Family vs government financial support in the UK 2013

This statistic shows the distribution of opinion among the British adult population in Great Britain as of 2013, with regards to whether adults should look to their families before government for financial and practical support. Approximately 46 percent of respondents tended to agree with this statement.

Adults should look to their families before government for financial and practical support?

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Release date

October 2013

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

June and July 2013

Number of respondents

2,273*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

*The sample size for the particular question.
The full question read as follows: "Thinking about the role that families can play in supporting adult children and adult grandchildren during times of financial difficulty, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? d) Adults should look to their families before government for financial and practical support."

The source adds the following information: "ComRes interviewed 2,055 GB adults online between 14th and 16th June 2013. ComRes also interviewed over the telephone 510 British adults with a combined annual household income of £20,000 and below between 17th June and 8th July."

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