R3 Personal Debt Snapshot, Wave 19

Survey of the British public on the state of their personal finances on behalf of R3

• More than a third (37%) of British adults say that they are at least fairly worried about their current level of debt.
• Credit card debt (45%) remains the primary cause of concern among those who say that they are at least fairly worried about their current levels of debt
• Economic pessimism continues to stand at a record low, with only 14% of Britons saying they expect their personal finances to worsen over the next six months.
• Two in five (39%) British adults say that they often or sometimes struggle to make it to payday.

 

Date Published: 27/07/2016

Categories: Consumer | Economy | Finance | GB | Personal Finance | Public and communities

Client: Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3)

Methodology

ComRes interviewed 2,032 British adults online between 10th and 12th of June 2016. Data were weighted by age, gender, region and socio-economic grade to be representative of all British adults. ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

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