A survey conducted by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in 2023 found that some 91 percent of UK residents were concerned about energy price hikes. Between 2012 and 2023, the level of concern increased. For instance, in 2012, 34 percent of the respondents were not very concerned or not concerned at all about steep rises in energy price in the future.
Share of respondents who are concerned about future steep rises in energy prices in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2023
The question was phrased by the source as follows: 'How concerned, if at all, are you about steep rises in energy prices in the future? By 'the future' we mean the next 10-20 years.' Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Survey base varied across the years.
Survey methodology up to 2018 was a Kantar face-to-face omnibus survey. In March 2021, a temporary Kantar online panel type of survey was introduced, which was not based on a random sample of respondents. From autumn 2021 onwards, the survey primarily used an Address Based Online Surveying (ABOS) method. Due to a change in survey methodology, the source states that direct comparisons between time series is not possible.
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