The statistic shows the percent of households in the United Kingdom that own a tumble drying machine based on their gross income decile group, from here on referred to as just income group. The survey was conducted in 2020. In this year, 36 percent of respondents in the lowest ten percent income group owned a dryer. In the highest ten percent income group, 73 percent of respondents owned a dryer.
Percentage of households with a tumble dryer in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income group
Gross income decile group
Percentage of respondents
Lowest ten percent
36%
Second decile group
44%
Third decile group
51%
Fourth decile group
55%
Fifth decile group
56%
Sixth decile group
60%
Seventh decile group
65%
Eighth decile group
67%
Ninth decile group
72%
Highest ten percent
73%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 16, 2021). Percentage of households with a tumble dryer in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289276/household-drying-machines-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of households with a tumble dryer in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income group." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289276/household-drying-machines-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Percentage of households with a tumble dryer in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289276/household-drying-machines-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Households with a Tumble Dryer in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020, by Gross Income Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289276/household-drying-machines-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of households with a tumble dryer in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289276/household-drying-machines-in-the-uk-by-income-group/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
Percentage of households with a tumble dryer in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289276/household-drying-machines-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
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