Most Swedes indicate they had to decline cash use as outlets stopped accepting the payment method. According to a survey conducted during autumn 2023, 56 percent stated this was the case. That said, 46 percent of respondents also indicated they found paying digitally just easier.
You have answered that you have reduced your use of cash. What is/are the main reason/s for this?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Few accept cash
56%
Easy/flexible to pay digitally
46%
Shopping more online
33%
Hard to use cash
32%
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The Riksbank. (January 1, 2024). You have answered that you have reduced your use of cash. What is/are the main reason/s for this? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663740/opinions-towards-the-declining-usage-of-cash-in-sweden/
The Riksbank. "You have answered that you have reduced your use of cash. What is/are the main reason/s for this?." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663740/opinions-towards-the-declining-usage-of-cash-in-sweden/
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