A 2021 survey conducted by the UK Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) found that 81 percent of UK's residents concern with energy price hikes. Between 2012 and 2021, figures oscillated. In 2012, 34 percent of respondents were not very concerned or not concerned at all about steep rises in energy price in the future.
How concerned, if at all, are you about steep rises in energy prices in the future?*
June 2012; March 2014; June 2016; March 2018; March 2021
Number of respondents
4,029**
Age group
16 years and older
Special properties
UK households
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Originally asked as "I'm now going to ask you how concerned you are about various things happening in the future. When I talk about 'the future' I mean the next 10-20 years. When answering please think about how concerned you would be if this happened, rather than how likely you think it is to happen. So, how concerned, if at all, are you about..."
** Survey base varied across survey cycles.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (May 13, 2021). How concerned, if at all, are you about steep rises in energy prices in the future?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "How concerned, if at all, are you about steep rises in energy prices in the future?*." Chart. May 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). How concerned, if at all, are you about steep rises in energy prices in the future?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "How Concerned, If at All, Are You about Steep Rises in Energy Prices in The Future?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, How concerned, if at all, are you about steep rises in energy prices in the future?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426928/united-kingdom-uk-concern-about-energy-prices/ (last visited August 13, 2022)
