The statistic presents the share of British adults, who used credit out of necessity to pay for essential items in the six months preceding the survey fieldwork from 2009 to 2015. In 2010, approximately 15 percent of consumers in Great Britain admitted to having used credit to pay for essentials. This share decreased to 12 percent in the latest survey results for 2015.
Share of adults using credit to pay for essential items within six months prior to survey in Great Britain between 2009 and 2015
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Data for 2012 and 2014 not provided. Fieldwork for the latest edition of the survey undertaken between 29 and 30th January 2015. Figures related only to share of adults who confirmed they needed to use credit for essentials.
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PwC. (March 20, 2015). Share of adults using credit to pay for essential items within six months prior to survey in Great Britain between 2009 and 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421119/great-britain-adults-who-use-credit-pay-for-essentials/
PwC. "Share of adults using credit to pay for essential items within six months prior to survey in Great Britain between 2009 and 2015." Chart. March 20, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421119/great-britain-adults-who-use-credit-pay-for-essentials/
PwC. (2015). Share of adults using credit to pay for essential items within six months prior to survey in Great Britain between 2009 and 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421119/great-britain-adults-who-use-credit-pay-for-essentials/
PwC. "Share of Adults Using Credit to Pay for Essential Items within Six Months Prior to Survey in Great Britain between 2009 and 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421119/great-britain-adults-who-use-credit-pay-for-essentials/
PwC, Share of adults using credit to pay for essential items within six months prior to survey in Great Britain between 2009 and 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421119/great-britain-adults-who-use-credit-pay-for-essentials/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of adults using credit to pay for essential items within six months prior to survey in Great Britain between 2009 and 2015 [Graph], PwC, March 20, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421119/great-britain-adults-who-use-credit-pay-for-essentials/