Great Britain: change in how often people go to pubs by region 2018

This statistic illustrates the change in how often people in Great Britain go to pubs compared to five years ago as of 2018, by region. Across all regions, a higher proportion of respondents stated they go to pubs less often than more often. In London, 32 percent go to pubs less often than five years ago while in Scotland this figure is even higher, at 42 percent.

Do you generally go to pubs more or less often now compared to 5 years ago?*

Characteristic	More often now	Less often now	No difference - I go to the pub the same amount	No difference - I still don't go to the pub at all	Don't know
London	14	32	23	26	6
Rest of south	12	34	27	25	2
Midlands/Wales	10	37	24	26	3
North	12	39	21	24	3
Scotland	11	42	15	27	4

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Release date

October 2018

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

October 2-3, 2018

Number of respondents

1,746 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

GB adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The full question was worded as follows: "Do you generally go to pubs more or less often now compared to 5 years ago, or has there been no difference?"

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