The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people in the UK accessing the internet from four different locations—home, work, college, and library—over a six-year period from 1998 to 2004.
Overall, home access was consistently the most common method for surfing the internet, despite some fluctuations. Conversely, while workplace usage was initially high, it saw a notable downward trend by the end of the period.
In 1998, 55% of people accessed the internet from home, which was the highest figure recorded. This proportion dipped to 48% in 2000 before recovering to 50% in 2002 and returning to 55% in 2004. In contrast, workplace internet usage started at 28% in 1998 and remained stable at 28% in 2000. However, it subsequently declined to 26% in 2002 and dropped sharply to 16% by 2004.
Regarding other locations, college access began at 20% in 1998, remained steady until 2000, peaked at 25% in 2002, and finished at 18% in 2004. Library usage, which was the least popular option in 1998 at 12%, grew to 18% in 2000, fluctuated slightly to 16% in 2002, and maintained that level through 2004.