A survey conducted by the UK Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in 2022 found that some 93 percent of UK residents were concerned about energy price hikes. Between 2012 and 2022, the level of concern increased. For instance, in 2012, 34 percent of the respondents were not very concerned or not concerned at all about steep rises in energy price in the future.
Share of respondents who are concerned about future steep rises in energy prices in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (September 22, 2022). Share of respondents who are concerned about future steep rises in energy prices in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Share of respondents who are concerned about future steep rises in energy prices in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022." Chart. September 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Share of respondents who are concerned about future steep rises in energy prices in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Share of Respondents Who Are Concerned about Future Steep Rises in Energy Prices in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Share of respondents who are concerned about future steep rises in energy prices in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Share of respondents who are concerned about future steep rises in energy prices in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, September 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/