Euro coins difficulty of use in eurozone 2019

This statistic shows opinions on euro coins, according to the eurozone countries population, from October 2015 to October 2019, listed by the difficulty of use of a particular type of coin. As of 2019, 68 percent of respondents reported that the 2 cent coin was difficult to use.

With which of the following euro coins do you have particular difficulties?*

Characteristic	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
1 cent	60%	63%	61%	63%	65%
2 cent	67%	69%	70%	70%	68%
5 cent	47%	47%	46%	49%	53%
10 cent	30%	34%	34%	35%	35%
20 cent	41%	43%	42%	42%	40%
50 cent	25%	26%	26%	27%	26%
1 euro	12%	11%	13%	12%	14%
2 euro	11%	10%	12%	11%	12%
Don't know	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

October 2015 to October 2019

Number of respondents

2,659**

Age group

15 and older

Special properties

citizens of euro area countries

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Multiple answers were possible.
** The sample size for the particular question.
As of October 2015, the euro is the official currency of 19 Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. These countries are collectively known as the euro area.

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