, the lowest share in the EU, versus 87.2% of all people aged 16-74 in Greece (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EL&time=2025&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#el-eurostat-2025-daily-internet-use-65-74-lowest-eu."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-eurostat-2024-daily-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "34.7% of people aged 75 and over in Spain used the internet daily in 2024, versus 70.6% of those aged 65-74 and 91.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 34.74,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34.74%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ in Spain who used the internet every day or almost every day (optional 75+ age band collected by the national statistics office)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=ES&time=2024&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y75_MAX&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo ES; time 2024; ind_type Y75_MAX = 34.74; ind_type Y65_74 = 70.6; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 91.54",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX/Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=ES, time=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). 75+ is an optional age band in the EU ICT survey; only some countries publish it, so there is no EU-27 75+ figure. 2024 is the latest year with a 75+ value for this country.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2024-daily-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "34.7% of people aged 75 and over in Spain used the internet daily in 2024, versus 70.6% of those aged 65-74 and 91.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=ES&time=2024&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y75_MAX&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2024-daily-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-eurostat-2024-daily-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "28.7% of people aged 75 and over in Italy used the internet daily in 2024, versus 64.4% of those aged 65-74 and 87.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 28.71,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "28.71%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ in Italy who used the internet every day or almost every day (optional 75+ age band collected by the national statistics office)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=IT&time=2024&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y75_MAX&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu); indic_is I_IDAY 'Frequency of internet access: daily'; unit PC_IND; geo IT; time 2024; ind_type Y75_MAX = 28.71; ind_type Y65_74 = 64.37; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 87.37",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ifp_fu: indic_is=I_IDAY, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX/Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=IT, time=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). 75+ is an optional age band in the EU ICT survey; only some countries publish it, so there is no EU-27 75+ figure. 2024 is the latest year with a 75+ value for this country.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2024-daily-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "28.7% of people aged 75 and over in Italy used the internet daily in 2024, versus 64.4% of those aged 65-74 and 87.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - frequency of internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_fu), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_fu?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=IT&time=2024&indic_is=I_IDAY&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y75_MAX&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2024-daily-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-instant-messaging-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "58.85% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used instant messaging (such as WhatsApp, Messenger or Viber) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 82.31% of all people aged 16-74, up from 30.78% in 2019 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 58.85,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "58.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Instant messaging (WhatsApp, Messenger, Viber)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: instant messaging, i.e. exchanging messages, for example, via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp, Viber (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUCHAT1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUCHAT1 'Internet use: instant messaging, i.e. exchanging messages, for example, via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp, Viber'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 58.85; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 82.31",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUCHAT1, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-instant-messaging-65-74",
      "citation_text": "58.85% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used instant messaging (such as WhatsApp, Messenger or Viber) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 82.31% of all people aged 16-74, up from 30.78% in 2019 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUCHAT1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-instant-messaging-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "52.29% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made calls or video calls over the internet (apps such as Skype, WhatsApp or Zoom) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 75.65% of all people aged 16-74, up from 3.14% in 2008 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 52.29,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "52.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Calls or video calls over the internet",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: telephoning or video calls (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUPH1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUPH1 'Internet use: telephoning or video calls'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 52.29; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 75.65",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUPH1, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "citation_text": "52.29% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made calls or video calls over the internet (apps such as Skype, WhatsApp or Zoom) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 75.65% of all people aged 16-74, up from 3.14% in 2008 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUPH1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-email-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "58.15% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 sent or received e-mails in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 81.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 58.15,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "58.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Sending or receiving e-mail",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: sending/receiving e-mails (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUEM&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUEM 'Internet use: sending/receiving e-mails'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 58.15; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 81.6",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUEM, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-email-65-74",
      "citation_text": "58.15% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 sent or received e-mails in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 81.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUEM&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-email-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-social-networks-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "34.1% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 took part in social networks (a profile, posts or other contributions on Facebook, X and similar) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 67.26% of all people aged 16-74, up from 6.07% in 2011 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 34.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Taking part in social networks",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: participating in social networks (creating user profile, posting messages or other contributions to facebook, twitter, etc.) (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUSNET&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUSNET 'Internet use: participating in social networks (creating user profile, posting messages or other contributions to facebook, twitter, etc.)'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 34.1; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 67.26",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUSNET, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-social-networks-65-74",
      "citation_text": "34.1% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 took part in social networks (a profile, posts or other contributions on Facebook, X and similar) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 67.26% of all people aged 16-74, up from 6.07% in 2011 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUSNET&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-social-networks-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "47.99% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used internet banking in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 69.66% of all people aged 16-74, up from 5.97% in 2007 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 47.99,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "48.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Internet banking",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: Internet banking (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUBK&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUBK 'Internet use: Internet banking'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 47.99; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 69.66",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUBK, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74",
      "citation_text": "47.99% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used internet banking in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 69.66% of all people aged 16-74, up from 5.97% in 2007 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUBK&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-online-news-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "51.93% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 read online news sites, newspapers or news magazines in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 66.41% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 51.93,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Reading news online",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: reading online news sites/newspapers/news magazines (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUNW1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUNW1 'Internet use: reading online news sites/newspapers/news magazines'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 51.93; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 66.41",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUNW1, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-online-news-65-74",
      "citation_text": "51.93% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 read online news sites, newspapers or news magazines in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 66.41% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUNW1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-online-news-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-health-information-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "46.83% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 looked for health information online in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 60.28% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 46.83,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Looking for health information",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: seeking health information (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IHIF&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IHIF 'Internet use: seeking health information'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 46.83; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 60.28",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IHIF, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-health-information-65-74",
      "citation_text": "46.83% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 looked for health information online in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 60.28% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IHIF&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-health-information-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2024-online-doctor-appointment-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "28.19% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made an appointment with a doctor or other practitioner via a website or app in the last 3 months in 2024, versus 39.77% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 28.19,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "28.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Booking a doctor's appointment online (2024)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: making an appointment with a practitioner via a website (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2024&indic_is=I_IUMAPP&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUMAPP 'Internet use: making an appointment with a practitioner via a website'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2024; ind_type Y65_74 = 28.19; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 39.77",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUMAPP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Health-service indicators are collected every second year; 2024 is the latest.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-online-doctor-appointment-65-74",
      "citation_text": "28.19% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made an appointment with a doctor or other practitioner via a website or app in the last 3 months in 2024, versus 39.77% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2024&indic_is=I_IUMAPP&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-online-doctor-appointment-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2024-online-health-records-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "19.22% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 accessed their personal health records online in the last 3 months in 2024, versus 27.65% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 19.22,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "19.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Opening personal health records online (2024)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: accessing personal health records online (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2024&indic_is=I_IUAPR&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUAPR 'Internet use: accessing personal health records online'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2024; ind_type Y65_74 = 19.22; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 27.65",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUAPR, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Health-service indicators are collected every second year; 2024 is the latest.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-online-health-records-65-74",
      "citation_text": "19.22% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 accessed their personal health records online in the last 3 months in 2024, versus 27.65% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2024&indic_is=I_IUAPR&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-online-health-records-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2024-video-sharing-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "29.36% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 watched video content from sharing services (such as YouTube) in the last 3 months in 2024, versus 61.51% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 29.36,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Watching video from sharing services such as YouTube (2024)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27, share of ALL individuals in the age group (not only internet users): Internet use: watching video content from sharing services (last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2024&indic_is=I_IUVSS&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUVSS 'Internet use: watching video content from sharing services'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2024; ind_type Y65_74 = 29.36; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 61.51",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUVSS, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2024",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Health-service indicators are collected every second year; 2024 is the latest.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-video-sharing-65-74",
      "citation_text": "29.36% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 watched video content from sharing services (such as YouTube) in the last 3 months in 2024, versus 61.51% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2024&indic_is=I_IUVSS&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-video-sharing-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2008-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "3.1% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made calls or video calls over the internet in the last 3 months in 2008, versus 16.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 3.14,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "3.14%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2008",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet for telephoning or video calls (last 3 months), share of all individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2008&indic_is=I_IUPH1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUPH1 'Internet use: telephoning or video calls'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2008; ind_type Y65_74 = 3.14; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 16.62",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUPH1, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2008",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Series also includes eu-eurostat-2025-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2008-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "citation_text": "3.1% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made calls or video calls over the internet in the last 3 months in 2008, versus 16.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2008&indic_is=I_IUPH1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2008-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2019-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "24.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made calls or video calls over the internet in the last 3 months in 2019, versus 51.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 24.24,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "24.24%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet for telephoning or video calls (last 3 months), share of all individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2019&indic_is=I_IUPH1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUPH1 'Internet use: telephoning or video calls'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2019; ind_type Y65_74 = 24.24; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 51.87",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUPH1, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2019",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "citation_text": "24.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made calls or video calls over the internet in the last 3 months in 2019, versus 51.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2019&indic_is=I_IUPH1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2020-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "32.6% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made calls or video calls over the internet in the last 3 months in 2020, versus 62.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 32.64,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "32.64%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet for telephoning or video calls (last 3 months), share of all individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2020&indic_is=I_IUPH1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUPH1 'Internet use: telephoning or video calls'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2020; ind_type Y65_74 = 32.64; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 62.62",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUPH1, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). 2020 is the first pandemic year (survey fielded mostly in Q2 2020).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2020-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74",
      "citation_text": "32.6% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 made calls or video calls over the internet in the last 3 months in 2020, versus 62.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2020&indic_is=I_IUPH1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2020-internet-calls-video-calls-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "dk-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74-highest-eu",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "97.0% of people aged 65-74 in Denmark used internet banking in the last 3 months in 2025, the highest share in the EU, versus 97.6% of all people aged 16-74 in Denmark (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 97.01,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "97.01%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Denmark",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in Denmark who used internet banking (last 3 months), share of all individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=DK&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUBK&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUBK 'Internet use: Internet banking'; unit PC_IND; geo DK; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 97.01; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 97.61",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUBK, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=DK, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). EU-27 ranking for 65-74 internet banking, 2025: DK 97.01, NL 90.84, FI 87.67, IE 86.18, SE 84.93, BE 70.5, LU 63.77, LV 63.51, FR 63.31, EE 60.46, AT 53.98, CZ 53.92, ES 51.54, DE 49.74, LT 46.08, MT 41.46, CY 41.27, HU 40.02, IT 36.7, SK 36.02, SI 35.82, PT 28.97, EL 26.87, HR 25.43, PL 24.33, RO 8.32, BG 6.66.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74-highest-eu",
      "citation_text": "97.0% of people aged 65-74 in Denmark used internet banking in the last 3 months in 2025, the highest share in the EU, versus 97.6% of all people aged 16-74 in Denmark (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=DK&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUBK&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74-highest-eu."
    },
    {
      "id": "bg-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74-lowest-eu",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "6.7% of people aged 65-74 in Bulgaria used internet banking in the last 3 months in 2025, the lowest share in the EU, versus 31.1% of all people aged 16-74 in Bulgaria (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 6.66,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "6.66%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Bulgaria",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in Bulgaria who used internet banking (last 3 months), share of all individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=BG&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUBK&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i); indic_is I_IUBK 'Internet use: Internet banking'; unit PC_IND; geo BG; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 6.66; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 31.08",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_ac_i: indic_is=I_IUBK, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=BG, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Romania is second lowest; see dk-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74-highest-eu notes for the full ranking.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#bg-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74-lowest-eu",
      "citation_text": "6.7% of people aged 65-74 in Bulgaria used internet banking in the last 3 months in 2025, the lowest share in the EU, versus 31.1% of all people aged 16-74 in Bulgaria (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - internet activities (isoc_ci_ac_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ac_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=BG&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUBK&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#bg-eurostat-2025-internet-banking-65-74-lowest-eu."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-egovernment-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "41.38% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used a public authority website or app in the last 12 months in 2025, versus 57.65% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 41.38,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "41.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Using a public authority website or app (last 12 months)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who interacted with public authorities via websites or apps (last 12 months), share of all individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: E-government activities of individuals via websites (isoc_ciegi_ac), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ciegi_ac?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUGOV1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "E-government activities of individuals via websites (isoc_ciegi_ac); indic_is I_IUGOV1 'Internet use: interaction with public authorities (last 12 months) (as of 2022)'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 41.38; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 57.65",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ciegi_ac: indic_is=I_IUGOV1, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Indicator I_IUGOV1 (definition as of 2022); not comparable with the pre-2022 I_IUGOV12 series.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-egovernment-65-74",
      "citation_text": "41.38% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used a public authority website or app in the last 12 months in 2025, versus 57.65% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: E-government activities of individuals via websites (isoc_ciegi_ac), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ciegi_ac?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUGOV1&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-egovernment-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-online-shopping-12m-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "44.38% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 bought something online in the last 12 months in 2025, versus 73.56% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 44.38,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "44.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Buying something online (last 12 months)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 whose last online purchase was within the last 12 months, share of all individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Internet purchases by individuals (2020 onwards) (isoc_ec_ib20), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ec_ib20?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_BLT12&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Internet purchases by individuals (2020 onwards) (isoc_ec_ib20); indic_is I_BLT12 'Last online purchase: in the 12 months'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 44.38; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 73.56",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ec_ib20: indic_is=I_BLT12, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-online-shopping-12m-65-74",
      "citation_text": "44.38% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 bought something online in the last 12 months in 2025, versus 73.56% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Internet purchases by individuals (2020 onwards) (isoc_ec_ib20), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ec_ib20?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_BLT12&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-online-shopping-12m-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "88.9% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 95.8% of all internet users aged 16-74, up from 47.8% in 2016 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 88.89,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "88.89%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27: Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone (unit: percentage of individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_MP 'Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 88.89; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 95.8",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group; device questions are asked every second year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "88.9% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 95.8% of all internet users aged 16-74, up from 47.8% in 2016 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-device-laptop-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "42.2% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a laptop in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 59.5% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 42.19,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.19%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27: Individuals used the internet on a laptop (unit: percentage of individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_LPC&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_LPC 'Individuals used the internet on a laptop'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 42.19; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 59.47",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_LPC, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group; device questions are asked every second year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-laptop-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "42.2% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a laptop in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 59.5% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_LPC&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-laptop-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-device-tablet-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "29.2% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a tablet in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 33.5% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 29.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27: Individuals used the internet on a tablet (unit: percentage of individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_TPC&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_TPC 'Individuals used the internet on a tablet'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 29.2; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 33.48",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_TPC, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group; device questions are asked every second year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-tablet-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "29.2% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a tablet in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 33.5% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_TPC&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-tablet-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-device-desktop-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "28.2% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a desktop computer in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 32.7% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 28.18,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "28.18%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27: Individuals used the internet on a desktop computer (unit: percentage of individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_DKPC&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_DKPC 'Individuals used the internet on a desktop computer'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 28.18; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 32.66",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_DKPC, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group; device questions are asked every second year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-desktop-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "28.2% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a desktop computer in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 32.7% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_DKPC&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-desktop-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-device-other-devices-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "21.4% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with another device (smart TV, smart speaker, game console, e-book reader or smartwatch) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 41.2% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 21.44,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "21.44%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27: Individuals used the internet on other mobile devices (e.g. smart TV, smart speakers, game console, e-book reader, smart watch) (unit: percentage of individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_OTH1&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i; indic_is I_IUG_OTH1 'Individuals used the internet on other mobile devices (e.g. smart TV, smart speakers, game console, e-book reader, smart watch)'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 21.44; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 41.16",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_OTH1, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group; device questions are asked every second year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-other-devices-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "21.4% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with another device (smart TV, smart speaker, game console, e-book reader or smartwatch) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 41.2% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_OTH1&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-other-devices-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-device-computer-only-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "7.3% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online only on a desktop or laptop computer (no phone or tablet) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 2.6% of all internet users aged 16-74, down from 40.1% in 2016 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 7.31,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "7.31%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27: Individuals used the internet only on a desktop computer or laptop (unit: percentage of individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_IPCQ&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_IPCQ 'Individuals used the internet only on a desktop computer or laptop'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 7.31; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 2.63",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_IPCQ, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group; device questions are asked every second year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-computer-only-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "7.3% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online only on a desktop or laptop computer (no phone or tablet) in the last 3 months in 2025, versus 2.6% of all internet users aged 16-74, down from 40.1% in 2016 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_IUG_IPCQ&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-device-computer-only-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "47.78% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2016, versus 77.53% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 47.78,
      "unit": "%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
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      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone (unit: percentage of internet users)",
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      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_MP 'Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2016; ind_type Y65_74 = 47.78; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 77.53",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "47.78% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2016, versus 77.53% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2016&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2018-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "61.58% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2018, versus 86.36% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 61.58,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61.6%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone (unit: percentage of internet users)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_MP 'Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2018; ind_type Y65_74 = 61.58; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 86.36",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2018",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "61.58% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2018, versus 86.36% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2018&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2021-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "76.72% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2021, versus 91.55% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 76.72,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.7%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone (unit: percentage of internet users)",
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      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2021&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_MP 'Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2021; ind_type Y65_74 = 76.72; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 91.55",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2021",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "76.72% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2021, versus 91.55% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2021&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2023-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "84.33% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2023, versus 94.39% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 84.33,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "84.3%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Internet users (last 3 months) aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone (unit: percentage of internet users)",
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      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2023&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i); indic_is I_IUG_MP 'Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone'; unit PC_IND_IU3; geo EU27_2020; time 2023; ind_type Y65_74 = 84.33; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 94.39",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_ci_dev_i: indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND_IU3, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2023",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Denominator is internet users, not the whole age group.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74",
      "citation_text": "84.33% of internet users aged 65-74 in the EU-27 went online with a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2023, versus 94.39% of all internet users aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2023&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&unit=PC_IND_IU3&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-device-mobile-phone-internet-users-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "25.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had at least basic overall digital skills in 2021, versus 53.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five Digital Skills Indicator 2.0 components at basic level or above), share of all individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2021&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2021; ind_type Y65_74 = 25.45; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 53.92",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2021",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Digital Skills Indicator 2.0, measured every second year since 2021; EU Digital Decade target is 80% of 16-74 by 2030.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "25.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had at least basic overall digital skills in 2021, versus 53.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2021&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2023; ind_type Y65_74 = 28.19; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 55.56",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2023",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Digital Skills Indicator 2.0, measured every second year since 2021; EU Digital Decade target is 80% of 16-74 by 2030.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "28.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had at least basic overall digital skills in 2023, versus 55.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2023&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 33; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 60.4",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Digital Skills Indicator 2.0, measured every second year since 2021; EU Digital Decade target is 80% of 16-74 by 2030. EU-27 ranking for 65-74, 2025: IE 69.63, NL 68.52, DK 61.78, FI 53.02, AT 46.94, LU 43.15, SE 43.1, FR 41.88, DE 41.16, BE 39.49, ES 34.27, IT 27.37, CZ 25.5, HU 24.63, MT 22.98, SK 22.23, CY 21.66, HR 21.07, PT 20.65, EE 20.27, LV 19.13, SI 17.91, LT 14.69, EL 13.76, PL 12.33, BG 9.45, RO 7.26.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "33% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, versus 60.4% of all people aged 16-74, up from 25.5% in 2021 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
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      "statement": "11.1% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had above basic overall digital skills in 2025, versus 31.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 with above basic overall digital skills (all five components above basic), share of all individuals in the age group",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_AB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_AB 'Individuals with above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 11.11; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 31.43",
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      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-above-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "11.1% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had above basic overall digital skills in 2025, versus 31.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_AB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-above-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "21.0% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 could not be assessed for digital skills in 2025 because they had not used the internet in the previous 3 months, versus 6.2% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 20.97,
      "unit": "%",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the EU-27 who had not used the internet in the last 3 months (digital skills not assessable)",
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      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_NA&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_NA 'Digital skills could not be assessed because the individual has not used the internet in the last 3 months'; unit PC_IND; geo EU27_2020; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 20.97; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 6.21",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms). Down from 34.81% in 2021. A non-use rate; the europe-uk family may hold Eurostat internet-use rates proper.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-digital-skills-not-assessable-65-74",
      "citation_text": "21.0% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 could not be assessed for digital skills in 2025 because they had not used the internet in the previous 3 months, versus 6.2% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_NA&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-digital-skills-not-assessable-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "69.63% of people aged 65-74 in Ireland had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, the highest share in the EU, versus 82.82% of all people aged 16-74 in Ireland (Eurostat, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo IE; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 69.63; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 82.82",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=IE, time=2025",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "69.63% of people aged 65-74 in Ireland had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, the highest share in the EU, versus 82.82% of all people aged 16-74 in Ireland (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=IE&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "68.52% of people aged 65-74 in the Netherlands had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 2 of 27 EU countries, versus 83.61% of all people aged 16-74 in the Netherlands (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 68.52,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68.5%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in the Netherlands with basic or above basic overall digital skills",
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      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=NL&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo NL; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 68.52; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 83.61",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=NL, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "68.52% of people aged 65-74 in the Netherlands had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 2 of 27 EU countries, versus 83.61% of all people aged 16-74 in the Netherlands (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=NL&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "de-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "41.16% of people aged 65-74 in Germany had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 9 of 27 EU countries, versus 59.55% of all people aged 16-74 in Germany (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 41.16,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "41.2%",
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      "period": "2025",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo DE; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 41.16; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 59.55",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=DE, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#de-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "41.16% of people aged 65-74 in Germany had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 9 of 27 EU countries, versus 59.55% of all people aged 16-74 in Germany (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=DE&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#de-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "41.88% of people aged 65-74 in France had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 8 of 27 EU countries, versus 65.74% of all people aged 16-74 in France (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 41.88,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "41.9%",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in France with basic or above basic overall digital skills",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=FR&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo FR; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 41.88; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 65.74",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=FR, time=2025",
      "derived": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "41.88% of people aged 65-74 in France had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 8 of 27 EU countries, versus 65.74% of all people aged 16-74 in France (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=FR&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "34.27% of people aged 65-74 in Spain had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 11 of 27 EU countries, versus 66.5% of all people aged 16-74 in Spain (Eurostat, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo ES; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 34.27; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 66.5",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=ES, time=2025",
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      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "34.27% of people aged 65-74 in Spain had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 11 of 27 EU countries, versus 66.5% of all people aged 16-74 in Spain (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=ES&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "27.37% of people aged 65-74 in Italy had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 12 of 27 EU countries, versus 54.27% of all people aged 16-74 in Italy (Eurostat, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo IT; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 27.37; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 54.27",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=IT, time=2025",
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      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "27.37% of people aged 65-74 in Italy had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 12 of 27 EU countries, versus 54.27% of all people aged 16-74 in Italy (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=IT&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "pl-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
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      "statement": "12.33% of people aged 65-74 in Poland had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 25 of 27 EU countries, versus 50.42% of all people aged 16-74 in Poland (Eurostat, 2026).",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in Poland with basic or above basic overall digital skills",
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      "source_title": "Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=PL&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo PL; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 12.33; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 50.42",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=PL, time=2025",
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      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pl-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "12.33% of people aged 65-74 in Poland had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, ranking 25 of 27 EU countries, versus 50.42% of all people aged 16-74 in Poland (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=PL&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pl-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "7.26% of people aged 65-74 in Romania had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, the lowest share in the EU, versus 31.84% of all people aged 16-74 in Romania (Eurostat, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in Romania with basic or above basic overall digital skills",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=RO&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_sk_dskl_i21; indic_is I_DSK2_BAB 'Individuals with basic or above basic overall digital skills (all five component indicators are at basic or above basic level)'; unit PC_IND; geo RO; time 2025; ind_type Y65_74 = 7.26; ind_type IND_TOTAL = 31.84",
      "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API (JSON-stat), dataset isoc_sk_dskl_i21: indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74/IND_TOTAL, geo=RO, time=2025",
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      "notes": "All-individuals comparison (ind_type IND_TOTAL) covers ages 16-74, the survey's standard scope (Eurostat metadata isoc_i_esms).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ro-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74",
      "citation_text": "7.26% of people aged 65-74 in Romania had at least basic overall digital skills in 2025, the lowest share in the EU, versus 31.84% of all people aged 16-74 in Romania (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Eurostat database: Individuals' level of digital skills (from 2021 onwards) (isoc_sk_dskl_i21), community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_sk_dskl_i21?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=RO&time=2025&indic_is=I_DSK2_BAB&unit=PC_IND&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=IND_TOTAL). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ro-eurostat-2025-basic-digital-skills-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2004-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "0.8% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2004, versus 5.4% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2008).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2004",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2008-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2008-05-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 years and over 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 ... July-December 2004 37,611 46.8 35.7 9.7 0.5 5.4 1.8 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2004 (2nd column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). This is the first year of the series.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2004-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "0.8% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2004, versus 5.4% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2008). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2008-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2004-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2005-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "1.2% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2005, versus 7.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2008).",
      "value": 1.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "1.2%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2005",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2008-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2008-05-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 years and over 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 ... July-December 2005 37,622 46.4 29.7 13.9 0.7 7.7 1.7 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2005 (4th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2005-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "1.2% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2005, versus 7.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2008). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2008-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2005-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2006-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "1.9% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2006, versus 11.8% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2008).",
      "value": 1.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "1.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2006",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2008-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2008-05-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 years and over 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 ... July-December 2006 24,473 48.1 27.3 10.5 0.7 11.8 1.7 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2006 (6th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2006-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "1.9% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2006, versus 11.8% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2008). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2008-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2006-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2007-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "2.2% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2007, versus 14.5% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2008).",
      "value": 2.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "2.2%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2007",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2008-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2008-05-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 years and over 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 ... July-December 20071 24,514 63.2 19.1 1.2 0.1 14.5 1.9 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2007 (8th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2007-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "2.2% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2007, versus 14.5% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2008). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2008-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2007-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2008-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "3.3% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2008, versus 18.4% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010).",
      "value": 3.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "3.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2008",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2010-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201005.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2010-05-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 years and over 1.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.8 3.3 5.4 5.2 ... Jul–Dec 2008 23,726 63.7 15.1 1.0 0.0 18.4 1.7 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2008 (6th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2008-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "3.3% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2008, versus 18.4% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2010-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201005.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2008-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2009-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "5.2% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2009, versus 22.9% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010).",
      "value": 5.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "5.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2009",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2010-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201005.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2010-05-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 years and over 1.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.8 3.3 5.4 5.2 ... Jul–Dec 2009 40,619 62.5 12.6 0.3 0.0 22.9 1.7 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2009 (8th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2009-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "5.2% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2009, versus 22.9% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2010-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201005.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2009-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "7.7% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2010, versus 27.8% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "period": "July-December 2010",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2012-06)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201206.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2012-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 years and over 2.8 3.3 5.4 5.2 5.4 7.7 7.9 8.5 ... Jul–Dec 2010 31,791 59.4 10.7 0.3 0.1 27.8 1.8 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2010 (6th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2010-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "7.7% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2010, versus 27.8% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2012-06)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201206.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2010-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "unit": "%",
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      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2012-06)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201206.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2012-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 years and over 2.8 3.3 5.4 5.2 5.4 7.7 7.9 8.5 ... Jul–Dec 2011 36,564 57.3 8.3 0.2 0.0 32.3 1.9 100.0",
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      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2011-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "8.5% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2011, versus 32.3% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2012-06)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201206.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2011-wireless-only-household-65plus."
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      "id": "us-nchs-2012-wireless-only-household-65plus",
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      "statement": "11.6% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2012, versus 36.5% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2014).",
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2012",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2014-07)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201407.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2014-07-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 7.7 7.9 8.5 10.5 11.6 12.6 13.6 ... July–December 2012 40,839 54.4 7.0 0.2 0.1 36.5 1.9 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2012 (5th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2012-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "11.6% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2012, versus 36.5% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2014). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2014-07)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201407.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2012-wireless-only-household-65plus."
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    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2013-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "13.6% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2013, versus 39.1% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2014).",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2013",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2014-07)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201407.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-07-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 7.7 7.9 8.5 10.5 11.6 12.6 13.6 ... July–December 2013 40,173 51.5 7.0 0.1 0.1 39.1 2.2 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2013 (7th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2013-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "13.6% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2013, versus 39.1% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2014). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2014-07)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201407.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2013-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2014-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "17.1% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2014, versus 44.1% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2017).",
      "value": 17.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "17.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2014",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2017-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201705.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 13.6 15.7 17.1 19.3 20.5 21.1 23.5 ... July–December 2014 41,160 45.8 7.1 0.1 0.1 44.1 2.9 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2014 (3rd column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2014-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "17.1% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2014, versus 44.1% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2017). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2017-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201705.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2014-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2015-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "20.5% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2015, versus 47.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2017).",
      "value": 20.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "20.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2015",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2017-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201705.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 13.6 15.7 17.1 19.3 20.5 21.1 23.5 ... July–December 2015 37,332 43.7 5.8 0.1 0.0 47.7 2.7 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2015 (5th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2015-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "20.5% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2015, versus 47.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2017). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2017-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201705.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2015-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2016-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "23.5% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2016, versus 50.5% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2017).",
      "value": 23.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2016",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2017-05)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201705.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 13.6 15.7 17.1 19.3 20.5 21.1 23.5 ... July–December 2016 36,828 41.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 50.5 3.0 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2016 (7th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2016-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "23.5% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2016, versus 50.5% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2017). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2017-05)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201705.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2016-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2017-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "26.4% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2017, versus 53.3% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2018).",
      "value": 26.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "26.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2017",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2018-06)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201806.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 17.1 19.3 20.5 21.1 23.5 23.9 26.4 ... July–December 2017 29,593 38.5 4.9 0.1 0.1 53.3 3.1 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2017 (7th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2017-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "26.4% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2017, versus 53.3% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2018). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2018-06)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201806.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2017-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2018-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "31.4% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2018, versus 56.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2019).",
      "value": 31.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "31.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2018",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ living in households with only wireless telephones (household telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2019-06)",
      "source_url": "https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201906.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 20.5 21.1 23.5 23.9 26.4 29.2 31.4 ... July–December 2018 25,995 36.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 56.7 2.9 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percentage of adults living in wireless-only households', row '65 (years) and over', column Jul-Dec 2018 (7th column); all adults from Table 1, 'Adults' panel, wireless-only column",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Household measure (adult lives in a household with no landline and at least one working cell phone). Do not chain with the 2019+ 'wireless-only adults' series (personal measure). Last year of this household-based series; from 2019 NCHS reports the personal measure 'wireless-only adults' instead. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2018-wireless-only-household-65plus",
      "citation_text": "31.4% of US adults aged 65 and older lived in a wireless-only household (no landline, at least one cell phone) in July-December 2018, versus 56.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2019). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey (report released 2019-06)\" (https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201906.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2018-wireless-only-household-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2019-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "33.2% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2019 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 60.3% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2020).",
      "value": 33.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2019",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ who personally have a wireless telephone and live in a household without a landline (personal telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2019",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202009-508.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-09-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 33.2 16.2 19.8 17.6 10.7 2.3 0.1 100.0 ... Total 60.3 18.6 9.7 5.5 3.5 1.9 0.4 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Wireless-only adults'; comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Personal measure introduced with the 2019 NHIS redesign; not comparable with the 2004-2018 'adults living in wireless-only households' series. First full-year-comparable point (Jan-Jun 2019 was 30.9%). Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2019-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "33.2% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2019 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 60.3% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2020). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2019\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202009-508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2019-wireless-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "10.7% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2019, versus 3.5% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2020).",
      "value": 10.7,
      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "July-December 2019",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ with a household landline and no personal wireless telephone (personal telephone status)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2019",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202009-508.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-09-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 33.2 16.2 19.8 17.6 10.7 2.3 0.1 100.0 ... Total 60.3 18.6 9.7 5.5 3.5 1.9 0.4 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Landline-only adults' (5th value); comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same table as us-nchs-2019-wireless-only-adults-65plus. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2019-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "10.7% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2019, versus 3.5% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2020). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2019\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202009-508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2019-landline-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2020-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2020",
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      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2020",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 37.1 16.5 18.9 17.5 8.8 0.9 0.3 100.0 ... Total 65.3 16.5 8.9 5.3 2.9 0.7 0.4 100.0",
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      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Personal measure introduced with the 2019 NHIS redesign; not comparable with the 2004-2018 'adults living in wireless-only households' series. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2020-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "37.1% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2020 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 65.3% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2021). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2020\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202108-508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2020-wireless-only-adults-65plus."
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    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2020-landline-only-adults-65plus",
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      "statement": "8.8% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2020, versus 2.9% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2021).",
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      "period": "July-December 2020",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ with a household landline and no personal wireless telephone (personal telephone status)",
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      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2020",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 37.1 16.5 18.9 17.5 8.8 0.9 0.3 100.0 ... Total 65.3 16.5 8.9 5.3 2.9 0.7 0.4 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Landline-only adults' (5th value); comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same table as us-nchs-2020-wireless-only-adults-65plus. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2020-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "8.8% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2020, versus 2.9% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2021). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2020\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202108-508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2020-landline-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2021-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "43.4% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2021 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 68.0% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2022).",
      "value": 43.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2021",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ who personally have a wireless telephone and live in a household without a landline (personal telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2021",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202205.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 43.4 17.6 16.0 13.5 7.8 1.5 0.2 100.0 ... Total 68.0 16.3 7.4 4.1 2.7 1.2 0.3 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Wireless-only adults'; comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Personal measure introduced with the 2019 NHIS redesign; not comparable with the 2004-2018 'adults living in wireless-only households' series. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2021-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "43.4% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2021 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 68.0% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2022). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2021\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202205.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2021-wireless-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2021-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "7.8% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2021, versus 2.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2022).",
      "value": 7.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "7.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2021",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ with a household landline and no personal wireless telephone (personal telephone status)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2021",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202205.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 43.4 17.6 16.0 13.5 7.8 1.5 0.2 100.0 ... Total 68.0 16.3 7.4 4.1 2.7 1.2 0.3 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Landline-only adults' (5th value); comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same table as us-nchs-2021-wireless-only-adults-65plus. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2021-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "7.8% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2021, versus 2.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2022). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2021\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202205.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2021-landline-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2022-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "47.8% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2022 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 71.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2023).",
      "value": 47.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "47.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2022",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ who personally have a wireless telephone and live in a household without a landline (personal telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2022",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202305.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 47.8 17.4 14.6 11.4 6.9 1.7 0.3 100.0 ... Total 71.7 15.2 6.1 3.2 2.1 1.3 0.4 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Wireless-only adults'; comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Personal measure introduced with the 2019 NHIS redesign; not comparable with the 2004-2018 'adults living in wireless-only households' series. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2022-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "47.8% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2022 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 71.7% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2023). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2022\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202305.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2022-wireless-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2022-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "6.9% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2022, versus 2.1% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2023).",
      "value": 6.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "6.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2022",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ with a household landline and no personal wireless telephone (personal telephone status)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2022",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202305.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 47.8 17.4 14.6 11.4 6.9 1.7 0.3 100.0 ... Total 71.7 15.2 6.1 3.2 2.1 1.3 0.4 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Landline-only adults' (5th value); comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same table as us-nchs-2022-wireless-only-adults-65plus. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2022-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "6.9% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2022, versus 2.1% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2023). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2022\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202305.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2022-landline-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2023-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "54.6% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2023 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 75.2% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2024).",
      "value": 54.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2023",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ who personally have a wireless telephone and live in a household without a landline (personal telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2023",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202406.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 54.6 17.4 11.7 9.3 5.7 1.2 0.1 100.0 ... Total 75.2 14.0 4.7 2.8 2.0 1.2 0.2 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Wireless-only adults'; comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Personal measure introduced with the 2019 NHIS redesign; not comparable with the 2004-2018 'adults living in wireless-only households' series. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2023-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "54.6% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2023 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 75.2% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2024). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2023\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202406.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2023-wireless-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2023-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "5.7% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2023, versus 2.0% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2024).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "5.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "July-December 2023",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ with a household landline and no personal wireless telephone (personal telephone status)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2023",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202406.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 54.6 17.4 11.7 9.3 5.7 1.2 0.1 100.0 ... Total 75.2 14.0 4.7 2.8 2.0 1.2 0.2 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Landline-only adults' (5th value); comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same table as us-nchs-2023-wireless-only-adults-65plus. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2023-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "5.7% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2023, versus 2.0% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2024). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2023\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202406.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2023-landline-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2024-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "57.9% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2024 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 78.0% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 57.9,
      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
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      "period": "July-December 2024",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ who personally have a wireless telephone and live in a household without a landline (personal telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2024",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202506.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 57.9 16.7 11.7 8.0 4.3 1.0 0.4 100.0 ... Total 78.0 12.4 4.5 2.3 1.4 1.0 0.4 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Wireless-only adults'; comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Personal measure introduced with the 2019 NHIS redesign; not comparable with the 2004-2018 'adults living in wireless-only households' series. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2024-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "57.9% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2024 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 78.0% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2025). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2024\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202506.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2024-wireless-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2024-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "4.3% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2024, versus 1.4% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 4.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "4.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "July-December 2024",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ with a household landline and no personal wireless telephone (personal telephone status)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2024",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202506.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 57.9 16.7 11.7 8.0 4.3 1.0 0.4 100.0 ... Total 78.0 12.4 4.5 2.3 1.4 1.0 0.4 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Landline-only adults' (5th value); comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same table as us-nchs-2024-wireless-only-adults-65plus. Published date is month-level; day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2024-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "4.3% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2024, versus 1.4% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2025). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2024\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202506.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2024-landline-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2025-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "63.4% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2025 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 79.2% of all adults, up from 33.2% in July-December 2019 (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 63.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.4%",
      "display_label": "US adults aged 65 and older, July to December 2025, up from 33.2% in 2019",
      "display_hook": "have no landline at home",
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": "CDC (NCHS)",
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2025",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ who personally have a wireless telephone and live in a household without a landline (personal telephone status; in-person interview)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202609.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 63.4 16.7 8.5 6.5 3.5 1.2 0.2 100.0 ... Total 79.2 12.8 3.2 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.3 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Wireless-only adults'; comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": true,
      "series": "us-nchs-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Personal measure introduced with the 2019 NHIS redesign; not comparable with the 2004-2018 'adults living in wireless-only households' series. 2025 sample reduced by the Oct-Nov 2025 federal shutdown (weights adjusted).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2025-wireless-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "63.4% of US adults aged 65 and older were wireless-only in July-December 2025 (they had their own cell phone and no landline at home), versus 79.2% of all adults, up from 33.2% in July-December 2019 (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2026). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2025\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202609.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2025-wireless-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2025-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "3.5% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2025, versus 1.6% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 3.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "3.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2025",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ with a household landline and no personal wireless telephone (personal telephone status)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202609.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 63.4 16.7 8.5 6.5 3.5 1.2 0.2 100.0 ... Total 79.2 12.8 3.2 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.3 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2 'Percent distribution of personal telephone status for adults', row '65 and over', column 'Landline-only adults' (5th value); comparison from row 'Total'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nchs-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same table as us-nchs-2025-wireless-only-adults-65plus.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2025-landline-only-adults-65plus",
      "citation_text": "3.5% of US adults aged 65 and older were landline-only (no personal cell phone) in July-December 2025, versus 1.6% of all adults (NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2026). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2025\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202609.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2025-landline-only-adults-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2025-own-wireless-phone-65plus-derived",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "95.1% of US adults aged 65 and older personally had a cell phone in July-December 2025 (wireless-only 63.4%, wireless-mostly 16.7%, dual users 8.5%, landline-mostly 6.5%), versus 97.1% of all adults; 3.5% were landline-only and 1.2% had no phone at all (NCHS, 2026).",
      "value": 95.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "95.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2025",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ with a personal wireless telephone (sum of the four personal telephone status categories that include a wireless phone)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202609.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 63.4 16.7 8.5 6.5 3.5 1.2 0.2 100.0 ... Total 79.2 12.8 3.2 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.3 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2, row '65 and over' and row 'Total', columns Wireless-only, Wireless-mostly, Dual-users, Landline-mostly",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "63.4 + 16.7 + 8.5 + 6.5 = 95.1 (65+); 79.2 + 12.8 + 3.2 + 1.9 = 97.1 (all adults)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Consistent with Pew's 95% of 65+ owning a cellphone of any kind (seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct), from an independent in-person federal survey.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2025-own-wireless-phone-65plus-derived",
      "citation_text": "95.1% of US adults aged 65 and older personally had a cell phone in July-December 2025 (wireless-only 63.4%, wireless-mostly 16.7%, dual users 8.5%, landline-mostly 6.5%), versus 97.1% of all adults; 3.5% were landline-only and 1.2% had no phone at all (NCHS, 2026). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2025\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202609.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2025-own-wireless-phone-65plus-derived."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nchs-2025-household-landline-65plus-derived",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "35.2% of US adults aged 65 and older still had a landline at home in July-December 2025 (wireless-mostly 16.7%, dual users 8.5%, landline-mostly 6.5%, landline-only 3.5%), versus 19.5% of all adults (NCHS, 2026).",
      "value": 35.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "35.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "July-December 2025",
      "population": "US civilian noninstitutionalized adults aged 65+ in a household with a landline (sum of personal telephone status categories that include a household landline)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)",
      "source_title": "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202609.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "65 and over 63.4 16.7 8.5 6.5 3.5 1.2 0.2 100.0 ... Total 79.2 12.8 3.2 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.3 100.0",
      "locator": "Table 2, row '65 and over' and row 'Total', columns Wireless-mostly, Dual-users, Landline-mostly, Landline-only",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "16.7 + 8.5 + 6.5 + 3.5 = 35.2 (65+); 12.8 + 3.2 + 1.9 + 1.6 = 19.5 (all adults)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Excludes phoneless (1.2%) and unknown (0.2%) adults 65+. The landline-mostly category (6.5% of 65+) receives all or almost all calls on the landline.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2025-household-landline-65plus-derived",
      "citation_text": "35.2% of US adults aged 65 and older still had a landline at home in July-December 2025 (wireless-mostly 16.7%, dual users 8.5%, landline-mostly 6.5%, landline-only 3.5%), versus 19.5% of all adults (NCHS, 2026). Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), \"Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2025\" (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless202609.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nchs-2025-household-landline-65plus-derived."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-daily-time-online-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "200 minutes (3 hours 20 minutes) a day: average time UK internet users aged 65 and older spent online in May 2025, up 10 minutes on 2024, versus 4 hours 30 minutes for all adult users (Ofcom, 2025).",
      "value": 200,
      "unit": "minutes per day",
      "display_value": "3 h 20 min",
      "display_label": "UK internet users aged 65 and older in May 2025, up 10 minutes on 2024, against 4 h 30 min for all adult users",
      "display_hook": "online a day",
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "May 2025",
      "population": "UK internet users aged 65+, average daily time online on personal smartphones, tablets and computers (passive measurement)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Online Nation 2025 report (published 10 December 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2025/online-nations-report-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "those aged 65 and over, spent the least time online at 3 hours and 20 minutes per day, a 10-minute increase from the previous year.",
      "locator": "Section 'Take-up and use', paragraph on Ipsos iris time online (also overview, p. 4)",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "3 h 20 min = 3 x 60 + 20 = 200 minutes",
      "headline": true,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-daily-time-online-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ipsos iris passive online audience measurement, UK internet users aged 18+ (personal smartphones, tablets and computers). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads; PDF retrieved via the Wayback Machine. All adults: 4 h 30 min. Women 65+ spent 32 minutes more a day online than men 65+ (17% more). Computer time among 65+ held steady at 35 minutes a day.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-daily-time-online-65plus",
      "citation_text": "200 minutes (3 hours 20 minutes) a day: average time UK internet users aged 65 and older spent online in May 2025, up 10 minutes on 2024, versus 4 hours 30 minutes for all adult users (Ofcom, 2025). Source: Ofcom, \"Online Nation 2025 report (published 10 December 2025)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2025/online-nations-report-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-daily-time-online-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2023-daily-time-online-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "166 minutes (2 hours 46 minutes) a day: average time UK internet users aged 65 and older spent online in May 2023, versus 3 hours 41 minutes for all adult users (Ofcom, 2023).",
      "value": 166,
      "unit": "minutes per day",
      "display_value": "166 minutes a day",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "May 2023",
      "population": "UK internet users aged 65+, average daily time online on smartphones, tablets and computers (passive measurement)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Online Nation 2023 report (published 28 November 2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2023/online-nation-2023-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-11-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "spending an average of 3 hours 41 minutes a day online ... and the 65+ group spending the least time (2 hours 46 minutes).",
      "locator": "Overview, 'Online use in the UK'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "2 h 46 min = 2 x 60 + 46 = 166 minutes",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-daily-time-online-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ipsos iris passive online audience measurement, UK internet users aged 18+ (personal smartphones, tablets and computers). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads; PDF retrieved via the Wayback Machine. The 2023 note says time online can include some work or education use; the 2025 report counts personal devices. Compare 2023 and 2025 with caution.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2023-daily-time-online-65plus",
      "citation_text": "166 minutes (2 hours 46 minutes) a day: average time UK internet users aged 65 and older spent online in May 2023, versus 3 hours 41 minutes for all adult users (Ofcom, 2023). Source: Ofcom, \"Online Nation 2023 report (published 28 November 2023)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2023/online-nation-2023-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2023-daily-time-online-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-android-main-phone-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "57% of UK smartphone users aged 65 and older had an Android phone as their main phone in 2025 and 41% an iPhone; across all users aged 16 and older, 54% used an iPhone (Ofcom, 2025).",
      "value": 57,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "UK smartphone users aged 65+ whose main mobile phone uses Android (Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Online Nation 2025 report (published 10 December 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2025/online-nations-report-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "54% of UK smartphone users aged 16 and over reported using an Apple iPhone ... individuals aged 65 and over are least likely to use an iPhone (41%) and most likely to use an Android device (57%).",
      "locator": "Section on smartphone operating systems (Figure 15)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Device mix. Source survey: Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025, QM9. PDF retrieved via the Wayback Machine.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-android-main-phone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "57% of UK smartphone users aged 65 and older had an Android phone as their main phone in 2025 and 41% an iPhone; across all users aged 16 and older, 54% used an iPhone (Ofcom, 2025). Source: Ofcom, \"Online Nation 2025 report (published 10 December 2025)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2025/online-nations-report-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-android-main-phone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-no-internet-reason-no-need-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "81% of UK adults aged 65 and older without home internet who were unlikely to get it said this was because they lacked interest or need; 24% said someone else can go online for them and 12% that the internet is too complicated (Ofcom, 2025).",
      "value": 81,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "81%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 65+ without home internet access who are unlikely to get it in the next 12 months: reason 'lack of interest or need' (Technology Tracker 2025, QE16)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Online Nation 2025 report (published 10 December 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2025/online-nations-report-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Of those aged 65+ without internet access at home, 97% stated they were unlikely to get it in the next 12 months, with a large proportion (81%) saying this was due to a lack of interest or need,",
      "locator": "Section 'Cost barriers to home broadband take-up reduce but challenges persist'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same passage: 24% say someone else can go online for them if necessary (up from 19% in 2024); 12% say the internet is too complicated (down from 16%). Any cost-related reason: 12% of 65+ (Figure 6). 97% of 65+ without home internet were unlikely to get it within 12 months. PDF retrieved via the Wayback Machine.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-no-internet-reason-no-need-65plus",
      "citation_text": "81% of UK adults aged 65 and older without home internet who were unlikely to get it said this was because they lacked interest or need; 24% said someone else can go online for them and 12% that the internet is too complicated (Ofcom, 2025). Source: Ofcom, \"Online Nation 2025 report (published 10 December 2025)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2025/online-nations-report-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-no-internet-reason-no-need-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-social-media-use-75plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "68% of UK internet users aged 75 and older used at least one social media platform in 2025, versus 89% of all internet users and 97% of those aged 16-34 (Ofcom, 2026).",
      "value": 68,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK internet users aged 75+ who use at least one social media platform",
      "sample_n": 7533,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "nine in ten internet users (89%) using at least one social media platform, rising to 97% of users aged 16-34 and over two-thirds (68%) of those aged 75+.",
      "locator": "Section 'Online behaviours and communications', 'Specific reasons for using social media vary by age'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original. Messaging and calling are the most common social media activities (76% of users), consistent across age groups.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-social-media-use-75plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "68% of UK internet users aged 75 and older used at least one social media platform in 2025, versus 89% of all internet users and 97% of those aged 16-34 (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-social-media-use-75plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-facebook-75plus-social-media-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "81% of UK social media users aged 75 and older used Facebook in 2025, versus 55% of those aged 16-24, the only platform more popular with the oldest users (Ofcom, 2026).",
      "value": 81,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "81%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK social media users aged 75+ (base 336) who use Facebook",
      "sample_n": 336,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Facebook is the only social media platform we ask about in the survey which is more popular among social media users aged 75+ (81%) than with social media users aged 16-24 (55%).",
      "locator": "Section 'Most social media apps are more likely to be used by younger adults'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-facebook-75plus-social-media-users",
      "citation_text": "81% of UK social media users aged 75 and older used Facebook in 2025, versus 55% of those aged 16-24, the only platform more popular with the oldest users (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-facebook-75plus-social-media-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-whatsapp-75plus-social-media-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "78% of UK social media users aged 75 and older used WhatsApp in 2025, close to the 81% of those aged 16-24 (Ofcom, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK social media users aged 75+ (base 336) who use WhatsApp",
      "sample_n": 336,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "WhatsApp has consistently high use across all ages, with 81% of social media users aged 16-24 using it and 78% of social media users aged 75+.",
      "locator": "Section 'Most social media apps are more likely to be used by younger adults'",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original. By contrast TikTok: 83% of users aged 16-24 vs 7% of users aged 75+; Snapchat 78% vs 3%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-whatsapp-75plus-social-media-users",
      "citation_text": "78% of UK social media users aged 75 and older used WhatsApp in 2025, close to the 81% of those aged 16-24 (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-whatsapp-75plus-social-media-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-screen-time-too-high-75plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "10% of UK adults aged 75 and older felt their screen time was too high on most days in 2025, versus 40% of all adults and 61% of those aged 16-24 (Ofcom, 2026).",
      "value": 10,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "10%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK online adults aged 75+ who say their screen time is too high every day or most days",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Four in ten (40%) say their screen time is too high every day / most days. ... (61%) 16-24s saying they feel their screen time is too high most days, compared with only one in ten (10%) 75+.",
      "locator": "Section 'Online attitudes and wellbeing', paragraph on screen time",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-screen-time-too-high-75plus",
      "citation_text": "10% of UK adults aged 75 and older felt their screen time was too high on most days in 2025, versus 40% of all adults and 61% of those aged 16-24 (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-screen-time-too-high-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-offline-adults-share-aged-75plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "66% of UK adults without internet access at home were aged 75 and older in 2025 and a further 17% were aged 65-74; 6% of all adults had no home internet (Ofcom, 2026).",
      "value": 66,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 16+ without home internet access (base 417): share aged 75+",
      "sample_n": 417,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Six per cent of all adults do not have internet access at home. This offline group is disproportionately older: 17% are aged 65-74 and 66% are aged 75+.",
      "locator": "Key findings, 'Digital exclusion arises from a lack of access, skills, confidence and circumstances'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original. Composition of the offline population, not a rate; the europe-uk family may hold UK internet access rates by age (Online Nation 2025: 13% of 65+ and 20% of 75+ without home internet).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-offline-adults-share-aged-75plus",
      "citation_text": "66% of UK adults without internet access at home were aged 75 and older in 2025 and a further 17% were aged 65-74; 6% of all adults had no home internet (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-offline-adults-share-aged-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-offline-75plus-physical-disability",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "69% of UK adults aged 75 and older without home internet reported a physical disability, versus 42% of those aged 75+ who are online; eyesight (16% vs 4%), mobility (43% vs 21%) and dexterity (13% vs 6%) problems were all more common (Ofcom, 2026).",
      "value": 69,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "69%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75+ without home internet access who report a physical disability",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "They are also more likely to report a disability: 69% report a physical disability, compared with 42% of those aged 75+ who are online. This includes higher prevalence of disabilities affecting eyesight (16% vs 4%), mobility (43% vs 21%)",
      "locator": "Section 'Digital exclusion', paragraph on adults aged 75+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original. Same passage: 63% of offline 75+ have no formal qualifications (vs 20% of online 75+); 18% are most financially vulnerable (vs 5%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-offline-75plus-physical-disability",
      "citation_text": "69% of UK adults aged 75 and older without home internet reported a physical disability, versus 42% of those aged 75+ who are online; eyesight (16% vs 4%), mobility (43% vs 21%) and dexterity (13% vs 6%) problems were all more common (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-offline-75plus-physical-disability."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-offline-reasons-no-need-all-ages",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "68% of UK adults without home internet said they are not interested or feel no need to be online, 38% cited complexity and 25% cost; two-thirds of this group are aged 75 and older (Ofcom, 2026).",
      "value": 68,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 16+ without home internet access (66% of them aged 75+): reason 'not interested / no need'",
      "sample_n": 417,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Most adults without home internet access report that they are not interested or feel no need to be online (68%), while others cite perceived complexity (38%) or cost (25%) as reasons for not having internet access at home.",
      "locator": "Section 'Digital exclusion', p. 43",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original. Base is all ages without home internet, not 65+ only; see uk-ofcom-2025-no-internet-reason-no-need-65plus for the 65+ figure from the Technology Tracker.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-offline-reasons-no-need-all-ages",
      "citation_text": "68% of UK adults without home internet said they are not interested or feel no need to be online, 38% cited complexity and 25% cost; two-thirds of this group are aged 75 and older (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-offline-reasons-no-need-all-ages."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-offline-asked-someone-to-go-online",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "42% of UK adults without home internet had asked someone else to do something online for them, most often shopping (56%) or online health services (37%), yet 82% said nothing would prompt them to go online (Ofcom, 2026).",
      "value": 42,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 16+ without home internet access (66% aged 75+) who have asked someone else to do something online for them",
      "sample_n": 417,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "(42%) say they have asked someone else to do something for them online, most commonly to shop online (56%) or to access online health services (37%). ... the majority (82%) say that nothing would prompt them to go online.",
      "locator": "Section 'Digital exclusion', p. 43",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-offline-asked-someone-to-go-online",
      "citation_text": "42% of UK adults without home internet had asked someone else to do something online for them, most often shopping (56%) or online health services (37%), yet 82% said nothing would prompt them to go online (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-offline-asked-someone-to-go-online."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-not-confident-personal-data-75plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "34% of UK online adults aged 75 and older did not feel confident managing who has access to their personal information in 2025, versus 18% of all online adults (Ofcom, 2026).",
      "value": 34,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "Sept 29-Nov 28, 2025",
      "population": "UK online adults aged 75+ who say they do not feel confident managing who has access to their personal information",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "In contrast, adults aged 75+ were more likely to say they do not feel confident (34% compared with 18% overall).",
      "locator": "Section 'Personal data use and online security'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Adults' Media Literacy Tracker: 7,533 UK adults aged 16+, 29 Sept-28 Nov 2025, online panels plus face-to-face interviews (new single-survey method in 2025). Ofcom's site blocks scripted downloads (Cloudflare); the PDF was retrieved from the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org/web/2026id_/<url>), an unaltered copy of the original. Overall, 57% of online adults feel confident managing who has access to their personal information.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-not-confident-personal-data-75plus",
      "citation_text": "34% of UK online adults aged 75 and older did not feel confident managing who has access to their personal information in 2025, versus 18% of all online adults (Ofcom, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2026 (published 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/adults/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-2026-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-not-confident-personal-data-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2025-youtube-use-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "64% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use YouTube in 2025, versus 84% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025).",
      "value": 64,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "64%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Feb 5-June 18, 2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they ever use YouTube (self-report)",
      "sample_n": 5022,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "| Ages 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | YouTube | 95 | 92 | 85 | 64 | ... 6/18/2025 | 84% | 71% | 50% | | 37% | | 32% |",
      "locator": "Table '% of U.S. adults who say they ever use __ by age', row 'YouTube', column '65+'; all adults from the trend table row 6/18/2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-youtube-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "NPORS 2025: 5,022 US adults (1,813 aged 65+), Feb 5-June 18, 2025, address-based sample, web/mail/phone. 65+ margin of error +/-3.0 points. Survey mode changed from phone (to 2021) to web/mail (2023) and web/mail/phone (2024-25); Pew cautions on comparisons across the mode change.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-youtube-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "64% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use YouTube in 2025, versus 84% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-youtube-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2025-facebook-use-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "57% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use Facebook in 2025, versus 71% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025).",
      "value": 57,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Feb 5-June 18, 2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they ever use Facebook (self-report)",
      "sample_n": 5022,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "| Ages 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | ... Facebook | 68 | 80 | 74 | 57 | ... 6/18/2025 | 84% | 71% | 50% | | 37% | | 32% |",
      "locator": "Table '% of U.S. adults who say they ever use __ by age', row 'Facebook', column '65+'; all adults from the trend table row 6/18/2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "NPORS 2025: 5,022 US adults (1,813 aged 65+), Feb 5-June 18, 2025, address-based sample, web/mail/phone. 65+ margin of error +/-3.0 points. Survey mode changed from phone (to 2021) to web/mail (2023) and web/mail/phone (2024-25); Pew cautions on comparisons across the mode change.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-facebook-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "57% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use Facebook in 2025, versus 71% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-facebook-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2025-whatsapp-use-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "20% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use WhatsApp in 2025, versus 32% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025).",
      "value": 20,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "20%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Feb 5-June 18, 2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they ever use WhatsApp (self-report)",
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      "source_title": "Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "| Ages 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | ... WhatsApp | 37 | 40 | 30 | 20 | ... 6/18/2025 | 84% | 71% | 50% | | 37% | | 32% |",
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      "notes": "NPORS 2025: 5,022 US adults (1,813 aged 65+), Feb 5-June 18, 2025, address-based sample, web/mail/phone. 65+ margin of error +/-3.0 points. Survey mode changed from phone (to 2021) to web/mail (2023) and web/mail/phone (2024-25); Pew cautions on comparisons across the mode change.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-whatsapp-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "20% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use WhatsApp in 2025, versus 32% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-whatsapp-use-65plus."
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      "statement": "19% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use Instagram in 2025, versus 50% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "Feb 5-June 18, 2025",
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      "source_title": "Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "| Ages 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | ... Instagram | 80 | 62 | 40 | 19 | ... 6/18/2025 | 84% | 71% | 50% | | 37% | | 32% |",
      "locator": "Table '% of U.S. adults who say they ever use __ by age', row 'Instagram', column '65+'; all adults from the trend table row 6/18/2025",
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      "notes": "NPORS 2025: 5,022 US adults (1,813 aged 65+), Feb 5-June 18, 2025, address-based sample, web/mail/phone. 65+ margin of error +/-3.0 points. Survey mode changed from phone (to 2021) to web/mail (2023) and web/mail/phone (2024-25); Pew cautions on comparisons across the mode change.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-instagram-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "19% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use Instagram in 2025, versus 50% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-instagram-use-65plus."
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      "statement": "12% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use TikTok in 2025, versus 37% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they ever use TikTok (self-report)",
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      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "| Ages 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | ... TikTok | 63 | 44 | 30 | 12 | ... 6/18/2025 | 84% | 71% | 50% | | 37% | | 32% |",
      "locator": "Table '% of U.S. adults who say they ever use __ by age', row 'TikTok', column '65+'; all adults from the trend table row 6/18/2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "NPORS 2025: 5,022 US adults (1,813 aged 65+), Feb 5-June 18, 2025, address-based sample, web/mail/phone. 65+ margin of error +/-3.0 points. Survey mode changed from phone (to 2021) to web/mail (2023) and web/mail/phone (2024-25); Pew cautions on comparisons across the mode change.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-tiktok-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "12% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use TikTok in 2025, versus 37% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Social Media Fact Sheet (and Americans' Social Media Use 2025)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-tiktok-use-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "49% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use YouTube in 2021, up from 38% in 2019 (Pew Research Center, 2022).",
      "value": 49,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49%",
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Jan 25-Feb 8, 2021",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they ever use YouTube (phone survey)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade (short read, Faverio M.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/13/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Among those 65 and older, YouTube use increased from 38% to 49% – gains of 13 and 11 points respectively.",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-youtube-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone-mode survey; the 2025 value (64%, us-pew-2025-youtube-use-65plus) is from the web/mail/phone NPORS, so part of the rise may reflect the mode change.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-youtube-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "49% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use YouTube in 2021, up from 38% in 2019 (Pew Research Center, 2022). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade (short read, Faverio M.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/13/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-youtube-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2021-social-media-use-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "45% of US adults aged 65 and older used social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram in 2021, versus 84% of adults aged 18-29; about four times the 2010 share (Pew Research Center, 2022).",
      "value": 45,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "45%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Jan 25-Feb 8, 2021",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they use any social media site (phone survey)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade (short read, Faverio M.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/13/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Some 45% reported using social media, compared with 84% of those ages 18 to 29 and 81% of those 30 to 49. At the same time, presence on social media among Americans 65 and older grew about fourfold since 2010",
      "locator": "Paragraph on social media use by age",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Pew's current fact sheet no longer reports an 'any social media' figure by age; 2021 is the latest Pew value for this measure.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-social-media-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "45% of US adults aged 65 and older used social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram in 2021, versus 84% of adults aged 18-29; about four times the 2010 share (Pew Research Center, 2022). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade (short read, Faverio M.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/13/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-social-media-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2021-tablet-ownership-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "44% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a tablet computer in 2021, versus 61% of adults aged 30-49 and 53% of those aged 50-64 (Pew Research Center, 2022).",
      "value": 44,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "44%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Jan 25-Feb 8, 2021",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who own a tablet computer (phone survey)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade (short read, Faverio M.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/13/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Roughly six-in-ten (61%) said they currently owned a tablet. That compares with 53% of those ages 50 to 64 who have a tablet, 46% of those 18 to 29 and 44% of those 65 and older.",
      "locator": "Paragraph on tablet ownership by age",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Device mix. Older adults owned tablets at about the same rate as adults under 30.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-tablet-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "44% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a tablet computer in 2021, versus 61% of adults aged 30-49 and 53% of those aged 50-64 (Pew Research Center, 2022). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade (short read, Faverio M.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/13/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-tablet-ownership-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2025-daily-facebook-use-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "45% of US adults aged 65 and older visited Facebook at least once a day in early 2025, versus 52% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025).",
      "value": 45,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "45%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Feb 24-March 2, 2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they visit or use Facebook several times a day or about once a day (share of all adults in the age group)",
      "sample_n": 5123,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Americans' Social Media Use 2025 (report PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/11/PI_2025.11.20_Social-Media-Use_REPORT.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Facebook YouTube TikTok X (Twitter) U.S. adults 52 48 24 10 ... 30-49 58 54 28 10 50-64 54 45 17 9 65+ 45 27 5 4",
      "locator": "Table 'Shares of U.S. adults who use each platform daily, by demographic group', row '65+'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "American Trends Panel Wave 164 (online panel, probability-based), 5,123 US adults, 1,212 aged 65+ (+/-3.1 points). Same table: TikTok daily 5% (65+) vs 24% (all); X daily 4% vs 10%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-daily-facebook-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "45% of US adults aged 65 and older visited Facebook at least once a day in early 2025, versus 52% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Americans' Social Media Use 2025 (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/11/PI_2025.11.20_Social-Media-Use_REPORT.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-daily-facebook-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2025-daily-youtube-use-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "27% of US adults aged 65 and older visited YouTube at least once a day in early 2025, versus 48% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025).",
      "value": 27,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "27%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Feb 24-March 2, 2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they visit or use YouTube several times a day or about once a day (share of all adults in the age group)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Americans' Social Media Use 2025 (report PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/11/PI_2025.11.20_Social-Media-Use_REPORT.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Facebook YouTube TikTok X (Twitter) U.S. adults 52 48 24 10 ... 30-49 58 54 28 10 50-64 54 45 17 9 65+ 45 27 5 4",
      "locator": "Table 'Shares of U.S. adults who use each platform daily, by demographic group', row '65+'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "American Trends Panel Wave 164 (online panel, probability-based), 5,123 US adults, 1,212 aged 65+ (+/-3.1 points). Same table: TikTok daily 5% (65+) vs 24% (all); X daily 4% vs 10%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-daily-youtube-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "27% of US adults aged 65 and older visited YouTube at least once a day in early 2025, versus 48% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Americans' Social Media Use 2025 (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/11/PI_2025.11.20_Social-Media-Use_REPORT.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-daily-youtube-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2025-online-almost-constantly-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "14% of US adults aged 65 and older said they are online almost constantly in 2025, versus 41% of all US adults and 63% of those aged 18-29 (Pew Research Center, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "14%",
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      "period": "Feb 5-June 18, 2025",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they use the internet almost constantly (self-report)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Internet use, smartphone ownership, digital divides in the U.S.: What we know (short read)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/01/08/internet-use-smartphone-ownership-digital-divides-in-u-s/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-01-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "A majority of adults ages 18 to 29 (63%) say they’re online almost constantly. This share falls to 14% of those 65 and older. ... U.S. adults | all | 41 |",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-online-almost-constantly-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "NPORS 2025: 5,022 US adults (1,813 aged 65+), Feb 5-June 18, 2025, address-based sample, web/mail/phone. Same short read: nine in ten US adults use the internet daily.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-online-almost-constantly-65plus",
      "citation_text": "14% of US adults aged 65 and older said they are online almost constantly in 2025, versus 41% of all US adults and 63% of those aged 18-29 (Pew Research Center, 2026). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Internet use, smartphone ownership, digital divides in the U.S.: What we know (short read)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/01/08/internet-use-smartphone-ownership-digital-divides-in-u-s/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-online-almost-constantly-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2021-online-almost-constantly-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "8% of US adults aged 65 and older said they go online almost constantly in 2021, versus 31% of all US adults; Pew found no growth for this age group since it first asked in 2015 (Pew Research Center, 2021).",
      "value": 8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "8%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Jan 25-Feb 8, 2021",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they go online almost constantly (phone survey)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they are 'almost constantly' online (short read, Perrin A., Atske S.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/03/26/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-say-they-are-almost-constantly-online/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "just 22% of those ages 50 to 64 and even smaller shares of those 65 and older (8%) say they use the internet at this frequency. ... 31% of U.S. adults now report that they go online “almost constantly,”",
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      "series": "us-pew-online-almost-constantly-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey (1,502 adults); 2025 value (14%) is from a web/mail/phone survey, so the rise partly reflects a mode change.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-online-almost-constantly-65plus",
      "citation_text": "8% of US adults aged 65 and older said they go online almost constantly in 2021, versus 31% of all US adults; Pew found no growth for this age group since it first asked in 2015 (Pew Research Center, 2021). Source: Pew Research Center, \"About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they are 'almost constantly' online (short read, Perrin A., Atske S.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/03/26/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-say-they-are-almost-constantly-online/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-online-almost-constantly-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "3% of US adults aged 65 and older were smartphone-only internet users in 2013 (own a smartphone, no home broadband), versus 8% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025).",
      "value": 3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "3%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
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      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who own a smartphone but do not use broadband at home ('smartphone dependent'); pooled surveys for the year",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet (section 'Smartphone dependency')",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of U.S. adults who are smartphone dependent, by age | Ages 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | ... 2013 | 12% | 9% | 7% | 3% | ... 2013 | 8% |",
      "locator": "Table 'Smartphone dependency by age', row '2013', column '65+'; all adults from table 'Smartphone dependency', row '2013'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-dependent-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Surveys 2013-2021 by phone; 2023 web/mail; 2024-25 web/mail/phone. Published date is the fact sheet's 2025 update.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-dependent-65plus",
      "citation_text": "3% of US adults aged 65 and older were smartphone-only internet users in 2013 (own a smartphone, no home broadband), versus 8% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet (section 'Smartphone dependency')\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-dependent-65plus."
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      "notes": "Surveys 2013-2021 by phone; 2023 web/mail; 2024-25 web/mail/phone. Published date is the fact sheet's 2025 update.",
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      "citation_text": "7% of US adults aged 65 and older were smartphone-only internet users in 2016 (own a smartphone, no home broadband), versus 12% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet (section 'Smartphone dependency')\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-dependent-65plus."
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      "notes": "Surveys 2013-2021 by phone; 2023 web/mail; 2024-25 web/mail/phone. Published date is the fact sheet's 2025 update.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2019-smartphone-dependent-65plus",
      "citation_text": "12% of US adults aged 65 and older were smartphone-only internet users in 2019 (own a smartphone, no home broadband), versus 17% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet (section 'Smartphone dependency')\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2019-smartphone-dependent-65plus."
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      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-dependent-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Surveys 2013-2021 by phone; 2023 web/mail; 2024-25 web/mail/phone. Published date is the fact sheet's 2025 update.",
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      "citation_text": "12% of US adults aged 65 and older were smartphone-only internet users in 2021 (own a smartphone, no home broadband), versus 15% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet (section 'Smartphone dependency')\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-smartphone-dependent-65plus."
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-dependent-65plus",
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      "notes": "Surveys 2013-2021 by phone; 2023 web/mail; 2024-25 web/mail/phone. In 2023-2025 adults 65+ were as likely as or more likely than the average adult to be smartphone-only. Published date is the fact sheet's 2025 update.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2023-smartphone-dependent-65plus",
      "citation_text": "16% of US adults aged 65 and older were smartphone-only internet users in 2023 (own a smartphone, no home broadband), versus 15% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet (section 'Smartphone dependency')\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2023-smartphone-dependent-65plus."
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      "notes": "Surveys 2013-2021 by phone; 2023 web/mail; 2024-25 web/mail/phone. In 2023-2025 adults 65+ were as likely as or more likely than the average adult to be smartphone-only. Published date is the fact sheet's 2025 update.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-smartphone-dependent-65plus",
      "citation_text": "17% of US adults aged 65 and older were smartphone-only internet users in 2025 (own a smartphone, no home broadband), versus 16% of all US adults, up from 3% in 2013 (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet (section 'Smartphone dependency')\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-smartphone-dependent-65plus."
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      "source_title": "About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone (short read)",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "A smaller share of adults ages 65 and older report using their smartphone almost constantly (9%). ... U.S. adults | group1 | 26 | 60 | 3 | 2 |",
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      "notes": "American Trends Panel survey of 9,750 US adults. All adults: 26% almost constantly, 60% several times a day.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-smartphone-almost-constantly-65plus",
      "citation_text": "9% of US adults aged 65 and older said they use their smartphone almost constantly in 2026, versus 26% of all US adults and 42% of those aged 18-29 (Pew Research Center, 2026). Source: Pew Research Center, \"About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone (short read)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/01/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-smartphone-almost-constantly-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "quote": "| Too much | About the right amount | Too little | Group | U.S. adults | 53 | 36 | 3 | All | ... 65+ | 25 | 54 | 3 | Ages |",
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      "notes": "Same survey: 23% of adults 65+ tried to cut back on smartphone time in the past 12 months, versus 45% of all adults.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-too-much-smartphone-time-65plus",
      "citation_text": "25% of US adults aged 65 and older said they spend too much time on their smartphone in 2026, and 54% said about the right amount, versus 53% and 36% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2026). Source: Pew Research Center, \"About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone (short read)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/01/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-too-much-smartphone-time-65plus."
    },
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      "quote": "| U.S. adults | Ages 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 2024* | 33 | 55 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 2026 | 49 | 66 | 61 | 42 | 23 |",
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      "notes": "2024 question wording differed and was asked only of those who had heard of chatbots. Daily chatbot use: 7% of 65+ vs 24% of all adults (same report). ChatGPT: 19% of 65+ vs 44%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-ai-chatbot-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "23% of US adults aged 65 and older said they ever use AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot in 2026, up from 12% in 2024, versus 49% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2026). Source: Pew Research Center, \"How Americans' opinions and use of AI differ by age (Americans and AI 2026)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-ai-chatbot-use-65plus."
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      "quote": "% of U.S. adults who say they have a smartwatch such as an Apple Watch or Google Pixel Watch | Percent | U.S. adults | 37% | ... 50-64 | 35% | 65+ | 24% |",
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      "notes": "Device mix. Related seed: aarp-2026-wearable-ownership-50plus-35pct (wearables, 50+, AARP) and rockhealth-2024 (65-74).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-smartwatch-65plus",
      "citation_text": "24% of US adults aged 65 and older had a smartwatch such as an Apple Watch or Google Pixel Watch in 2026, versus 37% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2026). Source: Pew Research Center, \"How Americans' opinions and use of AI differ by age (Americans and AI 2026)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-smartwatch-65plus."
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      "statement": "24% of US adults aged 65 and older had a smart speaker with AI features in 2026, versus 35% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2026).",
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      "citation_text": "24% of US adults aged 65 and older had a smart speaker with AI features in 2026, versus 35% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2026). Source: Pew Research Center, \"How Americans' opinions and use of AI differ by age (Americans and AI 2026)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2026-smart-speaker-65plus."
    },
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      "notes": "The report summary rounds the 'little or no confidence' group to 34% of older internet users.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2015-very-confident-devices-65plus",
      "citation_text": "26% of US internet users aged 65 and older felt very confident using computers, smartphones or other devices to do what they need online in 2015; 34% felt only a little (23%) or not at all (11%) confident (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, ch. 2 'Barriers to adoption and attitudes towards technology' (Anderson M., Perrin A.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/barriers-to-adoption-and-attitudes-towards-technology/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2015-very-confident-devices-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2016-need-help-new-device-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "48% of US adults aged 65 and older said 'When I get a new electronic device, I usually need someone else to set it up or show me how to use it' describes them very well, and 25% somewhat well (Pew Research Center, 2017).",
      "value": 48,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "48%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ for whom the statement about needing help with a new device describes them 'very well'",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, ch. 2 'Barriers to adoption and attitudes towards technology' (Anderson M., Perrin A.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/barriers-to-adoption-and-attitudes-towards-technology/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-05-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "“When I get a new electronic device, I usually need someone else to set it up or show me how to use it,” describes them either very (48%) or somewhat (25%) well.",
      "locator": "Chapter 2, paragraph on needing others to show them how to use new devices",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "73% very or somewhat well combined. Main findings of the report come from a phone survey of 3,015 US adults, Sept 29-Nov 6, 2016.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-need-help-new-device-65plus",
      "citation_text": "48% of US adults aged 65 and older said 'When I get a new electronic device, I usually need someone else to set it up or show me how to use it' describes them very well, and 25% somewhat well (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, ch. 2 'Barriers to adoption and attitudes towards technology' (Anderson M., Perrin A.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/barriers-to-adoption-and-attitudes-towards-technology/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-need-help-new-device-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2016-daily-internet-use-65plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "76% of US internet users aged 65 and older went online at least daily in 2016: 8% almost constantly, 51% several times a day and 17% about once a day (Pew Research Center, 2017).",
      "value": 76,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "US internet users aged 65+ who go online at least once a day",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, ch. 2 'Barriers to adoption and attitudes towards technology' (Anderson M., Perrin A.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/barriers-to-adoption-and-attitudes-towards-technology/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-05-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "older internet users go online at least daily, including 17% who say they go online about once a day, 51% who indicate they do so several times a day and 8% who say they use the internet almost constantly.",
      "locator": "Chapter 2, paragraph on daily routine",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "17 + 51 + 8 = 76 (Pew text: 'roughly three-quarters')",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Denominator is internet users aged 65+, not all older adults.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-daily-internet-use-65plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "76% of US internet users aged 65 and older went online at least daily in 2016: 8% almost constantly, 51% several times a day and 17% about once a day (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, ch. 2 'Barriers to adoption and attitudes towards technology' (Anderson M., Perrin A.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/barriers-to-adoption-and-attitudes-towards-technology/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-daily-internet-use-65plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2013-need-help-learning-new-device-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "77% of US adults aged 65 and older said they would need someone to help them learn to use a new device such as a tablet or smartphone, and only 18% felt comfortable learning on their own (Pew Research Center, 2014).",
      "value": 77,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "77%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ asked how they would learn to use a new technology device such as a tablet computer or smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Older Adults and Technology Use, section 'Attitudes, impacts, and barriers to adoption' (Smith A.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/04/03/attitudes-impacts-and-barriers-to-adoption/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-04-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "only a small proportion of seniors—18%—express comfort with learning how to do so without assistance, while 77% indicate that they would need someone else to help them.",
      "locator": "Section 'Attitudes, impacts, and barriers to adoption', paragraph on learning new devices",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Among seniors owning no smartphone, tablet or e-reader, just 13% would feel comfortable alone; among owners of one or more, 70% would need help.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-need-help-learning-new-device-65plus",
      "citation_text": "77% of US adults aged 65 and older said they would need someone to help them learn to use a new device such as a tablet or smartphone, and only 18% felt comfortable learning on their own (Pew Research Center, 2014). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older Adults and Technology Use, section 'Attitudes, impacts, and barriers to adoption' (Smith A.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/04/03/attitudes-impacts-and-barriers-to-adoption/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-need-help-learning-new-device-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2013-reading-difficulty-condition-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "23% of US adults aged 65 and older had a physical or health condition that makes reading difficult, and 29% a disability or chronic disease that prevents full participation in daily activities; 39% had at least one (Pew Research Center, 2014).",
      "value": 23,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ reporting a physical or health condition that makes reading difficult or challenging",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Older Adults and Technology Use, section 'Attitudes, impacts, and barriers to adoption' (Smith A.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/04/03/attitudes-impacts-and-barriers-to-adoption/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-04-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "23% of older adults indicate that they have a “physical or health condition that makes reading difficult or challenging,” while 29% have a “disability, handicap, or chronic disease that prevents them from fully participating in many common daily activities.”",
      "locator": "Section 'Attitudes, impacts, and barriers to adoption', first paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Those with either condition were less likely to go online (49% vs 66%) or own a smartphone (13% vs 22%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-reading-difficulty-condition-65plus",
      "citation_text": "23% of US adults aged 65 and older had a physical or health condition that makes reading difficult, and 29% a disability or chronic disease that prevents full participation in daily activities; 39% had at least one (Pew Research Center, 2014). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older Adults and Technology Use, section 'Attitudes, impacts, and barriers to adoption' (Smith A.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/04/03/attitudes-impacts-and-barriers-to-adoption/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-reading-difficulty-condition-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2023-texting-im-65plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "86.7% of US internet users aged 65 and older used text messaging or instant messaging in November 2023, versus 95.1% of all adult internet users, up from 57.1% in July 2015 (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 86.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Nov 2023",
      "population": "US internet users aged 65+ who use text messaging or instant messaging",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2023; variable \"textIMUser\"; description \"Uses Text Messaging or Instant Messaging\"; universe \"adultInternetUser\"; usProp 0.950649; age65pProp 0.867048; age65pPropSE 0.003497",
      "locator": "NTIA Data Explorer CSV, dataset 'Nov 2023', variable 'textIMUser', universe 'adultInternetUser', columns usProp and age65pProp",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "age65pProp 0.867048 x 100 = 86.7 (rounded to 1 decimal); usProp 0.950649 x 100 = 95.1",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-ntia-texting-im-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Census Bureau Current Population Survey supplement (about 50,000 households), Nov 2023. Proportions read from the NTIA Data Explorer CSV; quote renders the CSV cells (dataset, variable, universe, usProp, age65pProp). Release month approximate (NTIA publishes each survey wave months after fieldwork); day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-texting-im-65plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "86.7% of US internet users aged 65 and older used text messaging or instant messaging in November 2023, versus 95.1% of all adult internet users, up from 57.1% in July 2015 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-texting-im-65plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2015-texting-im-65plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "57.1% of US internet users aged 65 and older used text messaging or instant messaging in July 2015, versus 86.1% of all adult internet users (NTIA, 2016).",
      "value": 57.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Jul 2015",
      "population": "US internet users aged 65+ who use text messaging or instant messaging",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Jul 2015; variable \"textIMUser\"; description \"Uses Text Messaging or Instant Messaging\"; universe \"adultInternetUser\"; usProp 0.861477; age65pProp 0.570501; age65pPropSE 0.006998",
      "locator": "NTIA Data Explorer CSV, dataset 'Jul 2015', variable 'textIMUser', universe 'adultInternetUser', columns usProp and age65pProp",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "age65pProp 0.570501 x 100 = 57.1 (rounded to 1 decimal); usProp 0.861477 x 100 = 86.1",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-ntia-texting-im-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Census Bureau Current Population Survey supplement (about 50,000 households), Nov 2023. Proportions read from the NTIA Data Explorer CSV; quote renders the CSV cells (dataset, variable, universe, usProp, age65pProp). Release month approximate (NTIA publishes each survey wave months after fieldwork); day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2015-texting-im-65plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "57.1% of US internet users aged 65 and older used text messaging or instant messaging in July 2015, versus 86.1% of all adult internet users (NTIA, 2016). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2015-texting-im-65plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2023-video-voice-calls-65plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "46.3% of US internet users aged 65 and older took part in online video or voice calls or conferencing in November 2023, versus 66.1% of all adult internet users, up from 28.6% in November 2019 (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 46.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Nov 2023",
      "population": "US internet users aged 65+ who participate in online video or voice calls or conferencing",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2023; variable \"callConfUser\"; description \"Participates in Online Video or Voice Calls or Conferencing\"; universe \"adultInternetUser\"; usProp 0.661240; age65pProp 0.462828; age65pPropSE 0.005440",
      "locator": "NTIA Data Explorer CSV, dataset 'Nov 2023', variable 'callConfUser', universe 'adultInternetUser', columns usProp and age65pProp",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "age65pProp 0.462828 x 100 = 46.3 (rounded to 1 decimal); usProp 0.66124 x 100 = 66.1",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Census Bureau Current Population Survey supplement (about 50,000 households), Nov 2023. Proportions read from the NTIA Data Explorer CSV; quote renders the CSV cells (dataset, variable, universe, usProp, age65pProp). Release month approximate (NTIA publishes each survey wave months after fieldwork); day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-video-voice-calls-65plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "46.3% of US internet users aged 65 and older took part in online video or voice calls or conferencing in November 2023, versus 66.1% of all adult internet users, up from 28.6% in November 2019 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-video-voice-calls-65plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2023-online-finance-65plus-internet-users",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "63.2% of US internet users aged 65 and older used online financial services such as banking, investing or paying bills in November 2023, versus 76.1% of all adult internet users (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 63.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Nov 2023",
      "population": "US internet users aged 65+ who use online financial services (banking, investing, paying bills)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2023; variable \"financeUser\"; description \"Uses Online Financial Services Like Banking, Investing, Paying Bills\"; universe \"adultInternetUser\"; usProp 0.761327; age65pProp 0.632261; age65pPropSE 0.005910",
      "locator": "NTIA Data Explorer CSV, dataset 'Nov 2023', variable 'financeUser', universe 'adultInternetUser', columns usProp and age65pProp",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "age65pProp 0.632261 x 100 = 63.2 (rounded to 1 decimal); usProp 0.761327 x 100 = 76.1",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Census Bureau Current Population Survey supplement (about 50,000 households), Nov 2023. Proportions read from the NTIA Data Explorer CSV; quote renders the CSV cells (dataset, variable, universe, usProp, age65pProp). Release month approximate (NTIA publishes each survey wave months after fieldwork); day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-online-finance-65plus-internet-users",
      "citation_text": "63.2% of US internet users aged 65 and older used online financial services such as banking, investing or paying bills in November 2023, versus 76.1% of all adult internet users (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-online-finance-65plus-internet-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2023-no-home-internet-reason-no-need-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "67.5% of US households headed by someone aged 65 or older with no one using the internet at home gave 'don't need it or not interested' as the main reason in November 2023, versus 55.7% of all such households; 10.5% said it was too expensive (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 67.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Nov 2023",
      "population": "US households whose reference person is aged 65+ where no one uses the internet at home: main reason 'Don't need it or not interested'",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2023; variable \"noNeedInterestMainReason\"; description \"Main Reason for Household Not Online at Home: Don't Need It or Not Interested\"; universe \"noInternetAtHome\"; usProp 0.557429; age65pProp 0.674746; age65pPropSE 0.009536",
      "locator": "NTIA Data Explorer CSV, dataset 'Nov 2023', variable 'noNeedInterestMainReason', universe 'noInternetAtHome', columns usProp and age65pProp",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "age65pProp 0.674746 x 100 = 67.5 (rounded to 1 decimal); usProp 0.557429 x 100 = 55.7",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Census Bureau Current Population Survey supplement (about 50,000 households), Nov 2023. Proportions read from the NTIA Data Explorer CSV; quote renders the CSV cells (dataset, variable, universe, usProp, age65pProp). Too expensive: 65+ 10.5% vs 15.4% all; privacy or security concerns: 3.7% vs 5.3%. Release month approximate (NTIA publishes each survey wave months after fieldwork); day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-no-home-internet-reason-no-need-65plus",
      "citation_text": "67.5% of US households headed by someone aged 65 or older with no one using the internet at home gave 'don't need it or not interested' as the main reason in November 2023, versus 55.7% of all such households; 10.5% said it was too expensive (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-no-home-internet-reason-no-need-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2023-wearable-use-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "14.3% of US adults aged 65 and older used an internet-connected wearable device such as a smartwatch or fitness band in November 2023, versus 22.7% of all adults aged 15+ (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 14.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "14.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "Nov 2023",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who use a wearable (internet-connected) device",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2023; variable \"wearableUser\"; description \"Uses a Wearable Device\"; universe \"isAdult\"; usProp 0.227181; age65pProp 0.143346; age65pPropSE 0.003042",
      "locator": "NTIA Data Explorer CSV, dataset 'Nov 2023', variable 'wearableUser', universe 'isAdult', columns usProp and age65pProp",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "age65pProp 0.143346 x 100 = 14.3 (rounded to 1 decimal); usProp 0.227181 x 100 = 22.7",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Census Bureau Current Population Survey supplement (about 50,000 households), Nov 2023. Proportions read from the NTIA Data Explorer CSV; quote renders the CSV cells (dataset, variable, universe, usProp, age65pProp). Device mix; up from 0.65% of 65+ in July 2015 (same CSV). Release month approximate (NTIA publishes each survey wave months after fieldwork); day set to 01.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-wearable-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "14.3% of US adults aged 65 and older used an internet-connected wearable device such as a smartwatch or fitness band in November 2023, versus 22.7% of all adults aged 15+ (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, analysis table (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-wearable-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-npha-2018-patient-portal-setup-65-80",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "49% of US adults aged 65-80 had set up a patient portal with their health provider in March 2018, versus 52% of those aged 50-64 (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, 2018).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "March 2018",
      "population": "US adults aged 65-80 who have set up a patient portal (NPHA, GfK KnowledgePanel online survey, n=2,013 aged 50-80)",
      "sample_n": 2013,
      "publisher": "University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (National Poll on Healthy Aging)",
      "source_title": "Logging in: Using Patient Portals to Access Health Information (NPHA report, May 2018)",
      "source_url": "https://www.healthyagingpoll.org/reports-more/report/logging-using-patient-portals-access-health-information",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "About half of older adults (51%) reported they have set up a patient portal, with similar rates for those 50–64 years (52%) and 65–80 years (49%).",
      "locator": "Section 'Setting Up Patient Portals'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The live page sits behind a Cloudflare check; text retrieved from the Wayback Machine copy (web.archive.org/web/2025id_/<url>). A later NPHA report (Jan 2023 poll) found 78% of adults 50-80 had a portal, but that page could not be fetched (see .md, seen but not verified).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-npha-2018-patient-portal-setup-65-80",
      "citation_text": "49% of US adults aged 65-80 had set up a patient portal with their health provider in March 2018, versus 52% of those aged 50-64 (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, 2018). Source: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (National Poll on Healthy Aging), \"Logging in: Using Patient Portals to Access Health Information (NPHA report, May 2018)\" (https://www.healthyagingpoll.org/reports-more/report/logging-using-patient-portals-access-health-information). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-npha-2018-patient-portal-setup-65-80."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-npha-2018-portal-not-comfortable-tech-65-80",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "47% of US adults aged 65-80 who had not set up a patient portal said they are not comfortable with technology, versus 30% of those aged 50-64; 62% said they do not like communicating about their health by computer (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, 2018).",
      "value": 47,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "47%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "March 2018",
      "population": "US adults aged 65-80 without a patient portal citing 'not comfortable with technology' as a reason",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (National Poll on Healthy Aging)",
      "source_title": "Logging in: Using Patient Portals to Access Health Information (NPHA report, May 2018)",
      "source_url": "https://www.healthyagingpoll.org/reports-more/report/logging-using-patient-portals-access-health-information",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Older adults 65–80 years were more likely to say that they do not like communicating about their health by computer (62% vs. 46%) and are not comfortable with technology (47% vs. 30%).",
      "locator": "Section 'Setting Up Patient Portals', third paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Wayback Machine copy of the report page (live page behind Cloudflare). Comparison group is adults 50-64.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-npha-2018-portal-not-comfortable-tech-65-80",
      "citation_text": "47% of US adults aged 65-80 who had not set up a patient portal said they are not comfortable with technology, versus 30% of those aged 50-64; 62% said they do not like communicating about their health by computer (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, 2018). Source: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (National Poll on Healthy Aging), \"Logging in: Using Patient Portals to Access Health Information (NPHA report, May 2018)\" (https://www.healthyagingpoll.org/reports-more/report/logging-using-patient-portals-access-health-information). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-npha-2018-portal-not-comfortable-tech-65-80."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2014-carry-phone-frequently-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "81% of US cellphone owners aged 65 and older said they frequently carry their phone with them in 2014, the lowest of any age group, versus 90% of all cellphone owners and 95% of those aged 30-49 (Pew Research Center, 2015).",
      "value": 81,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "81%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "May 30-June 30, 2014",
      "population": "US cellphone owners aged 65+ who say they 'frequently' carry their phone with them (American Trends Panel)",
      "sample_n": 3042,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Americans' Views on Mobile Etiquette, ch. 1 'Always on connectivity' (Rainie L., Zickuhr K.)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/08/26/chapter-1-always-on-connectivity/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-08-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nine-in-ten cellphone owners 1 (90%) say they “frequently” carry their phone with them ... cellphone owners ages 65 and older are least likely to carry their phone with them frequently (81%).",
      "locator": "Chapter 1, section 'Americans' cellphones are generally with them and rarely turned off'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of 3,217 adults (3,042 cellphone users) on Pew's probability-based American Trends Panel, May 30-June 30, 2014 (report main page). Same chapter: cell owners 65+ are the most likely to say they frequently turn their phone off, though over half rarely or never do. Bears on phones as a way of getting help.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2014-carry-phone-frequently-65plus",
      "citation_text": "81% of US cellphone owners aged 65 and older said they frequently carry their phone with them in 2014, the lowest of any age group, versus 90% of all cellphone owners and 95% of those aged 30-49 (Pew Research Center, 2015). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Americans' Views on Mobile Etiquette, ch. 1 'Always on connectivity' (Rainie L., Zickuhr K.)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/08/26/chapter-1-always-on-connectivity/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2014-carry-phone-frequently-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-gallup-2015-check-phone-few-times-hour-65plus",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "21% of US smartphone owners aged 65 and older checked their phone a few times an hour or more in 2015, and 3% every few minutes, versus 52% of all smartphone owners (Gallup, 2015).",
      "value": 21,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "21%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "April 17-May 18, 2015",
      "population": "US smartphone owners aged 65+ who check their phone a few times an hour or more often (Gallup Panel, probability-based, web and mail)",
      "sample_n": 15747,
      "publisher": "Gallup",
      "source_title": "Most U.S. Smartphone Owners Check Phone at Least Hourly (Newport F.)",
      "source_url": "https://news.gallup.com/poll/184046/smartphone-users-check-phones-hourly.aspx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-07-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "52% of smartphone owners check it a few times an hour or more ... the 21% of smartphone owners who are aged 65 and older who check it a few times an hour or more, with a miniscule 3%",
      "locator": "Section 'Frequent Smartphone Checking Skews Young'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "All ages: 81% of smartphone users keep their phone near them 'almost all the time during waking hours' and 63% keep it near them at night (no age breakdown published). Gallup Panel is probability-based (primary).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-gallup-2015-check-phone-few-times-hour-65plus",
      "citation_text": "21% of US smartphone owners aged 65 and older checked their phone a few times an hour or more in 2015, and 3% every few minutes, versus 52% of all smartphone owners (Gallup, 2015). Source: Gallup, \"Most U.S. Smartphone Owners Check Phone at Least Hourly (Newport F.)\" (https://news.gallup.com/poll/184046/smartphone-users-check-phones-hourly.aspx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-gallup-2015-check-phone-few-times-hour-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "socci-2022-frail-living-alone-phone-type-italy",
      "family": "daily-use",
      "statement": "80 of 120 frail older people living alone in deprived areas of three Italian regions used a basic mobile phone as their main communication device in 2019 interviews, 21 a smartphone and 19 only a landline; several could not reach their phone after a fall (Socci et al., 2022).",
      "value": 80,
      "unit": "people",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy (three regions)",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Frail people aged 65+ living alone at home in deprived areas of three Italian regions (qualitative interviews, n=120)",
      "sample_n": 120,
      "publisher": "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)",
      "source_title": "Health Emergencies, Falls, and Use of Communication Technologies by Older People with Functional and Social Frailty: Ageing in Place in Deprived Areas of Italy (Socci M, Clarke D, Principi A, et al., IJERPH 2022;19(22):14775, doi:10.3390/ijerph192214775)",
      "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9691100/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-11-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Overall, 19 seniors use independently only a landline telephone, 80 the mobile phone, and 21 the smartphone.",
      "locator": "Results, 'Using Communication Technologies in General and to Ask for Help'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Small qualitative sample (IN-AGE project), not population-representative. Interviewees describe failing to reach their mobile after a fall ('I could not reach my mobile'). Remote alarms were owned by 13 respondents but used in only 3 emergencies (consequences family). Publication day approximate.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#socci-2022-frail-living-alone-phone-type-italy",
      "citation_text": "80 of 120 frail older people living alone in deprived areas of three Italian regions used a basic mobile phone as their main communication device in 2019 interviews, 21 a smartphone and 19 only a landline; several could not reach their phone after a fall (Socci et al., 2022). Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI), \"Health Emergencies, Falls, and Use of Communication Technologies by Older People with Functional and Social Frailty: Ageing in Place in Deprived Areas of Italy (Socci M, Clarke D, Principi A, et al., IJERPH 2022;19(22):14775, doi:10.3390/ijerph192214775)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9691100/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#socci-2022-frail-living-alone-phone-type-italy."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2007-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "13.7% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 13.68,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "13.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2007",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2007: 13.68",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2007; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 54.98%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "13.7% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2008-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "17.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2008 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 17.27,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "17.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2008",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2008: 17.27",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2008; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 59.38%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2008-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "17.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2008 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2008-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2009-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "20.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2009 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 20.34,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "20.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2009",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2009: 20.34",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2009; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 62.89%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2009-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "20.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2009 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2009-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "24.9% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2010 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 24.89,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "24.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2010",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2010: 24.89",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2010; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 66.5%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "24.9% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2010 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2011-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "27.6% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2011 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 27.59,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "27.6%",
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      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2011",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2011: 27.59",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2011; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 69.36%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2011-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "27.6% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2011 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2011-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2012-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "30.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2012 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 30.52,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "30.5%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2012: 30.52",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2012; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 71.55%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2012-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "30.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2012 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2012-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2013-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "34.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2013 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 34.28,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2013: 34.28",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2013; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 73.34%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "34.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2013 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2014-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "38.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2014 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 38.26,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "38.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2014",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2014: 38.26",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2014; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 76.07%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2014-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "38.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2014 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2014-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "40.9% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2015 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 40.91,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "40.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2015",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2015: 40.91",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2015; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 77.75%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "40.9% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2015 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "45.4% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 45.36,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "45.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2016: 45.36",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 80.15%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "45.4% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2017-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "47.8% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2017 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 47.75,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "47.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2017",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2017: 47.75",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2017; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 82.02%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2017-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "47.8% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2017 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2017-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2018-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "52.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2018 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 52.49,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "52.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2018: 52.49",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2018; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 83.85%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "52.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2018 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "57.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2019 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 57.23,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2019: 57.23",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2019; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 85.93%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "57.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2019 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "61.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2020 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 61.26,
      "unit": "%",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2020: 61.26 (e)",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2020; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Eurostat flag 'e' (estimated). All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 87.62%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2020-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "61.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2020 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2020-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2021-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "65.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2021 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 65.19,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.2%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2021",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2021: 65.19 (b)",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2021; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Eurostat flag 'b' (break in series). All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 89.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "65.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2021 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "67.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2022 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.2%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2022",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2022: 67.23",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2022; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 89.94%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "67.2% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2022 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2023-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "71.8% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2023 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 71.75,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2023: 71.75",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2023; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 91.44%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "71.8% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2023 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2024-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "76.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2024 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 76.28,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2024: 76.28",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2024; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 92.83%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "76.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2024 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "79.0% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 79.03,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "79.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 79.03",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 in the same year: 93.79%. Age ladder, EU-27 2025 (same table, % used internet in last 3 months): 16-24 98.81, 25-34 98.27, 35-44 98.03, 45-54 96.46, 55-64 92.04, 65-74 79.03, 75-89 50.29. Pre-2007 EU aggregates use other compositions: EU-15 65-74 = 8.13% in 2002; EU-27 (2007 composition) = 10.28% in 2004.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "79.0% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2007-internet-use-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "55.0% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 54.98,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "55.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2007",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2007: 54.98",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2007; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Comparison series for the 65-74 records (same table); recorded every third year 2007-2025, the 16-74 value for every year is also given in the notes of each eu-eurostat-<year>-internet-use-65-74 record.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-internet-use-16-74",
      "citation_text": "55.0% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-internet-use-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "66.5% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2010 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 66.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2010: 66.5",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2010; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Comparison series for the 65-74 records (same table); recorded every third year 2007-2025, the 16-74 value for every year is also given in the notes of each eu-eurostat-<year>-internet-use-65-74 record.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-16-74",
      "citation_text": "66.5% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2010 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2013-internet-use-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "73.3% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 73.34,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "73.3%",
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      "population": "All individuals aged 16-74 in private households, EU-27 (Eurostat 'All individuals'); used the internet in the last 3 months",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2013: 73.34",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2013; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Comparison series for the 65-74 records (same table); recorded every third year 2007-2025, the 16-74 value for every year is also given in the notes of each eu-eurostat-<year>-internet-use-65-74 record.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-internet-use-16-74",
      "citation_text": "73.3% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-internet-use-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "80.2% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 80.15,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "80.2%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "All individuals aged 16-74 in private households, EU-27 (Eurostat 'All individuals'); used the internet in the last 3 months",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2016: 80.15",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Comparison series for the 65-74 records (same table); recorded every third year 2007-2025, the 16-74 value for every year is also given in the notes of each eu-eurostat-<year>-internet-use-65-74 record.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-16-74",
      "citation_text": "80.2% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "85.9% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 85.93,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "85.9%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "All individuals aged 16-74 in private households, EU-27 (Eurostat 'All individuals'); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2019: 85.93",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2019; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Comparison series for the 65-74 records (same table); recorded every third year 2007-2025, the 16-74 value for every year is also given in the notes of each eu-eurostat-<year>-internet-use-65-74 record.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-16-74",
      "citation_text": "85.9% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "89.9% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2022 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 89.94,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "89.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "All individuals aged 16-74 in private households, EU-27 (Eurostat 'All individuals'); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2022: 89.94",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2022; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Comparison series for the 65-74 records (same table); recorded every third year 2007-2025, the 16-74 value for every year is also given in the notes of each eu-eurostat-<year>-internet-use-65-74 record.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-16-74",
      "citation_text": "89.9% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2022 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "93.8% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 55.0% in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 93.79,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "93.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "All individuals aged 16-74 in private households, EU-27 (Eurostat 'All individuals'); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 93.79",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Comparison series for the 65-74 records (same table); recorded every third year 2007-2025, the 16-74 value for every year is also given in the notes of each eu-eurostat-<year>-internet-use-65-74 record.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-16-74",
      "citation_text": "93.8% of all people aged 16-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 55.0% in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2007-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "82.8% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 82.81,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "82.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2007",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Internet use: never - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2007: 82.81",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IUX, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2007; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 who never used the internet, same year: 39.46%. Recorded every third year 2007-2025 (annual values exist in the dataset).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "82.8% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-never-used-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2010-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "71.0% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2010 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 70.97,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2010",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Internet use: never - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2010: 70.97",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IUX, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2010; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 who never used the internet, same year: 28.73%. Recorded every third year 2007-2025 (annual values exist in the dataset).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "71.0% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2010 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-never-used-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2013-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "60.9% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2013 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 60.92,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Internet use: never - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2013: 60.92",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IUX, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2013; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 who never used the internet, same year: 22.21%. Recorded every third year 2007-2025 (annual values exist in the dataset).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "60.9% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2013 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-never-used-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "48.7% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 48.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "48.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Internet use: never - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2016: 48.7",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IUX, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 who never used the internet, same year: 15.88%. Recorded every third year 2007-2025 (annual values exist in the dataset).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "48.7% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-never-used-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2019-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "35.6% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2019 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 35.55,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "35.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Internet use: never - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2019: 35.55",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IUX, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2019; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 who never used the internet, same year: 10.37%. Recorded every third year 2007-2025 (annual values exist in the dataset).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "35.6% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2019 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-never-used-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2022-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "25.7% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2022 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 25.71,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "25.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Internet use: never - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2022: 25.71",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IUX, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2022; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 who never used the internet, same year: 7.0%. Recorded every third year 2007-2025 (annual values exist in the dataset).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "25.7% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2022 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-never-used-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "16.4% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2025, down from 82.8% in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 16.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "16.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "EU-27, 65-74 (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households, EU-27; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Internet use: never - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 16.4",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IUX, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. All individuals 16-74 who never used the internet, same year: 4.37%. Recorded every third year 2007-2025 (annual values exist in the dataset).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "16.4% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2025, down from 82.8% in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-never-used-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "21.7% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 21.67,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "21.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2016: 21.67",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. As a share of internet users in the group (unit PC_IND_IU3): 47.78%. Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. This is the closest Eurostat measure to smartphone use; it counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. The older dataset isoc_ci_im_i (2011-2019, I_IUMP) used a different question and is not merged here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "21.7% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2018-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "32.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2018 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 32.32,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "32.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2018: 32.32",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2018; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. As a share of internet users in the group (unit PC_IND_IU3): 61.58%. Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. This is the closest Eurostat measure to smartphone use; it counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. The older dataset isoc_ci_im_i (2011-2019, I_IUMP) used a different question and is not merged here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "32.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2018 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2021-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "50.0% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2021 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 50.01,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2021: 50.01 (b)",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2021; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Eurostat flag 'b' (break in series). As a share of internet users in the group (unit PC_IND_IU3): 76.72%. Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. This is the closest Eurostat measure to smartphone use; it counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. The older dataset isoc_ci_im_i (2011-2019, I_IUMP) used a different question and is not merged here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "50.0% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2021 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2023-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "60.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2023 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 60.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2023: 60.5",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2023; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. As a share of internet users in the group (unit PC_IND_IU3): 84.33%. Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. This is the closest Eurostat measure to smartphone use; it counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. The older dataset isoc_ci_im_i (2011-2019, I_IUMP) used a different question and is not merged here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "60.5% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2023 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "70.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 21.7% in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "70.3%",
      "display_label": "in the EU in 2025, up from 21.7% in 2016",
      "display_hook": "of 65-74s go online on their phone",
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      "publisher_short": "Eurostat",
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 70.25",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": true,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. As a share of internet users in the group (unit PC_IND_IU3): 88.89%. Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. This is the closest Eurostat measure to smartphone use; it counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. The older dataset isoc_ci_im_i (2011-2019, I_IUMP) used a different question and is not merged here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "70.3% of people aged 65-74 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 21.7% in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "62.1% of people aged 16-74 (all individuals) in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 62.13,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "62.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "All individuals aged 16-74, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2016: 62.13",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. As a share of internet users in the group (unit PC_IND_IU3): 77.53%. Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. This is the closest Eurostat measure to smartphone use; it counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. The older dataset isoc_ci_im_i (2011-2019, I_IUMP) used a different question and is not merged here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-16-74",
      "citation_text": "62.1% of people aged 16-74 (all individuals) in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-16-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "89.9% of people aged 16-74 (all individuals) in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 62.1% in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 89.85,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "89.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "All individuals aged 16-74, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - All individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 89.85",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=IND_TOTAL, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-16-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. As a share of internet users in the group (unit PC_IND_IU3): 95.8%. Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. This is the closest Eurostat measure to smartphone use; it counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. The older dataset isoc_ci_im_i (2011-2019, I_IUMP) used a different question and is not merged here.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-16-74",
      "citation_text": "89.9% of people aged 16-74 (all individuals) in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 62.1% in 2016 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-16-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "be-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "87.7% of people aged 65-74 in Belgium had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 87.67,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "87.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Belgium",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Belgium - 2025: 87.67",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=BE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 7 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 96.46%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 10.04%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#be-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "87.7% of people aged 65-74 in Belgium had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#be-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "bg-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "60.6% of people aged 65-74 in Bulgaria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 60.63,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Bulgaria",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Bulgaria - 2025: 60.63",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=BG, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 24 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 86.85%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 24.11%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#bg-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "60.6% of people aged 65-74 in Bulgaria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#bg-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "cz-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "75.2% of people aged 65-74 in Czechia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 75.16,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "75.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Czechia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Czechia - 2025: 75.16",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=CZ, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 16 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 94.52%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 16.39%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cz-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "75.2% of people aged 65-74 in Czechia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cz-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "dk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "99.9% of people aged 65-74 in Denmark had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 99.91,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "99.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Denmark",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Denmark - 2025: 99.91",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=DK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 1 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 99.71%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = not published. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "99.9% of people aged 65-74 in Denmark had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "de-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "86.5% of people aged 65-74 in Germany had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 86.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Germany - 2025: 86.5",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=DE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 8 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 94.58%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 9.93%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#de-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "86.5% of people aged 65-74 in Germany had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#de-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ee-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "75.9% of people aged 65-74 in Estonia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 75.85,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "75.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Estonia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Estonia - 2025: 75.85",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 15 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 94.86%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 17.94%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ee-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "75.9% of people aged 65-74 in Estonia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ee-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ie-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "98.0% of people aged 65-74 in Ireland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 98.01,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "98.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Ireland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Ireland - 2025: 98.01",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=IE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 3 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 99.78%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 1.77%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "98.0% of people aged 65-74 in Ireland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "gr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "51.9% of people aged 65-74 in Greece had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 51.89,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Greece",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Greece - 2025: 51.89",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 27 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 89.15%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 41.48%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "51.9% of people aged 65-74 in Greece had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "85.6% of people aged 65-74 in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "85.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Spain - 2025: 85.6",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=ES, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 9 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 96.34%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 12.39%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "85.6% of people aged 65-74 in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "83.5% of people aged 65-74 in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 83.48,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - France - 2025: 83.48",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=FR, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 10 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 94.98%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 12.32%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "83.5% of people aged 65-74 in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "hr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "54.3% of people aged 65-74 in Croatia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 54.27,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Croatia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Croatia - 2025: 54.27",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=HR, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 26 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 85.9%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 39.34%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "54.3% of people aged 65-74 in Croatia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "72.5% of people aged 65-74 in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 72.53,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Italy - 2025: 72.53",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=IT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 19 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 90.32%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 19.88%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "72.5% of people aged 65-74 in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "cy-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "71.1% of people aged 65-74 in Cyprus had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 71.14,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Cyprus",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Cyprus - 2025: 71.14",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=CY, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 21 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 93.79%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 28.45%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cy-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "71.1% of people aged 65-74 in Cyprus had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cy-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "lv-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "80.6% of people aged 65-74 in Latvia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 80.58,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "80.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Latvia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Latvia - 2025: 80.58",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=LV, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 12 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 94.53%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 16.04%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lv-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "80.6% of people aged 65-74 in Latvia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lv-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "lt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "65.2% of people aged 65-74 in Lithuania had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 65.22,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Lithuania",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Lithuania - 2025: 65.22",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=LT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 22 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 89.3%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 29.66%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "65.2% of people aged 65-74 in Lithuania had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "lu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "93.5% of people aged 65-74 in Luxembourg had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 93.54,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "93.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Luxembourg",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Luxembourg - 2025: 93.54",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=LU, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 5 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 99.13%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 6.46%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "93.5% of people aged 65-74 in Luxembourg had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "hu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "75.1% of people aged 65-74 in Hungary had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Hungary - 2025: 75.12",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=HU, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 17 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 92.8%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 17.86%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "75.1% of people aged 65-74 in Hungary had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "77.0% of people aged 65-74 in Malta had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 76.96,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "77.0%",
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      "geography": "Malta",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Malta - 2025: 76.96",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=MT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 14 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 96.01%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 19.43%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "77.0% of people aged 65-74 in Malta had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "98.6% of people aged 65-74 in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 98.63,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "98.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Netherlands - 2025: 98.63",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=NL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 2 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 99.71%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 1.14%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "98.6% of people aged 65-74 in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "at-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "82.0% of people aged 65-74 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 82.03,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "82.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Austria",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Austria - 2025: 82.03",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=AT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 11 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 95.3%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 14.6%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "82.0% of people aged 65-74 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "pl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "60.6% of people aged 65-74 in Poland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 60.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Poland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Poland - 2025: 60.6",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=PL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 25 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 89.65%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 32.46%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "60.6% of people aged 65-74 in Poland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "pt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "60.7% of people aged 65-74 in Portugal had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 60.74,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Portugal",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Portugal - 2025: 60.74",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=PT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 23 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 89.45%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 36.07%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "60.7% of people aged 65-74 in Portugal had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pt-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ro-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "78.4% of people aged 65-74 in Romania had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 78.41,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Romania",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Romania - 2025: 78.41",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=RO, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 13 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 93.15%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 15.88%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ro-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "78.4% of people aged 65-74 in Romania had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ro-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "si-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "71.5% of people aged 65-74 in Slovenia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 71.46,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Slovenia - 2025: 71.46",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=SI, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 20 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 91.57%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 22.49%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#si-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "71.5% of people aged 65-74 in Slovenia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#si-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "sk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "72.9% of people aged 65-74 in Slovakia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 72.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.9%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Slovakia - 2025: 72.9",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=SK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 18 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 92.49%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 17.74%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "72.9% of people aged 65-74 in Slovakia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "fi-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "90.8% of people aged 65-74 in Finland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 90.81,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "90.8%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Finland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Finland - 2025: 90.81",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=FI, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 6 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 98.08%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 6.08%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "90.8% of people aged 65-74 in Finland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "95.5% of people aged 65-74 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 95.54,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "95.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Sweden - 2025: 95.54",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=SE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). EU-27 rank 4 of 27 (derived from the published values). Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 98.25%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 1.29%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "95.5% of people aged 65-74 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "no-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "99.3% of people aged 65-74 in Norway had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 99.34,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "99.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Norway",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Norway - 2025: 99.34",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=NO, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 98.82%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 0.33%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#no-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "99.3% of people aged 65-74 in Norway had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#no-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ch-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "96.3% of people aged 65-74 in Switzerland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 96.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "96.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Switzerland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Switzerland - 2025: 96.3",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=CH, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 98.92%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 2.63%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "96.3% of people aged 65-74 in Switzerland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "xk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "87.8% of people aged 65-74 in Kosovo had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 87.75,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "87.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Kosovo",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Kosovo* - 2025: 87.75",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=XK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 98.47%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 10.13%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74. Kosovo label in Eurostat carries an asterisk (designation without prejudice to positions on status).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#xk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "87.8% of people aged 65-74 in Kosovo had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#xk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "me-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "83.8% of people aged 65-74 in Montenegro had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 83.82,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Montenegro",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Montenegro - 2025: 83.82",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=ME, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 94.22%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 12.87%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#me-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "83.8% of people aged 65-74 in Montenegro had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#me-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ba-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "71.1% of people aged 65-74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 71.07,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2025: 71.07",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=BA, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 90.11%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 26.23%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ba-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "71.1% of people aged 65-74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ba-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "68.0% of people aged 65-74 in North Macedonia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 67.95,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "North Macedonia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - North Macedonia - 2025: 67.95",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=MK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 92.14%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 27.42%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "68.0% of people aged 65-74 in North Macedonia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "rs-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "65.5% of people aged 65-74 in Serbia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 65.47,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Serbia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Serbia - 2025: 65.47",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=RS, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 90.04%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 23.24%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#rs-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "65.5% of people aged 65-74 in Serbia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#rs-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "al-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "64.4% of people aged 65-74 in Albania had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 64.37,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "64.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Albania",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Albania - 2025: 64.37",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=AL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 87.18%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 21.11%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#al-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "64.4% of people aged 65-74 in Albania had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#al-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "tr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "53.2% of people aged 65-74 in Türkiye had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 53.24,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Türkiye",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74 in private households; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Türkiye - 2025: 53.24",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=TR, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record (one per country, latest year). Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. Same table, same country: all individuals 16-74 = 89.77%; aged 65-74 who never used the internet = 44.31%. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "53.2% of people aged 65-74 in Türkiye had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 79.0% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "50.3% of people aged 75-89 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, the only year with an EU figure for this age band in Eurostat's internet-use table (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 50.29,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 50.29",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 42.87%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 41.27%. Men 75-89: 56.92%; women 75-89: 45.43% (separate records). Norway is excluded from this ranking: Statistics Norway surveys ages 16-79 only, so its Eurostat 75-89 value (99.4%) almost certainly reflects 75-79-year-olds (SSB table 06995 gives 99% for 75-79 in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "50.3% of people aged 75-89 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, the only year with an EU figure for this age band in Eurostat's internet-use table (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "be-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "66.1% of people aged 75-89 in Belgium had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 66.08,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Belgium",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Belgium - 2025: 66.08",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=BE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 6 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 30.64%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 46.57%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#be-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "66.1% of people aged 75-89 in Belgium had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#be-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "bg-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "26.3% of people aged 75-89 in Bulgaria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 26.29,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "26.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Bulgaria",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Bulgaria - 2025: 26.29",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=BG, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 17 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 59.74%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 23.89%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#bg-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "26.3% of people aged 75-89 in Bulgaria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#bg-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "cz-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "42.4% of people aged 75-89 in Czechia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 42.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Czechia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Czechia - 2025: 42.4",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=CZ, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 11 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 40.01%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 26.38%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cz-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "42.4% of people aged 75-89 in Czechia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cz-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "ie-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "87.6% of people aged 75-89 in Ireland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 87.64,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "87.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Ireland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Ireland - 2025: 87.64",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=IE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 1 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 8.94%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 78.71%. CAUTION: Ireland's CSO reports 63% for people aged 75 and over in 2025 (record ie-cso-2025-internet-use-75plus), far below this Eurostat 75-89 figure; the gap is not explained in the sources fetched. Prefer the CSO figure for Ireland's 75+.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "87.6% of people aged 75-89 in Ireland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "49.2% of people aged 75-89 in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 49.17,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Spain - 2025: 49.17",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=ES, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 9 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 45.43%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 46.17%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "49.2% of people aged 75-89 in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "55.6% of people aged 75-89 in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 55.61,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "55.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - France - 2025: 55.61",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=FR, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 8 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 38.23%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 40.36%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "55.6% of people aged 75-89 in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "39.1% of people aged 75-89 in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 39.07,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "39.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Italy - 2025: 39.07",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=IT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 15 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 54.02%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 35.41%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "39.1% of people aged 75-89 in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "cy-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "41.1% of people aged 75-89 in Cyprus had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 41.07,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "41.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Cyprus",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Cyprus - 2025: 41.07",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=CY, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 12 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 57.59%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 38.95%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cy-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "41.1% of people aged 75-89 in Cyprus had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cy-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "lv-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "78.5% of people aged 75-89 in Latvia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 78.53,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Latvia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Latvia - 2025: 78.53 (u)",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=LV, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Eurostat flag 'u' (low reliability). Rank 4 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 19.03%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 60.15%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lv-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "78.5% of people aged 75-89 in Latvia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lv-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "hu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "49.0% of people aged 75-89 in Hungary had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 49,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Hungary",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Hungary - 2025: 49.0",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=HU, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 10 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 38.28%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 34.81%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "49.0% of people aged 75-89 in Hungary had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "83.9% of people aged 75-89 in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 83.92,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Netherlands - 2025: 83.92",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=NL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 2 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 13.08%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 73.97%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "83.9% of people aged 75-89 in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "at-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "62.6% of people aged 75-89 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 62.59,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "62.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Austria",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Austria - 2025: 62.59",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=AT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 7 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 33.37%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 44.11%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "62.6% of people aged 75-89 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "pl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "29.1% of people aged 75-89 in Poland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 29.09,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Poland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Poland - 2025: 29.09",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=PL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 16 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 62.41%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 24.9%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "29.1% of people aged 75-89 in Poland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pl-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "si-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "40.1% of people aged 75-89 in Slovenia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 40.13,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "40.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Slovenia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Slovenia - 2025: 40.13",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=SI, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 13 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 55.55%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 33.74%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#si-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "40.1% of people aged 75-89 in Slovenia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#si-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "sk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "39.2% of people aged 75-89 in Slovakia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 39.19,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "39.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Slovakia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Slovakia - 2025: 39.19",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=SK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 14 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 54.8%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 28.03%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "39.2% of people aged 75-89 in Slovakia had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sk-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "fi-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "67.3% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 67.33,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Finland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Finland - 2025: 67.33",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=FI, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 5 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 25.9%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 45.95%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "67.3% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "83.4% of people aged 75-89 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 83.37,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89; used the internet in the last 3 months (optional 2025 module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - Sweden - 2025: 83.37",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=SE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Rank 3 of the 17 reporting EU countries (derived). Never used the internet, 75-89, same geography: 9.71%. Internet on a mobile phone or smartphone, 75-89, same geography (isoc_ci_dev_i, % of all persons 75-89): 68.71%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "83.4% of people aged 75-89 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "be-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "72.9% of people aged 65-74 in Belgium used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 72.93,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Belgium",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Belgium - 2025: 72.93",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=BE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 9 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 90.24%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 83.19%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#be-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "72.9% of people aged 65-74 in Belgium used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#be-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "bg-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "57.4% of people aged 65-74 in Bulgaria used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 57.38,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Bulgaria",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Bulgaria - 2025: 57.38",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=BG, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 22 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 85.46%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 94.65%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#bg-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "57.4% of people aged 65-74 in Bulgaria used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#bg-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "cz-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "57.9% of people aged 65-74 in Czechia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 57.92,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Czechia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Czechia - 2025: 57.92",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=CZ, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 19 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 89.97%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 77.06%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cz-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "57.9% of people aged 65-74 in Czechia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cz-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "86.8% of people aged 65-74 in Denmark used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Denmark - 2025: 86.83",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=DK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
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      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 4 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 95.34%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 86.91%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "86.8% of people aged 65-74 in Denmark used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "71.3% of people aged 65-74 in Germany used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Germany - 2025: 71.32",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=DE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 12 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 87.4%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 82.46%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#de-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "71.3% of people aged 65-74 in Germany used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#de-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ee-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "54.3% of people aged 65-74 in Estonia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Estonia - 2025: 54.32",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 25 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 88.02%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 71.62%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ee-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "54.3% of people aged 65-74 in Estonia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ee-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ie-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "91.1% of people aged 65-74 in Ireland used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Ireland - 2025: 91.05",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=IE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 2 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 97.89%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 92.9%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "91.1% of people aged 65-74 in Ireland used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "gr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "45.6% of people aged 65-74 in Greece used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Greece - 2025: 45.55",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=EL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 27 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 84.66%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 87.77%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "45.6% of people aged 65-74 in Greece used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "83.6% of people aged 65-74 in Spain used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Spain - 2025: 83.62",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=ES, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
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      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 5 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 95.29%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 97.7%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "83.6% of people aged 65-74 in Spain used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "69.9% of people aged 65-74 in France used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - France - 2025: 69.9",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=FR, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
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      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 13 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 89.44%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 83.73%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "69.9% of people aged 65-74 in France used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
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      "statement": "51.5% of people aged 65-74 in Croatia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Croatia - 2025: 51.5",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=HR, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
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      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 26 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 84.49%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 94.91%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "51.5% of people aged 65-74 in Croatia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "67.6% of people aged 65-74 in Italy used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Italy - 2025: 67.6",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=IT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
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      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 16 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 87.2%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 93.21%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "67.6% of people aged 65-74 in Italy used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "cy-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "69.5% of people aged 65-74 in Cyprus used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Cyprus - 2025: 69.5",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=CY, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 14 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 93.06%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 97.7%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cy-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "69.5% of people aged 65-74 in Cyprus used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#cy-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "lv-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "68.6% of people aged 65-74 in Latvia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Latvia - 2025: 68.56",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=LV, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 15 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 89.9%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 85.09%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lv-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "68.6% of people aged 65-74 in Latvia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lv-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "lt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "57.5% of people aged 65-74 in Lithuania used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Lithuania - 2025: 57.46",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=LT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 21 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 86.22%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 88.1%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "57.5% of people aged 65-74 in Lithuania used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "lu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "77.2% of people aged 65-74 in Luxembourg used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 77.21,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "77.2%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Luxembourg - 2025: 77.21",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=LU, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 7 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 92.36%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 82.54%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "77.2% of people aged 65-74 in Luxembourg used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#lu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "hu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "64.7% of people aged 65-74 in Hungary used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 64.71,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "64.7%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Hungary",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Hungary - 2025: 64.71",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=HU, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 18 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 88.71%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 86.14%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "64.7% of people aged 65-74 in Hungary used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "72.5% of people aged 65-74 in Malta used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Malta - 2025: 72.48",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=MT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
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      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 10 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 94.65%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 94.17%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "72.5% of people aged 65-74 in Malta used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "93.9% of people aged 65-74 in the Netherlands used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Netherlands - 2025: 93.91",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=NL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
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      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 1 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 98.32%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 95.21%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "93.9% of people aged 65-74 in the Netherlands used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
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      "statement": "72.2% of people aged 65-74 in Austria used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Austria - 2025: 72.2",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=AT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 11 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 91.84%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 88.02%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "72.2% of people aged 65-74 in Austria used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "pl-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "56.2% of people aged 65-74 in Poland used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Poland - 2025: 56.17",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=PL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 23 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 87.3%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 92.69%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pl-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "56.2% of people aged 65-74 in Poland used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pl-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "pt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "57.7% of people aged 65-74 in Portugal used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Portugal - 2025: 57.66",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=PT, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 20 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 87.99%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 94.92%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "57.7% of people aged 65-74 in Portugal used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#pt-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ro-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "76.6% of people aged 65-74 in Romania used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Romania - 2025: 76.6",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=RO, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 8 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 92.07%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 97.7%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ro-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "76.6% of people aged 65-74 in Romania used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ro-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "si-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "67.2% of people aged 65-74 in Slovenia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.2%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Slovenia - 2025: 67.22",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=SI, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 17 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 89.9%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 94.07%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#si-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "67.2% of people aged 65-74 in Slovenia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#si-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "sk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "55.7% of people aged 65-74 in Slovakia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Slovakia - 2025: 55.67",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=SK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 24 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 84.59%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 76.37%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "55.7% of people aged 65-74 in Slovakia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "fi-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "79.9% of people aged 65-74 in Finland used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "79.9%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Finland - 2025: 79.89",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=FI, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
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      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 6 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 94.23%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 87.98%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "79.9% of people aged 65-74 in Finland used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "88.7% of people aged 65-74 in Sweden used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Sweden - 2025: 88.72",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=SE, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. EU-27 rank 3 of 27 (derived). All individuals 16-74, same country: 95.34%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 92.85%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "88.7% of people aged 65-74 in Sweden used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
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      "statement": "95.2% of people aged 65-74 in Norway used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Norway - 2025: 95.19",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=NO, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 97.8%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 95.82%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#no-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "95.2% of people aged 65-74 in Norway used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#no-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ch-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "94.5% of people aged 65-74 in Switzerland used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Switzerland - 2025: 94.51",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=CH, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 98.32%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 98.14%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "94.5% of people aged 65-74 in Switzerland used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "xk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "86.9% of people aged 65-74 in Kosovo used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Kosovo* - 2025: 86.88",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=XK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 98.25%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 99.01%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#xk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "86.9% of people aged 65-74 in Kosovo used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#xk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "me-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "83.1% of people aged 65-74 in Montenegro used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 83.14,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Montenegro - 2025: 83.14",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=ME, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 93.16%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 99.19%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#me-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "83.1% of people aged 65-74 in Montenegro used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#me-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "ba-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "59.0% of people aged 65-74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 59.04,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "59.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2025: 59.04",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=BA, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 84.18%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 83.08%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ba-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "59.0% of people aged 65-74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ba-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "mk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "66.8% of people aged 65-74 in North Macedonia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 66.81,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "North Macedonia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - North Macedonia - 2025: 66.81",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=MK, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 90.34%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 98.33%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "66.8% of people aged 65-74 in North Macedonia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#mk-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "rs-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "61.3% of people aged 65-74 in Serbia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 61.25,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Serbia",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Serbia - 2025: 61.25",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=RS, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 86.93%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 93.55%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#rs-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "61.3% of people aged 65-74 in Serbia used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#rs-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "al-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "64.1% of people aged 65-74 in Albania used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 64.08,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "64.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Albania",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Albania - 2025: 64.08",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=AL, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 87.08%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 99.55%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#al-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "64.1% of people aged 65-74 in Albania used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#al-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "tr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "53.0% of people aged 65-74 in Türkiye used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 52.95,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Türkiye",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 65-74; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of all individuals aged 65-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - Türkiye - 2025: 52.95",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y65_74, geo=TR, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eurostat-2025-mobile-internet-65-74-by-country",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Country ranking record. Not an EU member state; same harmonised survey. All individuals 16-74, same country: 89.42%. As a share of internet users aged 65-74: 99.46%. Measures internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. EU-27 aggregate record: eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "53.0% of people aged 65-74 in Türkiye used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against an EU-27 average of 70.3% (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#tr-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "41.3% of people aged 75-89 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 41.27,
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      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 41.27",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. As a share of internet users aged 75-89: 82.06%. Breakdown, same table: men 45.89%, women 37.89%; no or low education 29.28%, medium 46.17%, high 71.64%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75-89",
      "citation_text": "41.3% of people aged 75-89 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75-89."
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Males 75-89 - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 56.92",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=M_Y75_89, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-sex",
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      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 36.23%. Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-men",
      "citation_text": "56.9% of men aged 75-89 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-men."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-women",
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      "statement": "45.4% of women aged 75-89 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Women aged 75-89 (EU-27); used the internet in the last 3 months. Education = ISCED 0-2 (low), 3-4 (medium), 5-8 (high)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Females 75-89 - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 45.43",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=F_Y75_89, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-sex",
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      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 47.73%. Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-women",
      "citation_text": "45.4% of women aged 75-89 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-women."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-men",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "79.6% of men aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 79.59,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "79.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Men aged 65-74 (EU-27); used the internet in the last 3 months. Education = ISCED 0-2 (low), 3-4 (medium), 5-8 (high)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Males 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 79.59",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=M_Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 15.89%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-men",
      "citation_text": "79.6% of men aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-men."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-women",
      "family": "europe-uk",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Females 65 to 74 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 78.55",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=F_Y65_74, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 16.85%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-women",
      "citation_text": "78.6% of women aged 65-74 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74-women."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "36.0% of people aged 75-89 with no or low formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 35.95,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "36.0%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Persons aged 75-89 with no or low education - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 35.95",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89LO, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-education",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 58.21%. Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-low-education",
      "citation_text": "36.0% of people aged 75-89 with no or low formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-low-education."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "57.8% of people aged 75-89 with medium formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 57.79,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.8%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75-89 with medium formal education (EU-27); used the internet in the last 3 months. Education = ISCED 0-2 (low), 3-4 (medium), 5-8 (high)",
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      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Persons aged 75-89 with medium education - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 57.79",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89ME, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-education",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 32.98%. Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-medium-education",
      "citation_text": "57.8% of people aged 75-89 with medium formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-medium-education."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-high-education",
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      "statement": "83.3% of people aged 75-89 with high formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75-89 with high formal education (EU-27); used the internet in the last 3 months. Education = ISCED 0-2 (low), 3-4 (medium), 5-8 (high)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Persons aged 75-89 with high education - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 83.33",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89HI, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-by-education",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 11.45%. Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-high-education",
      "citation_text": "83.3% of people aged 75-89 with high formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-75-89-high-education."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-74-low-education",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "72.7% of people aged 55-74 with low formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 72.65,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.7%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 55-74 with low formal education (EU-27); used the internet in the last 3 months. Education = ISCED 0-2 (low), 3-4 (medium), 5-8 (high)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals aged 55 to 74 with low formal education - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 72.65",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_74LO, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-74-by-education",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 22.59%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-74-low-education",
      "citation_text": "72.7% of people aged 55-74 with low formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-74-low-education."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-74-high-education",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "97.7% of people aged 55-74 with high formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 97.66,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "97.7%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 55-74 with high formal education (EU-27); used the internet in the last 3 months. Education = ISCED 0-2 (low), 3-4 (medium), 5-8 (high)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals aged 55 to 74 with high formal education - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 97.66",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_74HI, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-74-by-education",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026). EU27_2020 aggregate (current 27 Member States) for all years. Never used the internet, same group: 1.12%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-74-high-education",
      "citation_text": "97.7% of people aged 55-74 with high formal education in the EU-27 had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-74-high-education."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-never-used-internet-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "42.9% of people aged 75-89 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026).",
      "value": 42.87,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.9%",
      "display_label": "people aged 75 to 89 in the EU in 2025, in the 17 countries that survey this age group",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": "Eurostat",
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75-89 (EU-27 aggregate of 17 reporting countries); have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Internet use: never - Percentage of individuals - All persons 75-89 - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 42.87",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IUX, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_89, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ages 75-89 are an optional extension of the 2025 survey (core scope is 16-74; Eurostat breakdown Y75_89 = all persons aged 75-89). 17 EU countries published 75-89 values for 2025: BE, BG, CZ, IE, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, NL, AT, PL, SI, SK, FI, SE. Denmark's cell is suppressed (flag u, no value); Germany, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta have no 75-89 data (checked with the SDMX-CSV API). Eurostat compiles EU aggregates from available countries only (no estimates for missing countries; metadata isoc_i_esms section 18.5), so the EU-27 75-89 value reflects the 17 reporting countries. Coverage of people in households with no member aged 16-74 may differ by country. Ever used the internet (same group): 56.64%. Comparison: 16.4% of 65-74s and 4.4% of all 16-74s never used it (2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-never-used-internet-75-89",
      "citation_text": "42.9% of people aged 75-89 in the EU-27 had never used the internet in 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-never-used-internet-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2013-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "29.1% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 29.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2013 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Used in the last 3 months - 2013: 29.1",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b (Table 1B), row 15 '75+', cell C15",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). All adults 16+ in 2013: 83.3%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2013-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "29.1% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2013-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2014-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "31.9% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2014 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 31.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "31.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2014 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Used in the last 3 months - 2014: 31.9",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b (Table 1B), row 15 '75+', cell D15",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). All adults 16+ in 2014: 85%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2014-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "31.9% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2014 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2014-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "33.0% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2015 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 33,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2015 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Used in the last 3 months - 2015: 33",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b (Table 1B), row 15 '75+', cell E15",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). All adults 16+ in 2015: 86.2%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2015-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "33.0% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2015 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2015-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2016-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "38.7% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2016 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 38.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "38.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2016 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Used in the last 3 months - 2016: 38.7",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b (Table 1B), row 15 '75+', cell F15",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). All adults 16+ in 2016: 87.9%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2016-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "38.7% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2016 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2016-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2017-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "40.5% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2017 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 40.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "40.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2017 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Used in the last 3 months - 2017: 40.5",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b (Table 1B), row 15 '75+', cell G15",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). All adults 16+ in 2017: 88.9%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2017-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "40.5% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2017 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2017-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2018-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "43.6% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2018 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 43.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2018 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Used in the last 3 months - 2018: 43.6",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b (Table 1B), row 15 '75+', cell H15",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). All adults 16+ in 2018: 89.8%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2018-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "43.6% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2018 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2018-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "46.8% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 46.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46.8%",
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      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2019 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
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      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Used in the last 3 months - 2019: 46.8",
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      "derived": false,
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      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). All adults 16+ in 2019: 90.8%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "46.8% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2019-internet-use-75plus."
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    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "54.0% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020, up from 29.1% in 2013 (ONS, 2021).",
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      "row_label": "United Kingdom: used the internet in the last 3 months, 75+ (2020, last edition)",
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2020 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
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      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Almost all adults aged 16 to 44 years in the UK were recent internet users (99%), compared with 54% of adults aged 75 years and over",
      "locator": "Bulletin section 1 'Main points'; exact value from dataset Table 1B, row '75+', column 2020 (cell J15 = 54.0)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). All adults 16+ in 2020: 92.1%. Table 1B value for 75+ in 2020: 54.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "54.0% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020, up from 29.1% in 2013 (ONS, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/bulletins/internetusers/2020). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2013-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "61.1% of adults aged 65-74 in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 61.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61.1%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2013 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 65-74 in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 65-74 - Used in the last 3 months - 2013: 61.1",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b, row 14 '65-74', cell C14",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2013-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "61.1% of adults aged 65-74 in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2013-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2020-internet-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "85.5% of adults aged 65-74 in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 85.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "85.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2020 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 65-74 in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 65-74 - Used in the last 3 months - 2020: 85.5",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b, row 14 '65-74', cell J14",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-internet-use-3m-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "85.5% of adults aged 65-74 in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2020-internet-use-all-adults",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "92.1% of all adults aged 16 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 92.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2020 (January-March)",
      "population": "All adults 16+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - All adults - Used in the last 3 months - 2020: 92.1",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b, row 6 'All adults', cell J6",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). Comparison figure for the 75+ and 65-74 records (same table).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-all-adults",
      "citation_text": "92.1% of all adults aged 16 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-all-adults."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2013-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "65.5% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had never used the internet in 2013 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 65.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2013 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; never used the internet, LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Never used - 2013: 65.5",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b, row 15 '75+', cell U15",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). Same table, 65-74 never used in 2013: 33.4%; all adults: 14%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2013-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "65.5% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had never used the internet in 2013 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2013-never-used-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2020-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "38.8% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had never used the internet in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 38.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "38.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "United Kingdom, 75+ (2020)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2020 (January-March)",
      "population": "Adults aged 75+ in UK private households; never used the internet, LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 1B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, UK - 75+ - Never used - 2020: 38.8",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 1b, row 15 '75+', cell AB15",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). Same table, 65-74 never used in 2020: 11.4%; all adults: 6.3%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "38.8% of adults aged 75 and over in the UK had never used the internet in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-never-used-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus-men",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "59.4% of men aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 59.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "59.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2020 (January-March)",
      "population": "Men aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 2B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, by age group and sex, UK - 75+ - Men - Used in the last 3 months - 2020: 59.4",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 2b, row 27 '75+ Men', cell J27",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). Never used, men 75+, 2020: 33.1%. In 2013 the 75+ rate was 38.4% for men.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus-men",
      "citation_text": "59.4% of men aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus-men."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus-women",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "49.8% of women aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021).",
      "value": 49.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2020 (January-March)",
      "population": "Women aged 75+ in UK private households; recent internet users (used in last 3 months), LFS",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 2B: recent and lapsed internet users and internet non-users, by age group and sex, UK - 75+ - Women - Used in the last 3 months - 2020: 49.8",
      "locator": "internetusers2020.xlsx, sheet 2b, row 28 '75+ Women', cell J28",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ONS Labour Force Survey, January to March of each year; adults 16+ in private households; 'recent internet user' = used in the last 3 months. 2020 was the final edition of this series (ONS advises caution for 75+ in 2020 because fieldwork straddled the start of the pandemic). Parsed from internetusers2020.xlsx (published 6 April 2021). Never used, women 75+, 2020: 43.3%. In 2013 the 75+ rate was 22.3% for women.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus-women",
      "citation_text": "49.8% of women aged 75 and over in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (ONS Internet users, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet users, UK: 2020 (bulletin and dataset internetusers2020.xlsx)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/datasets/internetusers). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ons-2020-internet-use-75plus-women."
    },
    {
      "id": "gb-ons-2020-smartphone-private-use-65plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "53% of adults aged 65 and over in Great Britain used a smartphone for private use in 2020, against 84% of all adults (ONS, 2020).",
      "value": 53,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Great Britain",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Adults aged 65+ in Great Britain; use a smartphone for private purposes (ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, internet access module)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)",
      "source_title": "Internet access - households and individuals: reference tables 2020, Table 22 (Smartphone security, by age group, sex and disability status)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/householdcharacteristics/homeinternetandsocialmediausage/datasets/internetaccesshouseholdsandindividualsreferencetables",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-08-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "TABLE 22: SMARTPHONE SECURITY, BY AGE GROUP, SEX AND DISABILITY STATUS, 2020 - Use a smartphone for private use - 65+: 53; All: 84",
      "locator": "internetaccesspublicationtables2020final1.xlsx, sheet '22', row 8 'Use a smartphone for private use', cells I8 (65+) and Q8 (All); base: adults aged 16+ in Great Britain",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Only age band above 64 in this table is 65+. Same row: 55-64 = 77%. Great Britain only (excludes Northern Ireland). Last edition of this ONS series (2020).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gb-ons-2020-smartphone-private-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "53% of adults aged 65 and over in Great Britain used a smartphone for private use in 2020, against 84% of all adults (ONS, 2020). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Internet access - households and individuals: reference tables 2020, Table 22 (Smartphone security, by age group, sex and disability status)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/householdcharacteristics/homeinternetandsocialmediausage/datasets/internetaccesshouseholdsandindividualsreferencetables). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gb-ons-2020-smartphone-private-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "72% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in 2026, against 95% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026).",
      "value": 72,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2026 (March-June)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75 and over; personally use a smartphone (face-to-face survey, all participants base)",
      "sample_n": 566,
      "publisher": "Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos)",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 83 QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your home smartphones and, if so, do you personally use one? Base: All participants - 75+ - Yes, and I personally use one: 305 (0.72)",
      "locator": "xlsx sheet T1, Table 83 (QM2 re-based on all participants), column '75+', row 'Yes, and I personally use one' (weighted count, proportion)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ipsos for Ofcom: 4,033 people aged 16+ across the UK interviewed face to face between 6 March and 30 June 2026 (technical report). 2026 used 100% face-to-face interviewing, a change from the 2025 mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web), so 2025-2026 changes should be read with caution. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the xlsx was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-08-19) and parsed with openpyxl. Same table: 16-24 0.99, 25-44 0.99, 45-64 0.98, 65-74 0.88, 65+ 0.81, 75+ 0.72; all adults (Total) 0.95 (proportions). Unweighted bases: 65-74 595, 65+ 1,161, 75+ 566.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "72% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in 2026, against 95% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos), \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "88% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in 2026, against 95% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026).",
      "value": 88,
      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2026 (March-June)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 65-74; personally use a smartphone (face-to-face survey, all participants base)",
      "sample_n": 595,
      "publisher": "Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos)",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-08-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 83 QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your home smartphones and, if so, do you personally use one? Base: All participants - 65-74 - Yes, and I personally use one: 436 (0.88)",
      "locator": "xlsx sheet T1, Table 83 (QM2 re-based on all participants), column '65-74', row 'Yes, and I personally use one' (weighted count, proportion)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ipsos for Ofcom: 4,033 people aged 16+ across the UK interviewed face to face between 6 March and 30 June 2026 (technical report). 2026 used 100% face-to-face interviewing, a change from the 2025 mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web), so 2025-2026 changes should be read with caution. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the xlsx was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-08-19) and parsed with openpyxl. Same table: 16-24 0.99, 25-44 0.99, 45-64 0.98, 65-74 0.88, 65+ 0.81, 75+ 0.72; all adults (Total) 0.95 (proportions). Unweighted bases: 65-74 595, 65+ 1,161, 75+ 566.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "88% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in 2026, against 95% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos), \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "81% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in 2026, against 95% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026).",
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      "row_label": "United Kingdom: personally use a smartphone, 65+ (2026)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2026 (March-June)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 65 and over; personally use a smartphone (face-to-face survey, all participants base)",
      "sample_n": 1161,
      "publisher": "Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos)",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 83 QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your home smartphones and, if so, do you personally use one? Base: All participants - 65+ - Yes, and I personally use one: 741 (0.81)",
      "locator": "xlsx sheet T1, Table 83 (QM2 re-based on all participants), column '65+', row 'Yes, and I personally use one' (weighted count, proportion)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ipsos for Ofcom: 4,033 people aged 16+ across the UK interviewed face to face between 6 March and 30 June 2026 (technical report). 2026 used 100% face-to-face interviewing, a change from the 2025 mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web), so 2025-2026 changes should be read with caution. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the xlsx was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-08-19) and parsed with openpyxl. Same table: 16-24 0.99, 25-44 0.99, 45-64 0.98, 65-74 0.88, 65+ 0.81, 75+ 0.72; all adults (Total) 0.95 (proportions). Unweighted bases: 65-74 595, 65+ 1,161, 75+ 566.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "81% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in 2026, against 95% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos), \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2026-mobile-phone-personal-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "89% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a mobile phone of any kind in 2026 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026).",
      "value": 89,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "89%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2026 (March-June)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75+; personally use a mobile phone (any type)",
      "sample_n": 566,
      "publisher": "Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos)",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 79 QM1. Are there any working mobile phones in your home and, if so, do you personally use one? Base: All participants - 75+ - Yes, and I personally use one: 377 (0.89)",
      "locator": "xlsx sheet T1, Table 79, column '75+', row 'Yes, and I personally use one'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-mobile-phone-personal-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ipsos for Ofcom: 4,033 people aged 16+ across the UK interviewed face to face between 6 March and 30 June 2026 (technical report). 2026 used 100% face-to-face interviewing, a change from the 2025 mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web), so 2025-2026 changes should be read with caution. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the xlsx was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-08-19) and parsed with openpyxl. Same table: all adults 0.98, 65-74 0.97, 65+ 0.93.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-mobile-phone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "89% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a mobile phone of any kind in 2026 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos), \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-mobile-phone-personal-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2026-basic-mobile-only-75plus-derived",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "17% of UK adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone but not a smartphone in 2026 (derived from Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026).",
      "value": 17,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "17%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2026 (March-June)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75+; personally use a mobile phone but do not personally use a smartphone (derived)",
      "sample_n": 566,
      "publisher": "Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos)",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 79 [75+] Yes, and I personally use one: 377; Table 83 [75+] Yes, and I personally use one: 305; Weighted Total (75+): 423",
      "locator": "xlsx sheet T1, Table 79 and Table 83, column '75+' (weighted counts; weighted total 423)",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "(377 - 305) / 423 x 100 = personal mobile-phone users minus personal smartphone users, as % of weighted 75+ base",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ipsos for Ofcom: 4,033 people aged 16+ across the UK interviewed face to face between 6 March and 30 June 2026 (technical report). 2026 used 100% face-to-face interviewing, a change from the 2025 mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web), so 2025-2026 changes should be read with caution. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the xlsx was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-08-19) and parsed with openpyxl. A smartphone user is by definition a mobile-phone user, so the difference counts basic or feature-phone-only users.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-basic-mobile-only-75plus-derived",
      "citation_text": "17% of UK adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone but not a smartphone in 2026 (derived from Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom (fieldwork by Ipsos), \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2026: data tables (core)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2026/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2026---data-tables-core.xlsx?v=423917). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2026-basic-mobile-only-75plus-derived."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "65% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in 2025, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2025).",
      "value": 65,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75+; personally use a smartphone (all respondents base)",
      "sample_n": 423,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 44 QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone? - Re-Based [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 92% 92% 93% 98% 96% 98% 85% 78% 65%",
      "locator": "PDF page 165, Table 44 (QM2 re-based on all respondents), row 'Yes, and I personally use one', column 75+ (weighted 257 of 393)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025, 4,045 UK adults 16+, mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web; see the 2026 technical report). PDF retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-09-18) and extracted with pypdf. Columns of Tables 42/44: Total, Man, Woman, 16-24, 25-34, 35-54, 55+, 65+, 75+, then four income bands. Same row: 55+ 85%, 65+ 78%. Unweighted base 75+: 423. The data tables carry no publication date; Ofcom's secondary analysis of the 2025 tracker was published 15 September 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "65% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in 2025, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2025). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "78% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in 2025, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2025).",
      "value": 78,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 65+; personally use a smartphone (all respondents base)",
      "sample_n": 960,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 44 QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone? - Re-Based [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 92% 92% 93% 98% 96% 98% 85% 78% 65%",
      "locator": "PDF page 165, Table 44, row 'Yes, and I personally use one', column 65+ (weighted 676 of 871)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025, 4,045 UK adults 16+, mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web; see the 2026 technical report). PDF retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-09-18) and extracted with pypdf. Columns of Tables 42/44: Total, Man, Woman, 16-24, 25-34, 35-54, 55+, 65+, 75+, then four income bands.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "78% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in 2025, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2025). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-mobile-phone-personal-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "87% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a mobile phone of any kind in 2025 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2025).",
      "value": 87,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "87%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75+; personally use a mobile phone (any type)",
      "sample_n": 423,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QM1. Are there any working mobile phones in your home? [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 97% 96% 98% 99% 97% 99% 95% 92% 87%",
      "locator": "PDF page 159, Table 42 (QM1, base all respondents), row 'Yes, and I personally use one', column 75+ (weighted 343 of 393)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-mobile-phone-personal-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025, 4,045 UK adults 16+, mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web; see the 2026 technical report). PDF retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-09-18) and extracted with pypdf. Columns of Tables 42/44: Total, Man, Woman, 16-24, 25-34, 35-54, 55+, 65+, 75+, then four income bands.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-mobile-phone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "87% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a mobile phone of any kind in 2025 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2025). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-mobile-phone-personal-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-smartphone-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "56% of UK adults aged 75 and over used a smartphone in autumn 2025 (Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker, 2026).",
      "value": 56,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "56%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025 (September-November)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75+; Q1 personal mobile phone use (smartphone / basic phone / none)",
      "sample_n": 820,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2025: data tables",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/adults-media-literacy-tracker/amlt-2026/adults-media-literacy-2025-data-tables.pdf?v=411161",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Q1. Do you personally use a mobile phone? If so is it a smartphone? (SINGLE CODE) [...] Yes it's a smartphone [...] 91% 99% 99% 98% 98% 93% 84% 56%",
      "locator": "PDF page 49 (printed page 42), Table 10, Q1, row 'Yes it's a smartphone', column 75+",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-smartphone-use-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Adult Media Literacy research 2025: 7,533 interviews with UK adults 16+, 29 September to 28 November 2025, 28% face to face in home and 72% online research panels (technical report). Columns: Total, 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+. Unweighted bases 65-74 = 875, 75+ = 820. Different survey from the Technology Tracker; figures differ (e.g. 75+ smartphone use 56% here vs 65% in the Technology Tracker 2025). PDF retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-09-09). Same table, 75+: smartphone 56%, non-smartphone mobile 27%, no mobile phone 17%; all adults: 91% / 6% / 3%. Tables accompany the Adults' Media Use and Attitudes 2026 report (2 April 2026); month given as publication date.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-smartphone-75plus",
      "citation_text": "56% of UK adults aged 75 and over used a smartphone in autumn 2025 (Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2025: data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/adults-media-literacy-tracker/amlt-2026/adults-media-literacy-2025-data-tables.pdf?v=411161). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-smartphone-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-smartphone-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "84% of UK adults aged 65-74 used a smartphone in autumn 2025 (Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker, 2026).",
      "value": 84,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "84%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025 (September-November)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 65-74; Q1 personal mobile phone use (smartphone / basic phone / none)",
      "sample_n": 875,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2025: data tables",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/adults-media-literacy-tracker/amlt-2026/adults-media-literacy-2025-data-tables.pdf?v=411161",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Adult Media Literacy research 2025: 7,533 interviews with UK adults 16+, 29 September to 28 November 2025, 28% face to face in home and 72% online research panels (technical report). Columns: Total, 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+. Unweighted bases 65-74 = 875, 75+ = 820. Different survey from the Technology Tracker; figures differ (e.g. 75+ smartphone use 56% here vs 65% in the Technology Tracker 2025). PDF retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-09-09). Same table, 75+: smartphone 56%, non-smartphone mobile 27%, no mobile phone 17%; all adults: 91% / 6% / 3%. Tables accompany the Adults' Media Use and Attitudes 2026 report (2 April 2026); month given as publication date.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-smartphone-65-74",
      "citation_text": "84% of UK adults aged 65-74 used a smartphone in autumn 2025 (Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2025: data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/adults-media-literacy-tracker/amlt-2026/adults-media-literacy-2025-data-tables.pdf?v=411161). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-smartphone-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "quote": "Q1. Do you personally use a mobile phone? If so is it a smartphone? (SINGLE CODE) [...] Yes but it's not a smartphone [...] 6% 1% 1% 1% 2% 6% 12% 27%",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Adult Media Literacy research 2025: 7,533 interviews with UK adults 16+, 29 September to 28 November 2025, 28% face to face in home and 72% online research panels (technical report). Columns: Total, 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+. Unweighted bases 65-74 = 875, 75+ = 820. Different survey from the Technology Tracker; figures differ (e.g. 75+ smartphone use 56% here vs 65% in the Technology Tracker 2025). PDF retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-09-09). Same table, 75+: smartphone 56%, non-smartphone mobile 27%, no mobile phone 17%; all adults: 91% / 6% / 3%. Tables accompany the Adults' Media Use and Attitudes 2026 report (2 April 2026); month given as publication date.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-basic-mobile-75plus",
      "citation_text": "27% of UK adults aged 75 and over used a mobile phone that was not a smartphone in autumn 2025 (Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2025: data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/adults-media-literacy-tracker/amlt-2026/adults-media-literacy-2025-data-tables.pdf?v=411161). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-basic-mobile-75plus."
    },
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      "notes": "Ofcom Adult Media Literacy research 2025: 7,533 interviews with UK adults 16+, 29 September to 28 November 2025, 28% face to face in home and 72% online research panels (technical report). Columns: Total, 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+. Unweighted bases 65-74 = 875, 75+ = 820. Different survey from the Technology Tracker; figures differ (e.g. 75+ smartphone use 56% here vs 65% in the Technology Tracker 2025). PDF retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-09-09). Same table, 75+: smartphone 56%, non-smartphone mobile 27%, no mobile phone 17%; all adults: 91% / 6% / 3%. Tables accompany the Adults' Media Use and Attitudes 2026 report (2 April 2026); month given as publication date.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-no-mobile-75plus",
      "citation_text": "17% of UK adults aged 75 and over did not use a mobile phone at all in autumn 2025 (Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2025: data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/adults-media-literacy-tracker/amlt-2026/adults-media-literacy-2025-data-tables.pdf?v=411161). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-no-mobile-75plus."
    },
    {
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      "source_title": "Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2025: data tables",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/adults-media-literacy-tracker/amlt-2026/adults-media-literacy-2025-data-tables.pdf?v=411161",
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      "quote": "Q2. Do you or does anyone in your household have access to the internet at home [...] I do not have internet access at home [...] 6% *% *% 1% 1% 3% 8% 32%",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Adult Media Literacy research 2025: 7,533 interviews with UK adults 16+, 29 September to 28 November 2025, 28% face to face in home and 72% online research panels (technical report). Columns: Total, 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+. Unweighted bases 65-74 = 875, 75+ = 820. Different survey from the Technology Tracker; figures differ (e.g. 75+ smartphone use 56% here vs 65% in the Technology Tracker 2025). PDF retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2026-09-09). Same row: 65-74 = 8%. The Technology Tracker 2025 puts 75+ without home access at about a fifth (record uk-ofcom-2025-no-home-internet-75plus): the two Ofcom surveys differ in method and question.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-no-home-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "32% of UK adults aged 75 and over had no internet access at home in autumn 2025, against 6% of all adults (Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker, 2026). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2025: data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/adults-media-literacy-tracker/amlt-2026/adults-media-literacy-2025-data-tables.pdf?v=411161). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-amlt-2025-no-home-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2025-no-home-internet-75plus",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75+; no internet access at home (Technology Tracker QE1)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "A demographic deep dive into internet use: analysis using Ofcom's Technology Tracker 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/internet-based-services/technology/digital-transitions-analysis-using-ofcoms-technology-tracker-2025.pdf?v=405242",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "This sharp downwards shift also was evident among those aged 75 or over - a fifth are without access, half the 2019 level.",
      "locator": "Slide 5 ('Analysis context: 5% of UK aged 16+ do not have home internet access'); chart labels for 'Ages 75 or over' read 47% (2019) to 20% (2025), change -27 points",
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      "notes": "Chart label values (text layer of the PDF): ages 75+ without home access 47% 2019, 42% 2020, 30% 2022, 26% 2023, 22% 2024, 20% 2025 (2021 not comparable). Same report: almost 2 million UK individuals aged 16+ do not use the internet at all; predictive modelling finds being older, DE social grade, social renting and living alone each increase the likelihood of being a non-internet user. PDF via Internet Archive copy (capture 2026-08-29); the report itself carries no date (2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-no-home-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "20% (a fifth) of UK adults aged 75 or over had no internet access at home in 2025, half the 2019 level (Ofcom Technology Tracker analysis, 2025). Source: Ofcom, \"A demographic deep dive into internet use: analysis using Ofcom's Technology Tracker 2025\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/internet-based-services/technology/digital-transitions-analysis-using-ofcoms-technology-tracker-2025.pdf?v=405242). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-no-home-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
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      "publisher": "Eurostat (data from INE)",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 75 years old or more - Spain - 2007: 2.55",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX, geo=ES, time=2007; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "series": "es-internet-use-3m-75plus",
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      "notes": "Spain supplies a 75+ breakdown to Eurostat every year since 2007 (first value 2002). Check: Eurostat ES 75+ 2023 = 40.78 equals INE's 2023 table (1,859,266 of 4,559,457 = 40.78%); 2024 = 44.57 vs INE table 70460 = 44.5. Recorded every few years; annual values exist.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2007-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "2.6% of people aged 75 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2007 (Eurostat ICT survey, INE data). Source: Eurostat (data from INE), \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2007-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 75 years old or more - Spain - 2013: 5.9",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX, geo=ES, time=2013; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "notes": "Spain supplies a 75+ breakdown to Eurostat every year since 2007 (first value 2002). Check: Eurostat ES 75+ 2023 = 40.78 equals INE's 2023 table (1,859,266 of 4,559,457 = 40.78%); 2024 = 44.57 vs INE table 70460 = 44.5. Recorded every few years; annual values exist.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2013-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "5.9% of people aged 75 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (Eurostat ICT survey, INE data). Source: Eurostat (data from INE), \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2013-internet-use-75plus."
    },
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      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 75 years old or more - Spain - 2019: 23.39",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX, geo=ES, time=2019; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "23.4% of people aged 75 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (Eurostat ICT survey, INE data). Source: Eurostat (data from INE), \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2019-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX, geo=ES, time=2024; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-eurostat-2024-internet-use-75plus",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ in Spain (estimated 4,924,872 people); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Total Personas - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 45.0",
      "locator": "tpx=76584 (2025), row 'Total Personas', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'; 2024 value from tpx=70460",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Eurostat publishes 49.17% for Spain's 75-89 band in 2025 (excludes 90+). Same table: used daily 35.4%; ever used 50.5%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "45.0% of people aged 75 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 44.5% in 2024 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75-84",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "53.0% of people aged 75-84 in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 53,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75-84 in Spain (estimated 3,523,210 people); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Edad: De 75 a 84 años - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 53.0",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Edad: De 75 a 84 años', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Ever used, aged 75-84: 58.2%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75-84",
      "citation_text": "53.0% of people aged 75-84 in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-85plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "25.0% of people aged 85 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 25,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "25.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Spain: used the internet in the last 3 months, 85+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 85 and over in Spain (estimated 1,401,662 people); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Edad: De 85 y más años - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 25.0",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Edad: De 85 y más años', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Ever used, aged 85 and over: 31.1%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-85plus",
      "citation_text": "25.0% of people aged 85 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-men",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "47.9% of men aged 75 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 47.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "47.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Men aged 75+ in Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Sexo: Hombre - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 47.9",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Sexo: Hombre', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025').",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-men",
      "citation_text": "47.9% of men aged 75 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-men."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-women",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "43.0% of women aged 75 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 43,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Women aged 75+ in Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Sexo: Mujer - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 43.0",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Sexo: Mujer', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025').",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-women",
      "citation_text": "43.0% of women aged 75 and over in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-women."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-living-alone",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "43.5% of people aged 75 and over who live alone in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, close to the 44.2% of those living as a couple without children (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 43.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ in one-person households in Spain (estimated 1,350,381 people); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Tipo de hogar: Hogar unipersonal - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 43.5",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Tipo de hogar: Hogar unipersonal', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-household",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Same table: couple without children 44.2%; couple with children 48.8%; lone parent living with a child 38.6%; other household 51.6%; all 75+ 45.0%. Ever used, living alone: 48.4%; daily use, living alone: 34.2%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "43.5% of people aged 75 and over who live alone in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, close to the 44.2% of those living as a couple without children (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-couple-no-children",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "44.2% of people aged 75 and over living as a couple without children in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 44.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "44.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ in couple households without children in Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Tipo de hogar: Pareja sin hijos que convivan en el hogar - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 44.2",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Tipo de hogar: Pareja sin hijos que convivan en el hogar', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-household",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Comparison record for es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-living-alone.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-couple-no-children",
      "citation_text": "44.2% of people aged 75 and over living as a couple without children in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-couple-no-children."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-cities-100k-plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "50.9% of people aged 75 and over living in municipalities of 100,000+ inhabitants or provincial capitals in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 50.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in municipalities of 100,000+ inhabitants or provincial capitals, Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Hábitat: De 100.000 y más habitantes y capitales de provincia - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 50.9",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Hábitat: De 100.000 y más habitantes y capitales de provincia', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-municipality-size",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Municipality size is INE's urban/rural proxy. Intermediate sizes: 50,000-99,999 55.2%; 20,000-49,999 41.5%; 10,000-19,999 37.9%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-cities-100k-plus",
      "citation_text": "50.9% of people aged 75 and over living in municipalities of 100,000+ inhabitants or provincial capitals in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-cities-100k-plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-municipalities-under-10k",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "33.5% of people aged 75 and over living in municipalities of under 10,000 inhabitants in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 33.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in municipalities of under 10,000 inhabitants, Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Hábitat: Menos de 10.000 habitantes - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 33.5",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Hábitat: Menos de 10.000 habitantes', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-municipality-size",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Municipality size is INE's urban/rural proxy. Intermediate sizes: 50,000-99,999 55.2%; 20,000-49,999 41.5%; 10,000-19,999 37.9%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-municipalities-under-10k",
      "citation_text": "33.5% of people aged 75 and over living in municipalities of under 10,000 inhabitants in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-municipalities-under-10k."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-less-than-primary",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "21.5% of people aged 75 and over with less than primary education in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 21.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "21.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ with less than primary education, Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características socioeconómicas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76585&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características socioeconómicas - Estudios terminados: Menos que primaria - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 21.5",
      "locator": "tpx=76585, row 'Estudios terminados: Menos que primaria', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-education",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Other levels: primary 33.5%; lower secondary 45.2%; upper secondary 67.4%; higher vocational 67.8%; university diploma 82.3%; doctorate 89.2%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-less-than-primary",
      "citation_text": "21.5% of people aged 75 and over with less than primary education in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características socioeconómicas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76585&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-less-than-primary."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-university-degree",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "78.9% of people aged 75 and over with a university degree (licenciatura, master or equivalent) in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 78.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78.9%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ with a university degree (licenciatura, master or equivalent), Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características socioeconómicas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76585&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características socioeconómicas - Estudios terminados: Licenciatura universitaria, máster y equivalentes - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 78.9",
      "locator": "tpx=76585, row 'Estudios terminados: Licenciatura universitaria, máster y equivalentes', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-education",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Other levels: primary 33.5%; lower secondary 45.2%; upper secondary 67.4%; higher vocational 67.8%; university diploma 82.3%; doctorate 89.2%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-university-degree",
      "citation_text": "78.9% of people aged 75 and over with a university degree (licenciatura, master or equivalent) in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características socioeconómicas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76585&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-university-degree."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-income-under-1400",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "41.0% of people aged 75 and over living in households with net income under 1,400 euros a month in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 41,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "41.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in households with net income under 1,400 euros a month, Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características socioeconómicas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76585&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características socioeconómicas - Ingresos mensuales netos del hogar al que pertenecen: Menos de 1.400 euros - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 41.0",
      "locator": "tpx=76585, row 'Ingresos mensuales netos del hogar al que pertenecen: Menos de 1.400 euros', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-income",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Other bands: 1,400-2,199 euros 35.6%; 2,200-3,099 euros 44.5%; 3,100-4,399 euros 52.5%. The income gradient is not monotonic at the bottom.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-income-under-1400",
      "citation_text": "41.0% of people aged 75 and over living in households with net income under 1,400 euros a month in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características socioeconómicas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76585&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-income-under-1400."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-income-4400-plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "64.9% of people aged 75 and over living in households with net income of 4,400 euros or more a month in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025).",
      "value": 64.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "64.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in households with net income of 4,400 euros or more a month, Spain; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características socioeconómicas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76585&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características socioeconómicas - Ingresos mensuales netos del hogar al que pertenecen: 4.400 o más euros - Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses: 64.9",
      "locator": "tpx=76585, row 'Ingresos mensuales netos del hogar al que pertenecen: 4.400 o más euros', column 'Han usado Internet en los últimos 3 meses'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-income",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Other bands: 1,400-2,199 euros 35.6%; 2,200-3,099 euros 44.5%; 3,100-4,399 euros 52.5%. The income gradient is not monotonic at the bottom.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-income-4400-plus",
      "citation_text": "64.9% of people aged 75 and over living in households with net income of 4,400 euros or more a month in Spain had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características socioeconómicas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76585&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-internet-use-75plus-income-4400-plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "es-ine-2025-never-used-internet-75plus-derived",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "49.5% of people aged 75 and over in Spain had never used the internet in 2025 (derived from INE, 2025).",
      "value": 49.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Spain, 75+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ in Spain; never used the internet (100 minus 'ever used')",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)",
      "source_title": "Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "INE TIC-H 2025, personas de 75 y más años, Uso de Internet por características demográficas - Total Personas - Han usado Internet alguna vez: 50.5",
      "locator": "tpx=76584, row 'Total Personas', column 'Han usado Internet alguna vez'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "100 - 50.5 ('Han usado Internet alguna vez', all people 75+)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "INE TIC-H 2025 (fieldwork 31 March to 13 July 2025; CATI and web), supplementary table for people aged 75 and over living in main family dwellings. Percentages are 'porcentajes horizontales' (share of the row group). Parsed from the PC-Axis file (jaxi/files/tpx/es/px/76584.px or 76585.px; INE table page confirms 'Encuesta ... 2025'). Never used, aged 85+: 68.9% (100 - 31.1).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-never-used-internet-75plus-derived",
      "citation_text": "49.5% of people aged 75 and over in Spain had never used the internet in 2025 (derived from INE, 2025). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y Uso de TIC en los Hogares (TIC-H) 2025: Uso de Internet, por características demográficas y frecuencia de uso (personas de 75 y más años)\" (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Tabla.htm?tpx=76584&L=0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#es-ine-2025-never-used-internet-75plus-derived."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-eurostat-2004-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "0.9% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2004 (Eurostat ICT survey, Istat data).",
      "value": 0.91,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "0.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2004",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ in Italy; used the internet in the last 3 months (Istat survey, published by Eurostat as 'Individuals, 75 years old or more')",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat (data from Istat)",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 75 years old or more - Italy - 2004: 0.91",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX, geo=IT, time=2004; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "it-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Italy supplies a 75+ breakdown to Eurostat every year since 2004. Check: Eurostat IT 75+ 2024 = 31.45 matches Istat's 2024 figure of 31.4% quoted in Cittadini e ICT 2025. Recorded every few years; annual values exist.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2004-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "0.9% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2004 (Eurostat ICT survey, Istat data). Source: Eurostat (data from Istat), \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2004-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-eurostat-2012-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "3.1% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2012 (Eurostat ICT survey, Istat data).",
      "value": 3.08,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "3.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2012",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ in Italy; used the internet in the last 3 months (Istat survey, published by Eurostat as 'Individuals, 75 years old or more')",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat (data from Istat)",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 75 years old or more - Italy - 2012: 3.08",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX, geo=IT, time=2012; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "it-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Italy supplies a 75+ breakdown to Eurostat every year since 2004. Check: Eurostat IT 75+ 2024 = 31.45 matches Istat's 2024 figure of 31.4% quoted in Cittadini e ICT 2025. Recorded every few years; annual values exist.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2012-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "3.1% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2012 (Eurostat ICT survey, Istat data). Source: Eurostat (data from Istat), \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2012-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-eurostat-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "13.6% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (Eurostat ICT survey, Istat data).",
      "value": 13.62,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "13.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ in Italy; used the internet in the last 3 months (Istat survey, published by Eurostat as 'Individuals, 75 years old or more')",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat (data from Istat)",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 75 years old or more - Italy - 2020: 13.62",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX, geo=IT, time=2020; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "it-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Italy supplies a 75+ breakdown to Eurostat every year since 2004. Check: Eurostat IT 75+ 2024 = 31.45 matches Istat's 2024 figure of 31.4% quoted in Cittadini e ICT 2025. Recorded every few years; annual values exist.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "13.6% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (Eurostat ICT survey, Istat data). Source: Eurostat (data from Istat), \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2020-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-eurostat-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "31.5% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024 (Eurostat ICT survey, Istat data).",
      "value": 31.45,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "31.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 75+ in Italy; used the internet in the last 3 months (Istat survey, published by Eurostat as 'Individuals, 75 years old or more')",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat (data from Istat)",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 75 years old or more - Italy - 2024: 31.45",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y75_MAX, geo=IT, time=2024; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&indic_is=I_IUX&ind_type=Y65_74 (plus other ind_type values)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "it-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Italy supplies a 75+ breakdown to Eurostat every year since 2004. Check: Eurostat IT 75+ 2024 = 31.45 matches Istat's 2024 figure of 31.4% quoted in Cittadini e ICT 2025. Recorded every few years; annual values exist.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "31.5% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024 (Eurostat ICT survey, Istat data). Source: Eurostat (data from Istat), \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-eurostat-2024-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "35.7% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 31.4% in 2024 (Istat, 2026).",
      "value": 35.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "35.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Italy: used the internet in the last 3 months, 75+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ in Italy (Istat household survey); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Istat",
      "source_title": "Cittadini e ICT, anno 2025 (Istat statistical report, testo integrale e nota metodologica)",
      "source_url": "https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Testo-integrale-e-nota-metodologica.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "da 68,1 a 72,5% per la classe di età 65 -74 anni, e da 31,4 a 35,7% per gli over 75",
      "locator": "PDF p.3, section 'Cresce l'uso di Internet tra gli anziani'; Tavola 1.2 row '75+' column TOTALE = 35.7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "it-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Istat, Aspetti della vita quotidiana survey 2025 (population aged 6+); internet use in the 3 months before the interview. Released 22 April 2026. Text extracted from the PDF with pypdf; values also in Tavola 1.2 (tav1.2 2025.xlsx). Eurostat publishes 39.07% for Italy's 75-89 band in 2025 (excludes 90+). Same paragraph: 65-74 rose from 68.1% to 72.5% (2024 to 2025); Eurostat's 2025 65-74 figure for Italy is 72.53% (record it-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74); all persons aged 6+ 83.1%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "35.7% of people aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 31.4% in 2024 (Istat, 2026). Source: Istat, \"Cittadini e ICT, anno 2025 (Istat statistical report, testo integrale e nota metodologica)\" (https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Testo-integrale-e-nota-metodologica.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus-men",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "43.0% of men aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Istat, 2026).",
      "value": 43,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Men aged 75+ in Italy; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Istat",
      "source_title": "Cittadini e ICT, anno 2025 (Istat statistical report, testo integrale e nota metodologica)",
      "source_url": "https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Testo-integrale-e-nota-metodologica.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "il vantaggio è di ben 12,5 punti tra le persone di 75 e più (43,0% gli uomini e 30,5% le donne)",
      "locator": "PDF p.3, 'Cresce l'uso di Internet tra gli anziani'; Tavola 1.2 row '75+' (MASCHI 43, FEMMINE 30.5)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Istat, Aspetti della vita quotidiana survey 2025 (population aged 6+); internet use in the 3 months before the interview. Released 22 April 2026. Text extracted from the PDF with pypdf; values also in Tavola 1.2 (tav1.2 2025.xlsx). Among 65-74s the gap is 4.3 points (men 74.8%, women 70.5%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus-men",
      "citation_text": "43.0% of men aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Istat, 2026). Source: Istat, \"Cittadini e ICT, anno 2025 (Istat statistical report, testo integrale e nota metodologica)\" (https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Testo-integrale-e-nota-metodologica.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus-men."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus-women",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "30.5% of women aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Istat, 2026).",
      "value": 30.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "30.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Women aged 75+ in Italy; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Istat",
      "source_title": "Cittadini e ICT, anno 2025 (Istat statistical report, testo integrale e nota metodologica)",
      "source_url": "https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Testo-integrale-e-nota-metodologica.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "il vantaggio è di ben 12,5 punti tra le persone di 75 e più (43,0% gli uomini e 30,5% le donne)",
      "locator": "PDF p.3, 'Cresce l'uso di Internet tra gli anziani'; Tavola 1.2 row '75+' (MASCHI 43, FEMMINE 30.5)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Istat, Aspetti della vita quotidiana survey 2025 (population aged 6+); internet use in the 3 months before the interview. Released 22 April 2026. Text extracted from the PDF with pypdf; values also in Tavola 1.2 (tav1.2 2025.xlsx). Among 65-74s the gap is 4.3 points (men 74.8%, women 70.5%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus-women",
      "citation_text": "30.5% of women aged 75 and over in Italy had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Istat, 2026). Source: Istat, \"Cittadini e ICT, anno 2025 (Istat statistical report, testo integrale e nota metodologica)\" (https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Testo-integrale-e-nota-metodologica.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-istat-2025-internet-use-75plus-women."
    },
    {
      "id": "it-istat-2025-older-only-households-internet-access",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "63.9% of Italian households made up only of people aged 65 and over had internet access at home in 2025, up 3.3 points on 2024 (Istat, 2026).",
      "value": 63.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Households composed exclusively of people aged 65+ in Italy; have internet access at home (household measure)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Istat",
      "source_title": "Cittadini e ICT, anno 2025 (Istat statistical report, testo integrale e nota metodologica)",
      "source_url": "https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Testo-integrale-e-nota-metodologica.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Il 63,9% delle famiglie composte esclusivamente da anziani (65 anni e più) dispone di un accesso a Internet da casa",
      "locator": "PDF p.2, section 'Aumenta l'accesso a Internet tra le famiglie di soli anziani'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Istat, Aspetti della vita quotidiana survey 2025 (population aged 6+); internet use in the 3 months before the interview. Released 22 April 2026. Text extracted from the PDF with pypdf; values also in Tavola 1.2 (tav1.2 2025.xlsx). Household measure, not a person measure. Comparison: households with at least one minor 98.7%; households without minors and not exclusively elderly 95.1%; all households 87.3%. Households of only older people include people living alone.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-istat-2025-older-only-households-internet-access",
      "citation_text": "63.9% of Italian households made up only of people aged 65 and over had internet access at home in 2025, up 3.3 points on 2024 (Istat, 2026). Source: Istat, \"Cittadini e ICT, anno 2025 (Istat statistical report, testo integrale e nota metodologica)\" (https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Testo-integrale-e-nota-metodologica.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#it-istat-2025-older-only-households-internet-access."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2010-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "9.0% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2010 (Insee TIC survey).",
      "value": 9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "9.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2010",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus - 2010: 9.0",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594694, TIME_PERIOD=2010, OBS_VALUE=9.0",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fr-insee-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594694), series last updated 27 May 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2010-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "9.0% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2010 (Insee TIC survey). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2010-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2013-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "16.6% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (Insee TIC survey).",
      "value": 16.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "16.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus - 2013: 16.6",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594694, TIME_PERIOD=2013, OBS_VALUE=16.6",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fr-insee-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594694), series last updated 27 May 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2013-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "16.6% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (Insee TIC survey). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2013-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2016-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "24.3% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2016 (Insee TIC survey).",
      "value": 24.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "24.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus - 2016: 24.3",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594694, TIME_PERIOD=2016, OBS_VALUE=24.3",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fr-insee-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594694), series last updated 27 May 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2016-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "24.3% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2016 (Insee TIC survey). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2016-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "32.2% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (Insee TIC survey).",
      "value": 32.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "32.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus - 2019: 32.2",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594694, TIME_PERIOD=2019, OBS_VALUE=32.2",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fr-insee-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594694), series last updated 27 May 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "32.2% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (Insee TIC survey). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2019-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2021-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "40.8% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2021 (Insee TIC survey).",
      "value": 40.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "40.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus - 2021: 40.8",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594694, TIME_PERIOD=2021, OBS_VALUE=40.8",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fr-insee-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594694), series last updated 27 May 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2021-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "40.8% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2021 (Insee TIC survey). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2021-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2023-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "42.0% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2023 (Insee TIC survey).",
      "value": 42,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus - 2023: 42.0",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594694, TIME_PERIOD=2023, OBS_VALUE=42.0",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fr-insee-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594694), series last updated 27 May 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2023-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "42.0% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2023 (Insee TIC survey). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2023-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "48.3% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024, against 21% in 2014 (Insee, 2024).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "L'usage des technologies de l'information et de la communication par les ménages entre 2009 et 2024 (Insee Résultats)",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8278698?sommaire=8278710",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-11-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "presque la moitié d'entre eux (48 %) sont internautes en 2024 ; ils n'étaient que 21 % en 2014",
      "locator": "Insee Résultats 26/11/2024, opening summary; exact value 48.3 in BDM series 010594694 (2024)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fr-insee-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594694), series last updated 27 May 2026. The text says 'plus de 75 ans'; the BDM series is '75 ans ou plus'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "48.3% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024, against 21% in 2014 (Insee, 2024). Source: Insee, \"L'usage des technologies de l'information et de la communication par les ménages entre 2009 et 2024 (Insee Résultats)\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8278698?sommaire=8278710). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2024-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "51.1% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 9.0% in 2010 (Insee, 2026).",
      "value": 51.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.1%",
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      "row_label": "France: used the internet in the last 3 months, 75+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75+ living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus - 2025: 51.1",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594694, TIME_PERIOD=2025, OBS_VALUE=51.1",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fr-insee-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594694), series last updated 27 May 2026. Same year, Insee series: 60-74 = 86.9% (010594693), all aged 15+ = 89.6% (010594687). Eurostat publishes 55.61% for France's 75-89 band in 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "51.1% of people aged 75 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 9.0% in 2010 (Insee, 2026). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594694: Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 75 ans ou plus\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594694). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2025-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2025-internet-use-60-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "86.9% of people aged 60-74 in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Insee, 2026).",
      "value": 86.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 60-74 living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594693",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594693",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - 60 à 74 ans - 2025: 86.9",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594693, TIME_PERIOD=2025 (2024 = 86.1)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594693). Comparison for the 75+ series.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2025-internet-use-60-74",
      "citation_text": "86.9% of people aged 60-74 in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Insee, 2026). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594693\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594693). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2025-internet-use-60-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "fr-insee-2025-internet-use-15plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "89.6% of all people aged 15 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Insee, 2026).",
      "value": 89.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "89.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "All people aged 15 and over living in ordinary dwellings in France; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Insee",
      "source_title": "Insee BDM series 010594687",
      "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594687",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Part des individus s'étant connectés à internet au cours des trois derniers mois - Ensemble - 2025: 89.6",
      "locator": "BDM idbank 010594687, TIME_PERIOD=2025 (2024 = 88.7)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Insee, enquêtes Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) auprès des ménages, annual (end March to mid June); individuals aged 15+ living in ordinary dwellings in France (excluding Mayotte). No survey in 2020 (pandemic). Retrieved via the BDM SDMX API (bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/SERIES_BDM/010594687). Comparison for the 75+ series.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2025-internet-use-15plus",
      "citation_text": "89.6% of all people aged 15 and over in France had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Insee, 2026). Source: Insee, \"Insee BDM series 010594687\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/010594687). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fr-insee-2025-internet-use-15plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2012-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "28.6% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2012 (CBS).",
      "value": 28.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "28.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2012",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in private households in the Netherlands; internet last used less than 3 months ago",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 83429NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83429NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "83429NED Internet; toegang, gebruik en faciliteiten; 2012-2019 - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2012 - Minder dan 3 maanden geleden (% van personen 12 jaar of ouder): 28.6",
      "locator": "OData 83429NED TypedDataSet, Kenmerken(Personen)=21600 (75 jaar of ouder), Perioden=2012JJ00, Marges=MW00000",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "nl-cbs-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2012-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "28.6% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2012 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 83429NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83429NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2012-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2015-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "44.0% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2015 (CBS).",
      "value": 44,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "44.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2015",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in private households in the Netherlands; internet last used less than 3 months ago",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 83429NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83429NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "83429NED Internet; toegang, gebruik en faciliteiten; 2012-2019 - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2015 - Minder dan 3 maanden geleden (% van personen 12 jaar of ouder): 44.0",
      "locator": "OData 83429NED TypedDataSet, Kenmerken(Personen)=21600 (75 jaar of ouder), Perioden=2015JJ00, Marges=MW00000",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "nl-cbs-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2015-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "44.0% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2015 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 83429NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83429NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2015-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2017-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "60.5% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2017 (CBS).",
      "value": 60.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2017",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in private households in the Netherlands; internet last used less than 3 months ago",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
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      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83429NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "83429NED Internet; toegang, gebruik en faciliteiten; 2012-2019 - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2017 - Minder dan 3 maanden geleden (% van personen 12 jaar of ouder): 60.5",
      "locator": "OData 83429NED TypedDataSet, Kenmerken(Personen)=21600 (75 jaar of ouder), Perioden=2017JJ00, Marges=MW00000",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "nl-cbs-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2017-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "60.5% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2017 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 83429NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83429NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2017-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "61.0% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (CBS).",
      "value": 61,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in private households in the Netherlands; internet last used less than 3 months ago",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 83429NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83429NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "83429NED Internet; toegang, gebruik en faciliteiten; 2012-2019 - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2019 - Minder dan 3 maanden geleden (% van personen 12 jaar of ouder): 61.0",
      "locator": "OData 83429NED TypedDataSet, Kenmerken(Personen)=21600 (75 jaar of ouder), Perioden=2019JJ00, Marges=MW00000",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "nl-cbs-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2019-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "61.0% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2019 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 83429NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83429NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2019-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "65.2% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (CBS).",
      "value": 65.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in private households in the Netherlands; internet last used less than 3 months ago",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 84888NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "84888NED Internettoegang en internetactiviteiten; persoonskenmerken - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2020 - Wanneer internet laatst gebruikt: Minder dan 3 maanden geleden (%): 65.2",
      "locator": "OData 84888NED TypedDataSet, Kenmerken(Personen)=21600 (75 jaar of ouder), Perioden=2020JJ00, Marges=MW00000",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "nl-cbs-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2020-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "65.2% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2020 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 84888NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2020-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2022-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in private households in the Netherlands; internet last used less than 3 months ago",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 84888NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "84888NED Internettoegang en internetactiviteiten; persoonskenmerken - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2022 - Wanneer internet laatst gebruikt: Minder dan 3 maanden geleden (%): 71.3",
      "locator": "OData 84888NED TypedDataSet, Kenmerken(Personen)=21600 (75 jaar of ouder), Perioden=2022JJ00, Marges=MW00000",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "nl-cbs-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2022-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "71.3% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2022 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 84888NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2022-internet-use-75plus."
    },
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      "statement": "86.3% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024 (CBS).",
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      "period": "2024",
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      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 84888NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "84888NED Internettoegang en internetactiviteiten; persoonskenmerken - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2024 - Wanneer internet laatst gebruikt: Minder dan 3 maanden geleden (%): 86.3",
      "locator": "OData 84888NED TypedDataSet, Kenmerken(Personen)=21600 (75 jaar of ouder), Perioden=2024JJ00, Marges=MW00000",
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      "series": "nl-cbs-internet-use-3m-75plus",
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      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "86.3% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 84888NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "81.0% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 28.6% in 2012 (CBS, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in private households in the Netherlands; internet last used less than 3 months ago",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
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      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "84888NED Internettoegang en internetactiviteiten; persoonskenmerken - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2025 - Wanneer internet laatst gebruikt: Minder dan 3 maanden geleden (%): 81.0",
      "locator": "OData 84888NED TypedDataSet, Kenmerken(Personen)=21600 (75 jaar of ouder), Perioden=2025JJ00, Marges=MW00000",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "nl-cbs-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020. 2025 is below 2024 (86.3%); CBS gives no explanation; the 95% interval is wide for this group. Same table 2025: 65-74 98.7%, all persons 12+ 97.7%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "81.0% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 28.6% in 2012 (CBS, 2025). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 84888NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2020-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "37.4% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands used a mobile phone or smartphone to go online in 2020 (CBS).",
      "value": 37.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "37.4%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2020",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 84888NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "84888NED Internettoegang en internetactiviteiten; persoonskenmerken - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2020 - Apparaten: Mobiele telefoon of smartphone (%): 37.4",
      "locator": "OData 84888NED, Kenmerken=21600, Perioden=2020JJ00, MobieleTelefoonOfSmartphone_7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "nl-cbs-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020. All persons 12+ same year: 83.9%; 65-74: 73.2%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2020-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "37.4% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands used a mobile phone or smartphone to go online in 2020 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 84888NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2020-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "71.5% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands used a mobile phone or smartphone to go online in 2025 (CBS).",
      "value": 71.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.5%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Netherlands: went online with a mobile phone, 75+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in the Netherlands; used a mobile phone or smartphone for internet (device used), % of all persons in the group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 84888NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "84888NED Internettoegang en internetactiviteiten; persoonskenmerken - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2025 - Apparaten: Mobiele telefoon of smartphone (%): 71.5",
      "locator": "OData 84888NED, Kenmerken=21600, Perioden=2025JJ00, MobieleTelefoonOfSmartphone_7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "nl-cbs-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020. All persons 12+ same year: 95.5%; 65-74: 93.9%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "71.5% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands used a mobile phone or smartphone to go online in 2025 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 84888NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-cbs-2025-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "15.6% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had never used the internet in 2025 (CBS).",
      "value": 15.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "15.6%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": "Netherlands, 75+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 75+ in private households in the Netherlands; never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)",
      "source_title": "CBS StatLine 84888NED",
      "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "84888NED Internettoegang en internetactiviteiten; persoonskenmerken - Leeftijd: 75 jaar of ouder - 2025 - Nooit internet gebruikt (%): 15.6",
      "locator": "OData 84888NED, Kenmerken=21600, Perioden=2025JJ00, NooitInternetGebruikt_5",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CBS ICT use survey, persons aged 12+ in private households; 'internet last used less than 3 months ago'. Tables 83429NED (2012-2019, discontinued) and 84888NED (2020-2025, modified 25 Nov 2025) retrieved via the CBS OData API; CBS presents the two as one continuous series in its 2025 Digitalisation report, but the table changed in 2020. 2024: 9.5%; 2020: 29.4%; 2012 (old table): 66.1%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "15.6% of people aged 75 and over in the Netherlands had never used the internet in 2025 (CBS). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"CBS StatLine 84888NED\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/84888NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-never-used-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "dk-dst-2024-internet-use-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "85% of people aged 75-89 in Denmark were internet users (online in the last 3 months) in 2024, against 98% of all 15-89-year-olds (Statistics Denmark, 2024).",
      "value": 85,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "85%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Denmark",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "People aged 75-89 in Denmark; used the internet at least once in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": 3937,
      "publisher": "Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik)",
      "source_title": "It-anvendelse i befolkningen 2024 (Danmarks Statistik)",
      "source_url": "https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=52301&sid=itbef2024",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Mere end fire ud af fem ældre borgere mellem 75 -89 år eller 85 pct. kan betegnes som internetbrugere",
      "locator": "Chapter 8 'Digital adfærd hos 15-årige og 75-89 årige', p.49, text and Figure 8.1",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Denmark's national survey extends the EU 16-74 survey to ages 15-89 (co-financed by the Agency for Digital Government and Aeldre Sagen since 2010); 3,937 responses in the national part (2024). Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last 3 months. Text extracted from the PDF with pypdf. All 15-89: 98% (Figure 8.1). The text equates the 85% with about 489,000 people aged 75-89. Denmark did not send 75-89 data to Eurostat for 2025 (no Eurostat record). The 2025 national results were analysed by Aeldre Sagen (records dk-aeldresagen-2025-*).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-dst-2024-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "85% of people aged 75-89 in Denmark were internet users (online in the last 3 months) in 2024, against 98% of all 15-89-year-olds (Statistics Denmark, 2024). Source: Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), \"It-anvendelse i befolkningen 2024 (Danmarks Statistik)\" (https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=52301&sid=itbef2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-dst-2024-internet-use-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "dk-dst-2024-mobile-internet-75-89-users",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "66% (two in three) of internet users aged 75-89 in Denmark went online with a mobile phone in 2024, and 43% used a tablet (Statistics Denmark, 2024).",
      "value": 66,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Denmark",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Internet users aged 75-89 in Denmark; used a mobile phone or smartphone to go online in the last 3 months (base: internet users)",
      "sample_n": 3714,
      "publisher": "Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik)",
      "source_title": "It-anvendelse i befolkningen 2024 (Danmarks Statistik)",
      "source_url": "https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=52301&sid=itbef2024",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Også blandt de ældste internetbrugere anvendes mobilen mest, idet to ud af tre mellem 75-89 år går på nettet med mobilen.",
      "locator": "Chapter 8, p.50, text; Figure 8.2 chart label 66 for 'Mobiltelefon eller smartphone', 75-89 (base: 3,714 internet users)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Denmark's national survey extends the EU 16-74 survey to ages 15-89 (co-financed by the Agency for Digital Government and Aeldre Sagen since 2010); 3,937 responses in the national part (2024). Internet user = used the internet at least once in the last 3 months. Text extracted from the PDF with pypdf. Base is internet users, not all people aged 75-89; as a share of everyone aged 75-89 it would be about 0.85 x 0.66 = 56% (not published). Same paragraph: 43% of 75-89 internet users use a tablet.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-dst-2024-mobile-internet-75-89-users",
      "citation_text": "66% (two in three) of internet users aged 75-89 in Denmark went online with a mobile phone in 2024, and 43% used a tablet (Statistics Denmark, 2024). Source: Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), \"It-anvendelse i befolkningen 2024 (Danmarks Statistik)\" (https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=52301&sid=itbef2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-dst-2024-mobile-internet-75-89-users."
    },
    {
      "id": "dk-dst-2008-internet-use-60-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "54% of people aged 60-74 in Denmark had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2008 (Statistics Denmark).",
      "value": 54,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Denmark",
      "period": "2008",
      "population": "People aged 60-74 in Denmark (EU-harmonised part of the survey); last internet use within the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik)",
      "source_title": "StatBank BEBRIT02: Latest use of internet - per cent of the population (16-74 years)",
      "source_url": "https://www.statbank.dk/BEBRIT02",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "BEBRIT02 Latest use of internet - per cent of the population (16-74 years) - Age: 60-74 years - Within the last 3 months - 2008: 54",
      "locator": "StatBank API v1 data/BEBRIT02/CSV, TYPE=70 (Age: 60-74 years), SENANV=10, Tid=2008",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "dk-dst-internet-use-3m-60-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Denmark's StatBank uses a 60-74 band (no 65-74 or 75+ band). 2026 survey results were added on 31 August 2026, the newest national figure in this collection. Never used internet, 60-74: 38% in 2008, 0% in 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-dst-2008-internet-use-60-74",
      "citation_text": "54% of people aged 60-74 in Denmark had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2008 (Statistics Denmark). Source: Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), \"StatBank BEBRIT02: Latest use of internet - per cent of the population (16-74 years)\" (https://www.statbank.dk/BEBRIT02). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-dst-2008-internet-use-60-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "dk-dst-2026-internet-use-60-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "99% of people aged 60-74 in Denmark had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026, up from 54% in 2008 (Statistics Denmark, 2026).",
      "value": 99,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "99%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Denmark",
      "period": "2026",
      "population": "People aged 60-74 in Denmark (EU-harmonised part of the survey); last internet use within the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik)",
      "source_title": "StatBank BEBRIT02: Latest use of internet - per cent of the population (16-74 years)",
      "source_url": "https://www.statbank.dk/BEBRIT02",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "BEBRIT02 Latest use of internet - per cent of the population (16-74 years) - Age: 60-74 years - Within the last 3 months - 2026: 99",
      "locator": "StatBank API v1 data/BEBRIT02/CSV, TYPE=70 (Age: 60-74 years), SENANV=10, Tid=2026",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "dk-dst-internet-use-3m-60-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Denmark's StatBank uses a 60-74 band (no 65-74 or 75+ band). 2026 survey results were added on 31 August 2026, the newest national figure in this collection. Never used internet, 60-74: 38% in 2008, 0% in 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-dst-2026-internet-use-60-74",
      "citation_text": "99% of people aged 60-74 in Denmark had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026, up from 54% in 2008 (Statistics Denmark, 2026). Source: Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), \"StatBank BEBRIT02: Latest use of internet - per cent of the population (16-74 years)\" (https://www.statbank.dk/BEBRIT02). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-dst-2026-internet-use-60-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "dk-aeldresagen-2025-internet-use-12m-80-84",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "86% of people aged 80-84 in Denmark had used the internet in the last year in 2025, against 98% of all 15-89-year-olds (Aeldre Sagen analysis of Statistics Denmark data, 2026).",
      "value": 86,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Denmark",
      "period": "2025 (April-July)",
      "population": "People aged 80-84 in Denmark; used the internet within the last 12 months (national IT survey, ages 15-89)",
      "sample_n": 4015,
      "publisher": "Ældre Sagen (data: Statistics Denmark)",
      "source_title": "Ældre i tal: Ældres anvendelse af IT i 2025 (Ældre Sagen, February 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://billeder.aeldresagen.dk/cdn/d9DRWXKb4Zdu/2026-it-anvendelse-2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "mens andelen er henholdsvis 86 pct. og 68 pct. for de 80-84-årige og 85-89-årige.",
      "locator": "'Hovedbudskaber', p.2; Figure 2 (p.6) chart labels: 70-74 96%, 75-79 93%, 80-84 86%, 85-89 68%",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "dk-aeldresagen-2025-internet-use-12m-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ældre Sagen (Danish older people's association, a co-funder of the survey) note based on Statistics Denmark's IT-anvendelse i befolkningen 2025 (1 April to 2 July 2025; 4,015 respondents aged 15-89; web and phone; weighted by DST). Measure is use within the last 12 months, wider than the usual 3-month measure. Marked secondary because the tabulation is by an NGO, although the underlying data are official. One in three 85-89-year-olds had not been online in the past year. The 98% for all 15-89-year-olds is from the same paragraph.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-aeldresagen-2025-internet-use-12m-80-84",
      "citation_text": "86% of people aged 80-84 in Denmark had used the internet in the last year in 2025, against 98% of all 15-89-year-olds (Aeldre Sagen analysis of Statistics Denmark data, 2026). Source: Ældre Sagen (data: Statistics Denmark), \"Ældre i tal: Ældres anvendelse af IT i 2025 (Ældre Sagen, February 2026)\" (https://billeder.aeldresagen.dk/cdn/d9DRWXKb4Zdu/2026-it-anvendelse-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-aeldresagen-2025-internet-use-12m-80-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "dk-aeldresagen-2025-internet-use-12m-85-89",
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      "statement": "68% of people aged 85-89 in Denmark had used the internet in the last year in 2025, against 98% of all 15-89-year-olds (Aeldre Sagen analysis of Statistics Denmark data, 2026).",
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      "period": "2025 (April-July)",
      "population": "People aged 85-89 in Denmark; used the internet within the last 12 months (national IT survey, ages 15-89)",
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      "source_title": "Ældre i tal: Ældres anvendelse af IT i 2025 (Ældre Sagen, February 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://billeder.aeldresagen.dk/cdn/d9DRWXKb4Zdu/2026-it-anvendelse-2025.pdf",
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      "quote": "mens andelen er henholdsvis 86 pct. og 68 pct. for de 80-84-årige og 85-89-årige.",
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      "notes": "Ældre Sagen (Danish older people's association, a co-funder of the survey) note based on Statistics Denmark's IT-anvendelse i befolkningen 2025 (1 April to 2 July 2025; 4,015 respondents aged 15-89; web and phone; weighted by DST). Measure is use within the last 12 months, wider than the usual 3-month measure. Marked secondary because the tabulation is by an NGO, although the underlying data are official. One in three 85-89-year-olds had not been online in the past year. The 98% for all 15-89-year-olds is from the same paragraph.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-aeldresagen-2025-internet-use-12m-85-89",
      "citation_text": "68% of people aged 85-89 in Denmark had used the internet in the last year in 2025, against 98% of all 15-89-year-olds (Aeldre Sagen analysis of Statistics Denmark data, 2026). Source: Ældre Sagen (data: Statistics Denmark), \"Ældre i tal: Ældres anvendelse af IT i 2025 (Ældre Sagen, February 2026)\" (https://billeder.aeldresagen.dk/cdn/d9DRWXKb4Zdu/2026-it-anvendelse-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#dk-aeldresagen-2025-internet-use-12m-85-89."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - within the last three months - 85+ years - total - 2024 - Share of persons, percent: 60 (margin of error +/- 6)",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T12N2, AnvInternet=0020, Kon=1+2, Redovisningsgrupp=85+, ContentsCode=0000073B, Tid=2024",
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      "series": "se-scb-internet-use-3m-85plus",
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      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Margin of error +/- 6 points. 85+ estimates start in 2024. Same table 2026: 65-74 96%, 75-84 87%, all 16+ 97%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2024-internet-use-85plus",
      "citation_text": "60% of people aged 85 and over in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024 (Statistics Sweden). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2024-internet-use-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-scb-2025-internet-use-85plus",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - within the last three months - 85+ years - total - 2025 - Share of persons, percent: 57 (margin of error +/- 5)",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T12N2, AnvInternet=0020, Kon=1+2, Redovisningsgrupp=85+, ContentsCode=0000073B, Tid=2025",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "se-scb-internet-use-3m-85plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Margin of error +/- 5 points. 85+ estimates start in 2024. Same table 2026: 65-74 96%, 75-84 87%, all 16+ 97%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2025-internet-use-85plus",
      "citation_text": "57% of people aged 85 and over in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Statistics Sweden). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2025-internet-use-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-scb-2026-internet-use-85plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "68% of people aged 85 and over in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026).",
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      "source_url": "https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - within the last three months - 85+ years - total - 2026 - Share of persons, percent: 68 (margin of error +/- 5)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Margin of error +/- 5 points. 85+ estimates start in 2024. Same table 2026: 65-74 96%, 75-84 87%, all 16+ 97%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-85plus",
      "citation_text": "68% of people aged 85 and over in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-scb-2022-internet-use-75-84",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "79% of people aged 75-84 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2022 (Statistics Sweden).",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - within the last three months - 75-84 years - total - 2022 - Share of persons, percent: 79 (margin of error +/- 4)",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T12N2, AnvInternet=0020, Kon=1+2, Redovisningsgrupp=75-84, ContentsCode=0000073B, Tid=2022",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "se-scb-internet-use-3m-75-84",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. 75-84 estimates start in 2022 (75-85 band from 2021).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2022-internet-use-75-84",
      "citation_text": "79% of people aged 75-84 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2022 (Statistics Sweden). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2022-internet-use-75-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-scb-2026-internet-use-75-84",
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      "statement": "87% of people aged 75-84 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden).",
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      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - within the last three months - 75-84 years - total - 2026 - Share of persons, percent: 87 (margin of error +/- 3)",
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      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. 75-84 estimates start in 2022 (75-85 band from 2021).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-75-84",
      "citation_text": "87% of people aged 75-84 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-75-84."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "96% of people aged 65-74 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - within the last three months - 65-74 - total - 2026 - Share of persons, percent: 96",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T12N2, AnvInternet=0020, Kon=1+2, Redovisningsgrupp=65-74, ContentsCode=0000073B, Tid=2026",
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      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Comparison for the 85+ and 75-84 records.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "96% of people aged 65-74 in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-65-74."
    },
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      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - within the last three months - tot16+ - total - 2026 - Share of persons, percent: 97",
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      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Comparison for the 85+ and 75-84 records.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-16plus",
      "citation_text": "97% of all people aged 16 and over in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-16plus."
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      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Margin of error +/- 6 points.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-85plus-men",
      "citation_text": "74% of men aged 85 and over in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-85plus-men."
    },
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      "population": "Women aged 85+ in Sweden; last used the internet within the last three months",
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      "publisher": "Statistics Sweden (SCB)",
      "source_title": "SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - within the last three months - 85+ years - women - 2026 - Share of persons, percent: 64 (margin of error +/- 6)",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T12N2, AnvInternet=0020, Kon=2, Redovisningsgrupp=85+, ContentsCode=0000073B, Tid=2026",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "se-scb-2026-internet-use-85plus-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Margin of error +/- 6 points.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-85plus-women",
      "citation_text": "64% of women aged 85 and over in Sweden had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-internet-use-85plus-women."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-scb-2026-never-used-internet-85plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "23% of people aged 85 and over in Sweden had never used the internet in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026).",
      "value": 23,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Sweden, 85+ (2026)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2026",
      "population": "People aged 85+ in Sweden; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Sweden (SCB)",
      "source_title": "SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T12N2 Last use of the internet - have never used the Internet - 85+ years - total - 2026 - Share of persons, percent: 23 (margin of error +/- 4)",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T12N2, AnvInternet=0026, Kon=1+2, Redovisningsgrupp=85+, ContentsCode=0000073B, Tid=2026",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. 2025: 32%; 2024: 31%. 75-84 in 2026: 9%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-never-used-internet-85plus",
      "citation_text": "23% of people aged 85 and over in Sweden had never used the internet in 2026 (Statistics Sweden, 2026). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T12N2: Last use of the internet by sex and study domain, 2021-2026\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T12N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2026-never-used-internet-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-85plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "36% of people aged 85 and over in Sweden accessed the internet with a mobile phone or smartphone in 2025 (Statistics Sweden, 2025).",
      "value": 36,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "36%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 85 and over in Sweden; accessed the internet using a mobile phone or smartphone, % of all persons in the group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Sweden (SCB)",
      "source_title": "SCB LE0108T14N2: Access to the Internet by type of device, sex and study domain, 2021-2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T14N2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T14N2 Access to the Internet by type of device - mobile phone or smart phone - 85+ - total - 2025 - Share of persons, percent: 36 (margin of error +/- 5)",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T14N2, TypUtrustning=0046, Kon=1+2, Redovisningsgrupp=85+, ContentsCode=0000073J, Tid=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Margin of error +/- 5. All 16+: 91%. Device question asked in odd years (2021, 2023, 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-85plus",
      "citation_text": "36% of people aged 85 and over in Sweden accessed the internet with a mobile phone or smartphone in 2025 (Statistics Sweden, 2025). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T14N2: Access to the Internet by type of device, sex and study domain, 2021-2025\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T14N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75-84",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "74% of people aged 75-84 in Sweden accessed the internet with a mobile phone or smartphone in 2025 (Statistics Sweden, 2025).",
      "value": 74,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75-84 in Sweden; accessed the internet using a mobile phone or smartphone, % of all persons in the group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Sweden (SCB)",
      "source_title": "SCB LE0108T14N2: Access to the Internet by type of device, sex and study domain, 2021-2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T14N2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T14N2 Access to the Internet by type of device - mobile phone or smart phone - 75-84 - total - 2025 - Share of persons, percent: 74 (margin of error +/- 5)",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T14N2, TypUtrustning=0046, Kon=1+2, Redovisningsgrupp=75-84, ContentsCode=0000073J, Tid=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Margin of error +/- 5. All 16+: 91%. Device question asked in odd years (2021, 2023, 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75-84",
      "citation_text": "74% of people aged 75-84 in Sweden accessed the internet with a mobile phone or smartphone in 2025 (Statistics Sweden, 2025). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T14N2: Access to the Internet by type of device, sex and study domain, 2021-2025\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T14N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-75-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "88% of people aged 65-74 in Sweden accessed the internet with a mobile phone or smartphone in 2025 (Statistics Sweden, 2025).",
      "value": 88,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "88%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Sweden: went online with a mobile phone, 65-74 (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 65-74 in Sweden; accessed the internet using a mobile phone or smartphone, % of all persons in the group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Sweden (SCB)",
      "source_title": "SCB LE0108T14N2: Access to the Internet by type of device, sex and study domain, 2021-2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T14N2/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "LE0108T14N2 Access to the Internet by type of device - mobile phone or smart phone - 65-74 - total - 2025 - Share of persons, percent: 88 (margin of error +/- 2)",
      "locator": "PxWeb API LE0108T14N2, TypUtrustning=0046, Kon=1+2, Redovisningsgrupp=65-74, ContentsCode=0000073J, Tid=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-by-age",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Sweden, survey on ICT usage by individuals (Befolkningens it-användning), study domains by age up to 85+; retrieved via the SCB PxWeb API (table LE0108T12N2 updated 5 October 2026; LE0108T14N2 updated 17 October 2025). Margins of error published with each estimate. Margin of error +/- 2. All 16+: 91%. Device question asked in odd years (2021, 2023, 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "88% of people aged 65-74 in Sweden accessed the internet with a mobile phone or smartphone in 2025 (Statistics Sweden, 2025). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), \"SCB LE0108T14N2: Access to the Internet by type of device, sex and study domain, 2021-2025\" (https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0108__LE0108D/LE0108T14N2/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-scb-2025-mobile-phone-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-internetstiftelsen-2026-non-users-76plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "23% of Swedes aged 76 and over did not use the internet in 2026, down from 32% in 2021 (Swedish Internet Foundation, 2026).",
      "value": 23,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "23%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2026",
      "population": "People aged 76+ in Sweden; do not use the internet (Internetpenetrationsstudie, base all 16+)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Internetstiftelsen (Swedish Internet Foundation)",
      "source_title": "Svenskarna och internet 2026: Användning av internet och e-tjänster",
      "source_url": "https://svenskarnaochinternet.se/rapporter/svenskarna-och-internet-2026/anvandning-av-internet-och-e-tjanster/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "År 2026 ligger andelen icke användare bland de i pensionsåldern på 14 procent och bland de äldsta pensionärerna som är 76 år eller äldre på 23 procent.",
      "locator": "Chapter 'Användning av internet och e-tjänster', text under Diagram 1.1c (Internetanvändning år 2021/2026)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "se-internetstiftelsen-non-users-76plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Swedish Internet Foundation annual survey (separate internet-penetration study); methodology page not reachable on 11 Oct 2026. Diagram 1.1c values: 76+ daily users 52% (2021) and 62% (2026), occasional users 15% and 15%, non-users 32% and 23%; 65-75 non-users 11% (2021) and 6% (2026). The foundation notes the 2026 figure is within the margin of error of 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-internetstiftelsen-2026-non-users-76plus",
      "citation_text": "23% of Swedes aged 76 and over did not use the internet in 2026, down from 32% in 2021 (Swedish Internet Foundation, 2026). Source: Internetstiftelsen (Swedish Internet Foundation), \"Svenskarna och internet 2026: Användning av internet och e-tjänster\" (https://svenskarnaochinternet.se/rapporter/svenskarna-och-internet-2026/anvandning-av-internet-och-e-tjanster/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-internetstiftelsen-2026-non-users-76plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "se-internetstiftelsen-2021-non-users-76plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "32% of Swedes aged 76 and over did not use the internet in 2021 (Swedish Internet Foundation, 2026).",
      "value": 32,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "32%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "People aged 76+ in Sweden; do not use the internet (Internetpenetrationsstudie, base all 16+)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Internetstiftelsen (Swedish Internet Foundation)",
      "source_title": "Svenskarna och internet 2026: Användning av internet och e-tjänster",
      "source_url": "https://svenskarnaochinternet.se/rapporter/svenskarna-och-internet-2026/anvandning-av-internet-och-e-tjanster/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Äldre pensionärer 76+ år 2021 52% 15% 32% 2026 62% 15% 23%",
      "locator": "Diagram 1.1c table view (columns: Dagliga användare, Sällananvändare, Icke-användare)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "se-internetstiftelsen-non-users-76plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Columns in order: daily users, occasional users, non-users. See se-internetstiftelsen-2026-non-users-76plus.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-internetstiftelsen-2021-non-users-76plus",
      "citation_text": "32% of Swedes aged 76 and over did not use the internet in 2021 (Swedish Internet Foundation, 2026). Source: Internetstiftelsen (Swedish Internet Foundation), \"Svenskarna och internet 2026: Användning av internet och e-tjänster\" (https://svenskarnaochinternet.se/rapporter/svenskarna-och-internet-2026/anvandning-av-internet-och-e-tjanster/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#se-internetstiftelsen-2021-non-users-76plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "fi-statfin-2017-smartphone-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "15% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2017 (Statistics Finland).",
      "value": 15,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "15%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Finland",
      "period": "2017",
      "population": "People aged 75-89 in Finland; have in use a mobile phone with a touch screen",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Finland",
      "source_title": "Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025",
      "source_url": "https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "13ud Use of information and communications technology by individuals - Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen, % - 75-89 - Total - 2017: 15",
      "locator": "PxWeb API 13ud, contentscode=mphtss, ika_10v_15_20221116=7 (75-89), sukupuoli=SSS, timeperiod_y=2017",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fi-statfin-smartphone-in-use-75-89",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Finland survey on ICT use by individuals, population aged 16-89 (age groups to 75-89); 'Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen' is the agency's smartphone measure. Retrieved via the PxWeb API (table updated 12 Nov 2025). Values published as whole per cent. Not asked of 75-89 before 2017 ('..' in the table).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2017-smartphone-75-89",
      "citation_text": "15% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2017 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2017-smartphone-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "fi-statfin-2018-smartphone-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "24% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2018 (Statistics Finland).",
      "value": 24,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "24%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "population": "People aged 75-89 in Finland; have in use a mobile phone with a touch screen",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Finland",
      "source_title": "Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025",
      "source_url": "https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "13ud Use of information and communications technology by individuals - Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen, % - 75-89 - Total - 2018: 24",
      "locator": "PxWeb API 13ud, contentscode=mphtss, ika_10v_15_20221116=7 (75-89), sukupuoli=SSS, timeperiod_y=2018",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fi-statfin-smartphone-in-use-75-89",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Finland survey on ICT use by individuals, population aged 16-89 (age groups to 75-89); 'Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen' is the agency's smartphone measure. Retrieved via the PxWeb API (table updated 12 Nov 2025). Values published as whole per cent.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2018-smartphone-75-89",
      "citation_text": "24% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2018 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2018-smartphone-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "fi-statfin-2019-smartphone-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "27% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2019 (Statistics Finland).",
      "value": 27,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "27%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "population": "People aged 75-89 in Finland; have in use a mobile phone with a touch screen",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Finland",
      "source_title": "Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025",
      "source_url": "https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "13ud Use of information and communications technology by individuals - Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen, % - 75-89 - Total - 2019: 27",
      "locator": "PxWeb API 13ud, contentscode=mphtss, ika_10v_15_20221116=7 (75-89), sukupuoli=SSS, timeperiod_y=2019",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fi-statfin-smartphone-in-use-75-89",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Finland survey on ICT use by individuals, population aged 16-89 (age groups to 75-89); 'Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen' is the agency's smartphone measure. Retrieved via the PxWeb API (table updated 12 Nov 2025). Values published as whole per cent.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2019-smartphone-75-89",
      "citation_text": "27% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2019 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2019-smartphone-75-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "fi-statfin-2020-smartphone-75-89",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "34% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2020 (Statistics Finland).",
      "value": 34,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "population": "People aged 75-89 in Finland; have in use a mobile phone with a touch screen",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2024-smartphone-75-89",
      "citation_text": "57% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2024 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2024-smartphone-75-89."
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89",
      "citation_text": "58% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2025, up from 15% in 2017 (Statistics Finland, 2025). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89."
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2013-smartphone-65-74",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-65-74",
      "citation_text": "87% of people aged 65-74 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2025 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-65-74."
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      "citation_text": "91% of all people aged 16-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2025 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-16-89."
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2013-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "27% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2013 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2013-internet-use-75-89."
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-internet-use-75-89",
      "citation_text": "67% of people aged 75-89 in Finland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-internet-use-75-89."
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "62% of men aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2025 (Statistics Finland).",
      "value": 62,
      "unit": "%",
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      "population": "Men aged 75-89 in Finland; have in use a mobile phone with a touch screen",
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      "publisher": "Statistics Finland",
      "source_title": "Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025",
      "source_url": "https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-11-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "13ud Use of information and communications technology by individuals - Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen, % - 75-89 - Males - 2025: 62",
      "locator": "PxWeb API 13ud, contentscode=mphtss, ika=7 (75-89), sukupuoli=1, timeperiod_y=2025",
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      "series": "fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89-by-sex",
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      "notes": "Statistics Finland survey on ICT use by individuals, population aged 16-89 (age groups to 75-89); 'Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen' is the agency's smartphone measure. Retrieved via the PxWeb API (table updated 12 Nov 2025). Values published as whole per cent. Internet use, same group: 71%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89-men",
      "citation_text": "62% of men aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2025 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89-men."
    },
    {
      "id": "fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89-women",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "56% of women aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2025 (Statistics Finland).",
      "value": 56,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "56%",
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      "period": "2025",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Finland",
      "source_title": "Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025",
      "source_url": "https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "13ud Use of information and communications technology by individuals - Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen, % - 75-89 - Females - 2025: 56",
      "locator": "PxWeb API 13ud, contentscode=mphtss, ika=7 (75-89), sukupuoli=2, timeperiod_y=2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89-by-sex",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistics Finland survey on ICT use by individuals, population aged 16-89 (age groups to 75-89); 'Has in use a mobile phone with a touch screen' is the agency's smartphone measure. Retrieved via the PxWeb API (table updated 12 Nov 2025). Values published as whole per cent. Internet use, same group: 65%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89-women",
      "citation_text": "56% of women aged 75-89 in Finland had a touch-screen mobile phone (smartphone) in use in 2025 (Statistics Finland). Source: Statistics Finland, \"Statistics Finland table 13ud: Use of information and communications technology by individuals by gender and age group, 2013-2025\" (https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__sutivi/13ud.px/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#fi-statfin-2025-smartphone-75-89-women."
    },
    {
      "id": "no-ssb-2006-internet-use-75-79",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "16% of people aged 75-79 in Norway had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2006 (Statistics Norway).",
      "value": 16,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "16%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Norway",
      "period": "2006",
      "population": "People aged 75-79 in Norway; used the internet in the last 3 months (survey covers ages 16-79)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Norway (SSB)",
      "source_title": "SSB table 06995: Use of computers and Internet, the last three months, by sex and age (per cent) 2003-2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06995/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "06995: Use of computers and Internet, the last three months - Use of Internet last 3 months - 75-79 years - Both sexes - 2006: 16",
      "locator": "PxWeb API data.ssb.no/api/v0/en/table/06995, ContentsCode=BrukInternet, Alder2=75-79, Kjonn=0, Tid=2006",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "no-ssb-internet-use-3m-75-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "SSB's survey population is 16-79, so 75-79 is Norway's oldest published band; small subsample, values fluctuate (e.g. 41% in 2010, 28% in 2011). Eurostat's 2025 'Norway 75-89' value (99.4%) matches SSB's 75-79 figure for 2025 (99%) and should not be read as covering people over 79.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#no-ssb-2006-internet-use-75-79",
      "citation_text": "16% of people aged 75-79 in Norway had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2006 (Statistics Norway). Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), \"SSB table 06995: Use of computers and Internet, the last three months, by sex and age (per cent) 2003-2026\" (https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06995/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#no-ssb-2006-internet-use-75-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "no-ssb-2026-internet-use-75-79",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "99% of people aged 75-79 in Norway had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026, up from 16% in 2006 (Statistics Norway, 2026).",
      "value": 99,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "99%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Norway",
      "period": "2026",
      "population": "People aged 75-79 in Norway; used the internet in the last 3 months (survey covers ages 16-79)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistics Norway (SSB)",
      "source_title": "SSB table 06995: Use of computers and Internet, the last three months, by sex and age (per cent) 2003-2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06995/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "06995: Use of computers and Internet, the last three months - Use of Internet last 3 months - 75-79 years - Both sexes - 2026: 99",
      "locator": "PxWeb API data.ssb.no/api/v0/en/table/06995, ContentsCode=BrukInternet, Alder2=75-79, Kjonn=0, Tid=2026",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "no-ssb-internet-use-3m-75-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "SSB's survey population is 16-79, so 75-79 is Norway's oldest published band; small subsample, values fluctuate (e.g. 41% in 2010, 28% in 2011). Eurostat's 2025 'Norway 75-89' value (99.4%) matches SSB's 75-79 figure for 2025 (99%) and should not be read as covering people over 79. 2026 by gender: men 100%, women 98%. 65-74 in 2026: 100%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#no-ssb-2026-internet-use-75-79",
      "citation_text": "99% of people aged 75-79 in Norway had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2026, up from 16% in 2006 (Statistics Norway, 2026). Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), \"SSB table 06995: Use of computers and Internet, the last three months, by sex and age (per cent) 2003-2026\" (https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06995/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#no-ssb-2026-internet-use-75-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "ch-bfs-2014-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "51.7% of people aged 60 and over in Switzerland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2014 (Swiss Federal Statistical Office).",
      "value": 51.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "51.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Switzerland",
      "period": "2014",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (to about 88) in Switzerland; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS)",
      "source_title": "Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen (FSO PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106.px",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen - Internetnutzung in den letzten drei Monaten - 60 Jahre und älter - 2014 - Anteil: 51.7 (Konfidenzintervall +/- 3.2)",
      "locator": "PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106, item IU3CH, Geschlecht=0, Altersklasse=3 (60+), Bildungsstand=0, Jahr=2014, relativ",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ch-bfs-internet-use-3m-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Omnibus ICT survey of persons aged about 15-88 (about 3,000 people per wave; 3,148 in 2025); the oldest published band in this table is 60 and over. Retrieved via the FSO PxWeb API (source OMN2025 ... OMN2014). Confidence interval published with each value. Confidence interval +/- 3.2. All ages: 83.6%. Eurostat publishes 96.3% for Swiss 65-74s in 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-bfs-2014-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "51.7% of people aged 60 and over in Switzerland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2014 (Swiss Federal Statistical Office). Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), \"Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen (FSO PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106)\" (https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106.px). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-bfs-2014-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ch-bfs-2025-internet-use-60plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "92.6% of people aged 60 and over in Switzerland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 51.7% in 2014 (Swiss Federal Statistical Office).",
      "value": 92.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92.6%",
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      "row_label": "Switzerland: used the internet in the last 3 months, 60+ (2025)",
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      "geography": "Switzerland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ (to about 88) in Switzerland; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS)",
      "source_title": "Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen (FSO PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106.px",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen - Internetnutzung in den letzten drei Monaten - 60 Jahre und älter - 2025 - Anteil: 92.6 (Konfidenzintervall +/- 1.6)",
      "locator": "PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106, item IU3CH, Geschlecht=0, Altersklasse=3 (60+), Bildungsstand=0, Jahr=2025, relativ",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ch-bfs-internet-use-3m-60plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Omnibus ICT survey of persons aged about 15-88 (about 3,000 people per wave; 3,148 in 2025); the oldest published band in this table is 60 and over. Retrieved via the FSO PxWeb API (source OMN2025 ... OMN2014). Confidence interval published with each value. Confidence interval +/- 1.6. All ages: 97.3%. Eurostat publishes 96.3% for Swiss 65-74s in 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-bfs-2025-internet-use-60plus",
      "citation_text": "92.6% of people aged 60 and over in Switzerland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 51.7% in 2014 (Swiss Federal Statistical Office). Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), \"Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen (FSO PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106)\" (https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106.px). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-bfs-2025-internet-use-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ch-bfs-2025-smartphone-internet-60plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "89.3% of people aged 60 and over in Switzerland used a mobile phone or smartphone to go online in 2025, up from 82.0% in 2021 (Swiss Federal Statistical Office).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": "Switzerland: went online with a mobile phone, 60+ (2025)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Switzerland",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Persons aged 60+ in Switzerland; device used for internet: mobile phone or smartphone, % of all persons in the group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS)",
      "source_title": "Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen (FSO PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106.px",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen - Verwendetes Gerät: Mobiltelefon/Smartphone (ab 2021) - 60 Jahre und älter - 2025 - Anteil: 89.3 (Konfidenzintervall +/- 1.8)",
      "locator": "PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106, item IUSMARTCH, Geschlecht=0, Altersklasse=3 (60+), Bildungsstand=0, Jahr=2025, relativ",
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      "notes": "Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Omnibus ICT survey of persons aged about 15-88 (about 3,000 people per wave; 3,148 in 2025); the oldest published band in this table is 60 and over. Retrieved via the FSO PxWeb API (source OMN2025 ... OMN2014). Confidence interval published with each value. Confidence interval +/- 1.8. All ages 2025: 96.1%. 60+ in 2021: 82%; 2023: 86.8%. Device item first asked in 2021.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-bfs-2025-smartphone-internet-60plus",
      "citation_text": "89.3% of people aged 60 and over in Switzerland used a mobile phone or smartphone to go online in 2025, up from 82.0% in 2021 (Swiss Federal Statistical Office). Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), \"Internetnutzungsmodalitäten und Kompetenzen (FSO PxWeb px-x-1604000000_106)\" (https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106/px-x-1604000000_106.px). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ch-bfs-2025-smartphone-internet-60plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "75.0% of people aged 65-84 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 68.5% in 2023 (Statistik Austria, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "Austria",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 65-84, Austria; used the internet in the 3 months before the interview",
      "sample_n": 1617,
      "publisher": "Statistik Austria",
      "source_title": "Internetnutzung der Altersgruppe 65+ steigt stark (Statistik Austria press release 14 023-216/25, IKT-Einsatz in Haushalten 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/10/20251023IKTHaushalte2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Insgesamt (im Alter von 65–84 Jahren) 68,5 75,0",
      "locator": "Press release p.2, table 'Internetnutzung von älteren Menschen in Österreich 2023 und 2025' (columns 2023, 2025, in %)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistik Austria ICT household survey 2025 (EU-harmonised; age range extended to 16-89 in 2025 and 16-84 in 2023); web and phone interviews April-July 2025; 6,214 persons in 4,741 households; the press release analyses ages 65-84 (sample 1,617). Internet use = in the last 3 months. Table extracted from the PDF with pypdf. Same table: 65-74 82.0% (2023: 78.7%), matching Eurostat's 82.03% for Austrian 65-74s in 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84",
      "citation_text": "75.0% of people aged 65-84 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 68.5% in 2023 (Statistik Austria, 2025). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Internetnutzung der Altersgruppe 65+ steigt stark (Statistik Austria press release 14 023-216/25, IKT-Einsatz in Haushalten 2025)\" (https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/10/20251023IKTHaushalte2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-75-84",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "65.1% of people aged 75-84 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 53.8% in 2023 (Statistik Austria, 2025).",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Austria",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 75-84, Austria; used the internet in the 3 months before the interview",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistik Austria",
      "source_title": "Internetnutzung der Altersgruppe 65+ steigt stark (Statistik Austria press release 14 023-216/25, IKT-Einsatz in Haushalten 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/10/20251023IKTHaushalte2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Davon im Alter von 75–84 Jahren 53,8 65,1",
      "locator": "Press release p.2, table 'Internetnutzung von älteren Menschen in Österreich 2023 und 2025' (columns 2023, 2025, in %)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "at-statistik-austria-internet-use-3m-75-84",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Statistik Austria ICT household survey 2025 (EU-harmonised; age range extended to 16-89 in 2025 and 16-84 in 2023); web and phone interviews April-July 2025; 6,214 persons in 4,741 households; the press release analyses ages 65-84 (sample 1,617). Internet use = in the last 3 months. Table extracted from the PDF with pypdf. Eurostat publishes 62.59% for Austria's 75-89 band in 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-75-84",
      "citation_text": "65.1% of people aged 75-84 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 53.8% in 2023 (Statistik Austria, 2025). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Internetnutzung der Altersgruppe 65+ steigt stark (Statistik Austria press release 14 023-216/25, IKT-Einsatz in Haushalten 2025)\" (https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/10/20251023IKTHaushalte2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-75-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84-men",
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      "statement": "79.2% of men aged 65-84 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 77.0% in 2023 (Statistik Austria, 2025).",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "population": "Men aged 65-84, Austria; used the internet in the 3 months before the interview",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistik Austria",
      "source_title": "Internetnutzung der Altersgruppe 65+ steigt stark (Statistik Austria press release 14 023-216/25, IKT-Einsatz in Haushalten 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/10/20251023IKTHaushalte2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Männer 77,0 79,2",
      "locator": "Press release p.2, table 'Internetnutzung von älteren Menschen in Österreich 2023 und 2025' (columns 2023, 2025, in %)",
      "derived": false,
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84-compulsory-school",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84-university",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84-cities",
      "citation_text": "82.3% of people aged 65-84 living in cities in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 70.7% in 2023 (Statistik Austria, 2025). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Internetnutzung der Altersgruppe 65+ steigt stark (Statistik Austria press release 14 023-216/25, IKT-Einsatz in Haushalten 2025)\" (https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/10/20251023IKTHaushalte2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84-cities."
    },
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84-rural",
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    {
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-internet-use-65-84-living-alone",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2023-internet-use-75-84",
      "citation_text": "53.8% of people aged 75-84 in Austria had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2023 (Statistik Austria, 2025). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Internetnutzung der Altersgruppe 65+ steigt stark (Statistik Austria press release 14 023-216/25, IKT-Einsatz in Haushalten 2025)\" (https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/10/20251023IKTHaushalte2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2023-internet-use-75-84."
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      "notes": "CSO ICT household survey, first half of 2025, individuals aged 16+. The CSO figure for 75+ (63%) is far below Eurostat's 2025 figure for Ireland's 75-89 band (87.64%); prefer the CSO figure for Ireland. Of these 75+ users, 77% went online daily (75% in 2024).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-cso-2025-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "63% of people aged 75 and over in Ireland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2025, up from 54% in 2024 (CSO, 2025). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO) Ireland, \"Internet Coverage and Usage in Ireland 2025 (CSO statistical release, 7 November 2025)\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-isshict/internetcoverageandusageinireland2025/keyfindings/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-cso-2025-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "54% of people aged 75 and over in Ireland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024 (CSO, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2024 (first half)",
      "population": "People aged 75+ in Ireland; used the internet in the 3 months before the survey",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO) Ireland",
      "source_title": "Internet Coverage and Usage in Ireland 2025 (CSO statistical release, 7 November 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-isshict/internetcoverageandusageinireland2025/frequencyofinternetusage/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The number of older people aged 75 years and over who used the internet within the last three months increased from 54% in 2024 to 63% in 2025.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ie-cso-internet-use-3m-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CSO ICT household survey, first half of 2025, individuals aged 16+. The CSO figure for 75+ (63%) is far below Eurostat's 2025 figure for Ireland's 75-89 band (87.64%); prefer the CSO figure for Ireland. Eurostat's Ireland 75+ value for 2024 is 52.95%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-cso-2024-internet-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "54% of people aged 75 and over in Ireland had used the internet in the last 3 months in 2024 (CSO, 2025). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO) Ireland, \"Internet Coverage and Usage in Ireland 2025 (CSO statistical release, 7 November 2025)\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-isshict/internetcoverageandusageinireland2025/frequencyofinternetusage/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-cso-2024-internet-use-75plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "ie-cso-2025-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "34% of people aged 75 and over in Ireland had never used the internet in 2025, against 5% of all adults (CSO, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": "Ireland, 75+ (2025)",
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      "period": "2025 (first half)",
      "population": "People aged 75+ in Ireland; have never used the internet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO) Ireland",
      "source_title": "Internet Coverage and Usage in Ireland 2025 (CSO statistical release, 7 November 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-isshict/internetcoverageandusageinireland2025/frequencyofinternetusage/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Just 5% had never used the internet, predominantly older people aged 75 years and over (34%).",
      "locator": "Chapter 'Frequency of Internet Usage', opening paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CSO ICT household survey, first half of 2025, individuals aged 16+. The CSO figure for 75+ (63%) is far below Eurostat's 2025 figure for Ireland's 75-89 band (87.64%); prefer the CSO figure for Ireland.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-cso-2025-never-used-internet-75plus",
      "citation_text": "34% of people aged 75 and over in Ireland had never used the internet in 2025, against 5% of all adults (CSO, 2025). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO) Ireland, \"Internet Coverage and Usage in Ireland 2025 (CSO statistical release, 7 November 2025)\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-isshict/internetcoverageandusageinireland2025/frequencyofinternetusage/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#ie-cso-2025-never-used-internet-75plus."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "10% of people aged 65-74 in Germany had never used the internet in 2025, the highest share of any age group (Destatis, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "10%",
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      "row_label": "Germany, 65-74 (2025)",
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      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "People aged 65-74 in Germany; have never used the internet ('Offliner'); survey covers ages 16-74",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)",
      "source_title": "Gut 3 % der Bevölkerung im Alter von 16 bis 74 Jahren in Deutschland sind offline (Zahl der Woche Nr. 09)",
      "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Zahl-der-Woche/2026/PD26_09_p002.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Am größten war der Anteil derer, die das Internet noch nie genutzt haben, in der Altersgruppe der 65- bis 74-Jährigen: Hier war 2025 rund ein Zehntel (10 %) offline.",
      "locator": "Zahl der Woche Nr. 09 of 24 February 2026, section '10 % der 65- bis 74-Jährigen sind offline'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "German ICT survey (part of the Mikrozensus since 2021) covers ages 16-74 only, so no official 75+ figure exists for Germany and Germany did not report a 75-89 band to Eurostat for 2025. All 16-74: just over 3% offline (about 2.1 million people), down from 6% in 2021. Eurostat's figure for German 65-74s who never used the internet in 2025 is 9.93%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-never-used-internet-65-74",
      "citation_text": "10% of people aged 65-74 in Germany had never used the internet in 2025, the highest share of any age group (Destatis, 2026). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Gut 3 % der Bevölkerung im Alter von 16 bis 74 Jahren in Deutschland sind offline (Zahl der Woche Nr. 09)\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Zahl-der-Woche/2026/PD26_09_p002.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-never-used-internet-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2011-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "11% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in spring 2011, when Pew began tracking smartphone ownership (Pew Research Center, 2014).",
      "value": 11,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "11%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2011 (spring)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Older Adults and Technology Use",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/04/03/older-adults-and-technology-use/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-04-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "smartphone ownership among older adults has risen only modestly in recent years, from 11% in April 2011.",
      "locator": "Main Findings, section 'Seniors differ from the general population in their device ownership habits'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. The 2014 report gives the base survey as April 2011 in its summary and May 2011 in its body text. The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2011-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "11% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in spring 2011, when Pew began tracking smartphone ownership (Pew Research Center, 2014). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older Adults and Technology Use\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/04/03/older-adults-and-technology-use/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2011-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2012-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "13% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in February 2012 (Pew Research Center, 2013).",
      "value": 13,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "13%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2012 (February)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Smartphone Ownership 2013",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/06/05/smartphone-ownership-2013/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2013-06-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Some 18% of Americans age 65 and older now own a smartphone, compared with 13% in February 2012.",
      "locator": "Report text, paragraph on growth by demographic group",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2012-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "13% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in February 2012 (Pew Research Center, 2013). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Ownership 2013\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/06/05/smartphone-ownership-2013/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2012-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2013-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "18% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in 2013, against 55% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2014).",
      "value": 18,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "18%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2013 (July 18-September 30)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": 1526,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Older Adults and Technology Use (report PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/04/PIP_Seniors-and-Tech-Use_040314.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-04-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Smartphone ownership for older adults % of those 65 and older who own a smartphone Total for all 65+ (n=1,526) 18%",
      "locator": "Appendix, table \"Smartphone ownership for older adults\", row \"Total for all 65+\" (p. 18)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey of 6,010 adults, July 18-Sept. 30, 2013; 55% national rate stated in the same report (p. 7). A separate Pew survey in April-May 2013 also found 18%. The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "18% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in 2013, against 55% of all US adults (Pew Research Center, 2014). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older Adults and Technology Use (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/04/PIP_Seniors-and-Tech-Use_040314.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2015-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "30% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in mid-2015, the only age group below majority ownership (Pew Research Center, 2015).",
      "value": 30,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "30%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2015 (June 10-July 12)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Technology Device Ownership: 2015 (chapter: The Demographics of Device Ownership)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/10/29/the-demographics-of-device-ownership/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-10-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Only those ages 65 and older (30% of whom own smartphones) and those who do not have a high school education (41% own smartphones) fall below majority ownership.",
      "locator": "Chapter text, smartphone section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey, N=2,001 (June 10-July 12, 2015). The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2015-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "30% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in mid-2015, the only age group below majority ownership (Pew Research Center, 2015). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Technology Device Ownership: 2015 (chapter: The Demographics of Device Ownership)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/10/29/the-demographics-of-device-ownership/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2015-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2016-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "42% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in late 2016, up from 18% in 2013 (Pew Research Center, 2017).",
      "value": 42,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2016 (September 29-November 6)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": 740,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/tech-adoption-climbs-among-older-adults/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-05-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Around four-in-ten (42%) adults ages 65 and older now report owning smartphones, up from just 18% in 2013.",
      "locator": "Report overview, paragraph 2",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey of 3,015 adults including 740 aged 65+. The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "42% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in late 2016, up from 18% in 2013 (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/tech-adoption-climbs-among-older-adults/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2018-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "46% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in January 2018, against 77% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2018).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "46%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2018 (January 3-10)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (February 5, 2018 edition, Internet Archive capture of 30 May 2018)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180530200807/http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of U.S. adults who own the following devices Any cellphone Smartphone Cellphone, but not smartphone Total 95% 77% 17% ... 65+ 85% 46% 40%",
      "locator": "Table \"Who owns cellphones and smartphones\", row \"65+\", column \"Smartphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. Live page now shows only the latest year; figure read from the archived edition. The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2018-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "46% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in January 2018, against 77% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2018). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (February 5, 2018 edition, Internet Archive capture of 30 May 2018)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20180530200807/http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2018-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2019-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "53% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in early 2019, against 81% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2019).",
      "value": 53,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2019 (January 8-February 7)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (June 12, 2019 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2020)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200531230251/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-06-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of U.S. adults who own the following devices Any cellphone Smartphone Cellphone, but not smartphone Total 96% 81% 15% ... 65+ 91% 53% 39%",
      "locator": "Table \"Who owns cellphones and smartphones\", row \"65+\", column \"Smartphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey of 1,502 adults. Same 53% is cited in Pew report \"Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2021\". The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2019-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "53% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in early 2019, against 81% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (June 12, 2019 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2020)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20200531230251/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2019-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2021-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "61% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in early 2021, against 96% of adults aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, 2022).",
      "value": 61,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2021 (January 25-February 8)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": 1502,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/13/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-01-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "The survey found that 96% of those ages 18 to 29 own a smartphone compared with 61% of those 65 and older, a 35 percentage point difference.",
      "locator": "Short read, paragraph 2",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey of 1,502 adults (total sample). The same short read says the 18-29 vs 65+ gap was 53 points in 2012. The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "61% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in early 2021, against 96% of adults aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, 2022). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/13/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2023-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
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      "value": 76,
      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2023 (May 19-September 5)",
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      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (January 31, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 15 June 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240615012600/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ages 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Cellphone 99 99 98 94 Smartphone 97 97 89 76",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Web and mail survey of 5,733 adults (NPORS). Pew changed survey mode in 2023: phone surveys 2000-2021, web and mail in 2023, web, mail and phone in 2024-2025; part of the 2021-2023 jump may reflect the mode change. The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2023-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "76% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in 2023, against 89% of those aged 50 to 64 (Pew Research Center, 2024). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (January 31, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 15 June 2024)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20240615012600/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2023-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2024-smartphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "79% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in 2024, against 91% of those aged 50 to 64 (Pew Research Center, 2024).",
      "value": 79,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "79%",
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      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (November 13, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 2 July 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250702042812/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-11-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ages 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Cellphone 99 99 98 94 Smartphone 98 97 91 79",
      "locator": "Table \"Who owns cellphones and smartphones?\", tab AGE, row \"Smartphone\", column \"65+\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Web, mail and phone survey of 5,626 adults (NPORS). 2025 reading is 78% (seed), a change within sampling error. The 2025 point of this series (78%) is seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2024-smartphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "79% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in 2024, against 91% of those aged 50 to 64 (Pew Research Center, 2024). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (November 13, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 2 July 2025)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20250702042812/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2024-smartphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2010-cellphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "57% of US adults aged 65 and older had a cellphone in May 2010 (Pew Research Center, 2012).",
      "value": 57,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "period": "2010 (May)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Older adults and internet use",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/06/06/older-adults-and-internet-use/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2012-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Some 69% of adults ages 65 and older report that they have a mobile phone, up from 57% in May 2010.",
      "locator": "Report summary, section \"Seven in ten seniors own a cell phone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2010-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "57% of US adults aged 65 and older had a cellphone in May 2010 (Pew Research Center, 2012). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older adults and internet use\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/06/06/older-adults-and-internet-use/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2010-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2012-cellphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "69% of US adults aged 65 and older had a cellphone in April 2012, up from 57% in May 2010 (Pew Research Center, 2012).",
      "value": 69,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "69%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Older adults and internet use",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/06/06/older-adults-and-internet-use/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2012-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Some 69% of adults ages 65 and older report that they have a mobile phone, up from 57% in May 2010.",
      "locator": "Report summary, section \"Seven in ten seniors own a cell phone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey; 88% of all adults owned a cellphone in the same survey. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2012-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "69% of US adults aged 65 and older had a cellphone in April 2012, up from 57% in May 2010 (Pew Research Center, 2012). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older adults and internet use\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/06/06/older-adults-and-internet-use/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2012-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2013-cellphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "77% of US adults aged 65 and older had a cellphone of some kind in 2013 (Pew Research Center, 2014).",
      "value": 77,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "77%",
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2013 (July 18-September 30)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": 1526,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Older Adults and Technology Use (report PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/04/PIP_Seniors-and-Tech-Use_040314.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-04-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Cell phone ownership for older adults % of those 65 and older who have a cell phone of some kind Total for all 65+ (n=1,526) 77%",
      "locator": "Appendix, table \"Cell phone ownership for older adults\", row \"Total for all 65+\" (p. 17)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "77% of US adults aged 65 and older had a cellphone of some kind in 2013 (Pew Research Center, 2014). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older Adults and Technology Use (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/04/PIP_Seniors-and-Tech-Use_040314.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2015-cellphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "78% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone in spring 2015, against 98% of adults aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, 2015).",
      "value": 78,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78%",
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      "period": "2015 (March 17-April 12)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Technology Device Ownership: 2015 (chapter: The Demographics of Device Ownership)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/10/29/the-demographics-of-device-ownership/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-10-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Some 78% of adults ages 65 and older own a cellphone, compared with 98% of 18- to 29-year-olds.",
      "locator": "Chapter text, cellphone section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey, N=1,907 for this item. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2015-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "78% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone in spring 2015, against 98% of adults aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, 2015). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Technology Device Ownership: 2015 (chapter: The Demographics of Device Ownership)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/10/29/the-demographics-of-device-ownership/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2015-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2016-cellphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "80% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in late 2016 (Pew Research Center, 2017).",
      "value": 80,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "80%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2016 (September 29-November 6)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": 740,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults (report PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/PI_2017.05.17_Older-Americans-Tech_FINAL.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-05-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "80 95 93 63 58 75 83 87 73 82 86 97 Total 65+ 65-69 70-74 75-79 80+ HS or less Some college College+ <$30K $30K-<$50K $50K-<$75K $75K+ Cellphone of any kind",
      "locator": "Chart \"Roughly four-in-ten seniors are smartphone owners\", panel \"Cellphone of any kind\", bar \"Total 65+\" (p. 5); values checked against the rendered page",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "80% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in late 2016 (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/PI_2017.05.17_Older-Americans-Tech_FINAL.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2018-cellphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "85% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in January 2018, against 95% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2018).",
      "value": 85,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "85%",
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      "period": "2018 (January 3-10)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (February 5, 2018 edition, Internet Archive capture of 30 May 2018)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180530200807/http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of U.S. adults who own the following devices Any cellphone Smartphone Cellphone, but not smartphone Total 95% 77% 17% ... 65+ 85% 46% 40%",
      "locator": "Table \"Who owns cellphones and smartphones\", row \"65+\", column \"Any cellphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2018-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "85% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in January 2018, against 95% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2018). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (February 5, 2018 edition, Internet Archive capture of 30 May 2018)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20180530200807/http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2018-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2019-cellphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "91% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in early 2019 (Pew Research Center, 2019).",
      "value": 91,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "91%",
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      "period": "2019 (January 8-February 7)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (June 12, 2019 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2020)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200531230251/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-06-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of U.S. adults who own the following devices Any cellphone Smartphone Cellphone, but not smartphone Total 96% 81% 15% ... 65+ 91% 53% 39%",
      "locator": "Table \"Who owns cellphones and smartphones\", row \"65+\", column \"Any cellphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2019-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "91% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in early 2019 (Pew Research Center, 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (June 12, 2019 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2020)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20200531230251/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2019-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2021-cellphone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "92% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in early 2021, against 100% of adults aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, 2021).",
      "value": 92,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2021 (January 25-February 8)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (April 7, 2021 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2022)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220531225158/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "% of U.S. adults who say they own a … Cellphone Smartphone Cellphone, but not smartphone Total 97% 85% 11% ... Ages 18-29 100% 96% 4% ... 65+ 92% 61% 29%",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. Same row: 29% of adults 65+ had a cellphone that was not a smartphone. 18-29 row reads 100% / 96% / 4%. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "92% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in early 2021, against 100% of adults aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, 2021). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (April 7, 2021 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2022)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20220531225158/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2023-cellphone-65plus",
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      "statement": "94% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in 2023 (Pew Research Center, 2024).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "94%",
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      "period": "2023 (May 19-September 5)",
      "population": "US adults aged 65+ who say they own a cellphone of any kind (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (January 31, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 15 June 2024)",
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      "source_access": "open",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ages 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Cellphone 99 99 98 94 Smartphone 97 97 89 76",
      "locator": "Table \"Who owns cellphones and smartphones?\", tab AGE, row \"Cellphone\", column \"65+\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-cellphone-any-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Pew changed survey mode in 2023: phone surveys 2000-2021, web and mail in 2023, web, mail and phone in 2024-2025; part of the 2021-2023 jump may reflect the mode change. The 2025 point of this series (95%) is seed record pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2023-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "94% of US adults aged 65 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in 2023 (Pew Research Center, 2024). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (January 31, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 15 June 2024)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20240615012600/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2023-cellphone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2024-cellphone-65plus",
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      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (November 13, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 2 July 2025)",
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      "notes": "Same table as seed records pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct and pew-2025-cellphone-any-kind-65plus-95pct. Earlier editions show 40% (2018), 39% (2019), 29% (2021), 17% (2023), 15% (2024) for this row. Survey of 5,022 adults.",
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      "citation_text": "16% of US adults aged 65 and older own a cellphone that is not a smartphone (2025), against 2% of adults aged 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-cellphone-not-smartphone-65plus."
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      "quote": "Ages 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Cellphone 99 99 98 95 Smartphone 97 96 90 78 Cellphone, but not a smartphone 2 3 7 16",
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      "notes": "Comparison band for seed record pew-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus-78pct; 91% of all US adults own a smartphone (same page).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "90% of US adults aged 50 to 64 own a smartphone (2025), against 78% of those 65 and older and 97% of those 18 to 29 (Pew Research Center, 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2025-smartphone-50-64."
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "notes": "Superscript letters mark statistically significant differences between rows.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-by-age-65plus",
      "citation_text": "5% of US adults aged 80 and older owned a smartphone in 2013, against 29% of those aged 65 to 69, 21% at 70 to 74 and 10% at 75 to 79 (Pew Research Center, 2014). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older Adults and Technology Use (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/04/PIP_Seniors-and-Tech-Use_040314.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-by-age-65plus."
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      "statement": "22% of US men aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in 2013, against 15% of women the same age (Pew Research Center, 2014).",
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      "quote": "% of those 65 and older who own a smartphone Total for all 65+ (n=1,526) 18% Gender a Male (n=612) 22b b Female (n=914) 15",
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      "notes": "Difference statistically significant (superscript b).",
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      "citation_text": "22% of US men aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in 2013, against 15% of women the same age (Pew Research Center, 2014). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older Adults and Technology Use (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/04/PIP_Seniors-and-Tech-Use_040314.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-sex-65plus."
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      "source_title": "Older Adults and Technology Use (report PDF)",
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      "quote": "Community Type a Urban (n=413) 20c b Suburban (n=758) 20c c Rural (n=355) 12 Pew Research Center’s Internet Project July 18-September 30, 2013 tracking survey.",
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      "notes": "The quoted rows sit directly under the smartphone table; the tablet table on the next page has different values (20/19/14).",
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      "citation_text": "12% of rural US adults aged 65 and older owned a smartphone in 2013, against 20% of their urban and suburban peers (Pew Research Center, 2014). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older Adults and Technology Use (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/04/PIP_Seniors-and-Tech-Use_040314.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-rural-65plus."
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      "source_title": "Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, chapter 1: Technology use among seniors",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/technology-use-among-seniors/",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Smartphone ownership among seniors varies substantially by age: 59% of 65- to 69-year-olds own smartphones, but that share falls to 49% among 70- to 74-year-olds.",
      "locator": "Chapter 1, section \"Four-in-ten seniors now own smartphones\"; chart \"Roughly four-in-ten seniors are smartphone owners\"",
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      "notes": "Finest published Pew age ladder for smartphones. Unweighted n for the band from the report methodology; margin of error +/-6.6 points.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-65-69",
      "citation_text": "59% of US adults aged 65 to 69 owned a smartphone in late 2016, against 42% of all adults 65 and older (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, chapter 1: Technology use among seniors\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/technology-use-among-seniors/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-65-69."
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      "quote": "Smartphone ownership among seniors varies substantially by age: 59% of 65- to 69-year-olds own smartphones, but that share falls to 49% among 70- to 74-year-olds.",
      "locator": "Chapter 1, section \"Four-in-ten seniors now own smartphones\"; chart \"Roughly four-in-ten seniors are smartphone owners\"",
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      "citation_text": "49% of US adults aged 70 to 74 owned a smartphone in late 2016, against 42% of all adults 65 and older (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, chapter 1: Technology use among seniors\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/technology-use-among-seniors/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-70-74."
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      "quote": "Some 31% of 75- to 79-year-olds say they own smartphones, while only 17% of those ages 80 and older are smartphone owners.",
      "locator": "Chapter 1, section \"Four-in-ten seniors now own smartphones\"; chart \"Roughly four-in-ten seniors are smartphone owners\"",
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      "citation_text": "31% of US adults aged 75 to 79 owned a smartphone in late 2016, against 42% of all adults 65 and older (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, chapter 1: Technology use among seniors\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/technology-use-among-seniors/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-75-79."
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      "citation_text": "17% of US adults aged 80 and older owned a smartphone in late 2016, against 42% of all adults 65 and older (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults, chapter 1: Technology use among seniors\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/17/technology-use-among-seniors/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-80plus."
    },
    {
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      "quote": "80 95 93 63 58 75 83 87 73 82 86 97 Total 65+ 65-69 70-74 75-79 80+ HS or less Some college College+ <$30K $30K-<$50K $50K-<$75K $75K+ Cellphone of any kind",
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      "notes": "Same chart gives education (75/83/87) and income (73/82/86/97) splits for cellphones.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-cellphone-by-age-65plus",
      "citation_text": "58% of US adults aged 80 and older owned a cellphone of any kind in 2016, against 95% at 65 to 69, 93% at 70 to 74 and 63% at 75 to 79 (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/PI_2017.05.17_Older-Americans-Tech_FINAL.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-cellphone-by-age-65plus."
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      "notes": "Asterisk marks a significant change from the prior year. PDF dated January 2025 (day not stated; published_at uses the 1st). Series endpoints 2016 (55%) and 2025 (90%) are seed record aarp-2026-smartphone-ownership-50plus-90pct. Method changed over time: 2016 phone survey of AARP member/prospect lists; 2017 GfK KnowledgePanel (probability web panel); 2019 Ipsos online panel; 2020-2025 online via NORC panel plus Dynata.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2022-smartphone-50plus",
      "citation_text": "86% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in 2022 (AARP Research, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2025 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2025-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.00891.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2022-smartphone-50plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "89% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in 2023 (AARP Research, 2025).",
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      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who say they have/own a smartphone (AARP technology survey); online survey (NORC panel and Dynata)",
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      "source_title": "2025 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2025-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.00891.001.pdf",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2020 (n=2,256), 2021 (n=2,063), 2022 (n=2,095), 2023 (n=2,712), and 2024 (n=3,114) 85% 84% 86% 89%* 91%* ’20 ’21 ’22 ’23 ’24 Smartphone",
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      "notes": "Asterisk marks a significant change from the prior year. PDF dated January 2025 (day not stated; published_at uses the 1st). Series endpoints 2016 (55%) and 2025 (90%) are seed record aarp-2026-smartphone-ownership-50plus-90pct. Method changed over time: 2016 phone survey of AARP member/prospect lists; 2017 GfK KnowledgePanel (probability web panel); 2019 Ipsos online panel; 2020-2025 online via NORC panel plus Dynata.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2023-smartphone-50plus",
      "citation_text": "89% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in 2023 (AARP Research, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2025 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2025-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.00891.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2023-smartphone-50plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2024-smartphone-50plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "91% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in 2024 (AARP Research, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "2025 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2025-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.00891.001.pdf",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "2020 (n=2,256), 2021 (n=2,063), 2022 (n=2,095), 2023 (n=2,712), and 2024 (n=3,114) 85% 84% 86% 89%* 91%* ’20 ’21 ’22 ’23 ’24 Smartphone",
      "locator": "Chart \"Percent of adults age 50+ who own the following technology devices\", panel \"Smartphone\" (p. 25)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-aarp-smartphone-50plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Asterisk marks a significant change from the prior year. PDF dated January 2025 (day not stated; published_at uses the 1st). Series endpoints 2016 (55%) and 2025 (90%) are seed record aarp-2026-smartphone-ownership-50plus-90pct. Method changed over time: 2016 phone survey of AARP member/prospect lists; 2017 GfK KnowledgePanel (probability web panel); 2019 Ipsos online panel; 2020-2025 online via NORC panel plus Dynata.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2024-smartphone-50plus",
      "citation_text": "91% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in 2024 (AARP Research, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2025 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2025-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.00891.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2024-smartphone-50plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2016-smartphone-by-age-50plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "29% of US adults aged 70 and older owned a smartphone in July 2016, against 73% of those aged 50 to 59 and 54% of those aged 60 to 69 (AARP Research, 2016).",
      "value": 29,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2016 (July 1-31)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who say they have a smartphone, by age band (AARP phone survey, n=1,500)",
      "sample_n": 1500,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "2016 Technology Trends Among Mid-Life and Older Americans",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/general/2016/2016-technology-trends-older-americans.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00140.001.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-11-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "57% 55%51% 73% 57% 54% 64% 29% ... Own Cell Phone Own Smartphone Total 50-59 60-69 70+",
      "locator": "Chart \"Over Half of Americans Age 50+ Own Smartphones\" (p. 12); bar labels checked against the rendered page",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same chart: \"own cell phone\" 57% total, 51% (50-59), 57% (60-69), 64% (70+). Phone survey; not directly comparable with later web-panel waves.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2016-smartphone-by-age-50plus",
      "citation_text": "29% of US adults aged 70 and older owned a smartphone in July 2016, against 73% of those aged 50 to 59 and 54% of those aged 60 to 69 (AARP Research, 2016). Source: AARP Research, \"2016 Technology Trends Among Mid-Life and Older Americans\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/general/2016/2016-technology-trends-older-americans.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00140.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2016-smartphone-by-age-50plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2016-smartphone-sex-50plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "59% of US men aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in July 2016, against 51% of women aged 50 and older (AARP Research, 2016).",
      "value": 59,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "59%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2016 (July 1-31)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who say they have a smartphone, by gender (AARP phone survey, n=1,500)",
      "sample_n": 1500,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "2016 Technology Trends Among Mid-Life and Older Americans",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/general/2016/2016-technology-trends-older-americans.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00140.001.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-11-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "For July 2016, the difference is significant—59% of men age 50+ own a smartphone vs. just 51% of women.",
      "locator": "Chart \"Men 50+ Are More Likely To Own Smartphones Than Women\" (p. 13), note text",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The same chart tracks men and women 50+ from August 2011 (14% and 13%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2016-smartphone-sex-50plus",
      "citation_text": "59% of US men aged 50 and older owned a smartphone in July 2016, against 51% of women aged 50 and older (AARP Research, 2016). Source: AARP Research, \"2016 Technology Trends Among Mid-Life and Older Americans\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/general/2016/2016-technology-trends-older-americans.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00140.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2016-smartphone-sex-50plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2017-smartphone-by-age-50plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "55% of US adults aged 70 and older owned a smartphone in November 2017, against 78% of those aged 50 to 59 and 73% of those aged 60 to 69 (AARP Research, 2017).",
      "value": 55,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "55%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2017 (November 16-27)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who own a smartphone, by age band (AARP/GfK KnowledgePanel web survey, n=1,520)",
      "sample_n": 1520,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "Technology Use and Attitudes among Mid-Life and Older Americans",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/technology/info-2018/atom-nov-2017-tech-module.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00210.001.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-12-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "78% 66% 58% 46% 14% 20% 15% 7% ... 73% 63% 59% 40% 19% 20% 14% 8% ... 55% 56% 66% 40% 34% 23% 8% 6% ... Device Adoption by Age 50-59 60-69 70+",
      "locator": "Chart \"Device Adoption by Age\" (p. 7), first bar of each age group = smartphone; checked against the rendered page",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Report dated December 2017 (day not stated; published_at uses the 1st). The 70+ figure differs from the July 2016 phone wave (29%), largely a change of survey method.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2017-smartphone-by-age-50plus",
      "citation_text": "55% of US adults aged 70 and older owned a smartphone in November 2017, against 78% of those aged 50 to 59 and 73% of those aged 60 to 69 (AARP Research, 2017). Source: AARP Research, \"Technology Use and Attitudes among Mid-Life and Older Americans\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/technology/info-2018/atom-nov-2017-tech-module.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00210.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2017-smartphone-by-age-50plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2017-feature-phone-70plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "34% of US adults aged 70 and older owned a regular (feature) phone in November 2017, against 14% of those aged 50 to 59 (AARP Research, 2017).",
      "value": 34,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2017 (November 16-27)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who own a regular (non-smart) phone, by age band (AARP/GfK KnowledgePanel web survey)",
      "sample_n": 1520,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "Technology Use and Attitudes among Mid-Life and Older Americans",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/technology/info-2018/atom-nov-2017-tech-module.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00210.001.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-12-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "78% 66% 58% 46% 14% 20% 15% 7% ... 73% 63% 59% 40% 19% 20% 14% 8% ... 55% 56% 66% 40% 34% 23% 8% 6% ... Device Adoption by Age 50-59 60-69 70+",
      "locator": "Chart \"Device Adoption by Age\" (p. 7), fifth bar of each age group = \"Regular phone\"; checked against the rendered page",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Report dated December 2017 (day not stated). 60-69: 19%. Same chart as the smartphone-by-age record.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2017-feature-phone-70plus",
      "citation_text": "34% of US adults aged 70 and older owned a regular (feature) phone in November 2017, against 14% of those aged 50 to 59 (AARP Research, 2017). Source: AARP Research, \"Technology Use and Attitudes among Mid-Life and Older Americans\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/technology/info-2018/atom-nov-2017-tech-module.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00210.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2017-feature-phone-70plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2019-smartphone-by-age-50plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "62% of US adults aged 70 and older had a smartphone in mid-2019, against 86% of those aged 50 to 59 and 81% of those aged 60 to 69 (AARP Research, 2020).",
      "value": 62,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "62%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2019 (June 25-July 9)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who have a smartphone, by age band (AARP/Ipsos online survey; n=972, 849 and 776 in the three bands)",
      "sample_n": 2607,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "Older Adults Keep Pace on Tech Usage: 2020 Tech Trends of the 50+",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2020-technology-trends-older-americans/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-01-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Today, smartphone adoption is 86 percent among Americans age 50 to 59 and 81 percent for those 60 to 69. Meanwhile, 62 percent of those 70 and older use smartphones.",
      "locator": "Section \"Smartphone Savvy\"; matches chart \"Ownership varies slightly by age\" on p. 8 of the report PDF",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2019-smartphone-by-age-50plus",
      "citation_text": "62% of US adults aged 70 and older had a smartphone in mid-2019, against 86% of those aged 50 to 59 and 81% of those aged 60 to 69 (AARP Research, 2020). Source: AARP Research, \"Older Adults Keep Pace on Tech Usage: 2020 Tech Trends of the 50+\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2020-technology-trends-older-americans/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2019-smartphone-by-age-50plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2025-regular-cellphone-50plus",
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      "statement": "16% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a regular (non-smart) cell phone in 2025, down from 57% in 2016 (AARP Research, 2025).",
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      "period": "2025 (September 9-October 6)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50+ who have/own a regular cell phone (AARP technology survey; online in 2025, phone in 2016)",
      "sample_n": 3083,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55% 56% 40% 53%* 11% 22% 57%* 90%* 70%* 58%* 47% 36%* 25%* 16% Smartphone Laptop Tablet Desktop Wearable device E-reader Regular cell phone 2016 (n=1,500) 2025 (n=3,083)",
      "locator": "Chart \"Percent of adults who own the following technology devices, among adults age 50+, 2016 and 2025\" (p. 8); last pair of bars; checked against the rendered page",
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      "series": null,
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      "notes": "Same chart as seed record aarp-2026-smartphone-ownership-50plus-90pct (smartphone 55% to 90%). Mode differs between 2016 (phone) and 2025 (online). Report dated December 2025 in its suggested citation (day not stated); landing page updated July 20, 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-regular-cellphone-50plus",
      "citation_text": "16% of US adults aged 50 and older owned a regular (non-smart) cell phone in 2025, down from 57% in 2016 (AARP Research, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-regular-cellphone-50plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-aarp-2025-smartphone-18-49",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "92% of US adults aged 18 to 49 owned a smartphone in 2025, statistically level with 90% of adults aged 50 and older (AARP Research, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92%",
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      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025 (September 9-October 6)",
      "population": "US adults aged 18-49 who have/own a smartphone (AARP online survey, comparison group)",
      "sample_n": 755,
      "publisher": "AARP Research",
      "source_title": "2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus",
      "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf",
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      "published_at": "2025-12-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "92% 78% 55% 44%* 38% 28% 90% 77% 58% 36% 35% 27% Smartphone Smart TV Tablet Wearable device Home assistant Smart home technology/security Age 18–49 (n=755) Age 50-plus (n=3,083)",
      "locator": "Chart \"Device ownership is consistent across age groups\" (p. 14), smartphone bars",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Only wearables differ significantly (asterisk). The report shows 50-59/60-69/70-79/80+ smartphone trend lines (p. 15) without data labels, so no band values could be recorded.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-smartphone-18-49",
      "citation_text": "92% of US adults aged 18 to 49 owned a smartphone in 2025, statistically level with 90% of adults aged 50 and older (AARP Research, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-smartphone-18-49."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "48.5% of US households headed by someone aged 65 or older had a smartphone in 2016, against 76.5% of all households (US Census Bureau, 2018).",
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      "period": "2016",
      "population": "US households whose householder is aged 65+ (American Community Survey 1-year estimates; household measure, any member); household has a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Census Bureau",
      "source_title": "Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2016 (American Community Survey Reports ACS-39)",
      "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2018/acs/ACS-39.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "29,863 53 74.8 0.1 65.6 0.1 48.5 0.1 40.2 0.1 67.8 0.1 66.8 0.1 ... compared with 49 percent where the householder was 65 years and older",
      "locator": "Table \"Computer and Internet Use for Households by Selected Characteristics: 2016\", row \"65 years and older\" (29,863 thousand households), column \"Smartphone\"; the PDF text layer prints this row's values below the next row label",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Report issued August 2018 (day not stated; published_at uses the 1st). 2016 was the first ACS year with smartphone as a separate item. Total households row: 76.5%. Margin of error +/-0.1.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2016-household-smartphone-householder-65plus",
      "citation_text": "48.5% of US households headed by someone aged 65 or older had a smartphone in 2016, against 76.5% of all households (US Census Bureau, 2018). Source: US Census Bureau, \"Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2016 (American Community Survey Reports ACS-39)\" (https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2018/acs/ACS-39.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2016-household-smartphone-householder-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "notes": "All other householder age groups were above 96% (report text). Margin of error +/-0.1.",
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      "notes": "2018 report: 72.5%; 2016 report: 66.8% for the same row.",
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      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2015 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics",
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      "formula": null,
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      "notes": "Quote = variable label and cell value from the API (label text from api.census.gov variable list). No 2020 1-year release (pandemic). The 2025 1-year table was not yet published on 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2015-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "citation_text": "67.0% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2015, against 80.8% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2015 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2015.S2802?g=010XX00US). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2015-broadband-65plus-persons."
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      "statement": "71.1% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2016, against 85.2% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey).",
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      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2016 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-census-acs-broadband-65plus-persons",
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      "notes": "Quote = variable label and cell value from the API (label text from api.census.gov variable list). No 2020 1-year release (pandemic). The 2025 1-year table was not yet published on 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2016-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "citation_text": "71.1% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2016, against 85.2% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2016 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2016.S2802?g=010XX00US). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2016-broadband-65plus-persons."
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      "id": "us-census-acs-2017-broadband-65plus-persons",
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      "statement": "74.0% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2017, against 87.0% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey).",
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      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2017 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-census-acs-broadband-65plus-persons",
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      "notes": "Quote = variable label and cell value from the API (label text from api.census.gov variable list). No 2020 1-year release (pandemic). The 2025 1-year table was not yet published on 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2017-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "citation_text": "74.0% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2017, against 87.0% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2017 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2017.S2802?g=010XX00US). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2017-broadband-65plus-persons."
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      "id": "us-census-acs-2018-broadband-65plus-persons",
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      "statement": "76.1% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2018, against 88.3% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey).",
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      "notes": "Quote = variable label and cell value from the API (label text from api.census.gov variable list). No 2020 1-year release (pandemic). The 2025 1-year table was not yet published on 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2018-broadband-65plus-persons",
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      "statement": "78.0% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2019, against 89.4% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey).",
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      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2022 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics",
      "source_url": "https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S2802?g=010XX00US",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-09-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Estimate!!Percent  Broadband Internet Subscription!!With a computer!!Total population in households!!AGE!!65 years and over: 84.8",
      "locator": "data.census.gov API https://data.census.gov/api/access/data/table?g=010XX00US&id=ACSST1Y2022.S2802, geography United States, variable S2802_C03_004E (margin of error +/-0.1); total population S2802_C03_001E = 92.9",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-census-acs-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Quote = variable label and cell value from the API (label text from api.census.gov variable list). No 2020 1-year release (pandemic). The 2025 1-year table was not yet published on 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2022-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "citation_text": "84.8% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2022, against 92.9% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2022 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S2802?g=010XX00US). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2022-broadband-65plus-persons."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-census-acs-2023-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "86.5% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2023, against 93.8% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey).",
      "value": 86.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "People aged 65+ living in US households (excludes group quarters such as nursing homes) whose household has a computer (incl. smartphones/tablets) and a broadband subscription of any type, incl. cellular data plans (ACS 1-year estimate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Census Bureau",
      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2023 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics",
      "source_url": "https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2023.S2802?g=010XX00US",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-09-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Estimate!!Percent  Broadband Internet Subscription!!With a computer!!Total population in households!!AGE!!65 years and over: 86.5",
      "locator": "data.census.gov API https://data.census.gov/api/access/data/table?g=010XX00US&id=ACSST1Y2023.S2802, geography United States, variable S2802_C03_004E (margin of error +/-0.1); total population S2802_C03_001E = 93.8",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-census-acs-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Quote = variable label and cell value from the API (label text from api.census.gov variable list). No 2020 1-year release (pandemic). The 2025 1-year table was not yet published on 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2023-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "citation_text": "86.5% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2023, against 93.8% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2023 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2023.S2802?g=010XX00US). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2023-broadband-65plus-persons."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "88.2% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2024, up from 67.0% in 2015, against 94.6% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 88.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "88.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "People aged 65+ living in US households (excludes group quarters such as nursing homes) whose household has a computer (incl. smartphones/tablets) and a broadband subscription of any type, incl. cellular data plans (ACS 1-year estimate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Census Bureau",
      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics",
      "source_url": "https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2024.S2802?g=010XX00US",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Estimate!!Percent  Broadband Internet Subscription!!With a computer!!Total population in households!!AGE!!65 years and over: 88.2",
      "locator": "data.census.gov API https://data.census.gov/api/access/data/table?g=010XX00US&id=ACSST1Y2024.S2802, geography United States, variable S2802_C03_004E (margin of error +/-0.1); total population S2802_C03_001E = 94.6",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-census-acs-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Quote = variable label and cell value from the API (label text from api.census.gov variable list). No 2020 1-year release (pandemic). The 2025 1-year table was not yet published on 2026-10-11.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-persons",
      "citation_text": "88.2% of people aged 65 and older in US households had a broadband internet subscription in 2024, up from 67.0% in 2015, against 94.6% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2025). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2024.S2802?g=010XX00US). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-persons."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-census-acs-2024-no-computer-65plus-persons",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "6.3% of people aged 65 and older in US households lived in a household with no computer, smartphone or tablet in 2024, against 2.2% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 6.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "6.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "People aged 65+ living in US households where no one has any type of computer (ACS counts desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Census Bureau",
      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics",
      "source_url": "https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2024.S2802?g=010XX00US",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Estimate!!Percent no computer in household!!Total population in households!!AGE!!65 years and over: 6.3",
      "locator": "data.census.gov API ACSST1Y2024.S2802, United States, variable S2802_C07_004E (margin of error +/-0.1); all ages S2802_C07_001E",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The same variable was 23.7% in 2015 (ACSST1Y2015.S2802, S2802_C07_004E), 13.7% in 2019 and 9.7% in 2021. The ACS computer question changed in 2016 (smartphones and tablets asked separately).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2024-no-computer-65plus-persons",
      "citation_text": "6.3% of people aged 65 and older in US households lived in a household with no computer, smartphone or tablet in 2024, against 2.2% of the whole household population (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2025). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2024.S2802?g=010XX00US). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2024-no-computer-65plus-persons."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-highest-state",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "92.6% of people aged 65 and older in Nevada households had a broadband subscription in 2024, the highest share of any state, followed by Alaska (92.1%) and New Hampshire (91.6%) (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 92.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States (Nevada)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "People aged 65+ living in US households (excludes group quarters such as nursing homes) whose household has a computer (incl. smartphones/tablets) and a broadband subscription of any type, incl. cellular data plans (ACS 1-year estimate); by state",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Census Bureau",
      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics (all states)",
      "source_url": "https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2024.S2802?g=010XX00US,$0400000",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Estimate!!Percent  Broadband Internet Subscription!!With a computer!!Total population in households!!AGE!!65 years and over: Nevada 92.6",
      "locator": "data.census.gov API https://data.census.gov/api/access/data/table?g=0100000US$0400000&id=ACSST1Y2024.S2802, variable S2802_C03_004E, ranked across 50 states and DC",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Margin of error +/-0.7 (Nevada), +/-1.6 (Alaska), +/-1.1 (New Hampshire); the top states overlap within error. US total 88.2%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-highest-state",
      "citation_text": "92.6% of people aged 65 and older in Nevada households had a broadband subscription in 2024, the highest share of any state, followed by Alaska (92.1%) and New Hampshire (91.6%) (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2025). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics (all states)\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2024.S2802?g=010XX00US,$0400000). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-highest-state."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-lowest-state",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "80.3% of people aged 65 and older in Mississippi households had a broadband subscription in 2024, the lowest share of any state, followed by West Virginia (81.3%) and North Dakota (82.5%) (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 80.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "80.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States (Mississippi)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "People aged 65+ living in US households (excludes group quarters such as nursing homes) whose household has a computer (incl. smartphones/tablets) and a broadband subscription of any type, incl. cellular data plans (ACS 1-year estimate); by state",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Census Bureau",
      "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics (all states)",
      "source_url": "https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2024.S2802?g=010XX00US,$0400000",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Estimate!!Percent  Broadband Internet Subscription!!With a computer!!Total population in households!!AGE!!65 years and over: Mississippi 80.3",
      "locator": "data.census.gov API https://data.census.gov/api/access/data/table?g=0100000US$0400000&id=ACSST1Y2024.S2802, variable S2802_C03_004E, ranked across 50 states and DC",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Margin of error +/-1.3 (Mississippi), +/-1.1 (West Virginia), +/-1.9 (North Dakota). Puerto Rico (not a state) was lower at 72.7%. US total 88.2%. Mississippi also had the lowest 65+ rate in the 2018 Aging Connected analysis.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-lowest-state",
      "citation_text": "80.3% of people aged 65 and older in Mississippi households had a broadband subscription in 2024, the lowest share of any state, followed by West Virginia (81.3%) and North Dakota (82.5%) (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2025). Source: US Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table S2802: Types of Internet Subscriptions by Selected Characteristics (all states)\" (https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2024.S2802?g=010XX00US,$0400000). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-acs-2024-broadband-65plus-lowest-state."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2023-internet-use-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "76.8% of people aged 65 and older in the US used the internet in November 2023, up from 7.2% in December 1998, against 83.3% of everyone aged 3 and older (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 76.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023 (November)",
      "population": "US civilian non-institutional population aged 65+ who use the internet at any location (CPS supplement; household respondent may report for others)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2023,\"internetUser\",\"Uses the Internet (Any Location)\",\"isPerson\",0.832607 ... age65pProp 0.768464 ... Dec 1998,\"internetUser\" ... 0.071617",
      "locator": "ntia-analyze-table.csv, rows dataset \"Nov 2023\" and \"Dec 1998\", variable \"internetUser\", universe \"isPerson\", column age65pProp (proportion; shown here as a percentage)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values converted from proportions (x100, one decimal). The CSV holds the full 65+ series: 7.2% (1998), 14.3% (2000), 18.7% (2001), 25.1% (2003), 33.5% (2007), 40.1% (2009), 44.8% (2010), 45.5% (2011), 51.4% (2012), 51.4% (2013), 56.2% (2015), 63.1% (2017), 68.0% (2019), 72.6% (2021), 76.8% (2023). Standard error 0.39 points (2023). Lower than Pew (90%) because CPS asks one household member about everyone and counts any use.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-internet-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "76.8% of people aged 65 and older in the US used the internet in November 2023, up from 7.2% in December 1998, against 83.3% of everyone aged 3 and older (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-internet-use-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2011-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "6.6% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in July 2011 (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 6.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "6.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2011 (July)",
      "population": "US civilian non-institutional population aged 65+ who use an internet-enabled mobile phone (NTIA variable mobilePhoneUser; 2017-2023 question: \"What about a smartphone, or a cell phone that connects to the Internet?\"; household respondent may report for others)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Jul 2011,\"mobilePhoneUser\",\"Uses a Mobile Phone\",\"isPerson\",0.273141 ... age65pProp 0.066391",
      "locator": "ntia-analyze-table.csv, row dataset \"Jul 2011\", variable \"mobilePhoneUser\", universe \"isPerson\", column age65pProp = 0.066391 (SE 0.002624)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-ntia-mobile-internet-phone-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value converted from proportion (x100, one decimal). NTIA code notes the metric is limited to internet-enabled mobile phones, built to be consistent with 2011 and 2013 (2015 combines phone use with internet use; 2011/2013 use a different item), so early points are approximate. Not an ownership measure; reads lower than Pew ownership (78% in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2011-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "6.6% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in July 2011 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2011-mobile-internet-phone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2013-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "17.0% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in July 2013 (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 17,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "17.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2013 (July)",
      "population": "US civilian non-institutional population aged 65+ who use an internet-enabled mobile phone (NTIA variable mobilePhoneUser; 2017-2023 question: \"What about a smartphone, or a cell phone that connects to the Internet?\"; household respondent may report for others)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Jul 2013,\"mobilePhoneUser\",\"Uses a Mobile Phone\",\"isPerson\",0.451257 ... age65pProp 0.170109",
      "locator": "ntia-analyze-table.csv, row dataset \"Jul 2013\", variable \"mobilePhoneUser\", universe \"isPerson\", column age65pProp = 0.170109 (SE 0.004030)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-ntia-mobile-internet-phone-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value converted from proportion (x100, one decimal). NTIA code notes the metric is limited to internet-enabled mobile phones, built to be consistent with 2011 and 2013 (2015 combines phone use with internet use; 2011/2013 use a different item), so early points are approximate. Not an ownership measure; reads lower than Pew ownership (78% in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2013-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "17.0% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in July 2013 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2013-mobile-internet-phone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2015-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "31.6% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in July 2015 (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 31.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "31.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2015 (July)",
      "population": "US civilian non-institutional population aged 65+ who use an internet-enabled mobile phone (NTIA variable mobilePhoneUser; 2017-2023 question: \"What about a smartphone, or a cell phone that connects to the Internet?\"; household respondent may report for others)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Jul 2015,\"mobilePhoneUser\",\"Uses a Mobile Phone\",\"isPerson\",0.527050 ... age65pProp 0.316309",
      "locator": "ntia-analyze-table.csv, row dataset \"Jul 2015\", variable \"mobilePhoneUser\", universe \"isPerson\", column age65pProp = 0.316309 (SE 0.004513)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-ntia-mobile-internet-phone-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value converted from proportion (x100, one decimal). NTIA code notes the metric is limited to internet-enabled mobile phones, built to be consistent with 2011 and 2013 (2015 combines phone use with internet use; 2011/2013 use a different item), so early points are approximate. Not an ownership measure; reads lower than Pew ownership (78% in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2015-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "31.6% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in July 2015 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2015-mobile-internet-phone-65plus."
    },
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      "population": "US civilian non-institutional population aged 65+ who use an internet-enabled mobile phone (NTIA variable mobilePhoneUser; 2017-2023 question: \"What about a smartphone, or a cell phone that connects to the Internet?\"; household respondent may report for others)",
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      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-ntia-mobile-internet-phone-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value converted from proportion (x100, one decimal). NTIA code notes the metric is limited to internet-enabled mobile phones, built to be consistent with 2011 and 2013 (2015 combines phone use with internet use; 2011/2013 use a different item), so early points are approximate. Not an ownership measure; reads lower than Pew ownership (78% in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2017-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "49.0% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in November 2017 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2017-mobile-internet-phone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2019-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "57.6% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in November 2019 (NTIA, 2024).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.6%",
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      "period": "2019 (November)",
      "population": "US civilian non-institutional population aged 65+ who use an internet-enabled mobile phone (NTIA variable mobilePhoneUser; 2017-2023 question: \"What about a smartphone, or a cell phone that connects to the Internet?\"; household respondent may report for others)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2019,\"mobilePhoneUser\",\"Uses a Mobile Phone\",\"isPerson\",0.678659 ... age65pProp 0.576098",
      "locator": "ntia-analyze-table.csv, row dataset \"Nov 2019\", variable \"mobilePhoneUser\", universe \"isPerson\", column age65pProp = 0.576098 (SE 0.004218)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-ntia-mobile-internet-phone-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value converted from proportion (x100, one decimal). NTIA code notes the metric is limited to internet-enabled mobile phones, built to be consistent with 2011 and 2013 (2015 combines phone use with internet use; 2011/2013 use a different item), so early points are approximate. Not an ownership measure; reads lower than Pew ownership (78% in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2019-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "57.6% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in November 2019 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2019-mobile-internet-phone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2021-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "65.6% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in November 2021 (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 65.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "65.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2021 (November)",
      "population": "US civilian non-institutional population aged 65+ who use an internet-enabled mobile phone (NTIA variable mobilePhoneUser; 2017-2023 question: \"What about a smartphone, or a cell phone that connects to the Internet?\"; household respondent may report for others)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2021,\"mobilePhoneUser\",\"Uses a Mobile Phone\",\"isPerson\",0.701096 ... age65pProp 0.655861",
      "locator": "ntia-analyze-table.csv, row dataset \"Nov 2021\", variable \"mobilePhoneUser\", universe \"isPerson\", column age65pProp = 0.655861 (SE 0.004365)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-ntia-mobile-internet-phone-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value converted from proportion (x100, one decimal). NTIA code notes the metric is limited to internet-enabled mobile phones, built to be consistent with 2011 and 2013 (2015 combines phone use with internet use; 2011/2013 use a different item), so early points are approximate. Not an ownership measure; reads lower than Pew ownership (78% in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2021-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "65.6% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in November 2021 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2021-mobile-internet-phone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ntia-2023-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "71.7% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in November 2023, up from 6.6% in July 2011 (NTIA, 2024).",
      "value": 71.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "71.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023 (November)",
      "population": "US civilian non-institutional population aged 65+ who use an internet-enabled mobile phone (NTIA variable mobilePhoneUser; 2017-2023 question: \"What about a smartphone, or a cell phone that connects to the Internet?\"; household respondent may report for others)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce",
      "source_title": "NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nov 2023,\"mobilePhoneUser\",\"Uses a Mobile Phone\",\"isPerson\",0.735211 ... age65pProp 0.716997",
      "locator": "ntia-analyze-table.csv, row dataset \"Nov 2023\", variable \"mobilePhoneUser\", universe \"isPerson\", column age65pProp = 0.716997 (SE 0.004364)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-ntia-mobile-internet-phone-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value converted from proportion (x100, one decimal). NTIA code notes the metric is limited to internet-enabled mobile phones, built to be consistent with 2011 and 2013 (2015 combines phone use with internet use; 2011/2013 use a different item), so early points are approximate. Not an ownership measure; reads lower than Pew ownership (78% in 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-mobile-internet-phone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "71.7% of people aged 65 and older in the US used a smartphone or internet-connected cell phone in November 2023, up from 6.6% in July 2011 (NTIA, 2024). Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce, \"NTIA Data Explorer, full dataset ntia-analyze-table.csv (Internet Use Survey, CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement 1994-2023)\" (https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/data_central_downloads/datasets/ntia-analyze-table.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-ntia-2023-mobile-internet-phone-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-65-74",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "90.8% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 to 74 living in the community owned a smartphone in 2024 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 90.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "90.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 to 74 living in the community who own a smartphone (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2024 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2024-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error1 | Owns a tablet ... 65 to 74 years | 94.6 | 0.62 | 94.9 | 0.61 | 73.3 | 1.5 | 90.8 | 0.76 | 51.3 | 1.49",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", row \"65 to 74 years\", column \"Owns a smartphone\" (MOE +/-0.76)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-smartphone-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-65-74",
      "citation_text": "90.8% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 to 74 living in the community owned a smartphone in 2024 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2024 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2024-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-75-84",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "81.5% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 84 living in the community owned a smartphone in 2024 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 81.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "81.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 84 living in the community who own a smartphone (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2024 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2024-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error1 | Owns a tablet ... 75 to 84 years | 89.5 | 0.94 | 89.5 | 0.89 | 67.6 | 1.75 | 81.5 | 1.28 | 45.6 | 1.66",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", row \"75 to 84 years\", column \"Owns a smartphone\" (MOE +/-1.28)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-smartphone-75-84",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-75-84",
      "citation_text": "81.5% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 84 living in the community owned a smartphone in 2024 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2024 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2024-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-75-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-85plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "57.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community owned a smartphone in 2024, against 90.8% of those aged 65 to 74 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 57.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community who own a smartphone (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2024 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2024-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error1 | Owns a tablet ... 85 years and over | 76.6 | 1.95 | 72 | 2.32 | 49.2 | 2.85 | 57.3 | 2.24 | 32.9 | 2.29",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", row \"85 years and over\", column \"Owns a smartphone\" (MOE +/-2.24)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-smartphone-85plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. The 85+ band is the oldest published; the 2024 to 2025 change is within about two margins of error.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-85plus",
      "citation_text": "57.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community owned a smartphone in 2024, against 90.8% of those aged 65 to 74 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2024 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2024-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2024-smartphone-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-65-74",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "91.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 to 74 living in the community owned a smartphone in 2025 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 91.3,
      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 to 74 living in the community who own a smartphone (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... 65 to 74 years | 94.6 | 0.61 | 95 | 0.56 | 72.2 | 1.68 | 91.3 | 0.66 | 49.8 | 1.5",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", row \"65 to 74 years\", column \"Owns a smartphone\" (MOE +/-0.66)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-smartphone-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-65-74",
      "citation_text": "91.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 to 74 living in the community owned a smartphone in 2025 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-75-84",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "84.2% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 84 living in the community owned a smartphone in 2025 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 84.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "84.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 84 living in the community who own a smartphone (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... 75 to 84 years | 90.8 | 0.96 | 91.1 | 0.85 | 69.3 | 1.62 | 84.2 | 1.11 | 48.2 | 1.72",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", row \"75 to 84 years\", column \"Owns a smartphone\" (MOE +/-1.11)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-smartphone-75-84",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-75-84",
      "citation_text": "84.2% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 84 living in the community owned a smartphone in 2025 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-75-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-85plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "61.8% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community owned a smartphone in 2025, against 91.3% of those aged 65 to 74 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "61.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community who own a smartphone (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
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      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... 85 years and over | 77.6 | 1.91 | 75.4 | 1.85 | 51 | 2.48 | 61.8 | 2.04 | 34.7 | 2.32",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", row \"85 years and over\", column \"Owns a smartphone\" (MOE +/-2.04)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-smartphone-85plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. The 85+ band is the oldest published; the 2024 to 2025 change is within about two margins of error.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-85plus",
      "citation_text": "61.8% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community owned a smartphone in 2025, against 91.3% of those aged 65 to 74 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2023-internet-access-85plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "72.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community had access to the internet in 2023 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 72.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.9%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 85+ living in the community who have access to the internet (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2023 MCBS Early PUF on Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2023-mcbs-early-puf-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Has access to internet | Margin of Error1 ... 85 years and over | 72.9 | 2 | 67.8 | 2.18",
      "locator": "Table 1, row \"85 years and over\", column \"Has access to internet\" (MOE +/-2.0)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-internet-access-85plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2023-internet-access-85plus",
      "citation_text": "72.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community had access to the internet in 2023 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2023 MCBS Early PUF on Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2023-mcbs-early-puf-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2023-internet-access-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2024-internet-access-85plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "76.6% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community had access to the internet in 2024 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025).",
      "value": 76.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 85+ living in the community who have access to the internet (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2024 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2024-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Has access to internet | Margin of Error1 ... 85 years and over | 76.6 | 1.95 | 72 | 2.32 | 49.2 | 2.85 | 57.3 | 2.24 | 32.9 | 2.29",
      "locator": "Table 1, row \"85 years and over\", column \"Has access to internet\" (MOE +/-1.95)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-internet-access-85plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2024-internet-access-85plus",
      "citation_text": "76.6% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community had access to the internet in 2024 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2025). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2024 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2024-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2024-internet-access-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-internet-access-85plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "77.6% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community had access to the internet in 2025, against 94.6% of those aged 65 to 74 and 90.8% of those aged 75 to 84 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 77.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "77.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 85+ living in the community who have access to the internet (MCBS, self or proxy report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Has access to internet | Margin of Error2 ... 85 years and over | 77.6 | 1.91 | 75.4 | 1.85 | 51 | 2.48 | 61.8 | 2.04 | 34.7 | 2.32",
      "locator": "Table 1, row \"85 years and over\", column \"Has access to internet\" (MOE +/-1.91)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-cms-mcbs-internet-access-85plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-internet-access-85plus",
      "citation_text": "77.6% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community had access to the internet in 2025, against 94.6% of those aged 65 to 74 and 90.8% of those aged 75 to 84 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-internet-access-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-any-device-85plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "75.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community owned a computer, smartphone or tablet in 2025, against 95% of those aged 65 to 74 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 75.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "75.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 85+ living in the community who own at least one of a computer, smartphone or tablet",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a computer, smartphone, or tablet | Margin of Error2 | Owns a computer ... 85 years and over | 77.6 | 1.91 | 75.4 | 1.85 | 51 | 2.48 | 61.8 | 2.04 | 34.7 | 2.32",
      "locator": "Table 1, row \"85 years and over\", column \"Owns a computer, smartphone, or tablet\" (MOE +/-1.85)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. 2024: 72.0%; 2023: 67.8%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-any-device-85plus",
      "citation_text": "75.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 and older living in the community owned a computer, smartphone or tablet in 2025, against 95% of those aged 65 to 74 (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-any-device-85plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "83.4% of Medicare beneficiaries living alone in the community owned a smartphone in 2025, against 87.3% of those living with someone else (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 83.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries of all ages living in the community who own a smartphone, by living alone",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... Lives alone | 87.3 | 1.12 | 90 | 0.82 | 59.3 | 2.06 | 83.4 | 1.07 | 41.7 | 1.75",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", rows \"Lives alone\" and \"Lives with someone else\", column \"Owns a smartphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. Breakdown rows other than age include beneficiaries under 65 (disability-based Medicare), so they are not limited to older adults.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "83.4% of Medicare beneficiaries living alone in the community owned a smartphone in 2025, against 87.3% of those living with someone else (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-race",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "76.0% of Black non-Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries living in the community owned a smartphone in 2025, against 80.0% of Hispanic and 88.3% of White non-Hispanic beneficiaries (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 76,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "76.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries of all ages living in the community who own a smartphone, by race",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... Black non-Hispanic | 80.5 | 2.83 | 82.2 | 2.77 | 48.3 | 3.43 | 76 | 3.1 | 39.4 | 3.46",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", Race/Ethnicity rows, column \"Owns a smartphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. Breakdown rows other than age include beneficiaries under 65 (disability-based Medicare), so they are not limited to older adults.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-race",
      "citation_text": "76.0% of Black non-Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries living in the community owned a smartphone in 2025, against 80.0% of Hispanic and 88.3% of White non-Hispanic beneficiaries (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-race."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-income",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "74.0% of Medicare beneficiaries living in the community with incomes under $25,000 owned a smartphone in 2025, against 90.8% of those with $25,000 or more (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 74,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries of all ages living in the community who own a smartphone, by income",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... Less than $25,000 | 79.4 | 1.5 | 80.9 | 1.45 | 37.1 | 1.85 | 74 | 1.79 | 29.3 | 1.59",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", Income rows, column \"Owns a smartphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. Breakdown rows other than age include beneficiaries under 65 (disability-based Medicare), so they are not limited to older adults.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-income",
      "citation_text": "74.0% of Medicare beneficiaries living in the community with incomes under $25,000 owned a smartphone in 2025, against 90.8% of those with $25,000 or more (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-income."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-education",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "67.9% of Medicare beneficiaries living in the community without a high school diploma owned a smartphone in 2025, against 95.2% of those with a graduate or professional degree (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 67.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries of all ages living in the community who own a smartphone, by education",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... Less than a high school diploma | 70.1 | 2.26 | 72.6 | 2.55 | 22.3 | 2.48 | 67.9 | 2.76 | 20.3 | 2.23",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", Education rows, column \"Owns a smartphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. Breakdown rows other than age include beneficiaries under 65 (disability-based Medicare), so they are not limited to older adults.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-education",
      "citation_text": "67.9% of Medicare beneficiaries living in the community without a high school diploma owned a smartphone in 2025, against 95.2% of those with a graduate or professional degree (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-education."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-nonmetro",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "82.0% of Medicare beneficiaries living outside metropolitan areas owned a smartphone in 2025, against 87.1% of those in metropolitan areas (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 82,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "82.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries of all ages living in the community who own a smartphone, by nonmetro",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... Not metropolitan | 89.8 | 1.86 | 88.9 | 1.8 | 60.8 | 4.07 | 82 | 2.22 | 41.9 | 2.51",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", rows \"Metropolitan\" and \"Not metropolitan\", column \"Owns a smartphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. Breakdown rows other than age include beneficiaries under 65 (disability-based Medicare), so they are not limited to older adults.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-nonmetro",
      "citation_text": "82.0% of Medicare beneficiaries living outside metropolitan areas owned a smartphone in 2025, against 87.1% of those in metropolitan areas (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-nonmetro."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-disability",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "72.6% of Medicare beneficiaries living in the community with two or more disabilities owned a smartphone in 2025, against 91.5% of those with no disability (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 72.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries of all ages living in the community who own a smartphone, by disability",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Owns a smartphone | Margin of Error2 | Owns a tablet ... Two or more disabilities | 82.4 | 1.32 | 81.2 | 1.46 | 47.2 | 2.09 | 72.6 | 1.78 | 34.9 | 1.66",
      "locator": "Table 1 \"Internet Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries\", Disability status rows, column \"Owns a smartphone\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. Breakdown rows other than age include beneficiaries under 65 (disability-based Medicare), so they are not limited to older adults.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-disability",
      "citation_text": "72.6% of Medicare beneficiaries living in the community with two or more disabilities owned a smartphone in 2025, against 91.5% of those with no disability (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-smartphone-disability."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-cms-mcbs-2025-internet-access-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "87.3% of Medicare beneficiaries living alone in the community had access to the internet in 2025, against 93.5% of those living with someone else (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026).",
      "value": 87.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "87.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries of all ages living in the community who have internet access, by living arrangement",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey",
      "source_title": "2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")",
      "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Has access to internet | Margin of Error2 ... Lives alone | 87.3 | 1.12 | 90 | 0.82 | 59.3 | 2.06 | 83.4 | 1.07 | 41.7 | 1.75 ... Lives with someone else | 93.5 | 0.54",
      "locator": "Table 1, rows \"Lives alone\" and \"Lives with someone else\", column \"Has access to internet\"",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Preliminary estimates; universe = Medicare beneficiaries living in the community (excludes facility residents). Publication date taken from the download file's Last-Modified header. MOE = 90% confidence half-width. Breakdown rows other than age include beneficiaries under 65 (disability-based Medicare), so they are not limited to older adults. 2024: 86.5% vs 93.2%; 2023: 85.5% vs 92.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-internet-access-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "87.3% of Medicare beneficiaries living alone in the community had access to the internet in 2025, against 93.5% of those living with someone else (CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2026). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, \"2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF (xlsx, Table 1 \"Internet Access\")\" (https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/2025-internet-access-use-among-medicare-beneficiaries-preliminary-estimates-puf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-cms-mcbs-2025-internet-access-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2011-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "30.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 30.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "30.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2011",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 5549,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2011\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2011-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "30.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2011-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2012-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "35.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2012 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 35.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "35.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2012",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 4615,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2012\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2012-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "35.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2012 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2012-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2013-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "38.8% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2013 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 38.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "38.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 3880,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2013\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2013-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "38.8% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2013 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2013-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2014-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "42.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2014 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 42.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2014",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 3332,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2014\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2014-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "42.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2014 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2014-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2015-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "43.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2015 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 43.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "43.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2015",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 5696,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2015\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2015-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "43.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2015 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2015-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2016-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "47.7% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2016 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 47.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "47.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 5084,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2016\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2016-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "47.7% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2016 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2016-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2017-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "50.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2017 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 50.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "50.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2017",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 4658,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2017\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2017-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "50.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2017 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2017-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2018-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "53.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2018 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 53.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 4263,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2018\" (p. 114)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2018-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "53.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2018 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2018-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2019-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "57.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2019 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 57.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "57.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 3997,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2019\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2019-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "57.3% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2019 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2019-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2020-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "60.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2020 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 60.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 3688,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2020\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2020-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "60.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2020 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2020-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2021-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "63.1% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2021 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 63.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 3303,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2021\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2021-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "63.1% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2021 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2021-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2022-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "66.5% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2022 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 66.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 4750,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2022\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2022-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "66.5% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2022 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2022-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2023-online-72plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "68.1% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 30.9% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 68.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "68.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month (other than email/texting); NHATS in-person interview",
      "sample_n": 6320,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... TOTAL 30.9 35.3 38.8 42.3 43.9 47.7 50.9 53.3 57.3 60.4 63.1 66.5 68.1",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", row \"TOTAL\", column \"2023\" (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72plus",
      "citation_text": "68.1% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 30.9% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2023-online-72-74",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "80.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 to 74 living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 45.3% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 80.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "80.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 to 74, not in nursing homes, who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... 72-74 45.3 51.1 56.7 61.1 61.8 65.9 68.0 71.2 73.6 76.1 78.5 79.1 80.4",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13, row \"72-74\", columns 2011 and 2023 (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72-74",
      "citation_text": "80.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 to 74 living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 45.3% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2023-online-75-79",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "74.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 79 living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 35.5% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 74.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 79, not in nursing homes, who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... 75-79 35.5 41.3 44.6 47.3 49.1 53.1 56.1 59.9 64.0 67.0 68.2 72.0 74.9",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13, row \"75-79\", columns 2011 and 2023 (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-75-79",
      "citation_text": "74.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 to 79 living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 35.5% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-75-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2023-online-80-84",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "62.6% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 80 to 84 living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 26.4% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 62.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "62.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 80 to 84, not in nursing homes, who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... 80-84 26.4 30.3 33.5 37.0 39.8 43.1 46.1 45.9 50.3 53.2 56.7 61.1 62.6",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13, row \"80-84\", columns 2011 and 2023 (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-80-84",
      "citation_text": "62.6% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 80 to 84 living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 26.4% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-80-84."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2023-online-85-89",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "49.7% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 to 89 living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 15.7% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 49.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 to 89, not in nursing homes, who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... 85-89 15.7 19.2 20.5 23.8 22.4 26.4 30.5 34.3 37.3 40.6 44.5 46.3 49.7",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13, row \"85-89\", columns 2011 and 2023 (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-85-89",
      "citation_text": "49.7% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 85 to 89 living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 15.7% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-85-89."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2023-online-90plus",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "29.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 90 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 9.4% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 29.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "United States: went online in the past month, 90+ (2023)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 90 and older, not in nursing homes, who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... 90+ 9.4 10.7 12.4 14.0 14.9 15.4 17.6 18.4 18.6 23.4 28.1 34.3 29.4",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13, row \"90+\", columns 2011 and 2023 (p. 114)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. The 90+ value fell from 34.3% (2022) to 29.4% (2023), likely sampling noise around a rising trend.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-90plus",
      "citation_text": "29.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 90 and older living outside nursing homes went online in the past month in 2023, up from 9.4% in 2011 (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-90plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2011-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "26.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2011, against 40.8% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 26.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "26.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2011",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2011\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2011-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "26.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2011, against 40.8% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2011-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2012-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "29.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2012, against 48.0% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 29.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2012",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2012\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2012-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "29.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2012, against 48.0% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2012-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2013-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "34.8% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2013, against 50.4% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 34.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2013\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2013-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "34.8% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2013, against 50.4% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2013-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2014-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "36.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2014, against 56.3% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 36.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "36.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2014",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2014\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2014-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "36.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2014, against 56.3% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2014-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2015-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "36.6% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2015, against 58.3% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 36.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "36.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "period": "2015",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2015\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2015-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "36.6% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2015, against 58.3% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2015-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2016-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "40.2% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2016, against 62.1% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 40.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "40.2%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2016-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "40.2% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2016, against 62.1% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2016-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2017-online-72plus-living-alone",
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      "statement": "42.7% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2017, against 66.1% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2017",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
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      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2017\" (p. 115)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2017-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "42.7% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2017, against 66.1% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2017-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2018-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "44.1% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2018, against 68.6% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2018",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2018\" (p. 115)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2018-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "44.1% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2018, against 68.6% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2018-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2019-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "49.2% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2019, against 72.7% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 49.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.2%",
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      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
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      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2019\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2019-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "49.2% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2019, against 72.7% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2019-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2020-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "52.0% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2020, against 74.6% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 52,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "52.0%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2020\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2020-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "52.0% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2020, against 74.6% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2020-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2021-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "54.2% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2021, against 76.3% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 54.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2021\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2021-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "54.2% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2021, against 76.3% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2021-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2022-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "59.5% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2022, against 78.0% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 59.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "59.5%",
      "display_label": null,
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
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      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 (continued), rows \"Alone\" and \"With spouse only\", column \"2022\" (p. 115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2022-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "59.5% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2022, against 78.0% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2022-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2023-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "60.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2023, up from 26.4% in 2011, against 80.3% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 60.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.9%",
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      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ living alone (not in nursing homes) who went online in the last month (other than email/texting)",
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      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 13 (continued) ... Living arrangem ent Alone 26.4 29.4 34.8 36.4 36.6 40.2 42.7 44.1 49.2 52.0 54.2 59.5 60.9 0.000 With spouse only 40.8 48.0 50.4 56.3 58.3 62.1 66.1 68.6 72.7 74.6 76.3 78.0 80.3",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-nhats-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Other living arrangements in 2023: with spouse and others 61.6%, with others only 52.0%.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72plus-living-alone",
      "citation_text": "60.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older who live alone went online in the past month in 2023, up from 26.4% in 2011, against 80.3% of those living with a spouse only (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72plus-living-alone."
    },
    {
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      "family": "us",
      "statement": "43.9% of Black non-Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older went online in the past month in 2023, against 38.5% of Hispanic and 74.2% of White non-Hispanic beneficiaries (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
      "value": 43.9,
      "unit": "%",
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      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month, by race",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Race White, non-Hispanic 34.5 39.3 43.7 47.4 49.0 53.0 56.2 59.1 63.3 66.7 69.6 72.5 74.2 0.000 Black, non-Hispanic 13.5 15.8 16.9 20.9 20.6 22.4 23.7 26.0 30.3 33.7 35.2 41.0 43.9",
      "locator": "Appendix Table 13 \"Trends in going online for any purpose\", demographic rows, column 2023 (pp. 114-115)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population: Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ (the age range kept comparable across NHATS waves), excluding nursing home residents. Measure: went online in the last month for any reason other than email or texting. Chart book dated 2026; PDF posted August 2026 (day not stated). The site blocks scripted downloads; fetched through a headless browser. Hispanic row: 10.8 (2011) to 38.5 (2023); graduate degree row: 89.3 (2023).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72plus-race",
      "citation_text": "43.9% of Black non-Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older went online in the past month in 2023, against 38.5% of Hispanic and 74.2% of White non-Hispanic beneficiaries (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72plus-race."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-nhats-2023-online-72plus-education",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "24.9% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older without a high school diploma went online in the past month in 2023, against 89.3% of those with a graduate degree (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "24.9%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 72+ not in nursing homes who went online in the last month, by education",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging",
      "source_title": "National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01",
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      "quote": "Table 13: Trends in going online for any purpose ... 0-12 years, no diploma 7.2 8.4 10.3 11.3 10.7 12.5 14.8 17.3 20.7 22.0 23.9 22.1 24.9",
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      "citation_text": "64.0% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 72 and older living outside metropolitan areas went online in the past month in 2023, against 68.9% in metropolitan areas (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72plus-nonmetro."
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      "citation_text": "67.3% of women aged 72 and older on Medicare went online in the past month in 2023, against 69.2% of men (NHATS Trends Chart Book, 2026). Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins / University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Aging, \"National Health and Aging Trends Study Trends Chart Book 2011-2023: Key Trends, Measures and Detailed Tables (Freedman VA, Cornman JC, 2026)\" (https://nhatsannex.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/NHATS-Companion-Chart-Book-to-Trends-Dashboards-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-nhats-2023-online-72plus-sex."
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      "publisher": "Gell NM, Rosenberg DE, Demiris G, LaCroix AZ, Patel KV (The Gerontologist)",
      "source_title": "Patterns of technology use among older adults with and without disabilities (The Gerontologist, 2015;55(3):412-421; NHATS 2011)",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Based on the analysis of nationally representative data from the NHATS, in 2011, 63.2% of older adults in the United States had access to a computer and 75.9% reported owning a cell phone.",
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      "notes": "Peer-reviewed. published_at is the online-first date shown on PMC (print issue June 2015). The same paper gives internet use by age to 90+, matching the NHATS chart book 2011 column.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gell-2015-nhats-2011-cellphone-65plus",
      "citation_text": "75.9% of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older owned a cell phone in 2011 (Gell et al., 2015). Source: Gell NM, Rosenberg DE, Demiris G, LaCroix AZ, Patel KV (The Gerontologist), \"Patterns of technology use among older adults with and without disabilities (The Gerontologist, 2015;55(3):412-421; NHATS 2011)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4542705/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gell-2015-nhats-2011-cellphone-65plus."
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      "citation_text": "63.2% of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older had access to a computer in 2011 (Gell et al., 2015). Source: Gell NM, Rosenberg DE, Demiris G, LaCroix AZ, Patel KV (The Gerontologist), \"Patterns of technology use among older adults with and without disabilities (The Gerontologist, 2015;55(3):412-421; NHATS 2011)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4542705/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#gell-2015-nhats-2011-computer-access-65plus."
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    {
      "id": "innovaging-2024-nhats-2022-no-ict-device-65plus",
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      "statement": "2.7% of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older, more than 1.3 million people, used none of a computer, cell phone or tablet in 2022 (Innovation in Aging, 2024).",
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      "population": "Community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ (NHATS 2022, n=5,512), weighted; uses no information and communication technology device",
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      "source_title": "Patterns and associated factors of technology use in US community-dwelling older adults (Innov Aging 2024;8(Suppl 1):790, doi:10.1093/geroni/igae098.2564)",
      "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11692044/",
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      "citation_text": "2.7% of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older, more than 1.3 million people, used none of a computer, cell phone or tablet in 2022 (Innovation in Aging, 2024). Source: Innovation in Aging (Gerontological Society of America), conference abstract, \"Patterns and associated factors of technology use in US community-dwelling older adults (Innov Aging 2024;8(Suppl 1):790, doi:10.1093/geroni/igae098.2564)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11692044/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#innovaging-2024-nhats-2022-no-ict-device-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-oats-2018-no-wireline-broadband-65plus",
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      "source_title": "Aging Connected: Exposing the Hidden Connectivity Crisis for Older Adults (2021)",
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      "quote": "an estimated 21.8 million – who still do not have broadband access to the internet. According to the American Community Survey, only 58 percent of Americans age 65 or older have wireline broadband",
      "locator": "Section \"A National Connectivity Crisis: 21.8 Million Older Americans Offline at Home\" (p. 9)",
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      "notes": "Secondary: advocacy report by a nonprofit funded partly by telecom firms (disclosed on p. 11). \"Wireline\" excludes cellular data plans, so it is lower than the Census broadband measure (76.1% of people 65+ in 2018 incl. cellular). Widely cited as \"22 million seniors lack broadband\". published_at from the OATS press release month (January 2021); day approximate.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-oats-2018-no-wireline-broadband-65plus",
      "citation_text": "21.8 million US adults aged 65 and older (42%) had no wireline broadband at home in 2018; 58% had it, against 73% of adults aged 18 to 64 (OATS and Humana Foundation, 2021). Source: Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) and the Humana Foundation, \"Aging Connected: Exposing the Hidden Connectivity Crisis for Older Adults (2021)\" (https://agingconnected.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Aging-Connected_2021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-oats-2018-no-wireline-broadband-65plus."
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      "id": "us-oats-nshap-2011-single-offline-odds-62plus",
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      "quote": "Older adults who are single (2.7 times as likely) or live in rural areas (1.6 times as likely) have elevated odds of lacking home internet service.",
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      "notes": "Secondary analysis by Erin York Cornwell (Cornell) for OATS; odds ratios, bivariate model; 2011 data. Among the \"unreached\" subgroup, \"being single and living alone\" was 3.5 times as likely. The report states the survey was completed in 2011.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-oats-nshap-2011-single-offline-odds-62plus",
      "citation_text": "2.7 times: the odds of lacking home internet service for single adults aged 62 and older compared with the reference group, in a 2011 National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project analysis (OATS and Humana Foundation, 2021). Source: Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) and the Humana Foundation, \"Aging Connected: Exposing the Hidden Connectivity Crisis for Older Adults (2021)\" (https://agingconnected.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Aging-Connected_2021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-oats-nshap-2011-single-offline-odds-62plus."
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      "citation_text": "Only 6% of community-dwelling adults aged 65+ with mobility or daily-living difficulties in England reported using a personal call alarm. Source: Ageing & Society (Cambridge University Press), \"Use of personal call alarms among community-dwelling older people (Nyman SR, Victor CR)\" (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X12000803). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#nyman-victor-2014-elsa-personal-call-alarm-use-6pct."
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      "citation_text": "36% of US adults aged 50+ own a wearable device (2025), up from 11% in 2016; wearables are the one device category still owned more by adults 18-49. Source: AARP Research, \"2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/technology/internet-media-devices/2026-technology-trends-older-adults.doi.10.26419-2fres.01020.001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#aarp-2026-wearable-ownership-50plus-36pct."
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      "published_at": "2011-07-11",
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      "quote": "Age 18-29 (n=337) 52 30-49 (n=581) 45 50-64 (n=659) 24 65+ (n=637) 11",
      "locator": "PDF p.6, table 'The demographics of smartphone ownership' (% of US adults within each group who own a smartphone), row 'Age 50-64 (n=659)'",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey (landline and cell), Pew Internet & American Life Project Spring Tracking Survey, April 26-May 22, 2011; all adults 35%. The table's source note reads 'n=2,277 adult internet users', but the table is headed '% of US adults within each group' and Pew's 2012 report describes the same 2011 sample as 'n=2,277 adults ages 18 and older', so the base is all adults. Same survey as us-pew-2011-smartphone-65plus (11%), which is taken from Pew's 2014 report; the 2011 report gives 11% for 65+ in the same table. Same table: 18-29: 52%; 30-49: 45%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2011-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "24% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in spring 2011, against 11% of those 65 and older and 35% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2011). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Smartphone Adoption and Usage (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Files/Reports/2011/PIP_Smartphones.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2011-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2012-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "34% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in early 2012, against 13% of those 65 and older and 46% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2012).",
      "value": 34,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34%",
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2012 (January 20-February 19)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": 639,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Nearly Half of American Adults are Smartphone Owners (report PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Files/Reports/2012/Smartphone-ownership-2012.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2012-03-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "18-29 (n=336) 30-49 (n=601) 50-64 (n=639) 65+ (n=626) All adults 66% 59% 34% 13%",
      "locator": "PDF p.5, table 'Smartphone ownership by age and income/education', row 'All adults', column '50-64 (n=639)'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey (landline and cell), January 20-February 19, 2012, n=2,253 adults including 901 cell interviews; all adults 46% (p.4). Same survey as us-pew-2012-smartphone-65plus (13%). Same table: 18-29: 66%; 30-49: 59%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2012-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "34% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in early 2012, against 13% of those 65 and older and 46% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2012). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Nearly Half of American Adults are Smartphone Owners (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Files/Reports/2012/Smartphone-ownership-2012.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2012-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2013-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "45% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in summer 2013, against 18% of those 65 and older and 55% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2013).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": 1842,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Technology Fact Sheet (December 27, 2013 edition, Internet Archive capture of 1 March 2014): table 'Cell phone and smartphone ownership'",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20140301161259/http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2013-12-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "50-64 (n=1,842) 89 45 ... 65+ (n=1,526) 77 18 ... Pew Research Center's Internet Project Libraries Survey, July 18 –September 30, 2013.",
      "locator": "Fact sheet section 'The demographic breakdown of cell and smartphone owners (September 2013)', table image 'Cell phone and smartphone ownership', row '50-64 (n=1,842)', column 'Smartphone'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey of 6,010 adults (July 18-September 30, 2013), the survey behind us-pew-2013-smartphone-65plus. The table is an image with no text layer (https://web.archive.org/web/20140301161259im_/http://cms.pewresearch.org/pewinternet/files/2013/12/Cell-phone-and-smartphone.jpg, saved as raw/growth/us/pew-2013-sept-cell-smartphone-demographics.jpg); values transcribed by eye, significance superscripts omitted from the quote. The image's 65+ (18%, cellphone 77%) and all-adults (55%) values match the text-layer figures in Pew's 2014 report PDF. The 2013 'Smartphone Ownership 2013' report (April-May 2013) uses ten-year age bands and has no 50-64 figure. Same table: 18-29: 79%; 30-49: 67%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "45% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in summer 2013, against 18% of those 65 and older and 55% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2013). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Technology Fact Sheet (December 27, 2013 edition, Internet Archive capture of 1 March 2014): table 'Cell phone and smartphone ownership'\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20140301161259/http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2013-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2015-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "58% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in mid-2015, against 30% of those 65 and older and 68% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2015).",
      "value": 58,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "58%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2015 (June 10-July 12)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Technology Device Ownership: 2015 (report PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/10/PI_2015-10-29_device-ownership_FINAL.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-10-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Age group 18-29 86 30-49 83 50-64 58 65+ 30",
      "locator": "PDF p.7, table 'Smartphone Owners More Likely to be Younger, More Affluent and Highly Educated', row 'Age group 50-64'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey, N=2,001 (June 10-July 12, 2015); all US adults 68% in the same table. Same survey and report as us-pew-2015-smartphone-65plus (30%). Same table: 18-29: 86%; 30-49: 83%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2015-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "58% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in mid-2015, against 30% of those 65 and older and 68% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2015). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Technology Device Ownership: 2015 (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/10/PI_2015-10-29_device-ownership_FINAL.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2015-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2016-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "74% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in November 2016, up 16 percentage points from 2015, against 42% of those 65 and older and 77% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2017).",
      "value": 74,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "74%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2016 (November)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Record shares of Americans now own smartphones, have home broadband (short read)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-01-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nearly three-quarters (74%) of Americans ages 50-64 are now smartphone owners (a 16-percentage-point increase compared with 2015), as are 42% of those 65 and older (up 12 points from 2015).",
      "locator": "Short read, paragraph 2",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey; the short read dates it 'November 2016' and Pew's mobile-phone-ownership trend chart dates the same reading 6 November 2016 (end of fieldwork); the 65+ figure (42%) is the one in us-pew-2016-smartphone-65plus (fieldwork September 29-November 6, 2016). 18-29: 92%; all adults 77% (same short read). Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "74% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in November 2016, up 16 percentage points from 2015, against 42% of those 65 and older and 77% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Record shares of Americans now own smartphones, have home broadband (short read)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2018-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "73% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in January 2018, against 46% of those 65 and older and 77% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2018).",
      "value": 73,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "73%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2018 (January 3-10)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (February 5, 2018 edition, Internet Archive capture of 30 May 2018)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180530200807/http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-02-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ages 18-29 100% 94% 6% 30-49 98% 89% 9% 50-64 94% 73% 21% 65+ 85% 46% 40%",
      "locator": "Table 'Who owns cellphones and smartphones' (columns Any cellphone, Smartphone, Cellphone but not smartphone), row '50-64', column 'Smartphone'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey. Total (all adults) 77%. Same archived edition as us-pew-2018-smartphone-65plus. Same table: 18-29: 94%; 30-49: 89%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2018-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "73% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in January 2018, against 46% of those 65 and older and 77% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2018). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (February 5, 2018 edition, Internet Archive capture of 30 May 2018)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20180530200807/http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2018-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2019-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "79% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in early 2019, against 53% of those 65 and older and 81% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2019).",
      "value": 79,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "79%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2019 (January 8-February 7)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (June 12, 2019 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2020)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200531230251/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-06-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ages 18-29 99% 96% 4% 30-49 99% 92% 6% 50-64 95% 79% 17% 65+ 91% 53% 39%",
      "locator": "Table 'Who owns cellphones and smartphones' (columns Any cellphone, Smartphone, Cellphone but not smartphone), row '50-64', column 'Smartphone'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey of 1,502 adults. Total (all adults) 81%. Same archived edition as us-pew-2019-smartphone-65plus. Same table: 18-29: 96%; 30-49: 92%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2019-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "79% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in early 2019, against 53% of those 65 and older and 81% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2019). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (June 12, 2019 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2020)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20200531230251/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2019-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2021-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "83% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in early 2021, against 61% of those 65 and older and 85% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2021).",
      "value": 83,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2021 (January 25-February 8)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (April 7, 2021 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2022)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220531225158/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ages 18-29 100% 96% 4% 30-49 100% 95% 5% 50-64 97% 83% 12% 65+ 92% 61% 29%",
      "locator": "Table 'Who owns cellphones and smartphones' (columns Cellphone, Smartphone, Cellphone but not smartphone), row '50-64', column 'Smartphone'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Phone survey of 1,502 adults. Total (all adults) 85%. The same 83% is given in Pew's short read of 13 January 2022 (source of us-pew-2021-smartphone-65plus). Same table: 18-29: 96%; 30-49: 95%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "83% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in early 2021, against 61% of those 65 and older and 85% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2021). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (April 7, 2021 edition, Internet Archive capture of 31 May 2022)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20220531225158/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2021-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2023-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "89% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in 2023, against 76% of those 65 and older and 90% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2024).",
      "value": 89,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "89%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2023 (May 19-September 5)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (January 31, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 15 June 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240615012600/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-01-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ages 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Cellphone 99 99 98 94 Smartphone 97 97 89 76",
      "locator": "Table 'Who owns cellphones and smartphones?', tab AGE, row 'Smartphone', column '50-64'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Web and mail survey of 5,733 adults (NPORS). Pew changed survey mode in 2023 (phone 2000-2021; web and mail 2023; web, mail and phone 2024-2025), so part of any 2021-2023 change may reflect mode. All adults 90% (same archived page, 'Mobile phone ownership' chart data, reading dated 9/5/2023). The figure also appears as a comparison in us-pew-2023-smartphone-65plus. Same table: 18-29: 97%; 30-49: 97%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2023-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "89% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in 2023, against 76% of those 65 and older and 90% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2024). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (January 31, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 15 June 2024)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20240615012600/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2023-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2024-smartphone-50-64",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "91% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in 2024, against 79% of those 65 and older and 91% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2024).",
      "value": 91,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "91%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2024 (February 1-June 10)",
      "population": "US adults aged 50-64 who say they own a smartphone (Pew national survey, self-report)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Mobile Fact Sheet (November 13, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 2 July 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250702042812/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-11-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Ages 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Cellphone 99 99 98 94 Smartphone 98 97 91 79",
      "locator": "Table 'Who owns cellphones and smartphones?', tab AGE, row 'Smartphone', column '50-64'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "us-pew-smartphone-50-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Web, mail and phone survey of 5,626 adults (NPORS). All adults 91% (same archived page, 'Mobile phone ownership' chart data, reading dated 6/10/2024). The figure also appears as a comparison in us-pew-2024-smartphone-65plus. The 2025 point of this series (90%) is existing record us-pew-2025-smartphone-50-64. Same table: 18-29: 98%; 30-49: 97%. Companion band to series us-pew-smartphone-65plus (same survey and measure).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2024-smartphone-50-64",
      "citation_text": "91% of US adults aged 50 to 64 owned a smartphone in 2024, against 79% of those 65 and older and 91% of all adults (Pew Research Center, 2024). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Mobile Fact Sheet (November 13, 2024 edition, Internet Archive capture of 2 July 2025)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20250702042812/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2024-smartphone-50-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-pew-2012-smartphone-65plus-change-since-2011",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "2 percentage points was the change in smartphone ownership among US adults aged 65 and older between May 2011 (11%) and February 2012 (13%), a change Pew did not find statistically significant, while ownership among those aged 55-64 rose 9 points (Pew Research Center, 2012).",
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      "display_value": "2 points",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "population": "US adults aged 65+; change in the share who say they own a smartphone between two Pew phone surveys",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Nearly Half of American Adults are Smartphone Owners (report PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Files/Reports/2012/Smartphone-ownership-2012.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2012-03-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "May 2011 February 2012 Change ... 55-64 22 31 +9* 65+ 11 13 +2",
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      "notes": "Change stated by the publisher in the table's Change column; the asterisk that marks significant changes is absent for 65+ and present for 55-64. Surveys: April 26-May 22, 2011 (n=2,277) and January 20-February 19, 2012 (n=2,253).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2012-smartphone-65plus-change-since-2011",
      "citation_text": "2 percentage points was the change in smartphone ownership among US adults aged 65 and older between May 2011 (11%) and February 2012 (13%), a change Pew did not find statistically significant, while ownership among those aged 55-64 rose 9 points (Pew Research Center, 2012). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Nearly Half of American Adults are Smartphone Owners (report PDF)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Files/Reports/2012/Smartphone-ownership-2012.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2012-smartphone-65plus-change-since-2011."
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    {
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      "source_title": "Record shares of Americans now own smartphones, have home broadband (short read)",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nearly three-quarters (74%) of Americans ages 50-64 are now smartphone owners (a 16-percentage-point increase compared with 2015), as are 42% of those 65 and older (up 12 points from 2015).",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Change stated by the publisher. The 2015 base is 30% (us-pew-2015-smartphone-65plus, June-July 2015 survey). The short read calls growth among Americans 50 and older 'especially pronounced'.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-65plus-change-since-2015",
      "citation_text": "12 percentage points was the one-year rise in smartphone ownership among US adults aged 65 and older between 2015 and November 2016, taking it to 42%, while ownership among those aged 50-64 rose 16 points to 74% (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Record shares of Americans now own smartphones, have home broadband (short read)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-65plus-change-since-2015."
    },
    {
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      "family": "us",
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      "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
      "source_title": "Record shares of Americans now own smartphones, have home broadband (short read)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Nearly three-quarters (74%) of Americans ages 50-64 are now smartphone owners (a 16-percentage-point increase compared with 2015)",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Change stated by the publisher. The 2015 base is 58% (us-pew-2015-smartphone-50-64). This is the age band that has since aged into 65+.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-50-64-change-since-2015",
      "citation_text": "16 percentage points was the one-year rise in smartphone ownership among US adults aged 50 to 64 between 2015 and November 2016, taking it to 74% (Pew Research Center, 2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Record shares of Americans now own smartphones, have home broadband (short read)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-pew-2016-smartphone-50-64-change-since-2015."
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    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "34.2% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2007, against 13.7% of those aged 65-74 and 55.0% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 34.19,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "34.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2007",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2007: 34.19",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2007; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2007: 45-54 52.08%, 65-74 13.68%, all individuals 16-74 54.98%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "34.2% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2007, against 13.7% of those aged 65-74 and 55.0% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2007-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2008-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "39.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2008, against 17.3% of those aged 65-74 and 59.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 39.27,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "39.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2008",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2008: 39.27",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2008; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2008: 45-54 56.74%, 65-74 17.27%, all individuals 16-74 59.38%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2008-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "39.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2008, against 17.3% of those aged 65-74 and 59.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2008-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2009-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "42.5% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2009, against 20.3% of those aged 65-74 and 62.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 42.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.5%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
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      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2009: 42.50",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2009; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2009: 45-54 61.45%, 65-74 20.34%, all individuals 16-74 62.89%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2009-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "42.5% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2009, against 20.3% of those aged 65-74 and 62.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2009-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "45.8% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2010, against 24.9% of those aged 65-74 and 66.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 45.81,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "45.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2010",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2010: 45.81",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2010; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2010: 45-54 65.97%, 65-74 24.89%, all individuals 16-74 66.5%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "45.8% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2010, against 24.9% of those aged 65-74 and 66.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2010-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "49.9% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2011, against 27.6% of those aged 65-74 and 69.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "49.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2011",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
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      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2011: 49.90",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2011; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2011: 45-54 69.26%, 65-74 27.59%, all individuals 16-74 69.36%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2011-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "49.9% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2011, against 27.6% of those aged 65-74 and 69.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2011-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "53.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2012, against 30.5% of those aged 65-74 and 71.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
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      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2012: 53.08",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2012; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
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      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2012: 45-54 72.38%, 65-74 30.52%, all individuals 16-74 71.55%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2012-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "53.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2012, against 30.5% of those aged 65-74 and 71.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2012-internet-use-55-64."
    },
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "55.8% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2013, against 34.3% of those aged 65-74 and 73.3% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2013",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2013: 55.76",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2013; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2013: 45-54 74.51%, 65-74 34.28%, all individuals 16-74 73.34%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "55.8% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2013, against 34.3% of those aged 65-74 and 73.3% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2013-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2014-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "60.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2014, against 38.3% of those aged 65-74 and 76.1% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 60.09,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2014",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2014: 60.09",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2014; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2014: 45-54 77.83%, 65-74 38.26%, all individuals 16-74 76.07%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2014-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "60.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2014, against 38.3% of those aged 65-74 and 76.1% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2014-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "63.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2015, against 40.9% of those aged 65-74 and 77.8% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 63.12,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "63.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2015",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2015: 63.12",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2015; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2015: 45-54 80.32%, 65-74 40.91%, all individuals 16-74 77.75%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "63.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2015, against 40.9% of those aged 65-74 and 77.8% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "67.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2016, against 45.4% of those aged 65-74 and 80.2% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 67.14,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2016: 67.14",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2016: 45-54 82.76%, 65-74 45.36%, all individuals 16-74 80.15%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "67.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2016, against 45.4% of those aged 65-74 and 80.2% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2017-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "70.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2017, against 47.8% of those aged 65-74 and 82.0% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 70.33,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "70.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2017",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2017: 70.33",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2017; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2017: 45-54 85.32%, 65-74 47.75%, all individuals 16-74 82.02%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2017-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "70.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2017, against 47.8% of those aged 65-74 and 82.0% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2017-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2018-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "73.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2018, against 52.5% of those aged 65-74 and 83.8% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 73.35,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "73.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2018: 73.35",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2018; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2018: 45-54 87.42%, 65-74 52.49%, all individuals 16-74 83.85%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "73.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2018, against 52.5% of those aged 65-74 and 83.8% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "78.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2019, against 57.2% of those aged 65-74 and 85.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 78.12,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "78.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2019",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2019: 78.12",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2019; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2019: 45-54 89.48%, 65-74 57.23%, all individuals 16-74 85.93%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "78.1% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2019, against 57.2% of those aged 65-74 and 85.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2019-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2020-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "81.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2020, against 61.3% of those aged 65-74 and 87.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 81.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "81.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2020",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2020: 81.30",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2020; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2020: 45-54 91.44%, 65-74 61.26%, all individuals 16-74 87.62%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator). Eurostat flags this EU value as estimated (e).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2020-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "81.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2020, against 61.3% of those aged 65-74 and 87.6% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2020-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2021-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "84.7% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2021, against 65.2% of those aged 65-74 and 89.0% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 84.65,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "84.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2021: 84.65",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2021; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2021: 45-54 93.11%, 65-74 65.19%, all individuals 16-74 89.0%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator). Eurostat flags a break in series (b) in this year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "84.7% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2021, against 65.2% of those aged 65-74 and 89.0% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "86.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2022, against 67.2% of those aged 65-74 and 89.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 86.32,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2022: 86.32",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2022; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2022: 45-54 93.78%, 65-74 67.23%, all individuals 16-74 89.94%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "86.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2022, against 67.2% of those aged 65-74 and 89.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2022-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2023-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "88.4% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2023, against 71.8% of those aged 65-74 and 91.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 88.42,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "88.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2023: 88.42",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2023; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2023: 45-54 94.82%, 65-74 71.75%, all individuals 16-74 91.44%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "88.4% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2023, against 71.8% of those aged 65-74 and 91.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2024-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "91.0% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2024, against 76.3% of those aged 65-74 and 92.8% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 91.03,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "91.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2024",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2024: 91.03",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2024; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2024: 45-54 95.67%, 65-74 76.28%, all individuals 16-74 92.83%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "91.0% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2024, against 76.3% of those aged 65-74 and 92.8% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2024-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "92.0% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2025, against 79.0% of those aged 65-74 and 93.8% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 92.04,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64 in private households, EU-27; used the internet in the last 3 months (any device, any place)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals - internet use - Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 92.04",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey: individuals in private households, reference period mainly Q1 of the survey year; parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/iu_55_64_65_74.json). EU27_2020 aggregate for all years. Same table, 2025: 45-54 96.46%, 65-74 79.03%, all individuals 16-74 93.79%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-internet-use-3m-65-74 (same dataset and indicator).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "92.0% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 had used the internet in the 3 months before the survey in 2025, against 79.0% of those aged 65-74 and 93.8% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "39.7% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2016, against 21.7% of those aged 65-74 and 62.1% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 39.74,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "39.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2016",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2016: 39.74",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2016; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey, parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/dev_mp_55_64_65_74.json). Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. Counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. Same table, 2016: 45-54 60.47%, 65-74 21.67%, all individuals 16-74 62.13%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "citation_text": "39.7% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2016, against 21.7% of those aged 65-74 and 62.1% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-mobile-phone-internet-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2018-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "54.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2018, against 32.3% of those aged 65-74 and 72.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 54.31,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "54.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2018: 54.31",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2018; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey, parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/dev_mp_55_64_65_74.json). Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. Counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. Same table, 2018: 45-54 74.27%, 65-74 32.32%, all individuals 16-74 72.41%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "citation_text": "54.3% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2018, against 32.3% of those aged 65-74 and 72.4% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2018-mobile-phone-internet-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2021-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "73.0% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2021, against 50.0% of those aged 65-74 and 81.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 73.02,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "73.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2021",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2021: 73.02",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2021; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey, parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/dev_mp_55_64_65_74.json). Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. Counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. Same table, 2021: 45-54 86.36%, 65-74 50.01%, all individuals 16-74 81.48%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74. Eurostat flags a break in series (b) in this year.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "citation_text": "73.0% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2021, against 50.0% of those aged 65-74 and 81.5% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2021-mobile-phone-internet-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2023-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "80.8% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2023, against 60.5% of those aged 65-74 and 86.3% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 80.79,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "80.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2023",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2023: 80.79",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2023; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey, parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/dev_mp_55_64_65_74.json). Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. Counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. Same table, 2023: 45-54 90.5%, 65-74 60.5%, all individuals 16-74 86.31%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "citation_text": "80.8% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2023, against 60.5% of those aged 65-74 and 86.3% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2023-mobile-phone-internet-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "86.7% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against 70.3% of those aged 65-74 and 89.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 86.67,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2025",
      "population": "Individuals aged 55-64, EU-27; used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months, as % of ALL individuals in the age group",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "isoc_ci_dev_i - Individuals used the internet on a mobile phone or smart phone - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2025: 86.67",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_dev_i, indic_is=I_IUG_MP, unit=PC_IND, ind_type=Y55_64, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_dev_i?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IUG_MP&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Eurostat ICT household survey, parsed from the JSON-stat API (dataset last updated 17 April 2026; response saved as raw/growth/eu/dev_mp_55_64_65_74.json). Device question asked in 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 only. Counts internet use on a phone, not phone ownership. Same table, 2025: 45-54 93.37%, 65-74 70.25%, all individuals 16-74 89.85%. Companion band to series eu-eurostat-mobile-phone-internet-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-55-64",
      "citation_text": "86.7% of people aged 55-64 in the EU-27 used the internet on a mobile phone or smartphone in the last 3 months in 2025, against 70.3% of those aged 65-74 and 89.9% of all people aged 16-74 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - devices used to access the internet (isoc_ci_dev_i), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_dev_i/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-mobile-phone-internet-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-internet-55-64-to-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "15.9 percentage points was the rise in internet use (last 3 months) in the EU-27 generation aged 55-64 in 2015 by the time it was aged 65-74 in 2025, from 63.1% to 79.0% (pseudo-cohort; Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 15.91,
      "unit": "percentage points",
      "display_value": "15.91 points",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2015 to 2025",
      "population": "EU-27 individuals aged 55-64 in 2015 compared with individuals aged 65-74 in 2025 (roughly the same birth years, about 1950-1960; two different survey samples); used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2015: 63.12 | Individuals, 65 to 74 years old - 2025: 79.03",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, geo=EU27_2020; cells ind_type=Y55_64 time=2015 and ind_type=Y65_74 time=2025; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "79.03 (65-74, 2025) - 63.12 (55-64, 2015) = 15.91 percentage points",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Pseudo-cohort: follows an age group ten years on through two independent cross-sectional samples, not the same people. Deaths (selective survival can raise the share among those still alive), migration and moves into institutions (outside this household survey) change the group between 2015 and 2025, and the 2021 break in series falls between the two years. Ages refer to the Q1 reference period, so birth years are approximate. For comparison, the 65-74 band rose from 40.91% (2015) to 79.03% (2025), +38.12 points: about 22.21 points of that equals the incoming cohort's head start (55-64 vs 65-74 in 2015) and about 15.91 points the rise within the cohort as it aged. Cells are those of eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-55-64 and eu-eurostat-2025-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-internet-55-64-to-65-74",
      "citation_text": "15.9 percentage points was the rise in internet use (last 3 months) in the EU-27 generation aged 55-64 in 2015 by the time it was aged 65-74 in 2025, from 63.1% to 79.0% (pseudo-cohort; Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-internet-55-64-to-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-gap-55-64-vs-65-74",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "22.2 percentage points separated internet use (last 3 months) among people aged 55-64 (63.1%) and those aged 65-74 (40.9%) in the EU-27 in 2015, the head start of the generation that turned 65-74 by 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey).",
      "value": 22.21,
      "unit": "percentage points",
      "display_value": "22.21 points",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "2015",
      "population": "EU-27 individuals aged 55-64 vs aged 65-74 in 2015; used the internet in the last 3 months",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Last internet use: in last 3 months - Percentage of individuals - European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) - 2015 - Individuals, 55 to 64 years old: 63.12 | Individuals, 65 to 74 years old: 40.91",
      "locator": "isoc_ci_ifp_iu, indic_is=I_IU3, unit=PC_IND, geo=EU27_2020, time=2015; cells ind_type=Y55_64 and ind_type=Y65_74; JSON-stat API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_ci_ifp_iu?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_IND&indic_is=I_IU3&ind_type=Y55_64&ind_type=Y65_74&ind_type=Y45_54&ind_type=IND_TOTAL&geo=EU27_2020",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "63.12 (55-64, 2015) - 40.91 (65-74, 2015) = 22.21 percentage points",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cross-sectional gap between adjacent age bands in one survey year; read with the pseudo-cohort record eu-eurostat-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-internet-55-64-to-65-74. The 65-74 cell is existing record eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-65-74.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-gap-55-64-vs-65-74",
      "citation_text": "22.2 percentage points separated internet use (last 3 months) among people aged 55-64 (63.1%) and those aged 65-74 (40.9%) in the EU-27 in 2015, the head start of the generation that turned 65-74 by 2025 (Eurostat ICT survey). Source: Eurostat, \"Individuals - internet use (isoc_ci_ifp_iu), Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table?lang=en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2015-internet-use-gap-55-64-vs-65-74."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "33.4% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2013 (all ages 6+: 39.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014).",
      "value": 33.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2013 (survey at end of 2013)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6620,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構8表 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853942&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-06-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,6620,5574,68.4,38.5,84.5,58.3,33.4,11.7,16.8,3.9",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000025853942, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2013_000025853942.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "33.4% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2013 (all ages 6+: 39.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構8表 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853942&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "42.5% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014 (all ages 6+: 44.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015).",
      "value": 42.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "42.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2014 (survey at end of 2014)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6363,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-07-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,6363,5552,63.6,34.7,85.5,49.6,42.5,16.8,20.8,5.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000030623593, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2014_000030623593.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "42.5% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014 (all ages 6+: 44.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "56.9% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015 (all ages 6+: 53.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016).",
      "value": 56.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "56.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2015 (survey at end of 2015)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5311,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-08-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,5311,4627,67.4,92.9,43.7,56.9,22.1,4.6,3.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444800, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2015_000031444800.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "56.9% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015 (all ages 6+: 53.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "66% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016 (all ages 6+: 56.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017).",
      "value": 66,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "66%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2016 (survey at end of September 2016)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6285,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591541&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-06-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,6285,5682,95.5,38.3,66,4.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031591541, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2016_000031591541.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "66% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016 (all ages 6+: 56.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591541&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "72.7% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2017 (all ages 6+: 60.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "72.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2017 (survey at end of September 2017)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5945,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730407&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,5945,5338,95.4,31.1,72.7,4.6",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031730407, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2017_000031730407.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "72.7% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2017 (all ages 6+: 60.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730407&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "79% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018 (all ages 6+: 64.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019).",
      "value": 79,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "79%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2018 (survey at end of September 2018)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6201,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,6201,5673,94.7,25.3,79,2.2,3.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031831234, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2018_000031831234.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "79% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018 (all ages 6+: 64.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "85.6% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019 (all ages 6+: 67.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020).",
      "value": 85.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "85.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2019 (survey at end of September 2019)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5672,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,5672,5355,94.5,22,85.6,1.4,4.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031952144, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2019_000031952144.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting. MIC warns the 2019 questionnaire design differed in part from other years.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "85.6% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019 (all ages 6+: 67.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "88.9% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021 (all ages 6+: 74.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022).",
      "value": 88.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "88.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2021 (survey at end of August 2021)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6406,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,6406,6279,94.7,19.7,88.9,17.5,73.1,1.2,4.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032203959, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2021_000032203959.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "88.9% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021 (all ages 6+: 74.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "91.4% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022 (all ages 6+: 77.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).",
      "value": 91.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "91.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2022 (survey at end of August 2022)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5780,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,5780,5614,95.9,17.7,91.4,35.4,57.6,0.9,3.2",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040057197, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2022_000040057197.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "91.4% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022 (all ages 6+: 77.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "92.8% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024).",
      "value": 92.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2023 (survey at end of August 2023)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5185,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,5185,4987,96.2,15.8,92.8,49.5,44.5,0.9,2.9",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040185463, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2023_000040185463.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "92.8% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "94.9% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024 (all ages 6+: 80.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "94.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2024 (survey at end of August 2024)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5919,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,5919,5488,97.3,14.3,94.9,61.4,35.4,0.6,2.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040278961, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2024_000040278961.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "94.9% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024 (all ages 6+: 80.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "93% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 33.4% in 2013 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
      "value": 93,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "93%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025 (survey at end of August 2025)",
      "population": "Persons aged 50-59 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 7069,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,7069,6634,96.1,14,93,71.2,23.4,1,2.9",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458842, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ５０～５９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2025_000040458842.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-50-59",
      "citation_text": "93% of people aged 50-59 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 33.4% in 2013 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-50-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "16.2% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014 (all ages 6+: 44.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015).",
      "value": 16.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "16.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2014 (survey at end of 2014)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 8423,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-07-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,8423,6511,45.6,13.9,71.6,57.7,16.2,8.3,20.1,1.8",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000030623593, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2014_000030623593.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "16.2% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014 (all ages 6+: 44.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "28.4% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015 (all ages 6+: 53.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016).",
      "value": 28.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "28.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2015 (survey at end of 2015)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6841,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-08-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,6841,5423,53.2,85.2,60.7,28.4,13.4,1.5,1.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444800, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2015_000031444800.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "28.4% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015 (all ages 6+: 53.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "33.4% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016 (all ages 6+: 56.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017).",
      "value": 33.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2016 (survey at end of September 2016)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 8906,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591541&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-06-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,8906,6779,88.5,59.8,33.4,11.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031591541, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2016_000031591541.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "33.4% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016 (all ages 6+: 56.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591541&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "44.6% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2017 (all ages 6+: 60.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018).",
      "value": 44.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "44.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2017 (survey at end of September 2017)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 7932,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730407&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,7932,6370,88.8,49.6,44.6,11.2",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031730407, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2017_000031730407.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "44.6% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2017 (all ages 6+: 60.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730407&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "56.2% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018 (all ages 6+: 64.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019).",
      "value": 56.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "56.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2018 (survey at end of September 2018)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 7894,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,7894,6009,89.4,39,56.2,5.1,5.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031831234, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2018_000031831234.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "56.2% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018 (all ages 6+: 64.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "64.7% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019 (all ages 6+: 67.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020).",
      "value": 64.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "64.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2019 (survey at end of September 2019)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 7192,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,7192,5346,86.9,32.1,64.7,3.6,9.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031952144, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2019_000031952144.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting. MIC warns the 2019 questionnaire design differed in part from other years.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "64.7% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019 (all ages 6+: 67.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "79.3% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021 (all ages 6+: 74.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022).",
      "value": 79.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "79.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2021 (survey at end of August 2021)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 7767,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,7767,5624,91.1,23.5,79.3,15.6,65.5,2.5,6.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032203959, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2021_000032203959.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "79.3% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021 (all ages 6+: 74.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "83.2% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022 (all ages 6+: 77.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).",
      "value": 83.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "83.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2022 (survey at end of August 2022)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6878,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,6878,5016,92.1,20.1,83.2,26.5,57,2.5,5.4",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040057197, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2022_000040057197.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "83.2% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022 (all ages 6+: 77.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "86% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024).",
      "value": 86,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2023 (survey at end of August 2023)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6026,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,6026,4267,93,17.3,86,39.6,47.1,2.1,4.9",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040185463, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2023_000040185463.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "86% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "87% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024 (all ages 6+: 80.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025).",
      "value": 87,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "87%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2024 (survey at end of August 2024)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6424,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,6424,4617,93.3,18.5,87,52.7,35.3,1.6,5.1",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040278961, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2024_000040278961.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "87% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024 (all ages 6+: 80.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "88.6% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 16.2% in 2014 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
      "value": 88.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "88.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025 (survey at end of August 2025)",
      "population": "Persons aged 60-69 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 7475,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,7475,5390,93.7,15.9,88.6,62.7,26.8,2,4.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458842, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ６０～６９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2025_000040458842.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "88.6% of people aged 60-69 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 16.2% in 2014 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "3.7% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2013 (all ages 6+: 39.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014).",
      "value": 3.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "3.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2013 (survey at end of 2013)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5231,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構8表 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853942&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-06-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,5231,5010,23.3,5.7,46.5,44.1,3.7,2.5,19.3,0.7",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000025853942, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2013_000025853942.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "3.7% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2013 (all ages 6+: 39.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成25年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 構8表 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000025853942&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2013-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "5.3% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014 (all ages 6+: 44.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015).",
      "value": 5.3,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "5.3%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2014 (survey at end of 2014)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5475,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2015-07-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,5475,5094,23.3,3.5,51,46.4,5.3,3.5,22.5,1.4",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000030623593, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2014_000030623593.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "5.3% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2014 (all ages 6+: 44.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2015). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成26年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000030623593&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2014-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "9.2% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015 (all ages 6+: 53.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016).",
      "value": 9.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "9.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2015 (survey at end of 2015)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 4019,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-08-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,4019,4236,32.5,65.1,58.2,9.2,5.9,0.8,1.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444800, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about information devices owned (保有する情報通信機器). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2015_000031444800.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "9.2% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone at the end of 2015 (all ages 6+: 53.1%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "13.1% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016 (all ages 6+: 56.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017).",
      "value": 13.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "13.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2016 (survey at end of September 2016)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5796,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591541&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-06-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,5796,5125,70.3,59,13.1,29.7",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031591541, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2016_000031591541.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "13.1% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2016 (all ages 6+: 56.8%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成28年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１ 保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031591541&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2016-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "18.8% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2017 (all ages 6+: 60.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018).",
      "value": 18.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "18.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2017 (survey at end of September 2017)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5894,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730407&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-06-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,5894,4819,72.5,56.3,18.8,27.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031730407, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2017_000031730407.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; no separate non-response column is shown in this year's table. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "18.8% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2017 (all ages 6+: 60.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2018). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成29年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号8 問１（１）保有するモバイル端末（Ｍ）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031730407&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2017-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "27.2% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018 (all ages 6+: 64.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019).",
      "value": 27.2,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "27.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2018 (survey at end of September 2018)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6043,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,6043,5374,73.8,49.8,27.2,13.2,13",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031831234, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
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      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2018_000031831234.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "27.2% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2018 (all ages 6+: 64.7%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2019). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成30年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号18 問４（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031831234&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2018-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "33.8% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019 (all ages 6+: 67.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020).",
      "value": 33.8,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33.8%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2019 (survey at end of September 2019)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6299,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,6299,5249,67.6,40.3,33.8,8.8,23.6",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031952144, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2019_000031952144.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting. MIC warns the 2019 questionnaire design differed in part from other years.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "33.8% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in September 2019 (all ages 6+: 67.6%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2020). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和元年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号23 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031952144&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2019-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "53.1% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021 (all ages 6+: 74.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022).",
      "value": 53.1,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "53.1%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2021 (survey at end of August 2021)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6851,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,6851,6046,76,31.1,53.1,11.6,42.4,7,17",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000032203959, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2021_000032203959.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "53.1% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2021 (all ages 6+: 74.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2022). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和3年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号22 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032203959&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2021-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "60.6% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022 (all ages 6+: 77.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).",
      "value": 60.6,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "60.6%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2022 (survey at end of August 2022)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 6630,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,6630,5386,79.9,27,60.6,20.3,40.6,5.1,15",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040057197, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2022_000040057197.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "60.6% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2022 (all ages 6+: 77.3%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和4年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040057197&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2022-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "64.4% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024).",
      "value": 64.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "64.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2023 (survey at end of August 2023)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5661,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-06-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,5661,4666,80.6,25.3,64.4,28.2,36.5,5.1,14.3",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040185463, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2023_000040185463.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "64.4% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2023 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和5年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040185463&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2023-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "67.5% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024 (all ages 6+: 80.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025).",
      "value": 67.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "67.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2024 (survey at end of August 2024)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 5944,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,5944,5057,81.3,23.6,67.5,36.5,31.3,4.9,13.7",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040278961, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2024_000040278961.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "67.5% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2024 (all ages 6+: 80.5%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2025). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和6年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040278961&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2024-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "68.1% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 3.7% in 2013 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026).",
      "value": 68.1,
      "unit": "%",
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      "display_label": "in August 2025; the same generation, then in its 60s, stood at 28.4% in 2015",
      "display_hook": "of Japanese in their 70s own one",
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": "MIC, Japan",
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025 (survey at end of August 2025)",
      "population": "Persons aged 70-79 in private households in Japan who own a smartphone (household-member survey, mail and online; share of all persons in the age group, non-response kept in the base)",
      "sample_n": 7040,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,7040,5844,82.3,24.8,68.1,42.9,25.6,5.5,12.2",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458842, row 本人の性別・年齢 / ７０～７９歳 (first, both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": true,
      "series": "jp-mic-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Question asked about mobile devices owned (保有するモバイル端末). Same e-Stat table and column as jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-65plus (65+), so the bands can share one chart; the CSV was re-downloaded from the e-Stat URL (raw/growth/jp/mic_2025_000040458842.csv, Shift-JIS). Share of all persons in the band; from 2018 the table shows a non-response column (無回答) that stays in the base, which lowers shares relative to 2013-2017. 2020 omitted for all bands: that year the table splits smartphones into 5G and non-5G columns that cannot be summed without double counting.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-70-79",
      "citation_text": "68.1% of people aged 70-79 in Japan owned a smartphone in August 2025, up from 3.7% in 2013 (all ages 6+: 78.9%) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"令和7年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号24 問７（１） 保有するモバイル端末\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-smartphone-60-69-to-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "39.7 percentage points was the rise in smartphone ownership in the Japanese generation aged 60-69 at the end of 2015 by the time it was aged 70-79 in August 2025, from 28.4% to 68.1% (pseudo-cohort; Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016 and 2026).",
      "value": 39.7,
      "unit": "percentage points",
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      "display_label": "Japanese aged 60-69 in 2015 (28.4%), as the same generation reached 70-79 in 2025 (68.1%)",
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      "publisher_short": "MIC, Japan",
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "end of 2015 to August 2025",
      "population": "Persons in Japan aged 60-69 at the end of 2015 compared with persons aged 70-79 at the end of August 2025 (roughly the same birth years; two different survey samples); own a smartphone, share of all persons in the band",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 (平成27年 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器; 令和7年 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,6841,5423,53.2,85.2,60.7,28.4,13.4,1.5,1.1 ... 本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,7040,5844,82.3,24.8,68.1,42.9,25.6,5.5,12.2",
      "locator": "2015: e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444800 (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1), row ６０～６９歳, column スマートフォン; 2025: e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458842, row ７０～７９歳, column スマートフォン (both-sexes blocks)",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "68.1 (70-79, 2025) - 28.4 (60-69, 2015) = 39.7 percentage points",
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Pseudo-cohort: two independent cross-sectional samples about 9 years 8 months apart (end of 2015 vs end of August 2025), so the 70-79 band of 2025 approximates the 60-69 band of 2015; deaths (selective survival can raise the share among those still alive), migration and moves into institutions change the group. The question changed from information devices owned (2013-2015) to mobile devices owned (from 2016), and from 2018 non-response is shown and kept in the base (12.2% non-response for 70-79 in 2025), which if anything understates the 2025 level. For comparison, the 70-79 band itself rose from 9.2% (2015) to 68.1% (2025), +58.9 points: about 19.2 points of that equals the incoming cohort's head start (60-69 vs 70-79 in 2015) and about 39.7 points adoption within the cohort. Cells are those of jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-60-69 and jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-70-79.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-smartphone-60-69-to-70-79",
      "citation_text": "39.7 percentage points was the rise in smartphone ownership in the Japanese generation aged 60-69 at the end of 2015 by the time it was aged 70-79 in August 2025, from 28.4% to 68.1% (pseudo-cohort; Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016 and 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 (平成27年 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器; 令和7年 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末)\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-smartphone-60-69-to-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-smartphone-50-59-to-60-69",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "31.7 percentage points was the rise in smartphone ownership in the Japanese generation aged 50-59 at the end of 2015 by the time it was aged 60-69 in August 2025, from 56.9% to 88.6% (pseudo-cohort; Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016 and 2026).",
      "value": 31.7,
      "unit": "percentage points",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "end of 2015 to August 2025",
      "population": "Persons in Japan aged 50-59 at the end of 2015 compared with persons aged 60-69 at the end of August 2025 (roughly the same birth years; two different survey samples); own a smartphone, share of all persons in the band",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 (平成27年 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器; 令和7年 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末)",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,５０～５９歳,5311,4627,67.4,92.9,43.7,56.9,22.1,4.6,3.1 ... 本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,7475,5390,93.7,15.9,88.6,62.7,26.8,2,4.3",
      "locator": "2015: e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444800 (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1), row ５０～５９歳, column スマートフォン; 2025: e-Stat CSV statInfId 000040458842, row ６０～６９歳, column スマートフォン (both-sexes blocks)",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "88.6 (60-69, 2025) - 56.9 (50-59, 2015) = 31.7 percentage points",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Pseudo-cohort: two independent cross-sectional samples about 9 years 8 months apart (end of 2015 vs end of August 2025), so the 60-69 band of 2025 approximates the 50-59 band of 2015; deaths (selective survival can raise the share among those still alive), migration and moves into institutions change the group. The question changed from information devices owned (2013-2015) to mobile devices owned (from 2016), and from 2018 non-response is shown and kept in the base (4.3% non-response for 60-69 in 2025), which if anything understates the 2025 level. For comparison, the 60-69 band itself rose from 28.4% (2015) to 88.6% (2025), +60.2 points: about 28.5 points of that equals the incoming cohort's head start (50-59 vs 60-69 in 2015) and about 31.7 points adoption within the cohort. Cells are those of jp-mic-2015-smartphone-ownership-50-59 and jp-mic-2025-smartphone-ownership-60-69.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-smartphone-50-59-to-60-69",
      "citation_text": "31.7 percentage points was the rise in smartphone ownership in the Japanese generation aged 50-59 at the end of 2015 by the time it was aged 60-69 in August 2025, from 56.9% to 88.6% (pseudo-cohort; Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016 and 2026). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 (平成27年 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器; 令和7年 問７（１）保有するモバイル端末)\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040458842&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-smartphone-50-59-to-60-69."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-mic-2015-smartphone-gap-60-69-vs-70-79",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "19.2 percentage points separated smartphone ownership among people aged 60-69 (28.4%) and those aged 70-79 (9.2%) in Japan at the end of 2015, the head start of the generation that was in its 70s by 2025 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016).",
      "value": 19.2,
      "unit": "percentage points",
      "display_value": "19.2 points",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2015 (survey at end of 2015)",
      "population": "Persons in Japan aged 60-69 vs aged 70-79 at the end of 2015; own a smartphone (share of all persons in the band)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省)",
      "source_title": "平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）",
      "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2016-08-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "本人の性別・年齢,６０～６９歳,6841,5423,53.2,85.2,60.7,28.4,13.4,1.5,1.1 ... 本人の性別・年齢,７０～７９歳,4019,4236,32.5,65.1,58.2,9.2,5.9,0.8,1.5",
      "locator": "e-Stat CSV statInfId 000031444800, rows ６０～６９歳 and ７０～７９歳 (both-sexes block), column スマートフォン",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "28.4 (60-69, 2015) - 9.2 (70-79, 2015) = 19.2 percentage points",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Cross-sectional gap between adjacent ten-year bands in one survey; read with jp-mic-2015-2025-pseudo-cohort-smartphone-60-69-to-70-79.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-gap-60-69-vs-70-79",
      "citation_text": "19.2 percentage points separated smartphone ownership among people aged 60-69 (28.4%) and those aged 70-79 (9.2%) in Japan at the end of 2015, the head start of the generation that was in its 70s by 2025 (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2016). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (総務省), \"平成27年通信利用動向調査 世帯構成員編 表番号7 問１（１）保有する情報通信機器（Ｍ）（対象：全員）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000031444800&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-mic-2015-smartphone-gap-60-69-vs-70-79."
    },
    {
      "id": "us-census-2018-all-baby-boomers-65plus-by-2030",
      "family": "us",
      "statement": "1 in 5 US residents (20%) will be of retirement age by 2030, the year by which all baby boomers will be older than 65 (US Census Bureau, 2017 National Population Projections, 2018).",
      "value": 20,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "20%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2030 (projection)",
      "population": "US resident population; share at retirement age (65+) projected for 2030",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Census Bureau",
      "source_title": "Older People Projected to Outnumber Children for First Time in U.S. History (press release CB18-41)",
      "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/cb18-41-population-projections.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-03-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "By 2030, all baby boomers will be older than age 65. This will expand the size of the older population so that 1 in every 5 residents will be retirement age.",
      "locator": "Press release text, first paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Official projection (2017 National Population Projections). Release first issued 13 March 2018; revised 6 September 2018 and 8 October 2019 after an infant-mortality correction; this sentence is in the revised text. The source says '1 in every 5'; 20% is that ratio. The same release projects 77.0 million people 65+ against 76.5 million under 18 by 2034. Used here as context for the cohort effect: the age group now entering 65+ is the one Pew measured at 50-64 in 2011-2024 (series us-pew-smartphone-50-64).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-2018-all-baby-boomers-65plus-by-2030",
      "citation_text": "1 in 5 US residents (20%) will be of retirement age by 2030, the year by which all baby boomers will be older than 65 (US Census Bureau, 2017 National Population Projections, 2018). Source: US Census Bureau, \"Older People Projected to Outnumber Children for First Time in U.S. History (press release CB18-41)\" (https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/cb18-41-population-projections.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#us-census-2018-all-baby-boomers-65plus-by-2030."
    },
    {
      "id": "eu-eurostat-2025-population-share-65plus",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "22.0% of the EU-27 population was aged 65 or over on 1 January 2025, up 2.9 percentage points in ten years, and Eurostat projects the share to reach 32.5% by 2100 (Eurostat, 2026).",
      "value": 22,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "22.0%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Union (EU-27)",
      "period": "1 January 2025 (projection to 2100)",
      "population": "EU-27 resident population on 1 January; share aged 65 and over (EUROPOP2023 projections for 2100)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Eurostat",
      "source_title": "Population structure and ageing (Statistics Explained)",
      "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_structure_and_ageing",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "those aged 65 years and over will account for 32.5% of the EU's population by 2100, compared with 22.0% in 2025.",
      "locator": "Section 'Past and future population ageing trends in the EU', paragraph on age shares 2025-2100 (quoted); the 22.0% share and its 2.9 pp ten-year rise are in 'Highlights' and 'The share of elderly people continues to increase'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Article states: 'Older people (aged 65 years and over) had a 22.0% share (an increase of 0.4 percentage points (pp) compared with the previous year and an increase of 2.9 pp compared with 10 years earlier).' Projections are EUROPOP2023 (proj_23n). Page metadata dated 28 September 2026; the article says data extracted on 2 February 2026.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-population-share-65plus",
      "citation_text": "22.0% of the EU-27 population was aged 65 or over on 1 January 2025, up 2.9 percentage points in ten years, and Eurostat projects the share to reach 32.5% by 2100 (Eurostat, 2026). Source: Eurostat, \"Population structure and ageing (Statistics Explained)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_structure_and_ageing). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2025-population-share-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-cao-2026-population-share-65plus",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "29.4% of Japan's population (36.22 million people) was aged 65 or over on 1 October 2025, and those aged 75 and over (17.3% of the population) outnumbered those aged 65-74 (12.1%) (Cabinet Office, Annual Report on the Ageing Society 2026).",
      "value": 29.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "29.4%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "1 October 2025",
      "population": "Total population of Japan on 1 October 2025; share aged 65 and over (ageing rate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)",
      "source_title": "令和8年版高齢社会白書（全体版） 第1章第1節1 高齢化の現状と将来像",
      "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2026/html/zenbun/s1_1_1.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "令和7年の65歳以上人口は、3,622万人となり、総人口に占める割合（以下「高齢化率」という。）は29.4％となった。",
      "locator": "Chapter 1 section 1(1), Table 1-1-1 高齢化の現状 and the bullet text above it",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Based on MIC Population Estimates for 1 October 2025. The same page: 「75歳以上人口」は2,127万人...総人口に占める割合は17.3％であり、65～74歳人口を上回っている. Cohort context from the 2025 edition (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/html/zenbun/s1_1_1.html): the baby-boom 'dankai' generation (born 1947-1949) had all turned 65 by 2015 and all reach 75 in 2025 (「団塊の世代」が75歳以上となる令和7年). published_at gives the year only (white paper of 2026; exact date not on the page).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2026-population-share-65plus",
      "citation_text": "29.4% of Japan's population (36.22 million people) was aged 65 or over on 1 October 2025, and those aged 75 and over (17.3% of the population) outnumbered those aged 65-74 (12.1%) (Cabinet Office, Annual Report on the Ageing Society 2026). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和8年版高齢社会白書（全体版） 第1章第1節1 高齢化の現状と将来像\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2026/html/zenbun/s1_1_1.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#jp-cao-2026-population-share-65plus."
    },
    {
      "id": "un-desa-2024-wpp-65plus-outnumber-children-late-2070s",
      "family": "americas-global",
      "statement": "2.2 billion people worldwide are projected to be aged 65 or older by the late 2070s, outnumbering children under 18 (United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024).",
      "value": 2.2,
      "unit": "billion people",
      "display_value": null,
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "World",
      "period": "late 2070s (projection)",
      "population": "World population aged 65 and over (medium-variant projection)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division",
      "source_title": "World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results",
      "source_url": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Files/WPP2024_Summary-of-Results.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-07-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "By the late 2070s, the number of persons at ages 65 years and higher globally is projected to reach 2.2 billion, surpassing the number of children (under age 18).",
      "locator": "PDF p.12 (key messages) and p.26",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Official UN projection. The same passage projects 265 million people aged 80+ by the mid-2030s, more than the number of infants, and says the crossover between children and people 65+ comes by the late 2020s in countries whose population has already peaked or will peak soon.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#un-desa-2024-wpp-65plus-outnumber-children-late-2070s",
      "citation_text": "2.2 billion people worldwide are projected to be aged 65 or older by the late 2070s, outnumbering children under 18 (United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024). Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, \"World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results\" (https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Files/WPP2024_Summary-of-Results.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#un-desa-2024-wpp-65plus-outnumber-children-late-2070s."
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "33% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in May-July 2013, against 17% of those aged 65-74 and 4% of those 75 and over (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2013).",
      "value": 33,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "33%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2013 (13 May-27 July)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 55-64; personally use a smartphone (QD4 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
      "sample_n": 438,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)",
      "source_url": "http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2013-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 32 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"Yes\",117,36,8,45 [...] \"\",\"33%\",\"17%\",\"4%\",\"11%\"",
      "locator": "Table 32 (QD4 (QD24B), base all respondents), column '55-64', row 'Yes' (first age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 438)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: quota sample of UK adults aged 16+, interviewed face to face in the home with pen and paper (CAPI only from H1 2017, per the 2019 technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (438 + 706) equal the main set's 55+ base (1,144). The main data tables of this wave give the smartphone question only on the base of mobile phone users (60% of them), so no all-adult figure on this base is published for 2013. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2013-12-21: https://web.archive.org/web/20131221145725/http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv). 2013 and 2014 points are from the May-July wave (the only waves of those years with this age detail at hand); 2017-2020 points are from the January-February wave. Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "33% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in May-July 2013, against 17% of those aged 65-74 and 4% of those 75 and over (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2013). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-55-64."
    },
    {
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      "quote": "Table 32 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"Yes\",117,36,8,45 [...] \"\",\"33%\",\"17%\",\"4%\",\"11%\"",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: quota sample of UK adults aged 16+, interviewed face to face in the home with pen and paper (CAPI only from H1 2017, per the 2019 technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (438 + 706) equal the main set's 55+ base (1,144). The main data tables of this wave give the smartphone question only on the base of mobile phone users (60% of them), so no all-adult figure on this base is published for 2013. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2013-12-21: https://web.archive.org/web/20131221145725/http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv). 2013 and 2014 points are from the May-July wave (the only waves of those years with this age detail at hand); 2017-2020 points are from the January-February wave. Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "17% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in May-July 2013, against 33% of those aged 55-64 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2013). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-65-74."
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      "statement": "4% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in May-July 2013, against 33% of those aged 55-64 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2013).",
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      "period": "2013 (13 May-27 July)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75 and over; personally use a smartphone (QD4 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
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      "publisher": "Ofcom",
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      "quote": "Table 32 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"Yes\",117,36,8,45 [...] \"\",\"33%\",\"17%\",\"4%\",\"11%\"",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: quota sample of UK adults aged 16+, interviewed face to face in the home with pen and paper (CAPI only from H1 2017, per the 2019 technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (438 + 706) equal the main set's 55+ base (1,144). The main data tables of this wave give the smartphone question only on the base of mobile phone users (60% of them), so no all-adult figure on this base is published for 2013. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2013-12-21: https://web.archive.org/web/20131221145725/http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv). 2013 and 2014 points are from the May-July wave (the only waves of those years with this age detail at hand); 2017-2020 points are from the January-February wave. Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "4% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in May-July 2013, against 33% of those aged 55-64 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2013). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-75plus."
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      "statement": "11% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in May-July 2013, against 33% of those aged 55-64 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2013).",
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      "population": "UK adults aged 65 and over; personally use a smartphone (QD4 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
      "sample_n": 706,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)",
      "source_url": "http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv",
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      "quote": "Table 32 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"Yes\",117,36,8,45 [...] \"\",\"33%\",\"17%\",\"4%\",\"11%\"",
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      "formula": null,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: quota sample of UK adults aged 16+, interviewed face to face in the home with pen and paper (CAPI only from H1 2017, per the 2019 technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (438 + 706) equal the main set's 55+ base (1,144). The main data tables of this wave give the smartphone question only on the base of mobile phone users (60% of them), so no all-adult figure on this base is published for 2013. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2013-12-21: https://web.archive.org/web/20131221145725/http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv). 2013 and 2014 points are from the May-July wave (the only waves of those years with this age detail at hand); 2017-2020 points are from the January-February wave. Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "11% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in May-July 2013, against 33% of those aged 55-64 (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2013). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2013: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/statistics/2013Sept/Ofcom_Technology-w2-2013.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2013-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
    },
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      "family": "europe-uk",
      "statement": "44% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in May-July 2014, against 22% of those aged 65-74, 4% of those 75 and over and 63% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2014).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2014 (12 May-26 July)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 55-64; personally use a smartphone (QD4 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
      "sample_n": 427,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 28 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"Yes\",136,81,13,94 [...] \"\",\"44%\",\"22%\",\"4%\",\"13%\"",
      "locator": "Table 28 (QD4 (QD24B), base all respondents), column '55-64', row 'Yes' (first age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 427)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Quadrangle interviewed a quota sample of 2,877 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home, 12 May-26 July 2014 (technical report); pen and paper (CAPI only from H1 2017). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (427 + 717) equal the main set's 55+ base (1,144). This wave's subset tables carry their own weighted bases (65+ weighted to 717), so only the within-column percentages are comparable with the main set. All-adults figure (63%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 28 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/main_set.csv?v=256759 (Internet Archive capture 2024-07-24). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-23: https://web.archive.org/web/20240723200252/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). 2013 and 2014 points are from the May-July wave (the only waves of those years with this age detail at hand); 2017-2020 points are from the January-February wave. Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "44% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in May-July 2014, against 22% of those aged 65-74, 4% of those 75 and over and 63% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2014). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-personal-use-55-64."
    },
    {
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      "population": "UK adults aged 65-74; personally use a smartphone (QD4 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
      "sample_n": 346,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 28 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"Yes\",136,81,13,94 [...] \"\",\"44%\",\"22%\",\"4%\",\"13%\"",
      "locator": "Table 28 (QD4 (QD24B), base all respondents), column '65-74', row 'Yes' (second age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 346)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Quadrangle interviewed a quota sample of 2,877 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home, 12 May-26 July 2014 (technical report); pen and paper (CAPI only from H1 2017). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (427 + 717) equal the main set's 55+ base (1,144). This wave's subset tables carry their own weighted bases (65+ weighted to 717), so only the within-column percentages are comparable with the main set. All-adults figure (63%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 28 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/main_set.csv?v=256759 (Internet Archive capture 2024-07-24). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-23: https://web.archive.org/web/20240723200252/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). 2013 and 2014 points are from the May-July wave (the only waves of those years with this age detail at hand); 2017-2020 points are from the January-February wave. Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "22% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in May-July 2014, against 63% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2014). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-personal-use-65-74."
    },
    {
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      "population": "UK adults aged 75 and over; personally use a smartphone (QD4 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
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      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 28 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"Yes\",136,81,13,94 [...] \"\",\"44%\",\"22%\",\"4%\",\"13%\"",
      "locator": "Table 28 (QD4 (QD24B), base all respondents), column '75+', row 'Yes' (third age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 371)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Quadrangle interviewed a quota sample of 2,877 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home, 12 May-26 July 2014 (technical report); pen and paper (CAPI only from H1 2017). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (427 + 717) equal the main set's 55+ base (1,144). This wave's subset tables carry their own weighted bases (65+ weighted to 717), so only the within-column percentages are comparable with the main set. All-adults figure (63%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 28 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/main_set.csv?v=256759 (Internet Archive capture 2024-07-24). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-23: https://web.archive.org/web/20240723200252/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). 2013 and 2014 points are from the May-July wave (the only waves of those years with this age detail at hand); 2017-2020 points are from the January-February wave. Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "4% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in May-July 2014, against 63% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2014). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-personal-use-75plus."
    },
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      "population": "UK adults aged 65 and over; personally use a smartphone (QD4 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
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      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 28 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"Yes\",136,81,13,94 [...] \"\",\"44%\",\"22%\",\"4%\",\"13%\"",
      "locator": "Table 28 (QD4 (QD24B), base all respondents), column '65+', row 'Yes' (fourth age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 717)",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Quadrangle interviewed a quota sample of 2,877 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home, 12 May-26 July 2014 (technical report); pen and paper (CAPI only from H1 2017). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (427 + 717) equal the main set's 55+ base (1,144). This wave's subset tables carry their own weighted bases (65+ weighted to 717), so only the within-column percentages are comparable with the main set. All-adults figure (63%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 28 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/main_set.csv?v=256759 (Internet Archive capture 2024-07-24). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-23: https://web.archive.org/web/20240723200252/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). 2013 and 2014 points are from the May-July wave (the only waves of those years with this age detail at hand); 2017-2020 points are from the January-February wave. Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "13% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in May-July 2014, against 63% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2014). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker H1 2018: quota sample of UK adults aged 16+, face to face in the home (CAPI); from 2018 Ofcom ran one wave a year in January-February (2019 technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (612 + 845) equal the main tables' 55+ base (1,457). All-adults figure (78%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 32 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0020/113168/Technology-Tracker-H1-2018-data-tables.csv (Internet Archive capture 2019-07-22). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2019-07-22: https://web.archive.org/web/20190722140948/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0013/113170/Technology-Tracker-H1-2018-subset-data-tables.csv). Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2018-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "35% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in January-February 2018, against 78% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2018). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker H1 2018: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0013/113170/Technology-Tracker-H1-2018-subset-data-tables.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2018-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2019: Quadrangle interviewed a quota sample of 3,909 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home (CAPI), 3 January-28 February 2019 (technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (621 + 1,090) equal the main tables' 55+ base (1,711). All-adults figure (79%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 31 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0029/143984/technology-tracker-data-tables-2019.csv (Internet Archive capture 2019-07-22). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2019-07-22: https://web.archive.org/web/20190722140927/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0030/143985/technology-tracker-2019-subset-data-tables.csv). Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2019-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "73% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in January-February 2019, against 56% of those aged 65-74, 27% of those 75 and over and 79% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2019). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2019: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0030/143985/technology-tracker-2019-subset-data-tables.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2019-smartphone-personal-use-55-64."
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2019: Quadrangle interviewed a quota sample of 3,909 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home (CAPI), 3 January-28 February 2019 (technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (621 + 1,090) equal the main tables' 55+ base (1,711). All-adults figure (79%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 31 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0029/143984/technology-tracker-data-tables-2019.csv (Internet Archive capture 2019-07-22). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2019-07-22: https://web.archive.org/web/20190722140927/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0030/143985/technology-tracker-2019-subset-data-tables.csv). Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2019-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "56% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in January-February 2019, against 79% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2019). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2019: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0030/143985/technology-tracker-2019-subset-data-tables.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2019-smartphone-personal-use-65-74."
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      "population": "UK adults aged 75 and over; personally use a smartphone (QD4 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
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      "quote": "Table 31 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] Base : All respondents, [...] ,55-64,65-74,75+,65+, [...] Yes,299,171,74,245, [...] ,73%,56%,27%,42%,",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2019: Quadrangle interviewed a quota sample of 3,909 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home (CAPI), 3 January-28 February 2019 (technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (621 + 1,090) equal the main tables' 55+ base (1,711). All-adults figure (79%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 31 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0029/143984/technology-tracker-data-tables-2019.csv (Internet Archive capture 2019-07-22). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2019-07-22: https://web.archive.org/web/20190722140927/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0030/143985/technology-tracker-2019-subset-data-tables.csv). Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2019-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "27% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in January-February 2019, against 79% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2019). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2019: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0030/143985/technology-tracker-2019-subset-data-tables.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2019-smartphone-personal-use-75plus."
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      "quote": "Table 31 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] Base : All respondents, [...] ,55-64,65-74,75+,65+, [...] Yes,299,171,74,245, [...] ,73%,56%,27%,42%,",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2019-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "42% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in January-February 2019, against 79% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2019). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2019: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0030/143985/technology-tracker-2019-subset-data-tables.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2019-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
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      "quote": "Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] Base : All respondents [...] 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | 65+ [...] Yes | 327 | 183 | 90 | 273 [...] 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.33 | 0.48",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2020: Critical Research interviewed a quota sample of 3,959 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home, 9 January-7 March 2020, before the pandemic lockdown (technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (606 + 1,052) equal the main tables' 55+ base (1,658). Proportions are shown as decimals in the xlsx. All-adults figure (82%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 37 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0031/194854/Technology-Tracker-2020-UK-CSV-data-tables.xlsx (Internet Archive capture 2020-10-14). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2021-07-01: https://web.archive.org/web/20210701044604/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0029/194852/Technology-Tracker-2020-Subset-CSV-data-tables.xlsx). Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2020-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "78% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in January-March 2020, against 61% of those aged 65-74, 33% of those 75 and over and 82% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2020). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2020: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (xlsx)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0029/194852/Technology-Tracker-2020-Subset-CSV-data-tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2020-smartphone-personal-use-55-64."
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2020: Critical Research interviewed a quota sample of 3,959 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home, 9 January-7 March 2020, before the pandemic lockdown (technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (606 + 1,052) equal the main tables' 55+ base (1,658). Proportions are shown as decimals in the xlsx. All-adults figure (82%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 37 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0031/194854/Technology-Tracker-2020-UK-CSV-data-tables.xlsx (Internet Archive capture 2020-10-14). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2021-07-01: https://web.archive.org/web/20210701044604/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0029/194852/Technology-Tracker-2020-Subset-CSV-data-tables.xlsx). Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "61% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in January-March 2020, against 82% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2020). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2020: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (xlsx)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0029/194852/Technology-Tracker-2020-Subset-CSV-data-tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65-74."
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2020-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "33% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in January-March 2020, against 82% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2020). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2020: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (xlsx)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0029/194852/Technology-Tracker-2020-Subset-CSV-data-tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2020-smartphone-personal-use-75plus."
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      "statement": "48% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in January-March 2020, against 82% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2020).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2020 (9 January-7 March)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 65 and over; personally use a smartphone (QD5 (QD24B) 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', base all respondents; face-to-face in-home survey)",
      "sample_n": 1052,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2020: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (xlsx)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0029/194852/Technology-Tracker-2020-Subset-CSV-data-tables.xlsx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] Base : All respondents [...] 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | 65+ [...] Yes | 327 | 183 | 90 | 273 [...] 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.33 | 0.48",
      "locator": "Table 34 (QD5 (QD24B), base all respondents), column '65+', row 'Yes' (fourth age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 1,052)",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2020: Critical Research interviewed a quota sample of 3,959 UK adults aged 16+ face to face in the home, 9 January-7 March 2020, before the pandemic lockdown (technical report). The age columns cover all respondents in the age band: the 55-64 and 65+ unweighted bases (606 + 1,052) equal the main tables' 55+ base (1,658). Proportions are shown as decimals in the xlsx. All-adults figure (82%) from the main data tables of the same survey, Table 37 (same question, base all respondents): https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0031/194854/Technology-Tracker-2020-UK-CSV-data-tables.xlsx (Internet Archive capture 2020-10-14). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2021-07-01: https://web.archive.org/web/20210701044604/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0029/194852/Technology-Tracker-2020-Subset-CSV-data-tables.xlsx). Series break: from 2022 Ofcom asks QM2 ('Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?' with 'Yes, and I personally use one') instead of QD24B; 2021 was an online/postal pandemic survey that Ofcom says is not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "48% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in January-March 2020, against 82% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2020). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2020: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (xlsx)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0029/194852/Technology-Tracker-2020-Subset-CSV-data-tables.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2020-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
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      "statement": "92% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in January-April 2024, the same share as all adults (92%), against 86% of those aged 65-74 and 67% of those 75 and over (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2024).",
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      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2024 (8 January-30 April)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 55-64; personally use a smartphone (QM2 'Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?', answer 'Yes, and I personally use one', re-based on all respondents; mainly face-to-face, 20% online)",
      "sample_n": 701,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: subset data tables (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2024-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone? - Re-Based [...] Total 16-74 55-64 65-74 65+ 75+ 85+ [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 92% +94% 92% -86% -78% -67% -48%",
      "locator": "Table 40 (QM2 (re-based), base all respondents), column '55-64', row 'Yes, and I personally use one' (third age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 701)",
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      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: BMG Research interviewed 4,019 UK adults aged 16+ (final sample 4,000), 8 January-30 April 2024; about 80% face to face on the doorstep (tablet) and 20% push-to-web online, as in 2023. Ofcom says 2024 can be compared with 2022, 2023 and 2020 and earlier, but not with 2021 (technical report). Question wording changed in 2022: QM2 asks whether any household mobile phone is a smartphone and whether the respondent personally uses one; this table re-bases the answer on all respondents. The table includes the all-adults Total and a 16-74 column, so it covers the whole sample. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-31: https://web.archive.org/web/20240731081124/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2024-smartphone-personal-use-55-64",
      "citation_text": "92% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in January-April 2024, the same share as all adults (92%), against 86% of those aged 65-74 and 67% of those 75 and over (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2024). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: subset data tables (PDF)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2024-smartphone-personal-use-55-64."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "86% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in January-April 2024, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2024).",
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      "period": "2024 (8 January-30 April)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 65-74; personally use a smartphone (QM2 'Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?', answer 'Yes, and I personally use one', re-based on all respondents; mainly face-to-face, 20% online)",
      "sample_n": 515,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: subset data tables (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone? - Re-Based [...] Total 16-74 55-64 65-74 65+ 75+ 85+ [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 92% +94% 92% -86% -78% -67% -48%",
      "locator": "Table 40 (QM2 (re-based), base all respondents), column '65-74', row 'Yes, and I personally use one' (fourth age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 515)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: BMG Research interviewed 4,019 UK adults aged 16+ (final sample 4,000), 8 January-30 April 2024; about 80% face to face on the doorstep (tablet) and 20% push-to-web online, as in 2023. Ofcom says 2024 can be compared with 2022, 2023 and 2020 and earlier, but not with 2021 (technical report). Question wording changed in 2022: QM2 asks whether any household mobile phone is a smartphone and whether the respondent personally uses one; this table re-bases the answer on all respondents. The table includes the all-adults Total and a 16-74 column, so it covers the whole sample. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-31: https://web.archive.org/web/20240731081124/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2024-smartphone-personal-use-65-74",
      "citation_text": "86% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in January-April 2024, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2024). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: subset data tables (PDF)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2024-smartphone-personal-use-65-74."
    },
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      "statement": "67% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in January-April 2024, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2024).",
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      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2024 (8 January-30 April)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 75 and over; personally use a smartphone (QM2 'Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?', answer 'Yes, and I personally use one', re-based on all respondents; mainly face-to-face, 20% online)",
      "sample_n": 361,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: subset data tables (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone? - Re-Based [...] Total 16-74 55-64 65-74 65+ 75+ 85+ [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 92% +94% 92% -86% -78% -67% -48%",
      "locator": "Table 40 (QM2 (re-based), base all respondents), column '75+', row 'Yes, and I personally use one' (sixth age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 361)",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: BMG Research interviewed 4,019 UK adults aged 16+ (final sample 4,000), 8 January-30 April 2024; about 80% face to face on the doorstep (tablet) and 20% push-to-web online, as in 2023. Ofcom says 2024 can be compared with 2022, 2023 and 2020 and earlier, but not with 2021 (technical report). Question wording changed in 2022: QM2 asks whether any household mobile phone is a smartphone and whether the respondent personally uses one; this table re-bases the answer on all respondents. The table includes the all-adults Total and a 16-74 column, so it covers the whole sample. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-31: https://web.archive.org/web/20240731081124/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2024-smartphone-personal-use-75plus",
      "citation_text": "67% of UK adults aged 75 and over personally used a smartphone in January-April 2024, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2024). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: subset data tables (PDF)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2024-smartphone-personal-use-75plus."
    },
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      "statement": "78% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in January-April 2024, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2024).",
      "value": 78,
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      "population": "UK adults aged 65 and over; personally use a smartphone (QM2 'Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?', answer 'Yes, and I personally use one', re-based on all respondents; mainly face-to-face, 20% online)",
      "sample_n": 876,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: subset data tables (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone? - Re-Based [...] Total 16-74 55-64 65-74 65+ 75+ 85+ [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 92% +94% 92% -86% -78% -67% -48%",
      "locator": "Table 40 (QM2 (re-based), base all respondents), column '65+', row 'Yes, and I personally use one' (fifth age value in the quoted rows; unweighted base 876)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "uk-ofcom-tt-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: BMG Research interviewed 4,019 UK adults aged 16+ (final sample 4,000), 8 January-30 April 2024; about 80% face to face on the doorstep (tablet) and 20% push-to-web online, as in 2023. Ofcom says 2024 can be compared with 2022, 2023 and 2020 and earlier, but not with 2021 (technical report). Question wording changed in 2022: QM2 asks whether any household mobile phone is a smartphone and whether the respondent personally uses one; this table re-bases the answer on all respondents. The table includes the all-adults Total and a 16-74 column, so it covers the whole sample. Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-31: https://web.archive.org/web/20240731081124/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2024-smartphone-personal-use-65plus",
      "citation_text": "78% of UK adults aged 65 and over personally used a smartphone in January-April 2024, against 92% of all adults (Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2024). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2024: subset data tables (PDF)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2024-smartphone-personal-use-65plus."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "93.4% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in 2025, against 92% of all adults (derived from Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025 tables).",
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      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "quote": "QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone? - Re-Based [...] 55+ 65+ 75+ [...] Weighted Bases [...] 1569 871 393 [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 1328 676 257",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025 core data tables, 4,045 UK adults 16+, mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web; see the 2026 technical report). The 2025 tables have no 55-64 or 65-74 column, so the band is derived by subtracting weighted counts of one published column from another in the same table (same weights). Same table: all adults 92%, 55+ 85%, 65+ 78%, 75+ 65% (the 65+ and 75+ points are existing records uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-65plus and -75plus). PDF from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2025-11-13, https://web.archive.org/web/20251113174956/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547), page 165, extracted with pypdf. Unweighted base of the derived band: 1,655 - 960 = 695.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-55-64-derived",
      "citation_text": "93.4% of UK adults aged 55-64 personally used a smartphone in 2025, against 92% of all adults (derived from Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025 tables). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables (PDF)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-55-64-derived."
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      "population": "UK adults aged 65-74; personally use a smartphone (QM2 'Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone?', answer 'Yes, and I personally use one', re-based on all respondents; mainly face-to-face, 20% online)",
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      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables (PDF)",
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      "quote": "QM2. Are any of the mobile phones in your household a smartphone? - Re-Based [...] 55+ 65+ 75+ [...] Weighted Bases [...] 1569 871 393 [...] Yes, and I personally use one [...] 1328 676 257",
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      "notes": "Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025 core data tables, 4,045 UK adults 16+, mixed method (c.80% face to face, c.20% push-to-web; see the 2026 technical report). The 2025 tables have no 55-64 or 65-74 column, so the band is derived by subtracting weighted counts of one published column from another in the same table (same weights). Same table: all adults 92%, 55+ 85%, 65+ 78%, 75+ 65% (the 65+ and 75+ points are existing records uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-65plus and -75plus). PDF from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2025-11-13, https://web.archive.org/web/20251113174956/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547), page 165, extracted with pypdf. Unweighted base of the derived band: 960 - 423 = 537.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-65-74-derived",
      "citation_text": "87.7% of UK adults aged 65-74 personally used a smartphone in 2025, against 92% of all adults (derived from Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025 tables). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2025: core data tables (PDF)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2025/2025-technology-tracker/2025-technology-tracker---core-data-tables.pdf?v=402547). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2025-smartphone-personal-use-65-74-derived."
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      "quote": "\"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"\",\"44%\",\"22%\",\"4%\",\"13%\" [...] Total 16-74 55-64 65-74 65+ 75+ 85+ [...] 92% +94% 92% -86% -78% -67% -48%",
      "locator": "2014 Wave 2 subset Table 28, column 55-64, row 'Yes' (%); 2024 subset Table 40, column 65-74, row 'Yes, and I personally use one' (%)",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "86 (aged 65-74, 2024) - 44 (aged 55-64, 2014) = 42 percentage points",
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Pseudo-cohort: the two figures come from different samples of the same survey ten years apart, not from following the same people; deaths, migration and survey error change the group. Method changes between the two years: 2014 used a face-to-face in-home pen-and-paper questionnaire (QD24B 'Do you personally use a smartphone?', all respondents), 2024 used about 80% doorstep face-to-face and 20% push-to-web interviews and the QM2 question re-based on all respondents; fieldwork ran May-July 2014 and January-April 2024. Both figures are on the all-respondents base. Sources: 2014 Wave 2 Digital Participation Consortium subset tables, Table 28 (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758, Internet Archive capture 2024-07-23) and 2024 subset data tables, Table 40 (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272, Internet Archive capture 2024-07-31).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-pseudo-cohort-2014-55-64-to-2024-65-74",
      "citation_text": "42 percentage points: personal smartphone use among UK adults born around 1949-1959 rose from 44% at ages 55-64 in May-July 2014 to 86% at ages 65-74 in January-April 2024 (derived from Ofcom Technology Tracker tables, 2014 and 2024). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker 2014 Wave 2 and 2024 subset data tables\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2024/technology-tracker/technology-tracker-2024-subset-data-tables.pdf?v=370272). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-pseudo-cohort-2014-55-64-to-2024-65-74."
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    {
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      "statement": "22 percentage points separated personal smartphone use among UK adults aged 55-64 (44%) and those aged 65-74 (22%) in May-July 2014 (derived from Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2014).",
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      "unit": "percentage points",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2014 (12 May-26 July)",
      "population": "UK adults aged 55-64 compared with UK adults aged 65-74; personally use a smartphone, all-respondents base",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "source_title": "Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)",
      "source_url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Table 28 [...] \"QD4 (QD24B). Do you personally use a smartphone? [...] \"Base : All respondents\" [...] \"\",\"55-64\",\"65-74\",\"75+\",\"65+\" [...] \"\",\"44%\",\"22%\",\"4%\",\"13%\"",
      "locator": "Table 28 (QD4, base all respondents), columns 55-64 and 65-74, row 'Yes' (%)",
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      "formula": "44 (aged 55-64) - 22 (aged 65-74) = 22 percentage points",
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      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The 'head start' of the cohort then aged 55-64 over the cohort aged 65-74, in the same table. Ten years on (2024, Table 40) the gap between the two bands had narrowed to 6 points (92% against 86%). Ofcom's site blocks scripted access; the file was retrieved from the Internet Archive copy of the exact Ofcom URL (capture 2024-07-23: https://web.archive.org/web/20240723200252/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-gap-55-64-vs-65-74",
      "citation_text": "22 percentage points separated personal smartphone use among UK adults aged 55-64 (44%) and those aged 65-74 (22%) in May-July 2014 (derived from Ofcom Technology Tracker, 2014). Source: Ofcom, \"Ofcom Technology Tracker Wave 2 2014: Digital Participation Consortium subset data tables (CSV)\" (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/data/statistics/2014sep/technology-tracker-wave-2-2014/subset.csv?v=256758). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#uk-ofcom-2014-smartphone-gap-55-64-vs-65-74."
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      "statement": "68.7% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2014 (in the 12 months before the survey), against 24.3% of those aged 65 and over and 77.2% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2015).",
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      "unit": "%",
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      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Hong Kong",
      "period": "2014 (fieldwork June-August)",
      "population": "Persons aged 55-64 in Hong Kong who had a smartphone during the 12 months before enumeration (2014 wording); share of all persons aged 55-64",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 54: Information technology usage and penetration",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302542015XXXXB0100.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2015-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 - 64 715.9 14.7 68.7 326.6 22.7 31.3 1 042.5 16.5",
      "locator": "Report No. 54, Table 9.1a (PDF p.136, printed p.124), row '55 - 64', 'Yes' Rate* column",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "hk-csd-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Thematic Household Survey on information technology usage and penetration; some 10,000 households enumerated per round; persons aged 10 and over; rate = share of all persons in the age group. 2016 onwards the question is whether the person had a smartphone at the time of enumeration. Report tables publish 55-64 and 65+ only (65+ is not split into 65-74 / 75+), so no pseudo-cohort pair can be built from this source. 2014 asked about having a smartphone during the 12 months before enumeration, not at the time of enumeration as from 2016; C&SD treats the rounds as comparable (Report 62 compares 2016 with 'a similar survey conducted in 2014'). The same 2014 caveat applies to the existing 65+ record hk-csd-2014-smartphone-ownership-65plus (24.3%).",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2014-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "68.7% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2014 (in the 12 months before the survey), against 24.3% of those aged 65 and over and 77.2% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2015). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 54: Information technology usage and penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302542015XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2014-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
    },
    {
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      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "86.9% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2016, against 42.9% of those aged 65 and over and 85.8% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2017).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "86.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Hong Kong",
      "period": "2016 (fieldwork April-July)",
      "population": "Persons aged 55-64 in Hong Kong who had a smartphone at the time of enumeration; share of all persons aged 55-64",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 62: Information technology usage and penetration",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302622017XXXXB0100.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2017-04-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 - 64 486.8 18.4 88.7 476.1 16.9 85.1 962.9 17.6 86.9",
      "locator": "Report No. 62, Table 5.2a (PDF p.69, printed p.57), row '55 - 64', Overall Rate* column (last value)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "hk-csd-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Thematic Household Survey on information technology usage and penetration; some 10,000 households enumerated per round; persons aged 10 and over; rate = share of all persons in the age group. 2016 onwards the question is whether the person had a smartphone at the time of enumeration. Report tables publish 55-64 and 65+ only (65+ is not split into 65-74 / 75+), so no pseudo-cohort pair can be built from this source.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2016-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "86.9% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2016, against 42.9% of those aged 65 and over and 85.8% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2017). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 62: Information technology usage and penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302622017XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2016-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2017-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "92.5% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2017, against 52.1% of those aged 65 and over and 88.6% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2018).",
      "value": 92.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "92.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Hong Kong",
      "period": "2017 (fieldwork June-September)",
      "population": "Persons aged 55-64 in Hong Kong who had a smartphone at the time of enumeration; share of all persons aged 55-64",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 64: Pattern of smoking; Personal computer and Internet penetration",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302642018XXXXB0100.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-03-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 - 64 528.4 19.2 93.8 525.1 17.9 91.1 1 053.4 18.5 92.5",
      "locator": "Report No. 64, Table 4.13a (PDF p.84, printed p.76), row '55 - 64', Overall Rate* column (last value)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "hk-csd-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Thematic Household Survey on information technology usage and penetration; some 10,000 households enumerated per round; persons aged 10 and over; rate = share of all persons in the age group. 2016 onwards the question is whether the person had a smartphone at the time of enumeration. Report tables publish 55-64 and 65+ only (65+ is not split into 65-74 / 75+), so no pseudo-cohort pair can be built from this source.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2017-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "92.5% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2017, against 52.1% of those aged 65 and over and 88.6% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2018). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 64: Pattern of smoking; Personal computer and Internet penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302642018XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2017-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2018-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "94.7% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2018, against 57.2% of those aged 65 and over and 89.8% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2019).",
      "value": 94.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "94.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Hong Kong",
      "period": "2018 (fieldwork June-September)",
      "population": "Persons aged 55-64 in Hong Kong who had a smartphone at the time of enumeration; share of all persons aged 55-64",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 67: Information technology usage and penetration",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302672019XXXXB0100.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2019-06-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 - 64 555.6 19.9 95.8 566.4 18.8 93.7 1 122.0 19.3 94.7",
      "locator": "Report No. 67, Table 5.3a (PDF p.68, printed p.56), row '55 - 64', Overall Rate* column (last value)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "hk-csd-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Thematic Household Survey on information technology usage and penetration; some 10,000 households enumerated per round; persons aged 10 and over; rate = share of all persons in the age group. 2016 onwards the question is whether the person had a smartphone at the time of enumeration. Report tables publish 55-64 and 65+ only (65+ is not split into 65-74 / 75+), so no pseudo-cohort pair can be built from this source.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2018-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "94.7% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2018, against 57.2% of those aged 65 and over and 89.8% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2019). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 67: Information technology usage and penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302672019XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2018-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2019-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "96.5% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2019, against 65.1% of those aged 65 and over and 91.5% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2020).",
      "value": 96.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "96.5%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Hong Kong",
      "period": "2019 (fieldwork April-July)",
      "population": "Persons aged 55-64 in Hong Kong who had a smartphone at the time of enumeration; share of all persons aged 55-64",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 69: Personal computer and Internet penetration",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302692020XXXXB0100.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-03-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 - 64 570.2 19.9 97.1 595.7 19.2 96.0 1 165.8 19.5 96.5",
      "locator": "Report No. 69, Table 3.13a (PDF p.57, printed p.50), row '55 - 64', Overall Rate* column (last value)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "hk-csd-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Thematic Household Survey on information technology usage and penetration; some 10,000 households enumerated per round; persons aged 10 and over; rate = share of all persons in the age group. 2016 onwards the question is whether the person had a smartphone at the time of enumeration. Report tables publish 55-64 and 65+ only (65+ is not split into 65-74 / 75+), so no pseudo-cohort pair can be built from this source.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2019-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "96.5% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2019, against 65.1% of those aged 65 and over and 91.5% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2020). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 69: Personal computer and Internet penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302692020XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2019-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2020-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "97.2% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2020, against 68.1% of those aged 65 and over and 92.1% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2021).",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "97.2%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Hong Kong",
      "period": "2020 (fieldwork June-October)",
      "population": "Persons aged 55-64 in Hong Kong who had a smartphone at the time of enumeration; share of all persons aged 55-64",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 73: Information technology usage and penetration",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302732021XXXXB0100.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-04-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 - 64 570.5 19.9 97.5 610.4 19.5 97.0 1 181.0 19.7 97.2",
      "locator": "Report No. 73, Table 5.3a (PDF p.69, printed p.57), row '55 - 64', Overall Rate* column (last value)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "hk-csd-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Thematic Household Survey on information technology usage and penetration; some 10,000 households enumerated per round; persons aged 10 and over; rate = share of all persons in the age group. 2016 onwards the question is whether the person had a smartphone at the time of enumeration. Report tables publish 55-64 and 65+ only (65+ is not split into 65-74 / 75+), so no pseudo-cohort pair can be built from this source.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2020-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "97.2% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2020, against 68.1% of those aged 65 and over and 92.1% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2021). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 73: Information technology usage and penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302732021XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2020-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
    },
    {
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      "family": "asia-pacific",
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      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "97.9%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "period": "2021 (fieldwork April-July)",
      "population": "Persons aged 55-64 in Hong Kong who had a smartphone at the time of enumeration; share of all persons aged 55-64",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 75: Internet and personal computer penetration; Pattern of smoking",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302752022XXXXB0100.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-05-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "55 - 64 19.8 98.4 612.1 19.6 97.5 1 179.9 19.7 97.9",
      "locator": "Report No. 75, Table 3.16a (PDF p.68, printed p.59), row '55 - 64', Overall Rate* column (last value); the male count (567.8) sits elsewhere in the text layer, the rendered table was checked",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "hk-csd-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Thematic Household Survey on information technology usage and penetration; some 10,000 households enumerated per round; persons aged 10 and over; rate = share of all persons in the age group. 2016 onwards the question is whether the person had a smartphone at the time of enumeration. Report tables publish 55-64 and 65+ only (65+ is not split into 65-74 / 75+), so no pseudo-cohort pair can be built from this source.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "97.9% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2021, against 73.0% of those aged 65 and over and 92.9% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2022). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 75: Internet and personal computer penetration; Pattern of smoking\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302752022XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
    },
    {
      "id": "hk-csd-2022-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "99.7% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2022, against 90.7% of those aged 65 and over and 97.1% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2023).",
      "value": 99.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "display_value": "99.7%",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
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      "geography": "Hong Kong",
      "period": "2022 (fieldwork June-September)",
      "population": "Persons aged 55-64 in Hong Kong who had a smartphone at the time of enumeration; share of all persons aged 55-64",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 77: Information technology usage and penetration",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302772023XXXXB0100.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
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      "notes": "Thematic Household Survey on information technology usage and penetration; some 10,000 households enumerated per round; persons aged 10 and over; rate = share of all persons in the age group. 2016 onwards the question is whether the person had a smartphone at the time of enumeration. Report tables publish 55-64 and 65+ only (65+ is not split into 65-74 / 75+), so no pseudo-cohort pair can be built from this source. The 2022 jump (97.9% in 2021 to 99.7%) matches the jump for 65+ (73.0% to 90.7%) and for all persons (92.9% to 97.1%); the report gives no method change.",
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      "citation_text": "99.7% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2022, against 90.7% of those aged 65 and over and 97.1% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2023). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 77: Information technology usage and penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302772023XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2022-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
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      "citation_text": "99.2% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2023, against 88.0% of those aged 65 and over and 96.4% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2026). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 86: Internet and Personal Computer Penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/wbr/B1130201/B11302012026XX03/att/en/B11302012026XX03.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2023-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
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    {
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2024-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "99.3% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2024, against 88.0% of those aged 65 and over and 96.3% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2026). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 86: Internet and Personal Computer Penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/wbr/B1130201/B11302012026XX03/att/en/B11302012026XX03.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2024-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
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    {
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2025-smartphone-ownership-55-64",
      "citation_text": "99.5% of people aged 55-64 in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2025, against 89.7% of those aged 65 and over and 96.8% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2026). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 86: Internet and Personal Computer Penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/wbr/B1130201/B11302012026XX03/att/en/B11302012026XX03.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2025-smartphone-ownership-55-64."
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    {
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      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 64: Pattern of smoking; Personal computer and Internet penetration",
      "source_url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302642018XXXXB0100.pdf",
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      "citation_text": "52.1% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2017, against 92.5% of those aged 55-64 and 88.6% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2018). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 64: Pattern of smoking; Personal computer and Internet penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302642018XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2017-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
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    {
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      "population": "Persons aged 65+ in Hong Kong who had a smartphone at the time of enumeration",
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      "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR",
      "source_title": "Thematic Household Survey Report No. 67: Information technology usage and penetration",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2018-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "57.2% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2018, against 94.7% of those aged 55-64 and 89.8% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2019). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 67: Information technology usage and penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302672019XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2018-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2019-smartphone-ownership-65plus",
      "citation_text": "65.1% of people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong had a smartphone in 2019, against 96.5% of those aged 55-64 and 91.5% of all persons aged 10 and over (Census and Statistics Department, 2020). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Thematic Household Survey Report No. 69: Personal computer and Internet penetration\" (https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130201/att/B11302692020XXXXB0100.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#hk-csd-2019-smartphone-ownership-65plus."
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      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population). Same charts as the existing series sg-imda-smartphone-ownership-60plus. The 40-59 band is already at or near 100%, so the gap to seniors (60+) is the story: 23 points in 2017, 6 points in 2025. 2020-2022 values in this chart (99%, 99%, 100%) match IMDA's newer 2020-2025 chart, which is used for those years.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2019-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "citation_text": "99% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2019, against 81% of residents aged 60 and over and 100% of those aged 18-39 (IMDA, 2023). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Singapore Digital Society Report 2023, Chart 3: Percentage of residents with smartphone ownership (2017-2022)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/imda/files/infocomm-media-landscape/research-and-statistics/singapore-digital-society-report/singapore-digital-society-report-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2019-smartphone-ownership-40-59."
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    {
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      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population). Same charts as the existing series sg-imda-smartphone-ownership-60plus. The 40-59 band is already at or near 100%, so the gap to seniors (60+) is the story: 23 points in 2017, 6 points in 2025. Value read from the data label of IMDA's own chart image (no text layer); image re-fetched 2026-10-11 (identical to raw/asia-pacific/sg_smartphone_age.img). Quote is a transcription of the chart title, series name and label.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2020-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "citation_text": "99% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2020, against 87% of residents aged 60 and over and 96% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Smartphone Ownership by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2020-smartphone-ownership-40-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "sg-imda-2021-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
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      "population": "Singapore residents aged 40-59 who own a smartphone",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population). Same charts as the existing series sg-imda-smartphone-ownership-60plus. The 40-59 band is already at or near 100%, so the gap to seniors (60+) is the story: 23 points in 2017, 6 points in 2025. Value read from the data label of IMDA's own chart image (no text layer); image re-fetched 2026-10-11 (identical to raw/asia-pacific/sg_smartphone_age.img). Quote is a transcription of the chart title, series name and label.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2021-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "citation_text": "99% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2021, against 87% of residents aged 60 and over and 96% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Smartphone Ownership by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2021-smartphone-ownership-40-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "sg-imda-2022-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "locator": "Chart image /assets/cb39b925-059d-4339-876a-5e667c3b2522 on the IMDA Digital Society statistics page (last updated 25 May 2026), 'Age 40 - 59' line (red), data label for 2022",
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      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population). Same charts as the existing series sg-imda-smartphone-ownership-60plus. The 40-59 band is already at or near 100%, so the gap to seniors (60+) is the story: 23 points in 2017, 6 points in 2025. Value read from the data label of IMDA's own chart image (no text layer); image re-fetched 2026-10-11 (identical to raw/asia-pacific/sg_smartphone_age.img). Quote is a transcription of the chart title, series name and label.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2022-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "citation_text": "100% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2022, against 89% of residents aged 60 and over and 97% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Smartphone Ownership by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2022-smartphone-ownership-40-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "sg-imda-2023-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "100% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2023, against 87% of residents aged 60 and over and 96% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026).",
      "value": 100,
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      "population": "Singapore residents aged 40-59 who own a smartphone",
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      "source_url": "https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-05-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2023-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "citation_text": "100% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2023, against 87% of residents aged 60 and over and 96% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Smartphone Ownership by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2023-smartphone-ownership-40-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "sg-imda-2024-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "100% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2024, against 89% of residents aged 60 and over and 96% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026).",
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      "population": "Singapore residents aged 40-59 who own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_url": "https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "Individuals Smartphone Ownership by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 | Age 40 - 59 | 2024 | 100%",
      "locator": "Chart image /assets/cb39b925-059d-4339-876a-5e667c3b2522 on the IMDA Digital Society statistics page (last updated 25 May 2026), 'Age 40 - 59' line (red), data label for 2024",
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      "series": "sg-imda-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Individuals (resident population). Same charts as the existing series sg-imda-smartphone-ownership-60plus. The 40-59 band is already at or near 100%, so the gap to seniors (60+) is the story: 23 points in 2017, 6 points in 2025. Value read from the data label of IMDA's own chart image (no text layer); image re-fetched 2026-10-11 (identical to raw/asia-pacific/sg_smartphone_age.img). Quote is a transcription of the chart title, series name and label.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2024-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "citation_text": "100% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2024, against 89% of residents aged 60 and over and 96% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Smartphone Ownership by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2024-smartphone-ownership-40-59."
    },
    {
      "id": "sg-imda-2025-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "family": "asia-pacific",
      "statement": "100% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2025, against 94% of residents aged 60 and over and 98% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026).",
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      "population": "Singapore residents aged 40-59 who own a smartphone",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2025-smartphone-ownership-40-59",
      "citation_text": "100% of Singapore residents aged 40-59 owned a smartphone in 2025, against 94% of residents aged 60 and over and 98% of all residents aged 18 and over (IMDA, 2026). Source: Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore (IMDA), \"Digital Society statistics: Individuals Smartphone Ownership by Age Group, 2020 - 2025 (chart image)\" (https://www.imda.gov.sg/about-imda/research-and-statistics/digital-society). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#sg-imda-2025-smartphone-ownership-40-59."
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      "statement": "87.5% of people in their 60s in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2018, against 36.3% of those aged 70 and over (50s: 98.4%; all aged 6+: 91.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and KISA, 2019).",
      "value": 87.5,
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      "population": "People aged 60-69 in South Korea who own a smartphone (base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group)",
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      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=21014&parentSeq=21014",
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      "quote": "60s 87.7 87.5 4.2 12.9 1.5",
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      "citation_text": "36.3% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2018, against 87.5% of those in their 60s (all aged 6+: 91.0%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and KISA, 2019). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / Korea Internet & Security Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국인터넷진흥원), \"2018 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Tables (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=21014&parentSeq=21014). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2018-smartphone-ownership-70plus."
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      "notes": "Survey on the Internet Usage, annual national statistics (approved statistic 120005), in-home face-to-face household survey, reference date 1 July; base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group. Same table family as the existing series kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus. This PDF has no text layer (scanned tables); the row was read from the page rendered at high resolution (saved as raw/growth/hk-sg-kr/nia2019_*_age_zoom.png) and the quote is a transcription of that table row.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2019-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
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      "statement": "40.2% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2019, against 92.0% of those in their 60s (all aged 6+: 92.2%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2020).",
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      "published_at": "2020-04-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 41.0 87.6 40.2 2.5 1.4",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2019-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "citation_text": "40.2% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2019, against 92.0% of those in their 60s (all aged 6+: 92.2%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2020). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2019 Survey on the Internet Use, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=22082&parentSeq=22082). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2019-smartphone-ownership-70plus."
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      "published_at": "2021-04-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "60s 93.2 99.5 93.1 13.8 5.2",
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      "notes": "Survey on the Internet Usage, annual national statistics (approved statistic 120005), in-home face-to-face household survey, reference date 1 July; base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group. Same table family as the existing series kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus. This PDF has no text layer (scanned tables); the row was read from the page rendered at high resolution (saved as raw/growth/hk-sg-kr/nia2020_*_age_zoom.png) and the quote is a transcription of that table row.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2020-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "93.1% of people in their 60s in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2020, against 53.8% of those aged 70 and over (50s: 99.9%; all aged 6+: 93.1%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2021). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2020 Survey on the Internet Use, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=23270&parentSeq=23270). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2020-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
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      "published_at": "2021-04-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "70+ 54.5 92.4 53.8 3.3 2.0",
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      "notes": "Survey on the Internet Usage, annual national statistics (approved statistic 120005), in-home face-to-face household survey, reference date 1 July; base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group. This PDF has no text layer (scanned tables); the row was read from the page rendered at high resolution (saved as raw/growth/hk-sg-kr/nia2020_*_age_zoom.png) and the quote is a transcription of that table row. Extends the existing series kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus (2021-2025) back to 2018 from the same table family.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2020-smartphone-ownership-70plus",
      "citation_text": "53.8% of people aged 70 and over in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2020, against 93.1% of those in their 60s (all aged 6+: 93.1%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2021). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2020 Survey on the Internet Use, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=23270&parentSeq=23270). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2020-smartphone-ownership-70plus."
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      "unit": "%",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2022-05-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "60s 100.0 96.8 96.8 15.8 4.7",
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      "notes": "Survey on the Internet Usage, annual national statistics (approved statistic 120005), in-home face-to-face household survey, reference date 1 July; base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group. Same table family as the existing series kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2021-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "96.8% of people in their 60s in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2021, against 67.9% of those aged 70 and over (50s: 100.0%; all aged 6+: 95.7%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2022). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2021 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=24456&parentSeq=24456). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2021-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "98.8% of people in their 60s in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2022, against 87.7% of those aged 70 and over (50s: 99.8%; all aged 6+: 98.3%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2023).",
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      "source_url": "https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=25604&parentSeq=25604",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2023-06-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
      "quote": "60s 100.0 99.0 98.8 31.6 17.5 3.8",
      "locator": "Table 93 Portable ICT device ownership status (multiple responses), printed p.196 (PDF p.204), row Age / 60s, third value (Smartphone); columns: Mobile phone, Mobile device, Smartphone, Laptop PC, Tablet PC, Wearable",
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2022-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "98.8% of people in their 60s in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2022, against 87.7% of those aged 70 and over (50s: 99.8%; all aged 6+: 98.3%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2023). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2022 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=25604&parentSeq=25604). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2022-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
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    {
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2023-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "97.9% of people in their 60s in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2023, against 76.9% of those aged 70 and over (50s: 99.6%; all aged 6+: 96.1%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2024). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2023 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=26741&parentSeq=26741). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2023-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    },
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      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2024-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "99.1% of people in their 60s in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2024, against 82.2% of those aged 70 and over (50s: 99.8%; all aged 6+: 97.3%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2025). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2024 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English; revised file of 28 August 2025)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=28317&parentSeq=28317). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2024-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      "locator": "Table 49 Portable ICT device ownership status (multiple responses), printed p.92 (PDF p.110), row Age / 60s, third value (Smartphone); columns: Portable phone, Mobile device, Smartphone, Laptop, Tablet PC, Wearable",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey on the Internet Usage, annual national statistics (approved statistic 120005), in-home face-to-face household survey, reference date 1 July; base: everyone aged 6+ in the age group. Same table family as the existing series kr-msit-smartphone-ownership-70plus.",
      "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-smartphone-ownership-60-69",
      "citation_text": "99.8% of people in their 60s in South Korea owned a smartphone in July 2025, against 92.6% of those aged 70 and over (50s: 100.0%; all aged 6+: 98.8%) (Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, 2026). Source: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Information Society Agency, Korea (과학기술정보통신부 / 한국지능정보사회진흥원), \"2025 Survey on the Internet Usage, Statistical Table (English)\" (https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=99870&bcIdx=29580&parentSeq=29580). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-smartphone-statistics#kr-msit-2025-smartphone-ownership-60-69."
    }
  ]
}