Medical products expenditure in the UK by age 2020

This statistic shows the average household expenditure per week on medical products, appliances and equipment in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by age of household reference person. In this period, respondents with a household reference person aged 30 to 49 spent an average of 3.70 British pounds a week on medical products, including medicines, prescriptions, healthcare products, spectacles, lenses and other optical accessories and repairs.

Average weekly household expenditure on medical products, appliances and equipment in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)

Characteristic	Average weekly household expenditure in GBP
Less than 30	2.4
30 to 49	3.7
50 to 64	5
65 to 74	5.3
75 or over	5.7
All households	4.5

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

5,410 households

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

* The household reference person is defined in the source as the householder who
Owns the household accommodation, or
Is legally responsible for the rent of the accommodation, or
Has the household accommodation as an emolument or perquisite, or
Has the household accommodation by virtue of some relationship to the owner who is not a member of the household.
If there are joint householders the household reference person is the one with the higher income. If the income is the same, then the eldest householder is taken.

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