This statistic shows the distribution of willingness for taking financial risks in the United Kingdom in 2014, by age groups 18 to 34 years, 35 to 49 years, and 50 and older. Among the two younger cohorts, respondents were "somewhat" prepared to take financial risks: 59 percent of 18 to 34 years old and 56 percent of 35 to 49 years old. Among the older cohort, 45 percent of respondents were unwilling to take risks.
Appetite for financial risk among adult population in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group
Characteristic
Unwilling to take risks
Somewhat prepared to take risks
Fully prepared to take risks
Don't know/Refused an answer
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Scottish Widows. (March 10, 2014). Appetite for financial risk among adult population in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/329448/uk-financial-population-no-savings-age-group/
Scottish Widows. "Appetite for financial risk among adult population in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group." Chart. March 10, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329448/uk-financial-population-no-savings-age-group/
Scottish Widows. (2014). Appetite for financial risk among adult population in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329448/uk-financial-population-no-savings-age-group/
Scottish Widows. "Appetite for Financial Risk among Adult Population in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2014, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329448/uk-financial-population-no-savings-age-group/
Scottish Widows, Appetite for financial risk among adult population in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329448/uk-financial-population-no-savings-age-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Appetite for financial risk among adult population in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group [Graph], Scottish Widows, March 10, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/329448/uk-financial-population-no-savings-age-group/