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British youths choose Internet over daylight

WHAT is more important for you to live a quality life: a decent income, a good neighborhood, or a healthy relationship?

Here are answers of young British people. Find out whether they will surprise you or not.

British youths aged between 18 and 25 said having access to the Internet is more important than daylight when a poll asked them to identify things that they felt were important for them to maintain their life quality.

According to the poll, conducted by Britain's window blinds manufacturer Hillarys, nearly 70 percent of the 2,465 surveyed considered a good Internet connection as among the most important things for keeping their life quality.

Those who put the Internet in the first place also said they used the service 78 times a day on average.

In comparison, daylight and hot water were picked respectively by 64 percent and 57 percent of the respondents.

Meanwhile, 37 percent said a welfare system was important, while only 11 percent chose a good night's sleep.

The youths were also asked to list what they preferred to change in order to improve their life quality. 34 percent said holidays, followed by more sleep, 28 percent, and having a bigger following on social media, 14 percent.


 

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