Recreation: household expenditure by age 2018 Statistic

This statistic shows the average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2018, by age of household reference person. Respondents with a household reference person aged 50 to 64 spent an average of 90.3 British pounds a week on recreation and culture.

Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2018, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)

Characteristic	Average weekly expenditure in GBP
Less than 30	49.7
30 to 49	77.3
50 to 64	90.3
65 to 74	81.2
75 or over	47.4

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Release date

January 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017 to 2018

Number of respondents

5,040 households

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

*The household reference person is defined by 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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