This statistic presents the three main reasons for lending money in small amounts to others (IOUs or "I owe you"s) in the United Kingdom in 2014, listed by different age and gender cohorts. Women aged 18 to 24 and 35 to 34 were most likely to lend because "it made them feel like they helped people" - 76 percent of the younger group and 75 percent of the older group.
Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender
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Payments Council. (April 1, 2014). Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
Payments Council. "Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender." Chart. April 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
Payments Council. (2014). Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
Payments Council. "Reasons for Willingness to Lend Small Amounts (Ious) in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2014, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/
Payments Council, Reasons for willingness to lend small amounts (IOUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2014, by age and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329020/uk-ious-willingness-reasons-lend-age-gender/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
