As of March 2019, a share of 32 percent of Swedes from a survey about sustainability thought that money is the greatest obstacle when trying to live and act sustainably. Another 13 percent of respondents stated that the missing motivation can also be an obstacle.
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Insight Intelligence. (May 20, 2019). What is the greatest obstacle for you to live more sustainably today? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055837/obstacles-when-trying-to-live-sustainable-in-sweden/
Insight Intelligence. "What is the greatest obstacle for you to live more sustainably today?." Chart. May 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055837/obstacles-when-trying-to-live-sustainable-in-sweden/
Insight Intelligence. (2019). What is the greatest obstacle for you to live more sustainably today?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055837/obstacles-when-trying-to-live-sustainable-in-sweden/
Insight Intelligence. "What Is The Greatest Obstacle for You to Live More Sustainably Today?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055837/obstacles-when-trying-to-live-sustainable-in-sweden/
Insight Intelligence, What is the greatest obstacle for you to live more sustainably today? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055837/obstacles-when-trying-to-live-sustainable-in-sweden/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
What is the greatest obstacle for you to live more sustainably today? [Graph], Insight Intelligence, May 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055837/obstacles-when-trying-to-live-sustainable-in-sweden/